[T3] Invasion 2012

[Brian Fye]

Yongue?  I have no idea what that is.  Oh, and the cruise control worked
for me on that trip!  hehe

On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 6:14 PM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Oh that makes me feel good Brian! ;-)
> Yea, I remember fire-hoses of water blowing out the sides of the wheels on
> that car when you went thru that, those Kelley's are great at pumping water
> When they are yongue.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
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> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brian
> Fye
> Sent: Friday, January 20, 2012 11:38 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Invasion 2012
>
> I remember driving El Baja Rojo through standing water with construction
> and thinking, "I'm going to wreck Keith's car!".
>
> On Fri, Jan 20, 2012 at 3:14 AM, Dave Hall <dave at hallvw.clara.co.uk>
> wrote:
>
> > From experience, it seems to be a pretty steady 70 - 75 except if there's
> a
> > big storm coming, and it's dark and there's a slalom of oil barrels to
> > contend with at road works, then it's more like 85-90mph!   That's kind
> of
> > scarey and hard to forget.  Got through it unscathed though, and the
> storm
> > missed us, luckily.
> >
> > Dave.
> > UK VW Type 3&4 Club
> > ===================
> >
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> > [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Keith
> > Park
> > Sent: 20 January 2012 02:35
> > To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> > Subject: Re: [T3] Invasion 2012
> >
> > When I went on my first Invasion trip, at 82Kmi I thought the engine was
> > getting pretty old, so I took it easy...  well now, 10 years later at
> 125K,
> > I think the engine is getting pretty old, so Ill take it easy, even
> though
> > I
> > DID change the heads the blowby is starting to show up on the temp gauge
> > when I start to push it at the higher speeds.
> >
> >
> > The cruise has a nasty tendency of crapping out on the cross country
> trips,
> > but working fine the other 2 years in between.  It keeps me pretty steady
> > but I pay going up hills when I haven't gained that couple MPH going down
> > them first.
> >
> > The actual number is about 1MPG.
> >
> > Keith
> >
> > Only as fast as the slowest caravan is comfortable driving....
> >
> > ...unless it is Keith and he has the cruise control on.  <G>
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > We cruise pretty easily at 70-75 mph.  Has never been much of a problem
> on
> > the interstates.
> >
> > Later,
> > John Jaranson
> > www.carartbyjohn.com
> >
> >
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