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Welcome to the fold! Friendly Local Auto Parts Store. Now I hope you can sleep tonight. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Aaron Clow" <volswaggen@yahoo.com> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Sunday, October 20, 2002 10:59 AM Subject: [T3] Question from lurker... > I'm new on the list, have been lurking for a while. > Everyone in the family had a VW (parents had a '68 > square w/problematic FI, and later a '73 auto bug). > Had a '73 type 1 several years ago that I loved dearly > but had to sell for the engine because of the infamous > metal-eating disease/hammerhead pan twisting (have > been driving a 97 Jetta since then -- sorry to > blaspheme on the list), but am now dreaming about > returning to the air-cooled fold and will be searching > for my rust-free, straight-framed, > nothing-else-matters Type III (right now I'm thinking > variant) just as soon as I buy a house in about 18 > months. I am looking forward to having a proper place > to do my own maintenance/resto (apartment complexes do > not appreciate that sort of thing), so am gathering > info/learning right now from y'all and am very glad > you're all here... > > So my stupid question of the day is, what is FLAPS? I > gather the last three initials are "auto parts store?" > But I'm clueless on the first two letters... "xxx > local?" > > Anyway, just thought I'd say hello and thanks... > > Aaron > Watercooled for now, > Counting down to air! > ----------------------------------------------------------------- > > Mark Fuhriman Wrote: > > I had this problem on my Bug. I was able to buy > > replacement oil pan > > studs at my FLAPS that were 6mm on one half and 8 mm > > > __________________________________________________ > Do you Yahoo!? > Y! Web Hosting - Let the expert host your web site > http://webhosting.yahoo.com/ > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/