[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
type3-d-request@vwtype3.org wrote: > Subject: > > type3-d Digest Volume 99 : Issue 89 > ·2áÔs Topics: > [T3] Spring meet in Puyallup [ Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com> ] > [T3] K&N Web site? [ David Yaghoubian <goob@dnai.com> ] > [T3] towing (fwd) [ John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> ] > Re: me and VW in traffic court [ Dan Geer <geer@world.std.com> ] > Re: [T3] towing (fwd) [ "Jasper flatfour racing" <speedyvw@ ] > Re: [T3] K&N Web site? [ Justin <C-ya@tmgbbs.com> ] > RE: [T3] Oil sensor [ "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.c ] > Re: [T3] Castor VS. Caster [ Steven Ayres <comwest@well.com> ] > Re: [T3] towing (fwd) [ John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> ] > RE: [T3] me and VW in traffic court [ James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyducklin ] > RE: [T3] Oil sensor [ James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyducklin ] > Re: [T3] Oil sensor [ Sonny8oy@aol.com ] > Re: [T3] Castor VS. Caster [ "Phil Dillard" <dillard@suu.edu> ] > RE: [T3] K&N Web site? [ "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.c ] > [T3] Minneapolis/St. Paul listees? [ Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> ] > [T3] Spring meet in Puyallup (fwd) [ John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> ] > [T3] air cooling control system [ oofacts@earthlink.net ] > RE: [T3] air cooling control system [ James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyducklin ] > [T3] Oooo, can you feel the exciteme [ Brian Fye <vwfye@micron.net> ] > RE: [T3] Sloppy Shifter [ Erik Pullman <epullman@abrinc.com> ] > Re: [T3] air cooling control system [ "Fuhriman, Mark" <MFuhriman@fugro.c ] > Re: [T3] parts [ Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no> ] > [T3] idea [ Sonny8oy@aol.com ] > Re: [T3] towing [ Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no> ] > OT was [T3] K&N Web site? [ David Yaghoubian <goob@dnai.com> ] > [T3] towing, continued [ Michael Chaplin <mchaplin@bellatlan ] > Re: [T3]*\vZ [ stans4@ix.netcom.com (Stan Schaefer ] > [T3] more on toe-ing [ John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> ] > [T3] Matching Numbers... [ Robert Braun <vwsquare@yahoo.com> ] > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Spring meet in Puyallup > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:23:10 -0800 > From: Toby B <toby@wolfenet.com> > To: a type 3 list <type3@vwtype3.org> > > Some days I feel like I'm living in a VW vacuum: > Does anyone in the NW know when the spring meet in Puyallup is? I > can't find a date for it anywhere... I need a VW FIX, man! > > 'course, saw a decent looking early Fast this afternoon, which is what > reminded me... > Toby B > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] K&N Web site? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 00:53:55 -0800 > From: David Yaghoubian <goob@dnai.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Hi Volks- > > anyone know if K&N has a Web site? searched around and couldn't find one, > but I find it hard to believe such a large company has no Web presence. Any > leads? > > Dave Y. > 68 Square (98% done with resto! 8-) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] towing (fwd) > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:07:32 -0500 (EST) > From: John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > > > does anyone know if I can put a trailer hitch on the back of my > > squareback and pull a uhaul trailer cross country? > > Yes but listen to the experts on here. My 71 Fastback has had a trailer > hitch on it since almost new. The PO is Canadian and used to tow a small > uhaul from Los Angeles to Vancouver, BC every îÚ¤Ùo visit relatives. > I occasiaonally used the hitch with a uhaul when I move. But Im not sure > of the long distance consequences. All I know is my original tranny went > at 150,000 miles and my original motor went at 169,000 miles. I think > the tranny would still be good if it werent for all that towing by the PO. > John 71 Fastback happy again thanks to Jim Adney ( Gooooooo Jim!) > my .02 cents > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: me and VW in traffic court > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:43:59 -0500 > From: Dan Geer <geer@world.std.com> > To: Martin Peitz <peitz@HiWAAY.net> > CC: type2@type2.com, type3@vwtype3.org > > I was pulled out of a line of cars all going the > same speed and the cop said, in honesty that I > actually appreciated, "you were the best radar > target." > > Five years of no-safe-driver discount, all for > doing 41 in a 30 mph zone. > > --dan > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] towing (fwd) > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 06:49:38 PST > From: "Jasper flatfour racing" <speedyvw@hotmail.com> > To: jclift@deans.umd.edu, type3@vwtype3.org > > ( Gooooooo Jim!) > >my .02 cents > > > > > Just a quick thought: don't most people give a whole 2 cents. You > cheated us man 8-) > > ______________________________________________________ > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] K&N Web site? