Re: [T3] 71 Squareback gas line q

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

That's worth knowing, Jim.
I'll mention that to him next time we meet - hopefully at the Wolfsburg Type 3
meeting in June.
I hope you guys haven't forgotten about that.  Only complication I found was
that the World Cup football (the round ball type) is on around that time, which
might mean the shorter ferry crossings are pretty full, and not cheap.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/
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----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, November 22, 2005 3:37 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] 71 Squareback gas line q


> On 21 Nov 2005 at 23:49, Dave Hall wrote:
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> > Typ3 Konny in Germany has repros made of the overflow pipe - they are the
later
> > 'C' part number.  I have one as a sample but haven't needed to fit it yet.
>
> His are made from good rubber compound, but they are a bit small,
> which is too bad, because the C version is already the short one. My
> guess is that his were made from an old one that had shrunk in use,
> or the rubber shrinks in the mold. I have one of his on my '73 now
> and it seems to work, but it worries me because I had to stretch it
> to make it fit, so I'm worried that it will tear prematurely.
>
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