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On Sun, 2006-05-14 at 11:32, Jason Weigel wrote: > This is the gamble we all take in a sorts while driving these old cars. I > don't think you can be prepared enough. I drove my 63, all original motor > notchback up to Seattle from San Diego with nothing more than a tune > through. I had paid for the emergency tow thing through my insurance to make > sure I could get to a garage. > > My point is what was I to do to prepare?? Rebuild my perfectly running, > presumed original from the factory motor? Why stop there. Maybe the tranny, > the brakes...on and on. Half my drive was through rural parts with no people > or cell reception. Kinda scarrry while alone with an old ass original car. > But that was some of the bests parts of the trip. Adrenaline I suppose. > > I say fix the tranny Keith, put the motor back in, baby it till the > trip-then ENJOY the trip. > And, remember Keith, you will be in the company of some of the most knowledgable T-3 people in the world. If you develop any problems before you get to my house, We could probably fix it here, with all the willing hands. If worst came to worse, you could leave it here, knowing it would be safe. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~