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Thanks Toby and Shawn,
For maintenance I go to a local aircooled specialist because I'm not much
of a mechanic. I get more fun out of driving the squareback. But I do
repair minor problems so I'm learning.
I think your suggestion about cleaning the connections could be helpfull.
Maybe new sparkplugs. All the other things you mentioned were taken care of.
Shawn's suggestion on the plopping of the exhaust ("carb is running lean") is
also worth trying. Thanks for these suggestions!
For technical backup I do have some literature. I also have parts of the (dutch)
original VW mechanics "bible". The problem with the english/american manuals is
the language. The more specific the more I need a technical dictionary. I've
got the same problem with some of the e-mails. It's a matter of learning the
english/american names for all those hundreds of parts where our cars are
made of. Sometimes I don't even know the dutch name for parts.
Cheap:
For a few weeks ago I advised a friend who was looking for a squareback.
Together we visited a guy who had two '72 squarebacks for sale. He bought
them both for about $ 365,-! The initial price asked was $ 2500,-!!!
And that's not all. With the two car's he got two NOS notchback rear wings free.
Selling those would leave him a profit. (Anyone interested?) Some guys have all
the luck. Also a lot of work keeping one on the road and dismanteling the
other.
That's all VWolks!
Richard Visser
'67 squareback
The Hague Holland
At 07:27 10-03-97 PST, you wrote:
>Richard,
>Congratulations on your very fine purchase!
>
>I don't know a whole lot about the earlier models -- before the internet I
>thought I was the only dude who had a T3 and loved it. What did you do on
>the maintenance? You may want to try adjusting the points, valves and
>sparkplugs. Replace the oil, fuel filter and clean all of the metal
>connections, !especially the grounding wires!.
>
>I recommend you get some Type 3 (T3) manuals. At a minimum get John Muir's
>book, How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive -- A Manual of Step by Step
>Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. This will get you through the basics
>and is a good book for beginners (to air cooled engines). Your next
>purchase should be either (or both!) a Bentley or Haynes manual.
>
> Toby Erkson
> air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
> '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L
> '75 Porsche 914 stock 1.8L for sale
>
>P.S. I copied the book's title exactly and that is how John spelled
'complete'.
> My spell checker caught it!