June - COVVC Home Page
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June - COVVC Home Page
Volume 24-06 June 2015 l ica f Of Thoughts from your etter of the Newsl y l h t Mon Board Member AND THE COVVC NORTH Ryan Cisco Summer has finally arrived! Hopefully by now you have dusted off those vintage VW’s and had them on the road. If not, the June meeting will be a great opportunity to show them off. Our June meeting will be annual summer picnic meeting. We will be having it at Blendon Woods Metro Park (full details on separate page in this newsletter). Volunteers! Volunteers! We need volunteers! I will be at the June meeting with the infamous black book, also known as the volunteer sign-up sheets. We still have shifts that needs covered, so if you have not signed up yet, it would be greatly appreciated if you would sign-up at the June meeting. I would also like to thank everyone that has signed up so far. We have always had enough help, but we would like to make sure we have most of the times covered. You may be wondering why Marilyn is not doing this. Well she has passed the torch to me to be the volunteer coordinator. I do not want to let her down, so please be sure to sign-up. With Volksfest 25 only two months away, we still need a trophy design. Please put on those creative hats and see what you can come up with. Please bring them to the June meeting for everyone to see. Hopefully we will have enough entries to take a vote and have a winner. I was hoping to see our club members take more road trips this summer. It could be just for a couple of hours or all day. If anyone has any ideas or would like to coordinate one, please let us know at the June meeting. Have a safe summer! Hemlloer! Sum June Meeting Attention Members! June Meeting will be: Social at the Shelter House! The COVVC June monthly meeting will be a picnic at the Blendon Woods Metro Park. The ‘Dogwood Shelter’ has been reserved for our use and is available from 4:00 to 9:00. Come early and stay late! We will plan to serve food around 7:00 or so, once everyone has arrived. A potluck supper is being planned. Hot dogs, hamburders, condiments and buns are being provided by several board members. You’re welcome to chip in a couple of dollars if you like, but not necessary. We ask that folks with last names A through L bring a side dish or salad to share. Folks with last names M through Z bring dessert. Or, if you have a special dish you want, just bring that! Please bring your own drinks –NO ALCOLHOL! Alcoholic beverages are prohibited in the Metro Parks. The Blendon Woods Metro Park is located off State Route 161 at Little Turtle Way on the Northeast side of Columbus. If you don’t want to drive your Vintage VW on the freeway, you can get to the park using Dublin-Granville Rd. (‘old’ SR 161) from Hamilton Rd. on the east, or Cherry Bottom Rd. on the west. For pictures or additional information about Blendon Woods, go to http://www.metroparks.net/xxParksBlendonWoodsFacilitiesReservable.aspx. The shelter house has a dedicated parking lot and plenty of picnic tables, so dust off those VW’S, maybe grab a bag chair for relaxing and come join YOUR club for some social time at the shelter house! The Volkswagen Logo.......... The Volkswagen logo is widely accepted as one of the most memorable and popular logos in history. It was originally designed and in use since 1938, undergoing significant modifications in 1996 and 2000. The true origin of the emblem is often debated. While some researchers credit Franz Xaver Reimspeiss, a Porsche employee of the firm, as the sole creator of the iconic mark, others maintain that it was Martin Freyer who came up with the original design and consequently won a design competition held for company employees. The Volkswagen logo comprises of the company’s initials – a “V” placed over a “W” – and both these letters interact superbly with each other. These letters are surrounded by a circle of the same line weight, which maintains the perfect amount of “air” in the negative spaces so as to retain legibility, clarity and effectiveness. The current slogan of the company, “Das Auto.”, is also sometimes placed under the emblem. The color blends and the implied three-dimensionality were introduced to the Volkswagen logo in 2000.The blue color in the Volkswagen logo symbolizes excellence, reliability and class – whereas the white color depicts nobility, purity and charm. 