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Sun Sep 20, 2015 3:19 pm

Bobnotch wrote: EasternNotch wrote:
I am planning to take it on a small road trip this weekend up to New Hampshire to visit family. Should be a nice little ride and I can get a feel for how she does under a little stress. I would like to get up to highway speeds because all I have done is putt around on secondaries so far.

Make sure you grease the front beam before you go. :wink:

Yup solid advice thanks Bob and Donnie-
upper torsion had no noticeable play but I adjusted it anyway and noticed the lock tab was about to snap off so I replaced that during the process. The beam took a lot of grease and the upper zerks looked like they had not been touched in a long time.

On the way up to NH I took some nice backroads and the car felt great- so on the return trip I took the highway and she cruised along smoothly. Really happy with the trip overall, except I seem to have consumed excessive fuel. Next project is to verify the carb jetting

Mon Oct 19, 2015 8:48 am

Photo from this past weekend-

Added these General tires a couple weeks ago on some Mahle wheels I got over the Summer at a swap.

195/65 front
205/65 rear

Fill the wheel wells at stock height. No rubbing at all

Mon Oct 19, 2015 10:50 am

EasternNotch wrote: Photo from this past weekend-

Added these General tires a couple weeks ago on some Mahle wheels I got over the Summer at a swap.

195/65 front
205/65 rear

Fill the wheel wells at stock height. No rubbing at all

Very nice, and just a hint of color change in the trees. 8)

Fri Oct 30, 2015 3:40 am

Possible ignition switch failure yesterday-

I was about a 1/2 mile from my home at a traffic light and the car just stalled. I cranked it over and it reluctantly started. I turned left through the light and the car was losing power, I heard what sounded like a belt slip then smelled a hint of burning plastic.

After fiddling around on the side of the road a bit checking basics, I realized the ignition switch itself was no longer turning - I had to have my wife sit in the car holding the key forward so the wheel would not lock while I pushed it off the road into a driveway.

The key will not rotate to the 'On' position
I know this is a one year only ignition but is the the lock or the switch itself? If it was only the lack of movement I would assume it was a worn key or tumblers something like that but the faint plastic melting smell at time of failure has me wondering.

Any advice is appreciated

Lucas

Wed Nov 04, 2015 7:00 pm

I haven't had a chance to dismantle the column yet and get to the root of the issue(s). I learned these ignition/indicator parts are 1 year only but I was able to source the electrical part of the switch last Saturday for 10 bucks. The part is new in box, but it looks like someone cut the MPC connectors( unless it comes this way) regardless I think I can splice the ones from my bad switch onto this one. My car came with a spare turn signal indicator switch and the cancellation feature doesn't work to one side so I Will replace this while I have it apart.

I also bought a NOS Ignition switch (mechanical part) with 2 keys from an ad on here. Going to get the column out and dismantled this coming weekend I hope.

Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:43 am

Nice to see another Iberian Red car ;)

Thu Nov 05, 2015 3:58 am

Chino_UK wrote: Nice to see another Iberian Red car ;)

Yes indeed- how is your fastback coming along? Did you put the rear bumper on yet? Iberian red looks dam good on that car 8)

cheers,

Lucas

Thu Nov 05, 2015 8:02 am

EasternNotch wrote: I learned these ignition/indicator parts are 1 year only but I was able to source the electrical part of the switch last Saturday for 10 bucks. The part is new in box, but it looks like someone cut the MPC connectors( unless it comes this way) regardless I think I can splice the ones from my bad switch onto this one.

Yes, the new ones came that way.

KTPhil did a writeup on changing the 71 ignition switch:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=616570

Thu Nov 05, 2015 9:04 am

Donnie strickland wrote: EasternNotch wrote: I learned these ignition/indicator parts are 1 year only but I was able to source the electrical part of the switch last Saturday for 10 bucks. The part is new in box, but it looks like someone cut the MPC connectors( unless it comes this way) regardless I think I can splice the ones from my bad switch onto this one.

Yes, the new ones came that way.