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:54:49 -0500 > From: Justin <C-`ÿs.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > anyone know if K&N has a Web site? searched around and couldn't find one, > > but I find it hard to believe such a large company has no Web presence. Any > > leads? > > > > Dave Y. > > 68 Square (98% done with resto! 8-) > > Dave, > > Check http://www.knfilters.com. They have a help line at (909) > 684-9762. > > -- > Justin > C-ya@tmgbbs.com http://tmgbbs.com/cya > '95 CBR9 FeRRari red (now) w/ '93 bodywork > '71 VW Squareback > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] Oil sensor > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 07:04:25 -0800 > From: "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > First, you don't check the level of the oil right after stopping the engine. > You need to let the engine sit still for at least a few minutes. I *always* > wait at least 5 minutes before I check the oil in any car. > > As for the stock oil light...it is used to let the driver know when oil > pressure drops below a certain pressure; it has nothing to do with how much > oil is in the engine. The sensor is located on the top of the oil cooler > and it would appear that your [pressure] sensor is working correctly. > > Toby Erkson > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, R.I.P., ORPCA member > '95 VW Jetta GL 2.0L, P-Chipped, Jamex sport suspension > Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > > > -----Original Message----- > > I dont trust my oil sensor. Checked my oil today and it was > > remarkably low - basically indicating gone. Granted, I'd just been driving > > > and the car smelled hot. I was checking the oil mostly just to check the > > temp. of the dipstick and see if any smoke was coming out. > > Anyway. My oil light comes on at s·Õ+×nd immediately goes > > out as it should. I just cant help but think it should be on when the > > oil level is this low. The engine must have to be bone dry before it goes > > on otherwise. Is there any way to test the sensor? Finally, when I > checked > > the oil this am before all this happened, it was at midpoint. > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Castor VS. Caster > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 07:10:58 -0800 (PST) > From: Steven Ayres <comwest@well.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > JimA=> Then how is Castor Oil related to Olive Oil? > > He's her little brother. Their father was Coal. > > Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ > T3 content!=> '66 343 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] towing (fwd) > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:16:37 -0500 (EST) > From: John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > I adjusted for inflation ( or was i using Canadian dollars?) > John 71 fastback > > > >my .02 cents > > > > > > > > Just a quick thought: don't most people give a whole 2 cents. You > > cheated us man 8-) > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] me and VW in traffic court > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:17:43 -0700 > From: James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyduckling.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > The cop lies and doesn't even > blink. > > >>>And you're surprised becŸÜ=k'm sorry, I even volunteer my > time for the local Volunteers in Policing in my hometown, but as far as > money goes, if it's quota time, if the cop says you're in a full > power-slide, completely sideways, at 100 mph in a 36hp, you were. I too, > learned the hard way. > > So the judge says: > > "I have a VW Karmann Ghia. And that thing is also faster than what > it > says in the manual." > > >>>And monkeys are flying out of my butt, too. > > I try to explain the difference between carburators and Fuel > injection. > > He does not believe me. > > >>>No lad, he didn't understand you. > > Now I believe all those cliches about law enforcement in Alabama. > > >>>Or Arizona, sir. Sorry. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] Oil sensor > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 08:36:34 -0700 > From: James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyduckling.