what is this on my 66 square

gadget58 · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:08 pm Post subject: what is this on my 66 square

well I sold my 69 and have moved the 66 in to the garage from the back yard, I am trying to get it road worthy to go to the show this weekend.
ok to the questions

what is this

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is this a drain or a vent or what? it is on both sides of the rear of the car

is this the proper place for the shift pattern sticker

thanks for the help and I am back to work

Zarana-X · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:12 pm Post subject:

No 1 looks lik an aftermarket horn, or at least sounds like it from "tu tone chimes"
No 2 is a drain for all the crap that goes in through the vents.
No 3, I don't know if that's correct. Nice shifter, though.
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gadget58 · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:40 pm Post subject:

thanks for the info
how about this
where does the hitch mount to

blankmange · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 1:46 pm Post subject:

Russ Wolfe · Posted: Tue Feb 14, 2006 5:59 pm Post subject:

That trailer hitch was mounted to the cross member under the bell housing. But you are missing part of it. There was also a piece that went across between the bumper braces to support the load at the rear. The cross member pulled the load, and the bumper braces carried the tongue weight.
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buzzbox · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:04 am Post subject:

tu-tone chimes on ebay..
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=4605075680&indexURL=1
good old google!

Dr. Jeckill · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 1:54 am Post subject:

well looks like some of the tu-tone went awol.Doesn't surprise me considering the location
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buzzbox · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 3:48 am Post subject:

Ole' tu-tone comes away second best in grudge-match with newfangled speed hump...
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gadget58 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:20 am Post subject:

Wow it’s amazing that someone would put a horn there
Thanks for the help
I drove it 30 miles last night with no problems
Then this morning drove it to the doctor and went to leave and it would not start. I was in a parking garage so I just pushed it out of the parking spot and down the ramp I went and started right up (push start). Got home and went to give my roommate a ride so we jumped in the square same thing cranked to there was no more power. Jumped in my other car and went to school. Was back to the house in 15 minutes and was going to push the square into the garage but gave it one last try and BAM started right up

Ah good old vw Rolling Eyes

blankmange · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 11:42 am Post subject:

gadget58 · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 12:30 pm Post subject:

cool, will look into that tonight
I bet it is the ground stap

notchback · Posted: Wed Feb 15, 2006 2:45 pm Post subject:

urchin · Samba Member Joined: December 20, 2004 Posts: 99

Could also be the starter bushing. My 66 was doing the same thing. Real sporadic then quit altogether. I finally bought a new starter and it did the same thing so changed the bushing and its been fine ever since.

gadget58 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 1:14 pm Post subject:

well went and adjusted clutch, fixed a big old exhaust leak ,cleaned up the grounds witch seemed to fix the starting problem (we will see)but still have a lot to do
Need new shocks, rear break cylinders, rebuild on front end, and sand and primer the car.
Thanks again for the help

my work in progress

brent67 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:14 pm Post subject:

In my '67 Square the shift pattern is on the ashtray, but it pulls from underneath, so no knob. My '66 Fasty has the same ashtray as you but there is no visible shift pattern sticker. So I'm thinking that it was possibly dealer installed? Would account for varying locations or absence of it.

What color blue is that Square?
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gadget58 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:35 pm Post subject:

I would say ( vw blue )

hoss · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:38 pm Post subject:

BSQUARE · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 2:57 pm Post subject:

hoss · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:01 pm Post subject:

gadget58 · Posted: Thu Feb 16, 2006 3:08 pm Post subject:

It looks like an American flag, but the primer is last on the list
Well after cleaning the grounds it is still having problems starting
It is very sporadic, could it be the battery or charging system?

pulled the battery, it was low on water and almost dead. so we will see tomorrow if a freshly charged battery helps. Mad


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