[T3] Wait, what???

[Keith Park]

I cant imagine getting along without a car, but im in Suburbia.  Get that baby a valve job!  If its 60K or higher than its time anyway but good to park till you do,
Sounds like something is wrong.  Once your back in a T3, you'll then remember how fun it was to drive.  And I know of a really nice long drive you might want to make
Next summer  😊

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.topnotchresto.com
71 Squareback  “Hothe”
65 Notchback  “El Baja Rojo”
93 RX7  “Redstur”
13 Subaru Outback "Blendin"

-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On Behalf Of Greg Merritt
Sent: Thursday, December 7, 2023 8:35 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Wait, what???

On Thu, Dec 7, 2023 at 5:06 PM Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

>
>  you still have the 69?
>

Yep. In uh....2011? or so, the #3 exhaust was suddenly tight, so I adjusted...then just way too soon it was super tight again, so I adjusted...this happened several times, and I ran out of adjustment range, suggesting that something was wrong. (Valve...stretching? Seat...smashed??) Pushrod seemed fine, and I swapped rocker arm assemblies across the two heads, but the problem stayed with the valve.

I figured that the head would need to come off to inspect what was going on, so I parked it.

Meanwhile, around that time, multiple local serve-yourself instant car rental services popped up, and there are always cars available within walking distance from home, so I just grab a car on the rare occasions that I need one. (Urban living offers daily needs within a short walk or bike ride -- there's a neighborhood grocery store around the corner, a weekly farmer's market a block away, plus the train station is within walking distance, and so on -- so driving isn't required for daily living.)

Aaaaand the Square is still parked. I should probably find it a new home...!

-Greg
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