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > I dont trust my oil sensor. > > >>>Don't. You'll see why below... > > I'll just never get this car tuned up right with these damn baffling > Webers > > >>>Jim A has at least one spare FI setup that *I've* heard of 8^) > > The engine must have to be bone dry before it goes on otherwise. > > On American cars the general rating is 2-7 psi before the light will > come one; a basically useless device, IMHO. By the time you've only got > 2psi, you're hosed. > > Is there any way to test the sensor > > >>>Dunno. > but should the oil be dropping like this? > > >>>Deathrich is just about to the 'chainsaw' level of oil/fuel > usage, so I know this one well. The answer is, no. You're leaking or > burning or both this oil. Check the bottom for drips, park over a cardboard > box to see where they fall, and try and attaÜ)õ™route first. Excessive > oil use can be as bad as rings, but it could be as simple as valve cover > gaskets. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Oil sensor > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:45:46 EST > From: Sonny8oy@aol.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > toby.erkson@intel.com writes: > > > You need to let the engine sit still for at least a few minutes > > i always wait at least a few hours; otherwise it shows nothing. > > > As for the stock oil light... it has nothing to do with how much oil is in > the engine > > but, it should come on if there is not enough oil in the engine. particularly > noticeable at idle, under hard braking and 4-wheel drifting. > > sonny > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Castor VS. Caster > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 09:13:35 -0700 > From: "Phil Dillard" <dillard@suu.edu> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > > JimA=> Then how is Castor Oil related to Olive Oil? > > I thought she was Popeye's girlfriend. Or has my classical education failed me? > > Phil > dillard@suu.edu > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] K&N Web site? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 07:17:50 -0800 > From: "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Somebody hasn't been doing a thorough job at reading their list mail... > Someone please give him 20 strikes on the back of his hand with a bookmark > :) > > > -----Original Message----- > > anyone know if K&N has a Web site? searched around and > > couldn'tñ-}:e, > > but I find it hard to believe such a large company has no Web > > presence. Any > > leads? > > What I had sent to the list on Tuesday... > > > From: Erkson, Toby [mailto:toby.erkson@intel.com] > > Sent: Tuesday, February 16, 1999 7:53 AM > > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Subject: RE: [T3] air filter part number? > > > > Contact K&N air filters (http://www.knfilters.com/) and see if they can > > help. > > Toby Erkson > > air_cooled_nut@pobox.com <-- Please use this address for email > > '72 VW Squareback 1.6L bored and stroked to 2.0L, Berg five-speed > > '75 Porsche 914 1.8L, R.I.P., ORPCA member > > '95 VW Jetta GL 2.0L, P-Chipped w/Jamex sport suspension > > Portland, Oregon, http://www.pobox.com/~toby_erkson/ > > > > > >> -----Original Message----- > >> I have the Brazilian dual carb air cleaner setup for my 68 > >> squareback and I > >> need a new paper filter element... > >> would this be a good time to get a pair of those small > >> aftermarket filters > >> that sit directly on the carb? TIA for any leads! > >> > >>------------------------------------------------------------------- > >>List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Minneapolis/St. Paul listees? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:22:13 -0500 (EST) > From: Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > I'll be in MSP this weekend for work, and will probably have > Saturday evening (Feb. 20) free. If any of you Type III listees in the > area are free and want to grab a bite to eat (or show off your Type III!), > please drop me a line at gregm@vwtype3.org. > > -Greg > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Spring meet in Puyallup (fwd) > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:17:59 -0500 (EST) > From: John CÅ…ŠÅlift@deans.umd.edu> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > There is a meet in Puyallup?? > Id like to know when, though Im in Maryland i visit Puyallup because my > bro and sis-n-law live in Puyallup. Not ve fans, but love'm anyway. > john 71 Fastback > > > > > Some days I feel like I'm living in a VW