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Re: [T3] '67 Squareback


<x-charset ISO-8859-1>WOW!!!

Either I'm the slowest VW mechanic in the world, or you've been doing nothing 
but work on the car all weekend.  I wish I could get just half of that done on 
my Square right now...  The good news is, I've been able to get out of the 
parking space each time the plow comes to clear the lot at my condo.  Since I 
cancelled doing the bodywork till April when my VW dealer will actually be 
doing the work for me, I'm playing "parking lot roulette" moving from one space 
to another since I can't get to my storage barn till after spring thaw.  

The desert's looking better all the time....no rust, no salt, and year round 
aircooled fun....

Allyn de Vars
Warren, VT

1962 and 1963 VW 1500 Karmann Ghias
1967 VW 1600 Squareback
2001 VW Golf TDI
Quoting Everett Barnes <everettb@thesamba.com>:

> I did a bunch of work on my '67 Squareback last weekend:
> o New disc brake pads, new rotors (past wear limit), new rubber brake
> lines
> o New dual port intake seal on left side, there was an air leak
> o New vacuum port rubber cap (cracked) because my car has a 009
> o Oil and tranny fluid change, greased front end
> o New plugs; new plug wires to replace mismatched set on vehicle
> o Set chokes, one was stretched out so I tweaked it back to the correct
> tension
> o Set idle and mixtures, synched carbs.
> o New fuel lines and filter
> o New fuel line bushing for engine tin over tranny, found perfect
> bushing
> at hardware store
> o New rubber ends on the balance tube - used 7 mm fuel line hose, fit
> perfectly
> o Adjusted clutch pedal free play
> o New shifter bushing in tunnel!
> 
> Comments/Questions
> 1. When I retracted the calipers for the new rotors and pads, I had to
> move
> them in and out a few times to get them working nicely at the new
> setting,
> is this normal?
> 2. The lock plates for my calipers had the little lock tabs broken off
> so
> I used lock washers.
> 3. What should the part # be for a '67 distributor?  Anyone have one for
> sale?
> 4. The thermostat is broken, can this be replaced without pulling the
> engine
> and removing all the tin?  It looks like I can just unscrew the heater
> box
> to engine tin and replace the thermostat.  I was thinking of putting a
> set
> of vice grips on the thermostat rod so it doesn't spring up into the
> engine.
> 5. When I was at my FLAPS, there was another Squareback owner there
> (Square
> not there), he was looking for a set of solid glass to replace his
> pop-outs
> because "my system keeps popping the popouts out of their hinges"  ;)
> 
> 
> 
> 
> 
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