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1972, RHD, Australian made. The shame of it all - I lost a bet that I could get half a cubic metre of cut firewood in the boot! (I was counting on using both!) Steven Carpinter ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, July 26, 2001 2:55 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Nose Cable > On 25 Jul 2001, at 20:46, Steven Carpinter, ExpoQuip Hire wrote: > > > Thanks for all those who helped with the oil light problem - the > > winner is (and I'm ashamed to admit) the person who asked if I was > > checking the level. The rubber collar that lives on the shaft (I > > presume that it is to stop blowby) had slipped down to cover the high > > mark, so I was maintaining it at the low mark. Where is that collar > > supposed to live, anyway? > > That's a new one. I have to admit that that possibility never occured > to me. The rubber bumper goes about 3" above the oil marks. Early > cars have 2 bumpers, one high and one low. > > > And now for today's problem - when you break the cable to release the > > nose, how do you open the nose to replace the cable? > > If you really broke the cable you'll have to drill a hole in the nose, > below the latch. What year do you have? The right spot to drill > varies with the year. > > - > Jim Adney > jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org >