July 2005
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1. In every van were seven seats In every seat a wife with feets On every feets were socks and shoes Embroidered with the Daily News Shoes wives seats and vans How many were going to Spokane Jack Sprat he wore a hat His wife she wore blue jeans They drove their Vee Dub bus around Just hoping to be seen Fan belt adjustment upright engine Application This should apply to all air cooled Volkswagens fitted with the upright fan housing Type 1 engine This would be all Beetles and Super Beetles all Karmann Ghias all Things 181s and Buses through 1971 Tools needed Hefty screwdriver wrench to fit alternator generator pulley nut This nut was 19 mm on my Karmann Ghia Adjustment for the fan belt tension on a Type 1 engine is kinda goofy compared to more modern cars Since the generator alternator is in a fixed place on this engine VW had to provide for adjustment of the fan belt another way They did this with shims The alternator generator pulley is really two separate halves To adjust the belt tension the pulley nut is removed and shims are added to or subtracted from the space between the pulley halves Adding shims decreases belt tension and subtracting shims increases belt tension The belt should be at least tight enough so that turning the generator alternator pulley with a wrench also turns the engine If it is too loose turning the pulley will just turn the generator alternator shaft2. ce www themetricnut co nz Flat 4 authorised reseller Kombi repair panels split screen only king pin re bushing for Kombis and Beetles split window Kombi dropped spindles 90mm lowering kits for split window Kombis stainless tail pipes anti bump steer bushes link pin and king pin sales type 4 adaptors new products being added all the time Xtreme DVD magazine available soon Mark Phone 03 385 2200 Mobile 021 911 916 e mail headhoncho themetricnut co nz also New Zealand s own VW forum www nzveedubnuts com DIFFERENT VOLKS FOR DIFFERENT FOLKS dureys
3. d a good base for a fantastic event Mark And Rob Coming events 4 Fancy mid winters weekend away Rob Leppard has organised a trip to the alpine village of Methven on the weekend of 6 7th August It is planned to leave from Christchurch final meeting point to be confirmed closer to the time and take a leisurely cruise as is the tradition from Christchurch south west There are a couple of options available to make it more flexible for those wanting to attend but not have to make a long weekend of it Either A weekend away with a mid winters style dinner at the Chancellor Resort Mt Hutt Village and an evening of relaxing and enjoying the bar and restaurant If you want to stay the night accommodation is available in the chancellor resort which is pretty reasonable 140 gets you a double room with 2 single beds and en suite Children under 14 are free The more people who stay at the Chancellor Resort the better as it means we will be able to get 10 off the price per room Contact Rob if you are keen You can try the village too which can suit most people s tastes but you will need to book your own accommodation Methven has plenty of motels b b s and backpackers Or You can just come along for the evening meal and drive home a bonus is that it s only about an hour and a half from Christchurch The intention on Sunday is to find somewhere for a lazy coffee or two and or breakfast and the
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6. n hit the road taking the scenic route to make the best of the fantastic views and scenery a stop along the way is not un heard of and the Hororata pub has always come up trumps after a days skiing so why not after driving you dub To be decided on the day Cold temperatures are not uncommon mid winters so fix up the heat exchangers or bring some warm clothes Everyone who would like to come along should confirm their participation by calling Rob at home on 327 5900 to register your interest and take numbers for the evening meal http www busaddicts orcon net nz http www nzveedubnuts com viewtopic php t 1002 Mother Bus rhymes Jack and Jill went up the hill To test a Vee Dub Syncro Jill smashed trees and just to tease Crushed poor old Jackie s ego Hickory dickory dock The chickens are all in a flock My bus struck one as it tried to run The rest got away without injury This little bus went to market This little bus stayed home This little bus had premium fuel This little bus had none This little bus went Beep Beep Beep All the way home Mary Mary quite contrary How goes your Vanagon With coolant leaks and throttle tweaks And a temp light that s always on Little Miss Muffet Sat on a tuffet Fixing her bus s fuel pump Along came a spider And sat down beside her And said You gonna eat the rest of that donut As I was going to Spokane met a man with seven vans
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8. rath 27 lt o gt 2 Z LL 0 lt Canterbu ry VW Enthu ast Club gJuly 2095 Canterbury VW Enthusiast Club The club was formed in July 1986 to cater for owners of these German automobiles Its aim is to provide the opportunity for people to meet others with a common interest Families and friends are all welcome The club was formed with the intention of being low cost easy going and of course enjoyable for all those involved Events are held on a regular basis and a newsletter comes out bi monthly The club caters for all Volkswagens from early vehicles right through to the new Beetle For further information check out the club web site http cantyvwelub orcon net nz VW Fact 11 VW of Brazil sold 14 516 Transporters in 1962 Contact Mark Anderson Phone 385 2200 Address 75 Riselaw Street Shirley Christchurch cantyvwclub paradise net nz or Rob Rate Phone 384 0446 Address 55 Glenroy Street Woolston Christchurch robert rate natcoll ac nz or Wayne van der Meys Phone 356 0912 Address 6 Frome Place St Albans Christchurch w vandermeys ext canterbury ac nz Online VW forum http www nzveedubnuts com message from the editor Welcome all and a warm welcome to all the new members Here we are again winter time seems to stop and projects get left alone due to all the energy now is spent on keeping
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10. warm but one bit of good news is that we can all relax as the Government has decided to scrap the emission testing that all loomed over our head and could cause some of us classic car owners a lot of head aches with trying to get our heads around the complexities of the law and what should our cars be pushing out the exhaust pipe But the government has decided that for the mean time it was basically to hard and would be very difficult to implement and manage and fund But one thing I can tell you is that compulsory insurance is on it s way the next law to slow down Boy Racers we will be seeing more of this after the election They need the Boy Racer vote in the mean time An interesting club that has been going for some time that will be of interest to those of yov that not satisfied with the standard performance of the VW is the Constructors Car Club basically a grope of people that have a interest in modifying there cars and helping other do so in a safe and informed way they also help and have certifiers with in the club to get the the most desired trophy of all car modifiers the Cert Plate check out the web site for all the info the are a New Zealand club but there base is in Wellington For more details visit http www constructorscarclub org nz index html Great progress has also been made on the 2007 VW Nationals with regular meetings and fundamental decisions being made that have forme
11. while the belt slips on the pulley In this particular engine proper fan belt tension is vital since any belt slipping reduces the amount of cooling air that is supplied by the fan to the engine Of course having the belt too tight can cause premature wear on the alternator generator bearings When depressed by thumb pressure midway between the two pulleys the belt should give approximately 10 mm If the tension is more or less than this it must be adjusted to bring the tension into specification To adjust the tension first you must remove the pulley nut Observe that there are some notches in the front half of the pulley front is the very back of the car Take your big screwdriver and stick that in one of the notches so you can hold the pulley stationary while using your wrench to loosen the pulley bolt Once you have the bolt off you see a metal bell looking thing and under that are some shims Remove all that stuff and then remove the rear pulley half Then add or subtract shims as required to bring your belt tension into specification The problem with this adjustment method is that you have to guess how many shims you need to add or subtract then put it all back together and check it If it s still not correct then you have to go back and do it again This is not the best design but I have to admit it works Once you ve got the belt adjusted correctly make sure you ti
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