| Asunder |
Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:22 pm |
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67 Florida Deluxe wrote: Asunder wrote: I was told by someone who claimed to own a 67 back in 67 that he was sent a factory/dealer notification to change the gas cap from the factory VW logo one seen above to the flat one without the logo that was deeper and was less prone to slip off, which is also pictured above..
He also said that what ticked him off at the time was that he had to go to the dealer and pay for the swap, about 8 bucks.
The flat one pictured above is not a German cap. It's Brazilian. '65, '66 and '67 shared the same German factory cap that had VW on it. Even today, the cap on my '65 and '67 requires a bit of force to remove. I dont know how they could be slipping off (???)
Take what I wrote with a grain of salt..this was told to me by an "old timer" who came up to me at the recent Litchfield show and started telling me about his old 67. He showed me my gas cap and had the story down pat about the recall..who knows. |
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| 67 Florida Deluxe |
Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:51 pm |
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Asunder wrote:
Take what I wrote with a grain of salt..this was told to me by an "old timer" who came up to me at the recent Litchfield show and started telling me about his old 67. He showed me my gas cap and had the story down pat about the recall..who knows.
No worries... From what I understand, those flat caps are on Brazilian replacement tanks. Who knows, maybe someone told him that when he questioned the absense of a "VW" logo. Lord knows, I've been told lots of questionable things - some in good faith and some in an effort to snow me :? .
I also learned not to discount anything when it comes to VWs. I only ask for verification - and from multiple sources if possible. Heckfire and darnnation, I just read about two US import bugs the other day with factory cloth, when all this time I only ever read/heard of leatherette on US imports :shock: . I don't care what a so-called "here's the skinny on all things VW" book says when I see tangible evidence to the contrary installed on an unmolested VW - especially when supported by more than one car :wink: |
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| KTPhil |
Wed Jul 16, 2008 9:34 pm |
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They didn't slip off, they blew off if the tank was pressurized from an accident impact. This would dump gas in yur lap, since there is not a complete firewall with the speaker, glovebox, and dash cover being made of flammable cardboard.
Nader's book detailed many faults, including the "pop-off" gas tank cap. |
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| Asunder |
Thu Jul 17, 2008 3:04 am |
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KTPhil wrote: They didn't slip off, they blew off if the tank was pressurized from an accident impact. This would dump gas in yur lap, since there is not a complete firewall with the speaker, glovebox, and dash cover being made of flammable cardboard.
Nader's book detailed many faults, including the "pop-off" gas tank cap.
This makes more sense then the cap slipping off. The story teller may have got his reasons wrong but there probably was some truth to his story.
For me, my first car was a 63 Falcon Futura 2 door sedan and it had a nice cushy front bench seat (it felt like you were sitting on a couch while driving) a metal dashboard, and no seat belts were installed.
Say what you will, that car was one hell of a car to take your girlfriend to the Drive-in
People lost their own responsibility for safety in a car around 1968 and after Nader wrote his book and went on his crusade. |
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| jewest |
Thu Jul 17, 2008 2:50 pm |
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aircooled wrote: Both my 67's have a cap like picture 67 #2. Flasher # 1 is the same as flasher #2, but it is missing the black rubber that goes around the red center. If you push back the rubber on a 67 flasher it looks the same.
The flasher for a 66 is also red but is smooth and shaped a little different.
this dude has it right |
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| jmsmilin |
Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:02 pm |
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67 Florida Deluxe wrote: Asunder wrote: I was told by someone who claimed to own a 67 back in 67 that he was sent a factory/dealer notification to change the gas cap from the factory VW logo one seen above to the flat one without the logo that was deeper and was less prone to slip off, which is also pictured above..
He also said that what ticked him off at the time was that he had to go to the dealer and pay for the swap, about 8 bucks.
The flat one pictured above is not a German cap. It's Brazilian. '65, '66 and '67 shared the same German factory cap that had VW on it. Even today, the cap on my '65 and '67 requires a bit of force to remove. I dont know how they could be slipping off (???) I dont thats accurate, it has a small VW stamp on it (look close as its in the very middle), and I havent seen any braz stuff with VW stamps on them, the classfieds etc also advertise these as 67 caps |
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| KTPhil |
Thu Jul 17, 2008 9:05 pm |
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Asunder wrote: nice cushy front bench seat
...is the reason it makes...
Asunder wrote: one hell of a car to take your girlfriend to the Drive-in
But then the back seat of a Bug is a bench. Darn thoughtful of those German engineers to install ankle straps back there, too... |
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