I think what happened to the list is that a lot of us got on with life and then web forums, facebook, and twitter took over. I still like this good ol' listserv because so many people don't even know it exists...a lot like USENET (until it got spammed to death) and the information gleaned from it is priceless. It's also like MIRC...kind of difficult to use but once you figure it out, it's full of good stuff. We aren't riddled full of spam and a bunch of needless banter.
That being said, I'm in the process of getting a rebuilt set of DP heads and intake manfold for Li'l Red. After all these years, he's still on the engine I put in him back in 1996 when I drove to Chicago to visit Jeremy Vreeman. For awhile, the bug would smoke when I'd start it up but ever since switching to synthetic back in 2005, that completely stopped. I drove for many years without an odometer so I don't know quite where my mileage stands but I remember it being said the original mileage interval for head service was 30K miles. I'd rather put on rebuilt heads and since I slipped up and left my plugs in too long, I have a seized #3 plug. ARGH! Also, my heat riser tube has been plugged for years and every time we get a cool, damp day, it ices up and I have to keep pumping the throttle. I'd sure love to get ahold of a Mexican fuel injection system. I've seen some mexi-beetles for sale in the states that I'd love to get ahold of so I could reverse-engineer the system. There are a couple guys on thesamba selling pieces and parts but that does me absolutely no good. You need it all to make it work. Anyone got any good leads? Erin _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
