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Re Philip Torkildsen {syncro 91 with subaru 97 engine }
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My new email is malawi@it.net.au
Re Philip Torkildsen {syncro 91 with subaru 97 engine }
THANKS
On 26/04/2006, at 11:20 PM, Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com wrote:
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> 1. Sliding door hold-open catch
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> 2. Re: Sliding door hold-open catch
> From: "Yurik Orlowsky" yuriko@iinet.net.au
> 3. Re: Nationals weekend and after
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> 4. Re: Sliding door hold-open catch
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> 5. Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
> From: "Leslie C E Harris" leslieharris@optushome.com.au
> 6. Re: Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
> From: "nerdnetty" amortensen@westnet.com.au
> 7. Re: Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
> From: "leslie harris" leslieharris@optushome.com.au
> 8. Welcome to <lostlancefound@yahoo.com>
> From: "Leslie C E Harris" leslieharris@optushome.com.au
> 9. PETE WILL DO
> From: "ANETTE" amortensen@westnet.com.au
> 10. swimming syncro's
> From: "Plompen" borzeken@telenet.be
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> Message 1
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> Date: Sun Apr 23, 2006 5:32pm(PDT)
> Subject: Sliding door hold-open catch
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> Anyone else having trouble keeping the sliding door open, especially on
> a downhill slope? The catch lets go. Well I fixed mine, works good now,
> if you're interested and handy, let me know.
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> Message 2
> From: "Yurik Orlowsky" yuriko@iinet.net.au
> Date: Sun Apr 23, 2006 8:51pm(PDT)
> Subject: Re: Sliding door hold-open catch
>
> Hi Ken,
>
> Don't keep it a secret - let us all know.
>
> Yurik
> 16" syncro
> WA
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Ken" <unclekenz@yahoo.com>
> To: <Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com>
> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 8:32 AM
> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Sliding door hold-open catch
>
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>> Anyone else having trouble keeping the sliding door open, especially
>> on
>> a downhill slope? The catch lets go. Well I fixed mine, works good
>> now,
>> if you're interested and handy, let me know.
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> Message 3
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:00am(PDT)
> Subject: Re: Nationals weekend and after
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>
> Gday Roger, sorry for the belated reply ... I previously had almost
> finished replying to you when all of a sudden, don't know what
> happened,
> there was a flurry of activity by the PC and the almost completed post
> disappeared ... aaaggghhh!!
>
> I had on my standard 14"" road wheels at the time so clearances weren't
> a problem for what I was doing. The smell was nondescript, I still have
> no idea. Aside from electrical, I was thinking about overheated brakes
> but I don't think so. Then driving home ... 130k's straight after
> without an incident leaves me wondering what the heck happened.
>
> Back in 1973 I was driving my trusty Datsun 1000 toward the opal mining
> town of Lightning Ridge in outback NSW, after having stopped in at a
> pub
> at Wilcannia ... turns out it wasn't the white mans pub so I was
> copping
> some pretty ordinary stares ... lol. Anyway out on the dirt road, smoke
> started billowing from the engine bay. Turns out the wiring harness
> under the bonnet rubbed thru to the chassis and started burning .... so
> I recognise THAT smell.
>
> Roger, a WA trip is on my wish list too, but the way petrol prices are
> going, I may have to see your photo album instead.
>
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, Roger Bell <bellrmit@...>
> wrote:
>>
>> Dear Ken,
>> Hope this isn't too simplistic but was the burning smell rubbery? If
> so check whether any of your tyres were fouling the wheel arches
> anywhere due to the greater wheel travel (worn bushes?) likely offroad-
> You may be able to see black marks on the inside of the wheel arch.My
> VW
> 16" wheels haven't given such problems so failing that look for
> anything
> else heating up or under greater stress when "having fun." If an oily
> smell & blue smoke look for oil leaking particularly on the exhaust.
> Good luck.
>> Agree on the Trakka roof comments although I do like the neat way they
> keep the original roofline.Wonder if its possible to put a small brace
> back just behind the front seats at roof height as head room isn't
> really necessary there.Seem to remember some of the older Japanese vans
> had similar braces behind the front seats to try to stop the back
> windows cracking when the body flexed too much!
