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71whitewesty Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2010 Posts: 1538 Location: oregon
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 11:05 am Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Good stuff and glad to see you helping out so many. Now can you please explain the clear distributor cap? Is that German? _________________ 71 Westy 1600 DP, all stock Bus 1
1970's Snow Trac 1600 SP (sold 12/2016)
1968 Tucker sno cat, sold 2021
1969 Tucker Sno cat 542
2017 VW Alltrac
71 tin top stock 1600 DP (project but runs)
Twin 71 White Westy, Bus 2, that I pulled from a 15 year slumber in a dry eastern WA field in 2015.
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12686 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 11:15 am Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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71whitewesty wrote: |
Good stuff and glad to see you helping out so many. Now can you please explain the clear distributor cap? Is that German? |
Thanks for noticing! It is the finest EMPI quality, and an excellent useful tool for teaching neophytes about spark advance and distributor function. If I was a betting man, I would bet that it’s not made in Germany... I have a perfect dark brown original cap waiting in the rear hatch behind the spare tire for WHEN it blows up.
Got an original shortie coil too, for when the engine decides to retire some time in 2026.
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vwwestyman Samba Member
Joined: April 24, 2004 Posts: 5680 Location: Manhattan, Kansas, USA
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Xevin Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2014 Posts: 7596
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 1:36 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
That your pee bottle? Maybe should check with a doc about the stuff in the bottom.
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I think it’s one of Stuart’s he found on the side of the road _________________ Keep on Busin'
67rustavenger wrote: |
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
Clatter wrote: |
Damn that Xevin... |
skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
I respect Xevin and he's a turd |
SGKent wrote: |
My God! Xevin and I 100% agree |
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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damn that pulley is straight purple _________________ Wash your hands
'69 Bug
'68 Baja Truck
'71 Bug
'68 Camper
Only losers litter |
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wcfvw69 Samba Purist
Joined: June 10, 2004 Posts: 13382 Location: Arizona
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 7:15 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Excellent update Robbie. Looks like a good, productive trip so far. I'm enjoying the pics of the road, the stories and what appears to be satisfied customers. Us boring 9-5ers enjoy these updates.
Now, that clear distributor cap... _________________ Contact me at [email protected]
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Xevin Samba Member
Joined: January 08, 2014 Posts: 7596
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Posted: Tue May 29, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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wcfvw69 wrote: |
Now, that clear distributor cap... |
Since the hack I bought my distributor from didn’t put a cap and rotor on. I’m going with a fancy clear cap like Robbie. If it’s good enough for him. It must be better for me. should probably just go Pertronix while I’m at it. Dude I got it from put OEM German points and condenser in it. Probably better to go with new technology
_________________ Keep on Busin'
67rustavenger wrote: |
GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo! |
Clatter wrote: |
Damn that Xevin... |
skills@eurocarsplus wrote: |
I respect Xevin and he's a turd |
SGKent wrote: |
My God! Xevin and I 100% agree |
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Jeff Geisen Samba Chaplain
Joined: December 21, 2004 Posts: 1880 Location: N.W. Georgia
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Posted: Wed May 30, 2018 6:30 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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You goin’ with a clear Pertronix to go under that cap? _________________ I Corinthians 4: 1 thru 5
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Abscate Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2014 Posts: 22568 Location: NYC/Upstate/ROW
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Posted: Thu May 31, 2018 2:02 am Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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vwwestyman wrote: |
That your pee bottle? Maybe should check with a doc about the stuff in the bottom.
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i bet that hurt coming out _________________ .ssS! |
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AlmostHeavenWV_VW Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2017 Posts: 1965 Location: WV
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:18 am Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Robbie, what's your backyard look like this week?
Come on, man! It's been raining tons here in WV and my bug is down for the transmission rebuild- I need some vicarious ACVW-ing _________________ 1973 Standard Beetle
1600DP AK case
Solex 34PICT3 Carb
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12686 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:32 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Thanks for the kick in the butt about posting more. I’m in Wisconsin and taking my first day off since early May tomorrow. 🤘 Pictures from my phone here- camera pictures to come next week.
I spent a few days in Illinois, one in Chicago getting this bus running on four cylinders with brake lights:
I HATE these Hankook Kinergy tires, rated at 1700+ pounds that can’t take a side wind, pothole, or dirt road. For sale.