vacuum: > > Does anyone in the NW know when the spring meet in Puyallup is? I > > can't find a date for it anywhere... I need a VW FIX, man! > > > > 'course, saw a decent looking early Fast this afternoon, which is what > > reminded me... > > Toby B > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] air cooling control system > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:57:39 -0500 > From: oofacts@earthlink.net > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Alright, in preparation for Spring: My 1st task is going to be getting this > air cooling control system going. > I have a thermostat. > Now all I need is everything else. > I'm talking about the flap assembly that controls the amt. of air cooling > the engine. > Definitely DO NOT HAVE the rod/rods that run from thermo to flap assy. Also > do not have thermo mounting bracket. > Please advise. > > -Mike > 72 Sqbk, 1600, dual Weber ICT 34s > Brooklyn > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] air cooling control system > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:11:09 -0700 > From: James MacNaughton <JMac@uglyduckling.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Hey lads, Any pics of these systems? The bottom of my engine looks like a > beetle. > > -----Original Message----- > From: oofacts@earthlink.net [SMTP:oofacts@earthlink.net] > Sent: Thursday, February 18, 1999 9:58 AM > To: ÌÈ®utype3.org > Subject: [T3] air cooling control system > > Alright, in preparation for Spring: My 1st task is going to be > getting this > air cooling control system going. > I have a thermostat. > Now all I need is everything else. > I'm talking about the flap assembly that controls the amt. of air > cooling > the engine. > Definitely DO NOT HAVE the rod/rods that run from thermo to flap > assy. Also > do not have thermo mounting bracket. > Please advise. > > -Mike > 72 Sqbk, 1600, dual Weber ICT 34s > Brooklyn > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Oooo, can you feel the excitement? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:50:20 -0700 > From: Brian Fye <vwfye@micron.net> > To: "A VW club!" <type3@vwtype3.org> > > I am picking up my former square Sat. in the am!!!! FResh engine, > perfectly synched Dells, Empi shifter, Sprint Stars in tow!!!! I can't > wait...she gets to come to the house and head staight for the garage > though, I am putting new axle boots, heater tubes and a new front wind > shield in her! She also gets her new driver side door on Sunday and the > ragged passenger front seat removed! With that, She will be a true work > of art...Faded light blue, red door and rear fenders, one front seat > (till I meet up with Toby E), uga horn and no door panels. Because she > will be my (foul) weather driver, she gets a MAACO paint job in a month > or so, but at least it is a new coat. She will also have ner nose > lowered and the Sprints put on once the snow clears! She will not > really be light or dark, just grey. Sorry for the ranting, but I love > the fact that she is coming home!!!!!!!!!!!!!! > > "Vader" > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Lis5Ëkt http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] Sloppy Shifter > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 10:02:32 -0900 > From: Erik Pullman <epullman@abrinc.com> > To: "'type3'" <type3@vwtype3.org> > > The shifter on my '70 Fastback seems to be getting sloppy and loose > feeling. > > This happend to me an couple times. The cause was the disintigration of > the nylon (or, in my case, cheap polyethylene replacement) shift rod > bushing. Extreme cold weather seems to destroy this part rather quickly. > Erik Pullman > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] air cooling control system > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:07:38 -0600 > From: "Fuhriman, Mark" <MFuhriman@fugro.com> > To: "'type3'" <type3@vwtype3.org> > > I need the same stuff that Mike needs (thermostatically-controlled shutters > for the engine). Are any of these rods, shutters, etc. the same parts used > on the Bettle? > -Mark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] parts > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:06:20 +0100 > From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no> > To: Quicksteps@aol.com > CC: type3@vwtype3.org > > Quicksteps@aol.com wrote: > > > does anyone know the difference between a type 1 and type 3 side mirror? if so > > where is a good place to get a stock type 3 mirror for a '73. > > I always thought the T3 mirror was the same as the T1 68-up, in fact I'll bet me > grandmas left foot that the mirrors on my '73 square are identiacal to the mirrors > on my '68 bug. Any parts catalog I have, lists the same mirror for both types 1,3 > and 4. > > PerL > '73 Square > '68¯ôºí88 Vanagon Syncro > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] idea > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 14:04:29 EST > From: Sonny8oy@aol.