"Ping!"

John Henry · 2004-07-16T15:06:08+00:00

Hi guys.Nice to see some of the same "old timers here". For those who don't know, I used to read and post here a LOT, (was even the king for a day, wasn't I???).Anyway, I moved a couple weeks ago. A new house with some new space for shop and VWs. 45 mins from my old house. Also have a new e-mail that I would really like to keep the spambots away from. It's $rahc$.skrewr$az Reverse it and take the $'s out if you are inclined to de-cypher...Still have my 3 oldies (the '57, '50 sunroof and the rare '51 standard sunroof who's restoration has not yet started but I have been buying some of the few missing parts (that's the easy part).Want to read about in interesting recent adventure where the generator on my '50 sunroof ingested it windings on I-85 in CT, go to strictly vintage, discussion forums, discussion, and go to the second page of topics and look for ...Shoot, I see that I uploaded the pics to my old ISP and have canceled them. So since there are no pics, I'll just paste the text here below.Anyway, I'll pop in now and again, you guys behave yourselves.....-----------------------So I set off from my house at 6:10 am for the nearly 3 hour drive to Litchfield. My finicky gen light is winking at me, a quick stab of the gas and high revs makes it go out. I?ll fix that one day.On the highway, I start to smell something. Smells like something burning, maybe electrical, faint. I turn on the heat and it gets real strong. Gen light winks on, then off a few times, engine hiccups when it does, but no problem.I pull off at a rest stop and open the lid, engine running.. Everything looks cool, nothing hot. No smell. Oh well, I continue up the highway. I conclude that something mouse-like must be in the heater ducts as I can now only smell it when the heat is on.A lug up a double tiered hill I call the ?Widow-maker? north of Hartford on I-84. The Oval will make the hill in 4th, but the split never has. But I re-gapped the points the night before and the engine seems just a...

"Ping!"

Jul 16, 2004 26 Replies

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Mel P. 22 years ago

John,

I see you handles the situation the smart way. I would've drove the car by removing the belt and stopping every few miles to cool down or sat and waited for AAA.

BTW: Good luck with the new house.

Will I see you at Bug-a-fair?

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John Henry 22 years ago

I wouldn't drive that car 100 feet without a belt. 25 hp engine parts are just way too hard to come by.

Yes, I am planning on coming to Terryville. Not sure what I'll drive down there. My Zarwerks partner from Wisconsin is coming out, we had been talking about doing a Zarwerks booth in the vendor area, but not sure.

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John Henry 22 years ago

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Max Welton 22 years ago

Glad to hear that you are doing well, John. The house looks nice!

Max

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Gary Tateosian 22 years ago

...well see that there is the problem. Now if we just hog out the bell housing and put in a nice kewl chromed out 1679 BIG BORE engine yer troubles will be over....why I betchya coulda even found a generator for it in the swaps afterwards. Let me know when you need me to bring the dremel... ;-)

....Gareth

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Shaggie 22 years ago

I'm ready for a road-trip!

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WOOT! :-)

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vwluvrs 22 years ago

Missed ya, glad your back Terry, from the Land of "Fruits and Nuts"

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