Re: [T3] New Owner!

[Steven Ayres <comwest@att.net>]

<x-flowed>AnnikaK=>picking it up tomorrow.  It's a '73 Fastback, only 36K miles,

Welcome to Type 3dom. A car with this few actual miles is a real find.

150 miles of freeway isn't a long way to go, but you'd do well to look 
carefully at critical systems before you commit to it.

I would probably replace all the soft fuel lines as a matter of regular 
maintenance, and check the injectors for hard rubber that might burst or 
pinhole. Definitely get the engine up to operating temp for half an  
hour or so before you hit the road to see how it's behaving.

I'd also test the brakes carefully. The OEM soft brake lines frequently 
fail at this age, and the primary symptom is trapping pressure at the 
wheel, which locks that brake on.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

</x-flowed>