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Russ Wolfe Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2004 Posts: 25187 Location: Central Iowa
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Posted: Sat Aug 14, 2010 10:35 pm Post subject: |
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Bobnotch wrote: |
jim altemus wrote: |
Can't wait to get to Terryville tomorrow. What are the chances I'll find a new washer fluid reservoir?
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If not, contact Russ, he's probably got a couple sitting around at his place. |
I have an NOS one in the classifieds right now. _________________ Society is like stew. If you don't keep it stirred up, you end up with a lot of scum on the top!--Edward Abbey
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jim altemus Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 366 Location: New Milford CT
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Posted: Sun Aug 15, 2010 5:28 am Post subject: |
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Russ Wolfe wrote: |
Bobnotch wrote: |
jim altemus wrote: |
Can't wait to get to Terryville tomorrow. What are the chances I'll find a new washer fluid reservoir?
Jim |
If not, contact Russ, he's probably got a couple sitting around at his place. |
I have an NOS one in the classifieds right now. |
I'll keep you guys in mind. The only problem with the bottle I have is the stud pulled out.
Jim _________________ aka Jimal
Currently sans Volkswagen |
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jim altemus Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 366 Location: New Milford CT
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Posted: Fri Aug 27, 2010 6:46 am Post subject: |
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jim altemus wrote: |
I'll keep you guys in mind. The only problem with the bottle I have is the stud pulled out.
Jim |
No washer bottles at Terryville (or much else for Type 3 parts for that matter) so I got creative. I took my propane torch, heated up/melted the plastic inside the lug on the bottle and pushed the metal stud in.
I just tested the system. The bottle holds pressure but now I have a leak under the dash from the switch or the hose from the tank where it connects to the switch. Since I don't yet have a spare tire that fits in the well this isn't that big a priority right now.
Jim _________________ aka Jimal
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jim altemus Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 366 Location: New Milford CT
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Posted: Fri Nov 12, 2010 8:05 am Post subject: |
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As we get to the end of the driving season here in Connecticut, I'm enjoying taking the car out for the occasional drive. With the rear wheels and tires installed I'm declaring, with a few caveats, the mechanical portion of the project complete.
The Caveats:
1. It is leaking both engine and gearbox oil. The gearbox oil is pretty obvious, it is coming from the side plates. The engine oil leak is a bit trickier. I can't find an obvious source. I just replaced the mangled washers that seal the oil pressure sensor block to the oil cooler and while it helped it hasn't solved the problem. All I can see is some oil droplets on the bottom of the sump. This is a bit of a bummer because the motor is basically new and since my engine builder passed away this year I don't have someone to bring it back to.
2. Changing from the merged header to j-tubes, the ISP exhaust and installing the sled tins didn't do much to much to cool the motor down. There are so many variables here, but I'm not 100% sure the motor is overheating. Because I know Russ will ask, I have:
a. All the tin with the exception of the mustache tins around the plug wires (with the Weber intakes there isn't that much room to install those). I also haven't filled in the gaps that the heaterboxes would fill on the sides of the sleds.
b. No thermostat. I have all the parts to install it the next time I pull the motor. My experience with watercooled cars tells me that the thermostat helps speed up engine warm up but doesn't do much to help control the ultimate maximum temperature.
3. After taking the car for a long ride yesterday I found that the tires rub ever so slightly on the rear quarter panels. I have a set of original brake drums sitting in my garage. I noticed that the mounting surface on the OEM drums are a good 1/8" thinner than the repop drums I installed. The rub is so slight I think that 1/8" will make the difference; if the drums are within spec after being turned.
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Next up I think will be the interior, mainly because it is something I can do myself. This probably won't happen until Spring, thanks to my unheated garage. I need to pull out the windows, install a headliner then put the windows back in (with the chrome trim this time). I'm looking at Corbeau Moab seats to replace the one racing seat and I have the rear seat upholstery kit to complete the black interior.
I'd like to get the car painted, but that will have to be the last step in the process.
