"Randolph" > wrote in message
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>
> Papa wrote:
>>
>> Hi Randolph:
>>
>> Thank you for a very definitive answer. When I purchased this car a few
>> weeks ago it did not have the reservoir, but at least the vacuum line
>> going
>> to it was capped off, and everything seems to work just fine. I haven't
>> tried the A/C yet, its still winter here. Anyway, I showed the car to my
>> local VW service manager and he did not seem to think that its absence
>> was
>> much of a detriment. I have looked just about everywhere for a
>> replacement
>> reservoir, including Ebay, but no luck so far.
>
> Head to the local junk yard. The same vacuum tank (part number 321 820
> 601) was used in the cabriolet from around 1984 through around 1993, so
> it should be easy to find one.

Thanks, I'll give it a try.