2 www.COVVC.org Tech Talk Bruce Amacker Checking the Brake Pedal Freeplay This is one of those simple things that most, but not all VW people are aware of. There needs to be a “click” of freeplay in the brake pedal for the system to function properly. Too much freeplay, and you may have a low pedal. Too little freeplay and the master cylinder compensating port will be blocked in the MC bore, causing the brakes to not release properly when warm. I am amazed when I work on VW’s that I see this simple adjustment extremely loose or tight so often. If the car is used infrequently or rusty, the pedal pivot may be sticking and not allowing the pedal to return properly. Adjusting it is not as simple as it looks on a Type 1, however, as the stroke of the pedal as well as pedal height need to be taken into account. If the pushrod is adjusted without taking this into account you could extend the pushrod too far, allowing it to fall out of the turnbuckle. One car I worked on lately had the pushrod holding on by a single thread into the turnbuckle! First, check the Bentley manual for specs on your car. If you’re working on a Type 1 verify the correct travel of the pedal, which is 200mm on later cars but not stated for early cars. If the travel is correct, adjust the pedal stop to correct this. On an early bus there is no adjustment for the pedal stop which makes things easier, you simply adjust the pushrod to get the correct freeplay in the pedal. The spec is 5-7mm checked at the pedal and 1mm checked at the pushrod. While you’re there, verify the clevis pin between the pushrod and the brake pedal is in good shape and the cotter pin is present. If the pushrod needs to be removed it may be necessary to loosen or remove the master cylinder or the pedal assembly. VW engineered this with safety in mind- even if the clevis pin falls out the pushrod can’t really be removed easily. It’s a big hassle to remove the pedal assembly because it requires removal of the clutch cable wingnut in the rear of the car. I commonly loosen the two master cylinder retaining bolts and slid the MC forward a fraction of an inch to gain the needed clearance to remove the pushrod. Warm weather is here, get that car out and join one of the many VW cruises which take place. See you soon! Trophy Design Contest Don’t forget to bring your trophy ideas to this month’s meeting! www.COVVC.org 3 Meeting Minutes, May 14th 2015 Meeting Minutes Secretrary Ted Chaney - The Easley’s were in charge of this May meeting. - No trophy designs were submitted, so the design contest has been post-poned until the June meeting. - Show T-shirts and flyers are available (only to members) until the show. - Show information is appearing in The Samba website, Hot VW’s magazine and Hemmings Motor News. - Members were encouraged to volunteer to work the show. Ryan Cisco has the black book. - Committee reports: Treasurer : Account balances are: $11500 in savings and $400 in checking Membership: We have 175 members. - Everyone was reminded that the club is still taking donations for Kids n Kamp in memory of Tom Kern. - The next breakfast meeting is scheduled for May 30th at 9 a.m. We will be at Louie’s restaurant, 4453 Cemetary Road in Hilliard. - The June meeting will be a picnic at Blendon Woods in the Dogwood Shelter. Details to be announced in the June newsletter. - Ted Di Biasi, was in attendance for the first time. He has only been a member since 1994. These things take time. - Karma Weurtz won the 50-50 – a whopping $21. Garrett’s Automotive Detailing By appointment only Mark Garrett 1294 Frisbee Drive Columbus, OH 43224 614.262.2881 [email protected] Specializing in Show Quality Detailing In remembrance..... We sadly report that we have lost another COVVC member. Our hearts go out to longtime member, Doug Keppler, who lost his wife, Sue, unexpectedly on May 14 due to an aneurysm. Please keep Doug and his family in your prayers. Sue accompanied Doug on the Covered Bridge tour last year. Condolences can be sent to Doug at 3098 Tucker Rd., Lucas, OH 44843. A beautiful obituary and video can be viewed at http://www.snyderfuneralhomes.com/ obituary/pamela-sue-keppler/. 