<div dir="ltr"><div>Thank you, Doug. At the end of the day, I am sure it was my pride that took a far bigger beating than anything else. Now it is time to pick up the pieces and move forward. Along my drive to/from Sacramento, I passed by two other air-cooled VWs that were off to the side of the road and who must have faced a similar fate. Both were bugs--a white one that almost made it to the host hotel on Saturday, and a yellow one that pulled off on that I-205 ascent towards Livermore on Sunday.<br><br>I think I recall seeing your Notchback at the show. There were quite a few Notchbacks, and I was pleasantly surprised to see a T3 Ghia--the first I have ever seen in-person. Mine was the Orange '72 (the only Orange Squareback in the show area).<br><br></div>Jacob<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Tue, Sep 8, 2015 at 9:13 PM, Douglas Campion <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:campiondouglas@yahoo.com" target="_blank">campiondouglas@yahoo.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">HI Jacob,Sorry to hear about your car. As far as presence at Bug O Rama i was there with my daughter Laura. Two tone grey Notchback in the show area.<br>
Doug<br>
From: Jacob Adam Schroeder <<a href="mailto:jacob.schroeder@gmail.com">jacob.schroeder@gmail.com</a>><br>
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Sent: Tuesday, September 8, 2015 3:00 PM<br>
Subject: [T3] Trouble home from Bugorama<br>
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I drove my '72 Squareback from San Jose to Sacramento this past weekend for<br>
the Bugorama. The event was great and I saw many beautiful T-3s (any list<br>
members present?). I even picked up some great parts for dirt cheap at the<br>
swap meet (quote a bit of T3 stuff was available). After a big hill (on<br>
I-205) in the mid-day California heat on the way home, however, my car was<br>
running so bad that I decided to call AAA for a tow rather than risk<br>
further damage.<br>
<br>
Here are my observations:<br>
Drive there (Saturday):<br>
Car drove strong<br>
24mpg (my average on prior tanks had been 18mpg)<br>
Oil was down maybe 1/5 qt. after the 150 mile drive (odd for me), so I<br>
topped off<br>
<br>
Drive home (Sunday):<br>
Smokey exhaust on startup, but quickly stopped. I had never had this issue<br>
before.<br>
1.5 hours of driving on fairly level ground, everything great.<br>
After a big hill on I-205, a noticeable loss of power. I could not<br>
accelerate in 4th gear on flat ground.<br>
Stopped to check oil b/c I consumed or leaked on the way there. Oil low<br>
again (bottom line of dipstick), so I added about 1/4 qt.<br>
The next hill (Sunol) was brutal and I had to take it in 2nd gear (it is a<br>
steep grade, so maybe this is normal).<br>
After hill, and while cruising on flat ground, my oil light flickered.<br>
Immediately shut off key and pulled to the side of the road.<br>
Checked oil and did not see any on the dipstick, so I pinched the dipstick<br>
and it was hot but not enough to burn my fingers. I added more oil to get<br>
it in the right range.<br>
I drove it far enough to get my car off the interstate, car backfired a few<br>
times (weep), I then stopped and called AAA, heart broken, for tow.<br>
<br>
My plan for diagnosing the issue:<br>
Change oil<br>
Check valves<br>
Adjust timing<br>
Compression test<br>
Report findings to list<br>
<br>
I had the stomach to look at the car this morning. I observed nothing out<br>
of the ordinary (leaks, holes, etc.) from my visual inspection under the<br>
engine. I checked/adjusted the valves.<br>
Each was loose. The best was .008 (intake on 4), whereas the worst was<br>
.013. I had set these all correctly about 500 miles ago. My engine was<br>
recently rebuilt (maybe 1200 miles ago) if that matters.<br>
<br>
Thoughts on what happened? Thoughts on next steps? Why are my valves<br>
loosening up like this? Thanks in advance,<br>
<br>
Jacob<br>
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