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Re: [T3] '69 Fastback purchased


On 2 Feb 2005 at 18:46, Everett Barnes wrote:

> Thanks for the additional feedback.  I got the car started and running nice
> now.  The trigger points were dirty.  Alcohol and a business card (per the
> list) cleaned them up nicely.

Okay, that's a nice easy fix.

> My regulator (replaced in 2002) was only putting out 13.5v at medium rpms so
> I picked up a new 30019 and now it's 14.1v.

Was that one of the new fangled ones? If so, I'd pay shipping to tear it apart.

> > Make sure the gas wasn't just splashing out thru a broken overflow hose.
> >
> I don't see any splits but I do get some small drips from the fill area
> whenever I fill up the car.  I don't see any leakage in my driveway or in
> the front trunk.

Watch for runs down the inner fender well, but it sounds like your VR was the 
problem, so your mileage should be back up again.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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