[T3] daily driver log 2012

[Dave Hall]

Kelleigh, when you get it sorted, make sure the belt isn't too tight.  It's
not doing any real work and as long as it goes down 1/2" with a push on the
middle of the belt between the pulleys, it's fine.

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of
elvisleft_bldg at comcast.net
Sent: 04 January 2013 02:29
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] daily driver log 2012

Chris, Ck your regulator! According to Lodi rebuilders when your regulator
is bad it will make your generator brushes wear due to incorrect voltage. 
I am looking to replace generator after second one in less than one year.
First one was original known to have been in storage for 15 yrs, and after
around 3,00 miles the bearings locked up and threw the whole generator
sideways causing me to have to buy the  second one "was rebuild by robert
bosh to the tune of my left arm. Im still 6 volt. and now after less than
one year and now without any warning bearings locked up and threw it
sideways too.. Yes my vent was right and dot was lined up with line on
generator. I am stuck dead with no transportation till Sat . 
:P
Im going to try to reach Jim adney to see if he has an armature, so I can
get mine rebuilt. 
I do not have funds to convert to 12vlt at this tiime. 
Happy New Year.. Good Luck!! 
Kelleigh 

----- Original Message -----
From: "Chris Sheridan" <cscsheridan at gmail.com>
To: "type3-vwtype3 org" <type3-vwtype3.org at lists.vwtype3.org>
Sent: Thursday, January 3, 2013 12:44:58 PM
Subject: [T3] daily driver log 2012 

All in All it was a good year for my commuting car thanks to this list. 
>From January through April I had my daily 50 mile commute which proceeded
pretty smoothly. I remember having some battery troubles in January but was
only out of commission for a couple of days where I had to rent a car.  On
April 30th I ended my job in favor of a new job with a shorter commute (20
miles) and took a week between jobs to renew the front end of my Fastback. 
That turned into a 2 week project for a few reasons and I learned some
stuff. 

1) Ball Joints don't always just pop right off. 
2) Start early if you work in the street and need to have the wheels back on
by dark
3) Tie Rod ends are unique and you may think you bought the correct one but
you won't know until it's all apart in the street
4) The Steering doughnut for a fastback is not the same as the one sold on
Ebay, they have a different diameter
5) Your ball joint tensioning bolts will probably have stripped threads when
you take them off. You can buy exact replicas at
    Bowline in Berkeley, if you bring in the old ones for comparison
6) You will need to come back in and retighten everything a couple days
after you're done. 
7) I bought an alternator and planned to convert per the online instructions
published by a listmember here, but ran out of time and was stuck on the
'fabricate metal strips to fashion a saddle for the new alternator' so I
stuck with the stock generator for now. 

now of course you can always learn more..so here are the questions I have
today 

On the way home last night the gen light came on and stayed on. I got home
and saw that my brushes were worn way down and I replaced them in short
order and i'm back on the road today. How long do your generator brushes
last? 7 months seems short. Do they wear faster if you drive faster? 

2) anyone have any tricks for keeping the wind from moving the side view
mirrors? 

thanks,
chris
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