Jim _________________ aka Jimal
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DONGKG The Araneta Boys
Joined: August 28, 2006 Posts: 5475 Location: Cainta, Rizal, Philippines, "A Certified Type 3 and Karmann Ghia Maniac"
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 7:31 am Post subject: |
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Sure lots of works you did there, buddy. It is a good thing that you know how to address those issues on your Fasty. And I can truly say that your fasty is in good hands by the way you remedy those problems... Pretty cool, buddy... By the way, cool fasty you've got there... _________________ '67 KG Cabrio (Mickey) ;
'66 Type 3 (Sharky 2)
'72 Type 2 Homey
'67 Splitty Bus
'65 beetle;'69 Country Buggy; '44 Kubelwagen (replica) TOOB MEMBER #20 |
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jim altemus Samba Member
Joined: September 22, 2002 Posts: 366 Location: New Milford CT
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Posted: Sat Nov 13, 2010 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks. It is getting there, slowly but surely. To celebrate the impending end of the driving season I decided to try out one of my new camera mounts for a quick ride around the block. I really think a headliner (and probably some dynamat) will get rid of some of the tin can sound, as well as installing a seal on the engine cover. Just add them to the to-do list.
Jim _________________ aka Jimal
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pitargue Samba Member
Joined: December 24, 2006 Posts: 232
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 6:02 pm Post subject: |
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jim altemus wrote: |
Hmm... It definitely wasn't past the door seal, as the water was coming out of the footwell duct on the passenger side. I'll do some poking around.
Jim |
12 years later. Did you ever figure this out? I have the same issue and it's driving me crazy trying to find out where the water is coming from. It's definitely in the footwell heater channel.
Maybe the windshield rubber is leaking? |
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Ossipon Samba Member
Joined: May 12, 2021 Posts: 473 Location: KS
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Posted: Fri Jun 24, 2022 8:18 pm Post subject: |
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pitargue wrote: |
jim altemus wrote: |
Hmm... It definitely wasn't past the door seal, as the water was coming out of the footwell duct on the passenger side. I'll do some poking around.
Jim |
12 years later. Did you ever figure this out? I have the same issue and it's driving me crazy trying to find out where the water is coming from. It's definitely in the footwell heater channel.
Maybe the windshield rubber is leaking? |
Having just finished working on that area and the front inner fender, I have lots of things for you to check. First, what year is your Type 3?
Here are five areas I could tell that water could get into the footwell duct.
1. Joining point of where the fender and door and inner fender. If you take off the front fender and look down by the rocker panels, there can be corrosion and holes that could allow entry by following the fender joins and if the plastic ribbing has poor seal between fender and body.
2. If you have a sunroof, the drain tubes can break down on the down line and leak and it can follow the path right to the duct
3. If your body pan seal between frame and body is not good or corrosion compromised, it can get in that way.
4. Door seals that are not allowing the tight seal with allow water to get under the aluminum door sill.
5. The rocker panel mating to the heater channel if corroded can allow penetration as well.
My recommendation to find the leak is to plan and use a precise tight flow spigot on a hose and point it at the locations I suggested. Then check by keeping the passenger door closed and seeing which causes the leak.
It could be the door window seals as well. But mine was a combination of #1 and #4
Best of luck _________________ Ossipon
VWs in my life:
Air
Type 1 - 59, 62, 63, 71 Super 68 KGhia/ Type 2 - 59 Single Cab / Type 3 - 64 Notch
Water
GTI 83, Jetta 81, 85, 87, 91 TDI, 98 TDI, 09 / New Beetle 99 / SportWagen 05, 13 / Tiguan 18 / T3 92 |
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22413 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Sat Jun 25, 2022 11:53 am Post subject: |
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pitargue wrote: |
jim altemus wrote: |
Hmm... It definitely wasn't past the door seal, as the water was coming out of the footwell duct on the passenger side. I'll do some poking around.
Jim |
12 years later. Did you ever figure this out? I have the same issue and it's driving me crazy trying to find out where the water is coming from. It's definitely in the footwell heater channel.
Maybe the windshield rubber is leaking? |
If I remember right, Jim sold that car a few years ago. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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