Maiden Voyage
 

Well,.. for those of you who have been following me WOES of the 1970
Beetle that is really a 1973 with a 1971 engine on a "Possible_ 1970
Frame I have some good news for you. My Mechanic finished it
yesturday and we have it back! And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!

Oh Well,.. at least I know she is safe to drive so I won't worry about
my Wife when she is driving it. We took it for a short cruise
yesturday to make sure everything was working,.. it was. SO today we
are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.

Couple of quick questions,.. First of all,...

Is it possible to overheat the engine?

Where can I get Key Blanks?

Ken

Possible? of course, just run it without the alt/gen belt and it will
overheat in no time.

If your engine is properly tuned and the cooling system is there and running
well, there is no reason for the engine to overheat.

Key blanks? check out ACN's website.

http://www.aircooled.net/new-bin/vie... 200539889832

> wrote in message
...
> Well,.. for those of you who have been following me WOES of the 1970
> Beetle that is really a 1973 with a 1971 engine on a "Possible_ 1970
> Frame I have some good news for you. My Mechanic finished it
> yesturday and we have it back! And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>
> Oh Well,.. at least I know she is safe to drive so I won't worry about
> my Wife when she is driving it. We took it for a short cruise
> yesturday to make sure everything was working,.. it was. SO today we
> are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
> about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
> be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>
> Couple of quick questions,.. First of all,...
>
> Is it possible to overheat the engine?
>
> Where can I get Key Blanks?
>
> Ken

> wrote in message
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> [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>
> [...] SO today we
> are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
> about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
> be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.

120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.

On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:55:44 -0500, "johnboy" >
wrote:

> wrote in message
.. .
>> [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>>
>> [...] SO today we
>> are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
>> about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
>> be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>
>120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>

Hey, I've had adventures in less than trips that were less than 5
miles round-trip. It's what you make of it... :-)

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:11:45 GMT, Shag >
wrote:

>On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:55:44 -0500, "johnboy" >
>wrote:
>
> wrote in message
. ..
>>> [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>>>
>>> [...] SO today we
>>> are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
>>> about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
>>> be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>>
>>120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>>
>
>Hey, I've had adventures in less than trips that were less than 5
>miles round-trip. It's what you make of it... :-)

WTF did I just say?
*heads to 'fridge for refill*

I did 7 hour each way trips. Thats 14 hrs driving a beetle for each trip.
And did that trip 2 weekends in a row (28 hrs total). Orlando to Alanta and
back, twice. Thats a trip.

Carry your tools at all times, the basics at least. 15mm socket, wrench,
hammer, large flat screwdriver, jack, jumper cables, etc. Short trips can
become very long if you get caught without this stuff.

"johnboy" > wrote in message
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> > wrote in message
> ...
> > [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
> >
> > [...] SO today we
> > are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
> > about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
> > be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>
> 120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>
>

http://www.mrefoods.com/
Hey, if you don't eat them during the trip, they'll be great for
snacks 50 years from now. Yum! :-)

On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:53:39 -0400, "Funkie" >
wrote:

>I did 7 hour each way trips. Thats 14 hrs driving a beetle for each trip.
>And did that trip 2 weekends in a row (28 hrs total). Orlando to Alanta and
>back, twice. Thats a trip.
>
>Carry your tools at all times, the basics at least. 15mm socket, wrench,
>hammer, large flat screwdriver, jack, jumper cables, etc. Short trips can
>become very long if you get caught without this stuff.
>
>"johnboy" > wrote in message
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>> > wrote in message
>> ...
>> > [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>> >
>> > [...] SO today we
>> > are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
>> > about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
>> > be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>>
>> 120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>>
>>
>

On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:12:43 GMT, Shag >
scribbled this interesting note:

>On Sat, 02 Jul 2005 20:11:45 GMT, Shag >
>wrote:
>
>>On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 14:55:44 -0500, "johnboy" >
>>wrote:
>>
> wrote in message
...
>>>> [...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>>>>
>>>> [...] SO today we
>>>> are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
>>>> about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
>>>> be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>>>
>>>120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>>>
>>
>>Hey, I've had adventures in less than trips that were less than 5
>>miles round-trip. It's what you make of it... :-)
>
>WTF did I just say?
>*heads to 'fridge for refill*

I was wondering the same thing!:~)


--
John Willis
(Remove the Primes before e-mailing me)

Shag wrote:
> http://www.mrefoods.com/
> Hey, if you don't eat them during the trip, they'll be great for
> snacks 50 years from now. Yum! :-)
>
> On Sat, 2 Jul 2005 17:53:39 -0400, "Funkie" >
> wrote:
>
>
>>I did 7 hour each way trips. Thats 14 hrs driving a beetle for each trip.
>>And did that trip 2 weekends in a row (28 hrs total). Orlando to Alanta and
>>back, twice. Thats a trip.
>>
>>Carry your tools at all times, the basics at least. 15mm socket, wrench,
>>hammer, large flat screwdriver, jack, jumper cables, etc. Short trips can
>>become very long if you get caught without this stuff.
>>
>>"johnboy" > wrote in message
...
>>
> wrote in message
...
>>>
>>>>[...[ And it only cost me,... $800!!!!!
>>>>
>>>>[...] SO today we
>>>>are taking it even farther from home,.. a family reunion and it's
>>>>about 60 miles away,.. it's going to be a day trip fpr us but we will
>>>>be coming back after dark so that might be exciting <G>.
>>>
>>>120 miles is an adventure? Crazy.
>>>
>>>
>>
>


HMmm, I just ordered a variety pack to check it out!

J.