[T3] Wiring Harness Needed (was RE: Faulty Fuel Pump)

[Adriel Rowley]

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1971 Sunroof Squareback with F.I.- Located in Coastal San Diego County
Student, A.S.U. Mesa, AZ


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> Date: Thu, 3 Jan 2013 18:48:38 -0600
> From: gbforsmo at gmail.com
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: [T3] Wiring Harness Needed (was RE: Faulty Fuel Pump)
>
> Adriel --
>
Gary, thank you so much for the help! :D

> Somewhere (I thought it was the Bentley book) I saw the weight of my
> '69 Squareback. I'll have to look further. Maybe the Owners Manual.
>
Should be in the Owner's Manual just after the transmission information.

> Regardless, when we built the tow bar, we used 2,000 # as the weight of the car.
>
Guess a point, what is another 300 pounds? They are most likely over built anyway, and do have a warranty.

> When we towed to Colorado Springs, I didn't have auxiliary brakes on
> the Type 3, but I was towing the car with my 28,500 pound motor home.
> It has "beefy" air brakes which activate the shoes in the drums.
>
The W123 brakes are not beefy and hydraulic.

> There are several auxiliary brake systems. One is Brake Buddy.
> Roadmaster has BrakeMaster. There are others bust some require power
> bakes on the towed vehicle.
>
I found those, but seemed more expensive and didn't solve the tow bar issue. Am I missing something?

B.T.W., Pedro no longer makes the type 3 tow bar. Kind of a bummer, but maybe it means his business is doing well doing other more in demand accessories.


Thank you so much and take care!
Adriel