>> Sorry I can't make Narooma -I've been frustrated at not using my
> syncro much lately as I've been overseas, but am running it leisurely
> to
> Perth and back (from Melbourne) May/July with a bit of whale watching
> on
> the way back.Haven't we a member in Ceduna? Any particular "must see"
> suggestions/advice anyone? -plan to go down to Margaret River and
> Albany
> but not up the North West coast this time.Hardly dare think of what
> petrol prices might be away from the cities.
>> Cheers
>> Roger
>> 92 T3 Campervan
>>
>> Ken unclekenz@... wrote:
>> ........2 days later I was was up in the Newnes State Forest near
> Lithgow, did
>> about 40k's on gravelly corrugated roads and tracks trying out the
>> Syncro for the first time. Fortuitously, I had reason to stop and
>> noticed a strong burning smell, turned off the motor, hopped out the
>> drivers door thinking about the fire extinguisher, looked back toward
>> the rear wheel and noticed what I thought looked like a bit of whispy
>> smoke drifting up forward of the rear wheel. Panic stations! What to
> do?
>> Just then I was distracted by a couple of 4wd vehicles wanting to pass
>> me so I rolled the Syncro off the road a bit more. So then I took a
>> closer look around the Syncro, whatever was happening seemed to have
>> stopped, I couldn't source the problem. So I coasted down the hill for
> a
>> few k's out of the forest and into Lithgow before I tried the motor.
> It
>> started OK, nothing bad happened so somewhat mystified, I headed off
>> back home wishing I'd rejoined the NRMA earlier ... home was about
>> 130k's away and no drama. So Dr. Syncro, please diagnose that one!?
> ...
>> phew!
>>
>> During my time on the road I stopped and chatted to another guy in a
> T3
>> Trakka from WA. It was his opinion that so much rigidity in the
>> structure of the van is lost when most of the roof is cut out to fit
> the
>> Trakka poptop, making poptop vans unsuitable for offroading. I feel he
>> has a point. Could explain why so many body seams on mine are
> cracking.
>> Any thoughts guys?
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>> Cheers all
>>
>> Ken
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> Message 4
> From: "Ken" unclekenz@yahoo.com
> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 6:21am(PDT)
> Subject: Re: Sliding door hold-open catch
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>
> Gday Yurik,
>
> Thanks for the reply ... it's not a secret, I'm happy to explain if
> someone's interested, that's all.
>
> This problem progressively gets worse over time, given the beating the
> sliding door catch has to contend with. Picture this in your minds eye
> ... everytime you slide open the sliding door, the door reaches it's
> open limit and the door catch (mounted on the door) is grabbed and held
> by the springloaded keeper that's mounted on the pillar. There are some
> pretty solid forces at work here depending on the speed you push the
> door open and in the twinkling of an eye, magically the door keeper has
> to grab and hold the door catch. There's quite a bit of weight in that
> door. Abuse it enough and the catch plate starts to fracture and starts
> to shift its position in it's holder, so now the catch is impeded from
> aligning and working properly, the result is it no longer holds the
> door
> open properly. Leave the problem long enough and I would expect the
> catch would shear completely. Better to deal with repairing the catch
> before it reaches that stage.
>
> A close inspection reveals all. Take off the sliding door inside door
> lever and inside lining then you can unscrew the 3 screws holding the
> door catch on the sliding door. Simple enough. The door catch pivots
> and
> is sort of "riveted" into the catch holder, preventing you from
> disassembling the catch unit and getting at the catch more easily to
> repair. So basically, you need to undo the damage done to the catch. In
> my case it was stressed from 16 years of use and the metal was
> fracturing and giving way, resulting in misalignment. It's simple
> enough
> to understand how it works and what re-bending back into correct
> alignment in its housing needs to happen first in your workshop, with
> the aid of your bench vice to hold things while you hammer and punch to
> realign the catch. Then get out the trusty electric welder and weld the
> fracture and add more weld as a reinforcement in that area where the
> stresses are occurring. Trick is not to apply weld to that part of the
> catch where the keeper engages or you'll make problems for yourself.
> It's simple enough to stick your welding rod in to add weld, but
> overdue
> it or make a mess of it and because of the constricted space,
> impossible
> to get your 4" grinder in to remove any excess weld. But if you plan
> ahead, practice your welding first on something else and you should be
> ok.
>
> Clean up the welding and at least apply a protective metal paint
> primer.