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > just saw an interesting (to me) idea in feb's volksworld: > empi 5 spokes with disc brakes. > how? > use the 5 spokes with the (close) bus 5-stud pattern and redrill your > discs/drums. > voila. > > sonny > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] towing > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 20:06:23 +0100 > From: Per Lindgren <lindgre@online.no> > To: Michael Chaplin <mchaplin@bellatlantic.net> > CC: type3@vwtype3.org > > Michael Chaplin wrote: > > > does anyone know if I can put a trailer hitch on the back of my > > squareback and pull a uhaul trailer cross country? > > > > My '73 Square have had a hitch since '73, it is rated for 1500 kgs, but > I cannot tow more than 800 kgs. It is mounted with the bumper in the > bumper brackets. I also have a hitch for my '68 Bug. > > PerL > '73 Square > '68 Bug > '88 Vanagon Syncro > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: OT was [T3] K&N Web site? > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 11:39:16 -0800 > From: David Yaghoubian <goob@dnai.com> > To: "Erkson, Toby" <toby.erkson@intel.com>, type3@vwtype3.org > > At 07:17 AM 2/18/99 -0800, Erkson, Toby wrote: > >Somebody hasn't been doing a thorough job at reading their list mail... > >Someone please give him 20 strikes on the back of his hand with a bookmark > >:) > > Lash me with an old, wet pinch welting!!!! I waÑ%ÏIg my mail backwards > (earliest last) and did't get to the URL before opening me big mouth. > > Apologies, > > Dave Y. > 68 SQ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] towing, continued > Date: Thu, 18 Mar 1999 14:41:59 -0800 > From: Michael Chaplin <mchaplin@bellatlantic.net> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Thanks for the feedback on the tow weight limitations. A half ton isn't > alot when it comes to moving your furniture. > My next question is how to get a hitch installed on the back of my '70 > squareback? Does it have to be welded, or can I bolt it on myself. Also > is there a certain type of hitch I should buy or is a generic one > feasible? > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] towing > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 19:54:35 GMT > From: stans4@ix.netcom.com (Stan Schaefer) > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > There are folks on the list that have trailer hitches and use them, > but just putting a ball on the bumper isn't going to cut it, the > bumper on a squareback has only 4 small bolts holding it onto the > body. More to keep it from falling off than to pull anything with. > The hitch would have to attach to something forward of the engine > compartment that's pretty solid, tranny nose mount, maybe? I > personally wouldn't recommend it, when I moved, I used a tow dolly in > back of a rental truck to tow my Square and used the truck instead of > a trailer to haul my stuff. The rule of thumb is that the tow vehicle > has to weigh at least twice what you are towing, so the tow capacity > of a T3 is fairly low. I have put quite a load in the Square at > times, used a cartop carrier and crammed it to the gills fore and af rÄGs amazing what you can pack in there. > > On Wed, 17 Mar 1999 22:43:42 -0800, you wrote: > > >does anyone know if I can put a trailer hitch on the back of my > >squareback and pull a uhaul trailer cross country? > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] more on toe-ing > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 15:02:13 -0500 (EST) > From: John Clift <jclift@deans.umd.edu> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > oops forgot to mention my trailer hitch is not bumper mounted, but > attached wayyyyy under there somewhere. > John 71 Fastback > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Matching Numbers... > Date: Thu, 18 Feb 1999 13:07:58 -0800 (PST) > From: Robert Braun <vwsquare@yahoo.com> > To: vw mailing list vw <type3@vwtype3.org> > > How do I match case numbers with the body vin number's.... are > they > the same... I think I know where the case ones are... top... > middle... > right?..... and of course the body ones.... trunk, hatch, dash,..... > > Rob > > _________________________________________________________ > DO YOU YAHOO!? > Get your free @yahoo.com address at http://mail.yahoo.com > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/