[T3] Jim, Marigold's savior

[Phil Hof]

I want to give a huge shout out to Jim, who gave so much to a Type 3 owner in need.  That was a LOT of work, and his selflessness is an inspiration to the rest of us.  Thanks, Jim!

It’s also a lesson that 90% of the problems with these cars turns out to be prior owner mistakes.  I guess a lot of people assumed these cars were as simple a Bugs, with easy interchangeability.  We know better— it’s still  simple car, but there are far more subtleties that can make or break a repair.  This list, as well as the Samba, provide the missing knowledge, often not in manuals, that it takes to return these cars to the factory specs and performance.

I struggled on my own for years, learning the hard way.  These two resources, and people like Jim and the late Russ, show us there are people who love these cars and have a generous heart as well.  I’d like to think the rest of these on this list would do the same.  I would strive to should the need arise.

-Phil

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> Date: Fri, 29 Aug 2014 17:00:14 -0500
> From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] Clutch question
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> Sarah has left the building. She headed out at ~6:30 am this morning 
> (Friday) in the hope of getting together with a friend who will be 
> back in Columbus, OH this weekend. It's about a 10 hour drive, plus 
> she loses an hour due to a time zone change. Columbus is where Sarah 
> grew up, and her parents still live there.
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> We spent 3 rather intense days working on her car, Marigold, and we 
> think we have all the engine and clutch problems ironed out. I 
> figured this was the time to let you all know what we found and what 
> we did.
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> The clutch: . . .
> Distributor: . . . 
> Thermostat: . . .
> Fan housing: . . .
> rubber connecting bellows  . . .
> AAR . . .
> generator bearings  . . .
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> So Sarah and Marigold are on their way back to Ohio.  We wish them 
> both a safe and uneventful trip home. We look forward to seeing both 
> of them at the next Invasion and hope Sarah will visit us again 
> someday, hopefully for less work and more play. Sarah was good to 
> work with, and Melissa and I both enjoyed having her stay with us.
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> Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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