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<x-charset ISO-8859-1>Hi list, I finally found a Type 3! It's a 1972 1600TL fastback, 172 000mi. It needs some work, but is basically solid, and the engine seems to run well. The interior is more or less perfect, it just needs a good clean. It has only had 3 owners, the first was a doctor who didn't have it very long, and then an old man bought it and kept it as his pride and joy until he died, so it looks like it has been quite well looked after. I will be picking it up tomorrow afternoon, but I have some questions. When I opened the doors, they were both filled up with water. There was no rust along the bottom of them, but I couldn't see any drain holes, the water was just running out of the corners. Where are the drain holes for the doors? Second thing is, the 'start' part of the ignition switch has stopped working at some stage and somebody has installed a push button for the starter instead. Can the ignition switch part be pulled apart like the bug ones can? Is this part hard to find if it needs replacing? The indicator switch does not work in the left direction. It might be just the contacts, but in case it needs replacing also, is this the same as a bug part? The muffler looks a bit rusty, but it seems mostly solid, however it is and extractor. In case it needs replacing, I would rather have the original muffler on there. Are these available / expensive? I am sure I will have lots more questions after I get it home tomorrow, but that¹s all for the moment. Thanks, Ben Doughney '75 1200L '63 1200 - Ringo '72 1600TL - Arriving tomorrow http://members.tripod.com/~superkafer/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>