4 www.COVVC.org Let’s Talk Toys! Michael Williams Welcome back everyone!! The toy I’m sharing with each of you this month was acquired from a fellow VW toy collector in Germany, and I was very excited to purchase this item. The toy had been in the seller’s personal collection for well over 40 years and he told me he knew it was going into a very special VW collection for another 40 years. I also purchased other VW toys from this gentleman which I hope to write about in future articles. This toy was manufactured by the Arnold GmbH & Co KG of Nürnberg, Germany in the mid-1950s. This tin lithograph driving set is approximately 15 inches long x 4 inches wide x 3.5 inches high, and has very colorful VW lithographed graphics on all four sides. There are small plastic cars such as a Karmann Cabrio, Oval Window VW, Karmann Ghia and a VW Bus that drives along the moving road. The set came in two versions. Motorized (battery operated) roadway and hand crank roadway. The motorized version has a switch on the control panel. The hand crank version had a mechanical crank lever (an “S” or “Z” shape) on the side of the VW driving set. The crank lever was easily lost so a large key (in the photo) would work as well. Operation: The plastic roadway moves away from the driver and has various VW models and pylons attached to it. The control car sits halfway down the roadway headed in the opposite direction. It has a magnet in the bottom and moves left and right with the large steering wheel on the control panel, which is attached to a small metal plate under the roadway. The object of the game is to miss other vehicles and pylons as they come at your control car on the moving roadway. The toy is extremely rare, and very few examples of this driving set ever come up for sale. In my many years of collecting, I’ve only seen a few examples for sale, and only one of them came with a box. The value of this toy in good condition with no box is around $225 to $250, with a mint example with box coming in around $450 - $475. It’s not uncommon though to see toys such as this driving set sell well above these figures when collectors get into a bidding war over the item. Until next month… Happy Toy Hunting !! Busses and Boats Kelly Park VW Show in California www.COVVC.org 5 WANT ED AD S Wanted: 6-Volt AM radio (working) for a 1965 Beetle. Contact Ken @ 440.429.5633 Wanted: Windshields (2) Need two front for 66 Split Window Bus Contact Brian @ 937.206.9293 Wanted: 1965-67 Split Window Bus The better the condition, the better the chance of a sale. Contact Barnett @ 412.965.6450 Wanted: Cargo Door Treasure Chest Door to fit my 1960 Single Cab. Contact Mike Boyle 740.438.8570 Member Classifieds For Sale: Lot of Vintage VW Parts Would like to sell as one lot: Garage full of carburetors, coils, lenses for all types of lights, windows, rims, beauty rings, hub caps, piston rods back seats in mint condition and more. Call Roy Woodruff @ 419-526-0182. For Sale: 1978Beetle Selling my 1978 VW Convtertible, Appraised value of VW bug is $16500 Asking $11900.00. Call Bruce @ 740.964.9856 For Sale: 1960 Beetle Roof rack, Red with only 48k original miles. One family owned since new. Asking $7900.00. Call Lonnie @ 614.419.8153 For Sale: 17776 Engine Code H Long Block, Top Half been Rebuilt, Bottom still needs done. Engine Runs and has all the Tin. Needs a good Home, only asking $600.00 NEW PRICE! $500.00 O.B.O. will deliver. Call Bob @ 419.651.1915 or 419.938.5252 For Sale: Rare 1973 Squareback Model 3611 2nd Owner – Completely Original. 4 Speed, Marina Blue, Fuel Injection, 105,000 miles. Original Paint, Motor, Transmission, and Interior. Currently not running and the rear wheels are ceased up. Solid car with very little rust. Collector car for restoration, serious inquiries only, entertaining offers. Contact Doug @ 614.441.5853 or [email protected] For Sale: TOYS!! Selling off my VW Toy Collection, some rare finds. Please Call Mike Fornataro 740.964.4520 For Sale: 1959 Karmann Ghia Low Light Coupe, unrestored but repaired. Never rusted or wrecked, Approx 40K on newer engine, new upholstery. Valued at $8300, (negotiable) great car to show and drive. Contact Don Bowker @ 330.274.8872 For Sale: 1979 Super Beetle Convertible, Nile River Blue, excellent condition, always garaged, never out in winter, recently detailed, a joy to drive. Appraised at $16,900,asking $15,000. Please call Marilyn, 614-299-4841. For Sale: Collectibles For Sale, VW collection, toys, cd player, framed pictures and much more--Please call Marilyn Allen, 614-299-4841 6 www.COVVC.org Information In the Spring of 1991 our club was