[T3] 71 Square ignition switch

Christopher Slaymaker slayskridge at me.com
Sat Jul 23 14:05:56 PDT 2016


I’m a long-time lurker, living vicariously through everyone’s posts to this list.  I have wanted to attend an invasion for years, but this next one is within my reach.

I had cobbled my ignition switch back together a couple of times, but when the “start” position became intermittent again, I bought a momentary action pushbutton. 

Now I turn the key to the “run” position, push the button and go.  

I did not know about the kludge with the ’71 beetle/ghia/bus switch.

Foster is my daily driver, and has only let me down once  (flat tires don’t count) when the little ball bearing thingy in the distributer popped out of its retainer.

Sadly, due to the scarcity of parts, it is starting to be held together by roof tar, bailing wire, JB Weld, and the like.

Keep posting people. Sorry I haven’t been holding up my end.

Chris Slaymaker
1971 Squareback - “Foster”
1971 Westfalia - “Lurch"


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