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<x-charset iso-8859-1>We gotta get Jim some points with carbon fiber riders.. :) Keith Keith Park Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback 65 Squareback 75 Opel 87 Golf 88 Rx7 10th Anniversary ----- Original Message ----- From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Saturday, September 07, 2002 10:28 PM Subject: [T3] delayed maintenance > Dave Hall will attest that the 73 we were driving around in Madison seemed > to be just on the edge of not wanting to work anymore. I had let things slip > for far too long with it and it desperately needed some attention. I'm pleased > to report that I finally got around to it last weekend. > > The oil light had been flickering more than it should, so it got an oil change > and a front axle lube. Lubing the front axle also seemed to tame down the > shaking in the steering when it hits certain kinds of bumps. > > It didn't have much pep and was even hard to keep going when first started. I > found that the points were almost completely closed down and the timing > was way off. The mech advance was also not working smoothly, so I oiled > the advance and worked it back and forth until it loosened up again. I was > lucky, it didn't take much. > > Resetting the points and retiming it was also quick and brought it back to > healthy running. I also cleaned off the dist cam and put on a fresh layer of > fresh cam grease. This was a good reminder of how easy it is to let simple > things get completely out of whack. > > The windows had been winding down hard lately, so I pulled off the door > panels and smeared grease in the lift channel at the bottom of both windows. > Instant gratification! It was surprising to find that this was the very first time > the door panels had ever been off of these doors. While I was close, I also > put a few drops of oil in the reservoir on top of each door hinge and a light > smear of grease on each side of each door check strap, hoping this might > stop some squeaking. > > All in all, it was a rewarding and well spent afternoon. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------ > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> > For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ > ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>