Re: Another critical GTV6 part made of unobtainium!!

["B.D. & Petei Zelazny" <UnltdLtd@domain.elided>]

Alan and others who have replied to my supposed NLA part search:

It appears that my sources indicating the part as NLA where not exactly correct!!

IAP has the hoses for $9.95 (IAP Part No. 17079) plus s&h. I ordered mine today. Call
800.726.0555 to order yours before the mad rush for one!!

Next time I'll call IAP *before* I post to the Digest and not rely on other sources
for part availability information.

Sorry about the scare I may have created for all you GTV6 owners.

Red faced (but soon to breath easier),
Bernie

Alan Lambert wrote:

> Hi---I DON'T have a spare, but if you get someone to manufacture the
> hose, I'll buy two.
>
> --- "B.D. & Petei Zelazny" <UnltdLtd@domain.elided> wrote:
> > Recently I noticed that I was experiencing a great deal of fuel odor
> > in the cabin of
> > my '83 GTV6 after a fill-up until the tank became about 3/4 full.
> > Further
> > investigation led me to the very bazaar hose that attaches the filler
> > neck to the
> > fuel tank neck that is exhibiting its age (18 years) with several
> > cracks at the fuel
> > tank neck end.
> >
> > What makes this hose unique are the different sizes of each end of
> > the hose and the
> > "expansion" area in the middle. To my dismay, this part is NLA
> > worldwide!! :-(
> >
> > There is currently no after market replacement for the very critical
> > hose!!! :-(
> >
> > If I can get my hands on either an new OEM hose or a used one that is
> > still in one
> > piece it may be possible to find a re-manufacturer for the hose and
> > make them readily
> > available to GTV6 owners in the future.
> >
> > Here is a very crude keyboard illustration of the hose in question:
> >
> >                 :::O=
> >
> > If someone has either an old or new hose they would be willing to
> > sell/donate to me
> > in an effort to get them reproduced it could benefit all GTV6 owners
> > in the future.
> >
> > Please contact me off-digest if you assist in this quest.
> >
> > Grazie,
> > Bernie
> > one owner '83 GTV6 w/383,607 (s)miles at the moment
> >
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> =====
> Best Regards,
>
> Alan Lambert
>
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