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Thanks, I just sent an echeck via paypal for both!! Kevin Howlett type3-d-request@vwtype3.org wrote: > Subject: > > type3-d Digest Volume 01 : Issue 393 > > Today's Topics: > [T3] Fuel pump. [ PunkDork55@aol.com ] > Re: [T3] Fuel pump. [ Mark Fuhriman <fw2@fwoakland.com> ] > [T3] unsubscribe [ "OLIVIA GARZA" <SNICREP@prodigy.net ] > RE: [T3] Intro to list (VW THEFT) [ Kevin Howlett <vwkevin@corrcomm.net ] > Re: [T3] Stainless steel window wipe [ "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> ] > Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notc [ "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> ] > RE:[T3] Voltage Regulator [ "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> ] > Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notc [ "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> ] > Re: [T3] Intro to list [ "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> ] > Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notc [ Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlin ] > Re: [T3] unsubscribe [ Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> ] > Re: [T3] Exploding Brake Hoses and r [ Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net> ] > [T3] It Happenedd Again.. [ Mike and Barry <maxchaos@bossig.com ] > Re: [T3] Stainless steel window wipe [ "Dave Campen" <dave@campen.eurobell ] > > Administrivia: > > ******************************************************************** > ******************************************************************** > > To unsubscribe from the type3 digest, send a blank e-mail > message to: > > type3-d-request@vwtype3.org > > with the subject: > > unsubscribe > > If your e-mail program supports clickable links, just click on the > following: mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org?subject=unsubscribe > > If you experience difficulties unsubscribing, send e-mail > to gregm@vwtype3.org and describe the situation to me. I'll help > you out. > > -Greg Merritt > VWType3.Org list manager > > ******************************************************************** > ******************************************************************** > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] Fuel pump. > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 17:35:39 EDT > From: PunkDork55@aol.com > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > all this talk about fuel pumps... I just got a new pump from RMMV for 19.95. > its a brazilian unit, the company name is "Brosol" its for cars with > generators. Is there any special way to "break it in" or anything that i > should do before i use it? Im gonna go read bentley about it... > > *Jerrod* > 67 Fastback > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Fuel pump. > Date: 5 Jul 2001 16:40:35 -0700 > From: Mark Fuhriman <fw2@fwoakland.com> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > > all this talk about fuel pumps... I just got a new pump from RMMV for 19.95. > > its a brazilian unit, the company name is "Brosol" its for cars with > > generators. Is there any special way to "break it in" or anything that i > > should do before i use it? Im gonna go read bentley about it... > > If that's a fuel pump for a carbed car, Bentley won't say a word about it. Use your Haynes manual for installation instructions. > > -Mark > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] unsubscribe > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:54:09 -0500 > From: "OLIVIA GARZA" <SNICREP@prodigy.net> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: <type3-d-request@vwtype3.org> > To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> > Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:03 PM > Subject: type3-d Digest V01 #392 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE: [T3] Intro to list (VW THEFT) > Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 21:11:37 -0500 > From: Kevin Howlett <vwkevin@corrcomm.net> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > When the previous owner had my 73 squareback before me. He had taken > the generator brushes out to clean them, not put them back in. Someone > stuck a screw driver in the ignition switch to disengage the steering > wheel lock, unplugged the ignition switch and hacked it up hot wiring > the car. Needless to say the car was found abandoned about 15 miles > down the interstate between Montgomery and Auburn, Alabama. I guess the > thieves were not smart enough to notice the generator light before > driving off. > > I know from personal experiences it is not hard to hot wire and steal a > VW. > > Ex: In high school I was grounded from my car and had my keys taken > away, I used to hot wire our old 73 super beetle and go places when my > parents were not home. I later even got another ignition switch to plug > into the harness so I would not bump my paper clip and shut the car off > in traffic. Those were the good ole days, lol > > Word to the Wise, If you have a nice VW, or any VW that you want to > keep, either invest in an alarm system, or buy a CLUB for the steering > wheel. > > Kevin > Cullman, Alabama > 35055 > > >You passed a good point, Jim: Does anybody know the frequency of > thefts > >among Type IIIs, particularly among notchbacks (shameless plug there!) > or > >fastbacks? > > >Hope the car serves you well Jim. > > >Jason > >68 Notch > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Stainless steel window wipers > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:10:33 -0600 > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > On 5 Jul 2001, at 10:51, Darren Raven wrote: > > > I noticed it had really nice stainless/brushed steel window wipers. > > Just curious, exactly what part are you referring to? I need a bit > more of a description before I can be sure what you mean. