Re: [T3] Our new addition

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 5 Oct 2002, at 21:16, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote:

> Found that the now P.P.O. had gone nuts w/ undercoating the living crap out
> of it. It's some kind of greasy, grimey, sticky junk and it's EVERY- WHERE 
> underneath, I mean even in the headlight buckets. One of those deals where
> everytime you go to work on it, you're gonna get slimed. Ah well. 

It's probably a good thing. While it IS messy, it is probably also a good rust 
preventer. I wish mine had this.

> *replace front brake hoses, and probably readjust rears

If it's been sitting that long you should probably just take everything apart 
and rebuild all 5 hydraulic components. If you do this now you may save the 
price of the rubber parts, otherwise they will rub over the rust, get destroyed, 
and will leak, causing other problems and have to be rebuilt and replaced 
anyway.

> *find out why left front headlight isn't working, no hi-beams either, bad 
> relay?

Bad fuse or connection, possibly bad ground.

> *no brake lights

bad brake light switches

> *no oil pressure light---bad bulb?

probably bad switch on the engine. Ground the wire with the ignition on to 
see if the bulb works; if it does the sender is dead.

Should be a nice car, too bad you don't have the FI.  ;-)

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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