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Kevin Howlett wrote: > Maybe someone needs to write VW and tell them this is something that > they need to do. I stopped by my local dealer to get some air-cooled > oil change kits (oil screen, gaskets, washers) they told me that they > can't get them anymore. When I got my Fasty last summer, one of the first things I wanted to do before storing was to change the oil, which was of an undetermined vintage. So, I went to a dealership by work (in upper-crust Greenwich, CT) and I they told me they don't stock those. There's a VW restoration shop a block away, but they were closed for vacation. So, I went to my local FLAPS chain, and the teenager behind the counter had no idea what I was talking about. Finally, of all places, my local dealership had three of the kits- so I bought out his stock (what the hey, $1 each.). The service manager knows me and my proclivities- he'd been working on VWs since the late 60's. When I told him of my Fasty, he said to bring it by sometime. He and the old timers would get a kick out of it. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~