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The rewarding aspect of the situation, is that it was able to resolved. It was fixed, right there, and you were able to go on your way. The older, simpler vehicles are able to do this. A newer vehicle would require AAA and scrambling to proceed. Be thankful
for the knowledge and skills we have. Many would be unable to repair and resume their trip. Glad all had a wonderful invasion.
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<div id="x_divRplyFwdMsg" dir="ltr"><font face="Calibri, sans-serif" color="#000000" style="font-size:11pt"><b>From:</b> type3-vwtype3.org <type3-vwtype3.org-bounces@lists.vwtype3.org> on behalf of Keith Park <topnotch@nycap.rr.com><br>
<b>Sent:</b> Sunday, June 17, 2018 8:40:15 PM<br>
<b>To:</b> type3@vwtype3.org<br>
<b>Subject:</b> [T3] excitement on the way home</font>
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<div class="PlainText">about 2 hours out we were hot, but vital signs were still good considering<br>
the outside temp when <br>
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suddenly there was a bang, clouds of black smoke out the rear of the car,<br>
flames out the exhaust....<br>
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it cut out, ran rough, cut out... bucking bronco... so in went the clutch<br>
and we coasted to a stop under an overpass in the shade....<br>
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had fuel pressure, tach moved., so some spark, it cranked OK THANKFULLY!<br>
but wouldnt quite catch, popped....<br>
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Swapped out the pressure sensor (diaphragm ripped?) that wasnt it, then<br>
pulled the cap. looked OK but <br>
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Knowles, having BTDT grabbed the rotor and it turned on its own.... not<br>
gonna run that way!<br>
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Turns out the bracket holding the distributor was bent up about 1/8" above<br>
the engine case and the pawl became<br>
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disengaged... bent it back, nothing broken, got the dist back in, timed,<br>
and it didnt want to start, not even a pop,<br>
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NO spark now, ??? Switched off the Mark 10 and it started up. I may have<br>
dislodged a wire, thats a problem for another day<br>
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but we only lost about 10 minutes but it was a bit worrysome there for a<br>
bit, at this mileage the thought of <br>
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"Going with a Bang" is on my mind with this motor... but not this time<br>
anyway.<br>
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This really shows the power of caravanning, having help in the time of need<br>
and other eyes to look at things.<br>
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all is well, no problem with Dave or Knowles cars, were in for the night...<br>
600 mile day tomorrow and were home,<br>
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FANTASTIC INVASION!<br>
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need to decompress...<br>
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Keith<br>
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Topnotch Restorations<br>
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topnotch@nycap.rr.com<br>
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