>
> On mine, I also noticed the bottom end of the inside door lever rubs on
> the door lining and adjacent metalwork of the door, making scratch and
> rub marks that are less than appealing. So with a combination of nylon
> and metal spaces behind the handle, I packed it out, so now the lever
> has a good working clearance.
>
> Keep this in mind. Maintain the sliding door mechanism in good
> condition
> and the downside is it slides really well. That means the catch is
> going
> to be stressed even more everytime you bang open the door. Just be
> mindful of this problem ... as they say .... a thing is only as good as
> its weakest link and in this case it's the door catch. Go easy on it
> p_l_e_a_s_e.
>
> Happy fixing on a wet and windy indoors day. Cheers.
>
> Ken
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Yurik Orlowsky"
> <yuriko@...> wrote:
>>
>> Hi Ken,
>>
>> Don't keep it a secret - let us all know.
>>
>> Yurik
>> 16" syncro
>> WA
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Ken" unclekenz@...
>> To: Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com
>> Sent: Monday, April 24, 2006 8:32 AM
>> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Sliding door hold-open catch
>>
>>
>>> Anyone else having trouble keeping the sliding door open, especially
> on
>>> a downhill slope? The catch lets go. Well I fixed mine, works good
> now,
>>> if you're interested and handy, let me know.
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> From: "Leslie C E Harris" leslieharris@optushome.com.au
> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 5:40pm(PDT)
> Subject: Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
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> Welcome to the Syncro_T3_Australia membership.
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> Please take a few minutes to give us your name, where you live and
> details of your Syncro. Please also add your details to the Simple
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> of putting Syncro ownwers in touch with each other around Australia.
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> From: "nerdnetty" amortensen@westnet.com.au
> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:04pm(PDT)
> Subject: Re: Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Leslie C E Harris"
> <leslieharris@...> wrote:
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>> Welcome to the Syncro_T3_Australia membership.
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>> Please take a few minutes to give us your name, where you live and
>> details of your Syncro. Please also add your details to the Simple
>> Phone Book, which you will find in the Database. This is a core
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>> of putting Syncro ownwers in touch with each other around Australia.
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>> Les Harris
>> Australian Syncronauts
>> i LIVE IN QLD SUNSHINE COAST EX TELSTRA VAN VW NUT I HAVE 4 KOMBI
> VANS 2 ARE SPARE PARTS DONER VEHICLES 1 IS ADVENTURE WAGON 80 AIR
> COOLED WITH LOW KLMS SIDE DAMAGE HOPE TO PUT HIGH TOP ON SYNCRO ?
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> From: "leslie harris" leslieharris@optushome.com.au
> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:15pm(PDT)
> Subject: Re: Welcome to <amortensen@westnet.com.au>
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> That's great to hear. A whole fleet, in fact. Do we call you Nerd or
> Netty.
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> Les
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> Subject: [Syncro_T3_Australia] Re: Welcome to
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> --- In Syncro_T3_Australia@yahoogroups.com, "Leslie C E Harris"
> <leslieharris@...> wrote:
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>> Welcome to the Syncro_T3_Australia membership.
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>> details of your Syncro. Please also add your details to the Simple
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>> of putting Syncro ownwers in touch with each other around Australia.
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>> Les Harris
>> Australian Syncronauts
>> i LIVE IN QLD SUNSHINE COAST EX TELSTRA VAN VW NUT I HAVE 4 KOMBI
> VANS 2 ARE SPARE PARTS DONER VEHICLES 1 IS ADVENTURE WAGON 80 AIR
> COOLED WITH LOW KLMS SIDE DAMAGE HOPE TO PUT HIGH TOP ON SYNCRO ?
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> Date: Mon Apr 24, 2006 8:19pm(PDT)
> Subject: Welcome to <lostlancefound@yahoo.com>
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> Welcome to the Syncro_T3_Australia membership.
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> Please take a few minutes to give us your name, where you live and
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> From: "ANETTE" amortensen@westnet.com.au
> Date: Tue Apr 25, 2006 2:29am(PDT)
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> Message 10
> From: "Plompen" borzeken@telenet.be
> Date: Wed Apr 26, 2006 5:02am(PDT)
> Subject: swimming syncro's
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> I uploaded a clip of two south african syncro's crossing a river in
> zambia
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> In the mid of the stream they actually float !
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> I think you'll need broadband to view it
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