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notch > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:10:33 -0600 > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > > On 5 Jul 2001, at 12:55, Dana Hall wrote: > > > I always understood that the "S" designation was given to the cars > > with the 56 hp engine. Is this wrong? > > That was certainly my understanding, too, but now I'm beginning to > wonder. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: RE:[T3] Voltage Regulator > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:10:33 -0600 > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > On 6 Jul 2001, at 9:43, Mark Healey wrote: > > > I have a general question about these regulators. Do they > > generally fail incrementally or catastrophically? It seems to me that > > this is the type of thing that would work or wouldn't. > > It's hard to say, because generally no one's watching as they die. > My impression is that they slowly wear and the regulating voltage > drops due to normal wear of the contacts inside. > > Eventually the resistor I mentioned goes open. This is likely due to > corrosion from water that gets in from rust thru, or it can also be > from age. Either way, once that resistor goes open the arc at the > contacts is much larger every time they open, so the wear > progresses MUCH faster. At some point the contacts tend to weld, > and it is the sound of this weld breaking and the contact flying to > the opposite extreme that we then hear. This is usually the death > throe for the regulator. If it is allowed to stay in longer it will > eventually weld tightly enough that it won't release, and then you > get the ultimate stage in "The Death of a Regulator," which is when > the generator light goes ON when you turn the key OFF. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notch > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:10:33 -0600 > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > On 5 Jul 2001, at 9:31, Scott Taylor wrote: > > > I also found this in my parts book. It lists the standard flat top > > pistons (311-107-101-AA) for engines 225340 through 1100000 with > > option M249, as opposed to 311-107-101-Q recessed pistons or > > 341-107-101-A domed pistons (interesting that the domed pistons get a > > Type 34 part number). So that must be it: M240 is the code for > > recessed pistons, but on the 1500S engines with N serial numbers the > > compression was lowered not through use of recessed pistons but rather > > the standard 1500N flat top pistons, so no M240. > > When I look up pistons in the 73 paper PL I find most of what you > find. There are both M240 and M249, and the R engine is > mentioned as well as recessed pistons. There is no mention of > domed pistons or an N engine. > > When I look these up in the microfilm I find only the M240 and no > mention of N or R or domed pistons. > > I think you've got it accurately figured out, but I still have a problem > with calling anything other than a high compression engine with > domed pistons a 1500S. > > So it looks like the facts got edited out slowly over the years. > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Intro to list > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 21:10:33 -0600 > From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > On 5 Jul 2001, at 9:24, jim-a-lim wrote: > > > Hey all, my name is Jim and I'm new to the type3 list. > > > > I was on a type1 list for several years, but this spring my beloved > > beetle was stolen so I unsubed. I was planning just to get a newer > > car, but it appears there is a 69 Squareback in Madison (not too far > > from Chicago) in decent shape so I thought I'd give it a shot. I'm > > going to try to see it over a weekend in July. > > If you're talking about Madison, WI, then get in touch with me and > we can take a look at it together. > > - > ******************************* > Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison, Wisconsin, USA > ******************************* > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Question on Perfect 65 notch > Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 20:20:11 -0700 > From: Scott Taylor <scottbtaylor@earthlink.net> > To: type3@vwtype3.org > > Dana wrote: >>I always understood that the "S" designation was given to > the cars with the 56 hp engine. Is this wrong?