Re: [T3] New on the list

[swaffordvw@juno.com]

I know, Theres a 71 Squareback up the street from my house and i want it
so bad!!!! it has been sitting since 92 or something. Its automatic but
im willing to experiment with a 71 automatic!!!! I need another
squareback. I cant do without 2. But these people are asking like 300
bucks and they cant get the FI working. Any suggestions before i have to
steel it. hehe. I hate it when young 18 yearolds have these cars and cant
figure out nothing. I want it so i will be driving it by tomorrow. 

>From Chris Swafford:www.geocities.com/motorcity/garage/4265/
537Buckeye 36LSB  S.W. Corner of Cinti,Oh In the Hills
71'Beautiful Crashed stock Squareback half in primer. Anyone need parts?
73'Squareback (More than solid)Rear end hell! Any Suggestions?
68'Bug w/swingaxle (I hate thoes)Oh well!

On Fri, 18 Sep 1998 09:20:56 EDT LaRoucheD1@aol.com writes:
>Hi
>
>First of all let me say that I am very impressed with this site. I am 
>also
>pleasantly surprised with the amount of listings, it gives me more of 
>an
>incentive to get more work done on my own car.
>
>My first question is how do you get to the fresh air fan under the 
>dash? It
>spins but it makes a terrible squealing noise. When I first got the 
>car it
>worked until I turned it up to high speed then it started to squeal 
>and now it
>does it all the time. I don't use it because I don't want to burn it 
>up. I'm
>hoping that all I need to do is clean it up and grease the bearings.
>
>Second, does anybody have any window mechanisms? My windows only roll 
>up and
>down if I pull on the window the same time I'm turning the handle. I 
>need
>other parts but I'll deal with that when I get to it.
>
>Here we go again! My 71 squareback was FI when I bought it, but after 
>I built
>the new engine (bought the car for $220 knowing it needed an engine) 
>it was
>bellowing black smoke, getting about 8MPG, and going through many sets 
>of
>plugs. I bought a Bosch FI manual, checked everything, replaced air 
>pressure
>sensor and the whole harness and it still didn't work. 
>So...  I bought a set of 34 ICTs, put them on and now I get 20MPG in 
>town and
>about 28-30MPG on the highway, it's a little finicky on cold mornings 
>but let
>it warm up and it's fine.
>My opinion is that if you have FI and if it works, "Great!", and if it 
>doesn't
>work try to fix it. As a last resort go to carbs.
>
>Just a note to set some minds at ease, I used to work on VWs back when 
>I lived
>in Simi Valley CA  and some here in Charlotte NC, so I do know about 
>VWs. 
>
>This is my 4th VW, but my first type 3 and I'm learning very quickly 
>that all
>VWs are not created equal. 
>
>Thanks for listening to my babbling.
>David
>71 Squareback
>
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