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Offline 72vwtype2

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« on: June 07, 2007, 10:43:49 PM »
I am going to Whitehorse, Yukon next month. Are there any interesting VW air cooled wrecking yards worth visiting?

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« Reply #1 on: June 08, 2007, 09:24:41 AM »
Theres only a few at the local wreckin yard here not to much though.Theres a few of us that went on a big collecting spree of acvw parts and cars a few years ago,so not much layin around anymore :ph34r:

There are a few driving around though..... is this a vacation or work?

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« Reply #2 on: June 08, 2007, 11:50:16 AM »
I too will be up that way in the near future with work....  

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« Reply #3 on: June 08, 2007, 03:25:27 PM »
Oh good James, maybe we could trade BEER for some tuning tips....have some issues with my 2027! :o  

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« Reply #4 on: June 08, 2007, 05:43:38 PM »
You betcha - I am always open to drinking other people's beer!!!!

I'm not sure when I will be up but it is part of my new job so I am sure it will be at least once this summer. Not even to sure where yet. I'll post when I know and I can bring my LM1.

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« Reply #5 on: June 08, 2007, 05:51:19 PM »
How often you going to have to go James?

I go every 6-7 weeks for 5-6 days :o

Good in the summer B)
January is another story :blink:

maybe we should keep an ACVW up there and we can car share.
In all my times up, I have only seen 2 buses and a beetle.

Good to hear they are up there, just in hiding?  
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« Reply #6 on: June 08, 2007, 06:39:41 PM »
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How often you going to have to go James?

I go every 6-7 weeks for 5-6 days :o

Good in the summer B)
January is another story :blink:

maybe we should keep an ACVW up there and we can car share.
In all my times up, I have only seen 2 buses and a beetle.

Good to hear they are up there, just in hiding?
wasnt there a type 3 for sale up there on craigslist not to long ago?

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« Reply #7 on: June 08, 2007, 07:21:40 PM »
I honestly have no clue when or where I am going, I just know that I am at some point in time. I will know In july when I start with my new company. I know I won't be up there in the winter that's the only thing I know for sure. I will also have a company vehicle up there as well and I'm pretty sure it will be a truck of some sort.

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« Reply #8 on: June 08, 2007, 09:49:33 PM »
Sounds good to me!! I need a few tips if your willing to give them out to a fellow vw dumby :blush:
LM1??  dunno :huh:  what that is?

Just today I checked out a 1970 fastback this guy found..... with only 13,850 miles on it :rockon: very nice resto project!

I'm going to try to talk him out of it :ph34r:
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« Reply #9 on: June 08, 2007, 11:09:04 PM »
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LM1??  dunno :huh:  what that is?

 
an lm1 measures the air/fuel ratio of the motor (or more precisely, the oxygen content in the exhaust) and also performs a few other tricks.

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« Reply #10 on: June 08, 2007, 11:49:58 PM »
Thanks Silas,

I emailed that guy with the type 3 tonight and he responded right away. Unfortunately, that car is all he has and he could not provide any leads.
 
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« Reply #11 on: June 09, 2007, 01:49:18 PM »
LM1 sounds like just what I need..............

We will make sure we have the right flavor (beer) for ya James!!