[T3] Northern Midwest Invasion Caravan

[Keith Park]

Looks like as in more recent years less problems as things got worked out.
Lets go for no problems on the trip to Ti.  I do have a garage
At the camp 20 mins away should anybody need to do anything and cant keep up
the tradition in the parking lot.

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"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org> On
Behalf Of John Jaranson
Sent: Friday, April 19, 2024 11:10 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Northern Midwest Invasion Caravan

On 19 Apr 2024, Jim Adney wrote:
>On 19 Apr 2024 at 23:10, David Hall wrote:

>> We met the deep sea green Fastback at Jackson, and I got a scary ride 
>> over the Rockies in it with ? Jason ?. We found brake issues later, 
>> ISTR. Great memories from that adventure to Boise.

>I keep trying to remember his name, too. Wasn't his wife following in a 
>Vega, or Pinto, or something like that? ISTR some sort of issue with a 
>completely shot tie rod end, even though he had just had a complete 
>front end alignment done. Of course that problem wasn't noticed until AFTER
Dave and he had finished driving thru all the risky/twisty mountain roads.

>My strongest memory from that trip was the time we stopped in the 
>middle of that long downhill road along a 1000 ft cliff face. Keith 
>parked and started to walk away from his car, not noticing that it had 
>started to roll backwards. We yelled and he ran back, got in the car and
managed to stop the car, maybe 10-20 ft from disaster.

*******************************
That cliff-side close call was actually on the drive out to Myrtle Creek, OR
for the 3rd Invasion.  Jill and I drove that route again in 2022 for the
Crescent City, CA Invasion.  Good memories for sure.

I actually went through my records and put together a list of Sophy’s
adventures to all of the Invasions about a year ago.  It goes something like
this
.

2002 - Parma, ID. (3984 miles) 4 New Tires in Parma, ID (the recaps were
just not up to the task of the return trip). New 6V starter bushing
installed in Russ Wolfe's shop in Iowa on the way out. I think we welded up
one of my j-tubes also at Russ's place also.

2004 - Hershey, PA. (976 miles) New clutch and main seal in Hershey, PA
Dropped the engine in the hotel parking lot.

2006 - Myrtle Creek, OR. (4902 miles) Brass plug in the bottom of the
left-hand float bowl fell out at highway speed in the middle of nowhere, WY
dumping fuel all over the left side of the engine and exhaust. Miraculously,
it landed on the engine tin and stayed there. Just had to re-install it
after changing my shorts. <G> Electro-magnetic shut-off valve failed on the
way home. Russ Wolfe took it off the carb, snipped off the cut-off plunger
effectively making it a static jet. Worked perfectly and is still on the
carb.

2008 - Ypsilanti, MI. (60 miles) Only 30 miles from the house. No major
repairs needed!

2010 - -Carthage, MO. (1590 miles) Condensor to Coil wire fell at speed on
the interstate effectively killing the engine. Easy fix after coasting to a
stop.

2012 - Colorado Springs, CO. (2666 miles) One of the short carb linkage rods
popped off about 2 miles from home. Easy parking lot fix.

2014 - Fairport, NY. (864 miles) No issues with Sophy, but we did have to
replace the two bolts for the fan housing (the ones behind the fan) on
Jill's Type 34 Ghia on the way out. Not a fun job a parking lot...

2016 - Prescott Valley, AZ. (4050 miles) Had one of the fuel inlet brass
pipes come loose from the carb. Not a fun fix in the 100F+ heat in AZ, but
got it done. Also had the muffler fall off at highway speed just outside St.
Louis, MO on the way back. We were able to retrieve the muffler and make it
to a muffler shop the next more to get it welded back on. Jill's Ghia ran
flawlessley for the whole 4051 mile round trip.

2018 - Scottsboro, AL. (1330 miles) No issues with either car.

2020 - COVID! No Invasion. No repairs.

2022 - Crescent City, CA. (4986 miles) New cylinder heads in Crescent City,
CA. Dropped the engine in the hotel parking lot...again. Also got a new
rotor (delivered by train in the middle of the night) in Winnemucca, NV.
Jill's Ghia stayed home due to the electric A/C install not being
completed....and the length of the trip.

The mileage numbers are estimates based on google maps and do not include
any of the side trips and dinner caravans, etc.  Total miles driven in Sophy
to each of the 10 Invasion = 25,468!

Going to add another 1400 or so miles in June and I am sure lots more great
memories.

John
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