Thanckx!

[Carolyn Harlander <doncar@lightspeed.net>]

Alan W. Presley wrote:
> 
> Matt Wrote:
> 
> Hiya there al...my names matt and I'm a subscriber to this type III
> mail-share club thing, and I thought you might appreciate a little
> constructive criticism...I had a pretty difficult time trying to
> understand what you were saying in your note, the one about the
> diaphragm...the "FI"...the other sort of jargony stuff... everybody
> knows its completely up to you how you wanna write, but knowing there's
> a bunch of type III STUDENTS out here, perhaps being a tad more clear is
> a good thing?
>                         Hope you have a stupendous Christmastime
>                                                         -matt-  ^_^
> 
> ********************************
> Hi Matt,
> 
> Sorry, I've been on the list for a while and just fly with the typing
> and just assume everyone knows the jargon.
> 
> -------------  TO ALL WHO NEED TO KNOW:   --------------
> Definitions of slang terms used on the "type-3@umich.edu" list
> 
> Let's start at the begining...
> 
> T-1, T1, Type one: Bug, Ghia, Thing, any production VW with a pan
> chassis and an upright aircooled motor.
> 
> T-2, T2, Type two: Bus or any of the bus variations, any production VW
> with an upright or type-four aircooled motor, but the body cannot be
> separated from the pan.
> 
> T-3, T3, Type Three: Squareback, Notchback, Fastback, '62-'73, any
> production VW with the compact "lay-down" or "suitcase" motor, 1500cc to
> 1600cc motor (Universal case) with cooling intake fan mounted to the
> rear of the crankshaft.
> 
> T-34, T34: Type Three Karmann Ghia, '62-'69, special Ghia body fitted to
> T-3 chassis and engine.
> 
> FI: Fuel Injection - Fitted on '69 and later T-3.
> 
> Diaphram: Some distrubutors use a diaphram (attached inside the dist.)
> actuated by engine vacuum to advance the timing on the engine.
> 
> Duals, Dual Carb: Two Carburetors fitted to T-3 motors from '64 to '68
> in US, optional equipment afterwards (can anyone confirm?)
> 
> Single, Single side draft: a singular, side-draft carburetor fitted to
> '62-'63 t-3's.
> 
> "Auto" or "Manual": Transmission options for T-3, Automatic option
> offered from '68 to '73
> 
> Push-button, Pushbutton dash: '62- mid '64 T-3's with original driver's
> controls that were all "pushbutton" operated, including head lights,
> parking lights, wipers, wiper speed and washers.
> 
> "Early" or "Late": a generic term breaking T-3's to '69 and earlier and
> '70 and later.
> 
> Are there any I left out?  Anyone?
> 
> This is a basic listing, please ask if there are any terms you don't
> understand.  We are just saving some keystrokes, not trying to exclude
> anyone.
> 
> Hope this helps,
> there will be a test later...
> 
> (just kidding)
> 
> Big Al
> awpresley@earthlink.net
> http://home.earthlink.net/~awpresley/t3cpp.html


Thank you Thank you!  I truly appreciate your MOST excellent clarification.  
	you're one of the good ones man...
		Sincerely, Matt Warner and...
				     	-Schplutza, the '66 Westfalia Bus
					-Yoshi, the sassy '70 Baja
					-Feemster, the '66 Sunroof Beetle
					-Dumkopf, the '64 Normal Beetle
and the newest friend of the family...	-Sigmund Floyd, the 73 Squareback