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Subject: Re: [OM] [OT} turning into Moose? not not that way PS skills
From: Moose <olymoose@xxxxxxxxx>
Date: Fri, 28 Feb 2014 12:53:05 -0800
On 2/28/2014 11:48 AM, Mike Lazzari wrote:
>> Who'd a thunk making them reliable was so simple?
>>
>> Did yours have the roller gas pedal? On the high/freeway, just roll your 
>> foot up on top for 35-50 uphill, 65-80 down.
> Yes, I believe it did. However I only ever used as an on-off switch :)
>
> The add--on oil cooler was a popular tweek. My friend, a VW mechanic,
> bought a '72 van new with his inheritance and added one first thing.
> The other critical thing was to keep the valves adjusted religiously.
> Unfortunately I'm not religious. I think that the funky cooling shroud
> allowed #3 to run hot + poorly adjust valves = a bad combo.

Yeah, that shroud didn't get better 'til '71.

Hooded Moose
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