<< > > That's what we're trying to sort out. There was apparently an option for > a lower compression version of the 1500S that used flat top instead of > domed pistons so the car could be run on regular-grade gas, but VW's > documentation of it is a little murky. I'm pretty sure it's the engine > my Squareback came from the factory with. Nothing to be proud of--it > just means I have the low-performance version of the 1500S. > > Jim, it's Jason Weigel that has the early parts list. Mine's from August > 69. > > Scott > 62 343, 65 361 > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] unsubscribe > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 20:21:22 -0700 > From: Greg Merritt <gregm@vwtype3.org> > To: "OLIVIA GARZA" <SNICREP@prodigy.net>, <type3@vwtype3.org> > > Please use the instructions at http://vwtype3.org/list/ to manage > your subscription. > > If you encounter difficulty, please write me directly. > > Regards, > -Greg Merritt > > At 8:54 PM -0500 7/5/01, OLIVIA GARZA wrote: > >----- Original Message ----- > >From: <type3-d-request@vwtype3.org> > >To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org> > >Sent: Thursday, July 05, 2001 3:03 PM > >Subject: type3-d Digest V01 #392 > > > > > > > >------------------------------------------------------------------- > >List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Exploding Brake Hoses and rear oil seal removal > Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 20:56:36 -0700 > From: Hal Sullivan <tristessa@pon.net> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > > At 11:14 AM 7/4/01 -0600, Jim Adney wrote: > >On 3 Jul 2001, at 20:30, shackedup wrote: > > > > > Sorry, the car is a 63 Notchback and the seal I am replacing is the > > > rear wheel bearing seal, the one that sits in front of the wheel > > > bearing and appears to be pressed into the bearing housing. I am > > > thinking that with an appropriate sized drift I could hammer it out. > >That's correct. You can probably drive or pry it out. Take a good > >look at how far it is pressed in before you start so you know where > >to position the new one. > > See if you have a big socket and extension to use...I *think* I used my > 36mm socket on this one. Didn't have to worry about it getting wedged at > an angle, went out nice and straight. It also worked great putting the new > seal *in* nice and straight. =) > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/ > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: [T3] It Happenedd Again.. > Date: Thu, 05 Jul 2001 23:52:07 -0700 > From: Mike and Barry <maxchaos@bossig.com> > To: <type3@vwtype3.org> > > Not too long ago I wrote to the list about a weird problem ( '71 > Squareback FI Manuel). The car quit while I was driving and wouldn't start. > I thought that there was no fire, so I replaced the coil with a known > working one. That didn't work. Checked various connections, cleaned various > connections. Still it wouldn't fire up. Eventually I rolled it and popped > the clutch; which started it. > Well it finally happened again almost a month later. I went out to the > car to go school and it wouldn't start. I know the coil is good, recently > changed distributer ( added Pertronix). I know its time to adjust the > valves. Just wondering if the fuel pump might be the problem because after > attempting to crank the car several times there was no real gas smell. (This > is the first VW I've owned, so maybe I'm just VW illiterate.) Could this be > syptoms of a failing fuel pump? Or maybe a block in the fuel line or filter? > Any Help would be greatly appreciated. > mike > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Subject: Re: [T3] Stainless steel window wipers > Date: Thu, 5 Jul 2001 15:31:16 +0100 > From: "Dave Campen" <dave@campen.eurobell.co.uk> > To: "type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > I noticed it had really nice stainless/brushed steel window wipers. > > Are these common to Aussie type 3s or are they an after market extra > > manufactered by another company. If anybody can answer this and tell > > me where I may be able to find a pair I'd be a very happy man. > > > > Darren Raven > > '72 Gemini Blue Squareback. > > > > There was a stand at last year's Slough swapmeet selling stainless blades, > and maybe the arms as well. They were in Type1 & 2 sizes of course, but they > may do them for type 3s. You could probably shorten the Type 2 arms if > necessary. Otherwise if you pick up a copy of Practical Classics magazine, > there's a company which advertises assorted chrome & stainless accessories > like mirrors and wipers. Unfortunately I've binned all my old non-VW mags, > so I can't tell you what they're called. > > Thinking of mirrors; I need a R/H side mirror for my LHD notch for the MOT > (annual safety check), and the door doesn't have the drilling to fit one. > Does anyone know if the captive nut is likely to be already fitted in the > door, or am I better off going for a clamp-on type mirror? I really don't > fancy the idea of drilling big holes in my door skin....... > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > Unsubscribe? mailto:type3-request@vwtype3.org, Subject: unsubscribe