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nz jane
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Mike Fisher
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daneibling
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Location: Sammamish, WA
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 4:54 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Gen light came back on Thursday morning. Then yesterday car started hesitating in third gear. By the end of the night hesitating in second gear. Finally got a chance to open the lid and take a peak. Was planning on just checking the points, cleaning them if needed, checking the bushings and then cleaning the copper bits in the generator.
Upon opening the lid, I notice that the distributor cap isn't even latched down, open it up and am met with this beauty.
I'm a pack rat, saved the one I tossed in before getting an entirely new distributor. Go me for saving stuff!.
Gen light is still on though.......tomorrows job.
How probable is that the latches dislodged from the cap on their own? She was in shop about a month ago. TBH looking at the torched rotor I'm amazed she stayed running enough to even get me home last night.
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Sat Dec 01, 2018 6:15 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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I doubt it unlatched itself. It's probably been like that for a month.
Check the brushes on the gen first. They should stand up above the brush holder by at least a 1/4 inch.
If they're still above the holder, then I'd look at the VR next.
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pitargue
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 12:52 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Put the heater blankets on my heat exchangers (heater boxes).
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ibjack
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Location: Imperial Beach CA
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 1:22 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Put the heater blankets on my heat exchangers (heater boxes).
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is that the original material or an after market product? It looks great.
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pitargue
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| Posted: Thu Dec 20, 2018 2:17 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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| ibjack wrote: |
is that the original material or an after market product? It looks great. |
Original material. I got these from https://www.vwispwest.com/. I had the metal parts refinished so took off the original blankets.
ISP West had these in the back somewhere. A bit expensive, since the early type 3 heat exchangers without the flaps are almost impossible to find. I lucked out. It's true that blind squirrels sometimes do find a nut.  Thank you ISP West!
I have a set of blankets from the heat exchangers I took off the motor. These are the later types with the flaps that were wired opened. The metal bits are rusted and not really serviceable. The blankets are in good shape, almost like the ones in the pics. (No oil stains but more gray in color.) If anyone is interested, send me an email or IM. |
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ALLWAGONS
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| Posted: Sun Dec 23, 2018 8:21 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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I bought a 6v optima for my “65 sunroof variant., and bought some missing parts for my ‘63 type 34.
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gt1953
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| Posted: Sat Jan 05, 2019 5:38 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Repaired renewed the insulation in the engine compartment lid. It is a lil quieter now. Easy to do.
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Peters Van
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| Posted: Sun Jan 06, 2019 2:56 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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replaced the tailgate rubber that was put in upside down ????
with a brand new one (thanks to boris at vintage veedub )
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MonT3
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indiana notch
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| Posted: Thu Feb 21, 2019 1:56 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Cut covered in bamboo new rear side, deck and door panels for my interior redo
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.65vw
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Location: Washington - East of Seattle
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 3:58 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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I drove my Notchback for the first time this year and it ran great after replacing a few parts.
I knew the fuel pump needed to be rebuilt when I put it in storage last November and I had bought a type 1 pump awhile ago to use while I rebuild the stock one.
Yesterday I installed the fuel pump and it now pumps fuel much better then the OG FP ever has, but there was almost no spark coming from the coil and the Notch would not start.
So today I put the new coil in, fully thinking that it would be to easy if all worked after installing the new coil, and the Notch started right up!
The Notch is on the road again and drove really well. |
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notchboy
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| Posted: Mon Mar 18, 2019 4:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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| .65vw wrote: |
I drove my Notchback for the first time this year and it ran great after replacing a few parts.
I knew the fuel pump needed to be rebuilt when I put it in storage last November and I had bought a type 1 pump awhile ago to use while I rebuild the stock one.
Yesterday I installed the fuel pump and it now pumps fuel much better then the OG FP ever has, but there was almost no spark coming from the coil and the Notch would not start.
So today I put the new coil in, fully thinking that it would be to easy if all worked after installing the new coil, and the Notch started right up!
The Notch is on the road again and drove really well. |
Good to hear you are out and about with the notch. Sorry we couldn't do a notch cruse before I left.
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.65vw
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| Posted: Wed Mar 20, 2019 10:09 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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| .65vw wrote: |
I drove my Notchback for the first time this year and it ran great after replacing a few parts.
I knew the fuel pump needed to be rebuilt when I put it in storage last November and I had bought a type 1 pump awhile ago to use while I rebuild the stock one.
Yesterday I installed the fuel pump and it now pumps fuel much better then the OG FP ever has, but there was almost no spark coming from the coil and the Notch would not start.
So today I put the new coil in, fully thinking that it would be to easy if all worked after installing the new coil, and the Notch started right up!
The Notch is on the road again and drove really well. |
Good to hear you are out and about with the notch. Sorry we couldn't do a notch cruse before I left. |
Did the lack of sun here get to you so you bailed to the south?
As soon as we retire we are outta this swampy grey place. |
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notchboy
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.65vw
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| Posted: Mon Mar 25, 2019 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Yea, I know how it goes. I have one of those too, haha.
Sunlight, shorts, vivid green plants that get enough sun to grow normally, all make it look like it was a pretty good change. |
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Tram
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 10:19 am Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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| .65vw wrote: |
Yea, I know how it goes. I have one of those too, haha.
Sunlight, shorts, vivid green plants that get enough sun to grow normally, all make it look like it was a pretty good change. |
Well, at least until
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But hey- enjoy the sunshine (and DMV fees, and taxes and Africanized honeybees...) 
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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| Tram wrote: |
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Yea, I know how it goes. I have one of those too, haha.
Sunlight, shorts, vivid green plants that get enough sun to grow normally, all make it look like it was a pretty good change. |
Well, at least until
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But hey- enjoy the sunshine (and DMV fees, and taxes and Africanized honeybees...) |
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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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notchboy
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| Posted: Sat Mar 30, 2019 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do for your Type 3 today? |
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Ok that is funny.
This is all I got - go back to your shop Tram and shut up 
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