[T3] First run of spring

[Dave Hall]

VW Shows in the UK have been going since February, but we've today had our
most successful meeting at probably the best of the 'stock' VW shows, at
Stanford Hall near Rugby.

The special display this year was to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the
Type 3, so we aimed for 50 cars to be on display.  We got the 50 cars, plus
some extras in the for sale area and the general car parks, so well done to
Danny Lord (maybe we should call him Lord Danny from now on...) for chasing
everyone up.  We had 60 on the list, but a few had problems and couldn't
come.  Special Rally Plaques, Tee-shirts and screen stickers were
commissioned

It got me tidying my Variant as well, and it got Anne and myself there and
back - only 300 miles round trip, as England is such a small country.

We're hoping to join in the German Typ3 Club event at Wolfsburg from 23 - 26
June.   See http://www.typ3.de/ for details.  They are also celebrating 25
years of their club, just as the UK VW Type 3&4 Club is.  That will be most
of 1,000 miles round trip, so I'm just slightly nervous as my 40 year-old
engine with 94,000 miles untouched has every right to be a problem, but I'm
hoping for the best! 

So if the UK guys on VWType3.org have been quieter than usual, they've
probably been giving time to the cars.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: 01 May 2011 23:17
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] First run of spring

My '73 square has been sitting in the driveway since the last time I drove
it, which was in February. At that time I had to recharge the battery
because it was cold and it had been sitting idle for about 4 months. This
time it was warmer, about 50 F, and the warm weather didn't require as much
effort from the battery to turn the engine over.

I held my priming switch down and ran the fuel pump for about 30 seconds,
waiting for the gurguling in the gas tank to stop. Then turned the key to
START. The engine started instantly.

We've had quite a few days of rain, and the salt is all gone from the roads,
so I ran errands with it this afternoon. It ran great and sounded happy.
It's getting rusty, and it's got over 120 kmiles with an untouched engine,
but I guess it's still got a few more good years in it.

I do need to pull the front wheels and rotors and clean off the rust that is
scraping against the brake backing plate. That's annoying, but I've checked
the pads and calipers and they are fine. So this is just noise, with no
serious problem behind it.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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