I replaced an alternator in a Best Western last week on a hot engine.
The Midwest has been most excellent to me these last few days in camping. arrangements and food.
I had two beers, and learned to spring-stilt in Urbana; didn’t die!
Spent a few days in Wild Rose and then a few hours in Wautoma, my new favorite small town.
Drove my favorite non-bus Volkswagen in the world today, a Squareback with like 12 miles on it, and took no pictures.
Robbie _________________ Learn how your vintage VW works. And why it doesn't!
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Tcash Samba Member
Joined: July 20, 2011 Posts: 12844 Location: San Jose, California, USA
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Posted: Sun Jun 03, 2018 10:58 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Buddy got to sleep in the barn out of the cold. Good going. At least with the tin roof you don't miss the pitter patter, when it rains.
Be safe
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AlmostHeavenWV_VW Samba Member
Joined: October 12, 2017 Posts: 1965 Location: WV
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Posted: Mon Jun 04, 2018 7:27 am Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Lookin' good Robbie!
I see you're keeping Buddy clean and shiny too
Wax those shock absorbers lately?? Wouldn't want you to fall behind on your maintenance schedule _________________ 1973 Standard Beetle
1600DP AK case
Solex 34PICT3 Carb
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 6:58 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Just got this:
"I'm out of brushes lol. 70 miles to go, need headlights tho..."
_________________ Wash your hands
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'68 Baja Truck
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 7:59 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Time to stop at a flaps, buy a battery and return it after you get there. Even if just for store credit, you'll use it eventually. _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp
Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic" |
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Brian Samba Moderator
Joined: May 28, 2012 Posts: 8340 Location: Oceanside
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 9:55 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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He's fine, you don't really need a battery. _________________ Wash your hands
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'68 Baja Truck
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SGKent Samba Member
Joined: October 30, 2007 Posts: 41031 Location: Citrus Heights CA (Near Sacramento)
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:19 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Robbie - I burned up a generator between Solvang and Anaheim in my 1971 38 Amp when the brushes went bad and I didn't have a pair. Consider stopping at the nearest city until dawn. A set of brushes is cheaper than a generator. _________________ “Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin |
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12686 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Tue Jun 05, 2018 10:27 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Spike0180 wrote: |
Time to stop at a flaps, buy a battery and return it after you get there. Even if just for store credit, you'll use it eventually. |
Battery is fine! It’s the Costco Wonder Battery from 2010 or 2011 that has been shorted, killed, run without a positive lead straight off my old alternator, and is consistently asked to run my interior lights for days at a time without charge. I will rebuild it when it expires. (Is that even possible?)
Steve- I usually carry two sets of spares, but I gave one set to Colin which got him to the eclipse last year, and the new set I installed in Tulsa a few weeks ago has one dead brush and one brand new brush... I pulled them both, along with the right headlight fuse, and made it to a safe house for the night. I think it was a dud, because it’s partner is perfect and the commutator is clean and round enough to avoid any detection of radial runout with my dial on the good brush end. (If you took the pass, I hope you stopped at Cold Spring Tavern for some folk music and BBQ!)
Plus, my safe house has a nice Karmann Ghia that I just scarfed the brushes off of.
Robbie
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Spike0180 Samba Member
Joined: June 06, 2015 Posts: 2269 Location: Detroit, Michigan
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 5:23 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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I suggested the battery in case yours ran outa juice you could swap it and get another 200-300 miles _________________ Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp
Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic" |
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airschooled Air-Schooled
Joined: April 04, 2012 Posts: 12686 Location: on a bike ride somewhere
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Posted: Wed Jun 06, 2018 10:29 pm Post subject: Re: Fourteen States in Seven Weeks? |
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Spike0180 wrote: |
I suggested the battery in case yours ran outa juice you could swap it and get another 200-300 miles |
Totally. I’ve been toying at the idea of a blue Optima or equivalent when this one gives up since 2012...
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Currently have a bent rim, getting swapped out with my spare tire/rim from 1994. Hopefully being old enough to drink doesn’t mean I’ll be swerving on that new old rim anytime soon.
Robbie _________________ Learn how your vintage VW works. And why it doesn't!
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