Re: I finally made it back to fuel injection

[Greg Merritt <gregm@umich.edu>]

	...looks like this was meant for the group... :)

-Greg
'71 squareback
'63 Beetle

>Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 21:14:52 -0700
>From: rooster <roostersd@sprintmail.com>
>Reply-To: roostersd@sprintmail.com
>MIME-Version: 1.0
>To: gregm@umich.edu
>Subject: Re: I finally made it back to fuel injection
>
>rooster wrote:
>>
>> everybody said don't try going back to fuel injection, mostly mechanics
>> that wanted my money, but my wife doesn't call me burro (spanish for
>> donkey) for nothing. like a great fool, I started this project,and 3
>> months and a new long block later, I cranked it and it ran pretty rough
>> at first but it ran. Many thanks to the guys at Kline Volkswagen and my
>> boss Ruiz, I got it to run. The guys at Kline Volkswagen didnt build
>> anything they just let me scavange thru the old type 3 fuely parts bin
>> after a motor in trade. I just wanted to drop this line to thank you for
>> the forum to ask questions, our fellow type III enthusiests were much
>> help to me in this project. I have learned so much about this car in the
>> last 3 months, if anybody needs help on fuel injection drop me a line
>> I'll try to help if I can. I get alittle depressed when I go to the junk
>> yards and see a type 3 there just rotting away.
>>              thanks again RoosterSD@sprintmail.com
>
>
>Another update to all guys! Today My 1971 Squareback PASSED CALIFORNIA
>SMOG TEST!!! I started with a real piece of junk and today it does 90+
>miles per hour on the highway. I almost cried when the guy told me that
>it passed. It was funny my friend dialed it in to the correct settings.
>He then told me to immediatly go get smogged so nothing changes. I
>always thought I would have to illegally smog it here in the Peoples
>Republic of California, but my friend told me that I should do it right
>and I would probably save money in the process. tomorrow I get my
>plates. After 3 full months of constant work I can finally relax..
>
>RoosterSD@sprintmail.com
>'71 Type III Squareback
>