Re: Itinerant Air-Cooled Greetings From New York
Posted: Thu Sep 17, 2015 3:33 am
I had same problem with my 77 FI bus and believe it or not the points condenser was the culprit. Supprised me.,
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2003 to 2015, errrrrrr, twelve years.hippiewannabe wrote:How old is the gas in these poor cars?
And two of them actually started? Impressive.Amskeptic wrote:2003 to 2015, errrrrrr, twelve years.hippiewannabe wrote:How old is the gas in these poor cars?
Added a couple of gallons per year depending on how much driving I get in. This is tragic to read, not to mention, write.
Colin
Eventually . . . like this post.TrollFromDownBelow wrote:Well...did you get the Squareback running?
Amskeptic wrote:Some VWs like to play hard. This Squareback did when it drove it across the country in December 2007, and I remember how much it liked to pull to 55 in 3rd gear as I merged onto the interstates…
I hear you guys. Mom piddles her bug around town all month until I get there and exercise the rev-limiter. 55mph onto the interstates sure is nice, but 63 happens occasionally too, until I feel the hiccup and reluctantly shift… There is so much beauty in doing this with a 1600 single port that just isn't found with some giant bore X stroke monster engine from a catalog. Pardon me while I go for a drive now………TrollFromDownBelow wrote:…you know how some cars start to get thrashy at the red line? not this one. She just…