[T3] Stalling after 15 minutes on the Interstate!

Dennis Stiefel dlstiefel at dekalbk12.org
Sun May 20 15:55:16 PDT 2012


The FB is at the Tech school I teach auto mechanics at. Now it is just split
between my shop (the engine and other parts) and the auto body shop (body
being painted). At one point I had it scattered across north AL and
Wisconsin at  Jim's place with parts coming in from California.   I have a
video log on my you tube account for what all we have done on it so far. My
user name is dad23boys.  Just type that in and all my video are there.  Yes
Alabama is not exactly a type 3 haven.  What VW people we have give you an
odd look when you tell them you have a T-3 . Here in Dekalb county they are
only 2 other T-3s that I know of. One is a rough 68 Fastback and the other
is a 71 Square that a guy from England drives that my students told me
about(haven't had a chance to meet him but I have seen him driving it down
the road). Oh and there is a third one but don’t count it.  It’s a 70 SB
that they gutted and put a Nissan pickup frame under it and put a Chevy
small block V-8 up front in for drag racing.  I'm sure there is a few more
Fastbacks down there on the Gulf Coast where you are than we have here in
north east AL.  I'd love to see yours while we are down there as I am about
5 hours from you. But it sounds like you have your plate full and I don't
want to intrude.  Hope you work out stalling problem soon.

Dennis Stiefel   
Rainsville, Alabama


Subject: Re: [T3] Stalling after 15 minutes on the Interstate!

Dennis, Not many Fastbacks around Alabama.  Good to know someone else has
one.  Maybe we can get together one day and compare notes.  What year is
your fastback?  Enjoy your vacation,  this was going to be my year for the
invasion but it's not going to happen!

Art Sterrett
Mobile, Alabama

1971 Fastback w/fuel injection
1971 Super Beetle w/auto-stick








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