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(I'm not sure if this went out the first time... I didn't get a copy back via the list.) Jim (or anyone else), Any chance you have a Kickdown switch available for purchase? Big.Al Houston > -------- Original Message -------- > Subject: Wanted: Kickdown switch > From: Big Al <big.al@bigblackdot.net> > Date: Mon, September 25, 2006 10:08 pm > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Hi All, > > Well, I decided to pull the motor on my 70 FI Auto and do a little > research into it's condition. > > Interestingly enough, I found a bad place for someone to store an extra > sparkplug... there was a perfectly unused Bosch super sitting on top of > the intake between 3 and 4, just inside the Cylinder cover plate (the > one that has the holes for the spark plug wires.). > > and evidently, this previous repairman had a bad day, because he also > left the handle from his broken screwdriver sitting on top of the case, > just under the Intake air distributor. > > 8( > > So, I'm inspecting everything a little closer and I find something else. > The kickdown switch was being held together with a wire tie, you know > the type that you tie a bread wrapper with. > > The lever is long gone, so... > > Anyone have a kickdown switch, > Part number > 003 927 211 > available for purchase? > > It's a shame because this switch evidently works, there is just no > lever. and no way to attach one either. > > more interesting stories to come, I'm sure... > > Big.Al > Houston ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~