KTPhil did a writeup on changing the 71 ignition switch:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=616570

oops now I feel kinda bad because I talked the guy down thinking the connectors had been cut :roll: Oh well, it's someone I see a lot and it'll all work out in the wash.

I found Phil's write up and its awesome- going to follow it except i'll be using the correct switch.

Sat Sep 02, 2017 6:20 am

I'm the new owner of this 71 squareback. Got the new plates on it yesterday:) Now looking for reasons to drive it.

Sunday 8/20/17, cruising to RI VW show with Brad (66 bus) and Lucas (type 34 ghia). At the time, I was only borrowing the 71 squareback.

Sat Sep 02, 2017 7:39 am

Couldn't think of another person I'd want to own that car Stan. These 2nd design cars are still underappreciated by many. You got a nice one! I hope to get your old '65 DD WT panel back on the road in the very near future.

-Lucas

Mon Sep 18, 2017 8:18 pm

Hey Stan;

Nice Type 3. I suspect that you'll enjoy it a lot.

I wanted to add my 2¢ worth regarding "fuel injection problems".

As you may remember from our past conversations, these cars were new back when I was a young man working at the Dealer. At the time, I was the newest guy in the shop and got the work that the older guys did not want. So I got most of the electrical and fuel injection problems. It quickly became apparent that:
- Electrical problems were mostly ground related.
- Fuel injection problems were usually tight valves, generator/regulator problems, and/or the aforementioned ground problems.

And as you can attest to, there are some that really do defy fixing. I currently have a '69 Squareback that is awaiting my attention. I acquired it because it did not run. One of the reasons is due to mismatched fuel system components. Contrary to popular notion, the parts are not all the same. For example, a "B" ECU replaces an "A", but a "C" does not replace "A" or "B". A "D" replaces a "C", but only if it has a black label and so on ad nauseam.

Digging out my notes from VW Fuel Injection school back in 1973 & 1974, my memory has been given quite a jog. However, these ancient systems are actually fun to work on (kind of).

Sorry to ramble.
Best of luck,
Art

Tue Sep 19, 2017 10:53 am

no need to worry this car hasn't had FI since 1974 (removed with 10k miles) and still in a box at my house. Stan did not have interest in it.

He likes FI less than dual carbs :lol:

Fri Sep 22, 2017 7:30 pm

The Iberian red 71 Squareback got a 3rd place cup at the Flanders, NJ, All Air-Cooled Gathering on 9/17/17. It also won a 3rd place cup at the same event last year.

Flanders 2017, it was foggy and wet early on.

The Blue Fastback was very nice!

Also an Automatic equipped squareback was there, owned by Bill Sills.

Tue Oct 10, 2017 10:22 am

Good luck with the new VW Stan, I couldn't believe it when you told me on Sunday. I was a month too late. If I asked about your panel at my show in August, maybe you'd be cruising in a '69 Deluxe sunroof bus instead, lol.

Wed Oct 24, 2018 6:48 pm

Some pix from 2018, out enjoying this squareback.

NJ AirRaid and cul-de-sac camping. April 2018.

CT, CVA pre-show campout and Sping Dust-Off. April 2018.

Marlboro, MA, Main St. car show. June 2018.

Hull, MA, Nantasket Beach car show, with another red squareback. June 2018.

Terryville, CT, Bug-a-Fair. June 2018.

Shrewsbury, MA, Volks-fair at the Hebert's Candy mansion. July 2018.

Acton, ME, Vacationland VW Assoc. annual show. Aug. 2018.

Flanders, NJ, All Air-Cooled gathering. Sept. 2018.

Brookliine, MA, Transporterfest VW day. Oct. 2018.

Thu Oct 25, 2018 1:22 pm

Looks like you've been out enjoying and driving it Stan. Looks good. 8)

Sat Dec 01, 2018 5:21 pm

Here are some pix from one of my favorite local cruise nights at Gillette stadium in Foxboro, MA. Every other Thur., April thru Oct.

5.10.18

6.7.18

7.19.18 with Lucas (fastback) and Sal (blue bug)

10.25.18

Wed Dec 05, 2018 8:10 am

I thoroughly enjoyed looking through this thread. Very nice looking Squareback!!