founded by 12 enthusiasts looking for a way to pool their parts and resources to maintain their vintage Volkswagen Cars. Now we are in our 23rd year with over 200 members and the premiere Vintage Volkswagen club for Central Ohio. We Strive to share knowledge and resources while having plenty of fun and we welcome everyone interested in classic air-cooled as well as newer water-cooled VW products. Annually we host Ohio’s largest Volkswagen Car show & swapmeet ‘Volksfest’ to benefit kids ‘n camp; an independent non-profit organization, devoted to the needs of children with cancer. Marion ’s oldest iMport auto repair Zundfolge Bill Huntsman, Owner Zundfolge (translated ‘firing order’) is published monthly by the Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club. Its purpose is to keep us informed and running smoothly, while providing knowledge and enthusiam into the Classic VW Community. Members are encouraged to submit articles and photos for the newsletter. Please contact the Editor for more information. * Classified and Wanted ads are free for members. * Submission Deadline is the 15th of every month. Foreign & Domestic Repair New & Used Foreign Auto Parts Monday - Friday 7am -Licensed 6pm 4330 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 740.383.1118 Distributor or 800.686.2250 614.263.4978 624 East Church Street, Marion, Ohio 43302 Factory Data S treetsboro Foreign Auto, LLC To obtain VW factory information send your serial number to: Pre 1955: VW Brezelffenstervereinigung e.v. Ernst Reter Hagen, Amselweg 4, D 3073 Liebenau, Germany Complete Mechanical & Collision Repair Specializing in Volkswagen, Audi & select other European Brands Elmar Kruza Post 1955: Customer Assistance, Volkswagen AG Postfach, 3180 Wolfsburg 1, Germany 330.626.2456 Fax 330.626.5030 www.streetsboroforeignauto.com Officers & Staff 9796 State Route 14 Streetsboro, OH 44241 The NorthEnd Wrench, Inc.! Your Preventative Maintenance Expert! Offering the Following Services: • • • • • • • Brakes Exhaust Tune-Ups Fluid Changes Air Conditioning Foreign & Domestic Vintage Volkswagen & Porsche Certied Technicians Board of Directors: Brenda Agan Mark Garrett Stark Hughes Ryan Easley Debbie Garrett Ryan Cisco Tom Kern Mike Roecker Mike Williams Ted Bailey Ann Gilman Secretary Treasurer Membership Historian Monday - Friday 7am - 6pm 4330 Indianola Ave. Columbus, OH 43214 614.263.4978 Celebrating 25 Years of Service! Tech Advisor Tech Advisor Tech Advisor Zundfolge Ed. Web Editor Ted Chaney Todd Sichel Brenda Easley Kyle Ray Carl Dewhurst Bill Huntsman Jim Meyer Brian Knoll Ann Gillman www.COVVC.org [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] 614.323.2593 614.262.2881 614.843.0751 614.570.4179 614.262.2881 740.709.0183 614.876.8902 216.233.4456 937.390.3794 614.771.0358 614.891.3733 [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] [email protected] Columbus Area Marion Area Circleville Area 614.882.5878 614.252.1431 614.309.8177 614.332.2527 614.830.0111 740.389.3187 740.474.4410 [email protected] 937.206.9293 [email protected] 614.891.3733 7 13671 Wagram Rd Pickerington OH 43147 Next Meeting: Thursday June 11, 7:30pm Blendon Woods -Social at the Shelter! THIS MEETING IS ALSO THE TROPHY DESIGN CONTEST LET’S GO CRUISIN! Great Cruisin weather! It’s June, Lets see those Vintage VW’s on the Road! June 7 – Lancaster fairgrounds – Lancaster Old Car Club – reg til 12 N (great show) June 7 – Columbus @ Buffalo Wings, 6325 E Broad St – reg 11-2 June 12 – Pickerington @ St Elizabeth, 600 Hill Rd – show 5:30-9:30 June 12 – Buckeye Lake @ KOA Campground June 13 – Columbus @ Dan’s Drive In, 1881 S High St, - reg 4:30-6:30 June 19 – Logan – Washboard Fest Show, 14 Gallagher Ave – reg 5-7 June 20 – Millersport Canal Show – show 10-? June 20 – Lancaster Fairgrounds – Earth Angel show – reg 10-3 June 20 – Hilliard @ Weaver Park/Franklin Co FG – reg 1-3 June 21 – Canal Winchester @ Hidden Lakes Winery, 650 Winchester Blvd – reg 11:30-2 June 27 – Columbus @ Dave Gill, 4700 E Broad – reg 10-1 June 27 – Columbus @ O Reilly Auto Parts, 1911 Brice Rd – reg 3:30-5:30 June 28 – Mansfield First Alliance Church, 291 W Cook Rd – show 4-8 June 28 – Reynoldsburg @ City BBQ, 5979 E Main – reg 11:30 -2 June 28 – Obetz Wiskers Show @ 4175 Alum Creek Dr – reg 11-2 July 11,12 – German Jubilee, Jim’s Custom VWs, Columbiana, Oh
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