Hi

returning after womble 1978 t2 been off the road, but has been recently returned to for some resto with the hope to return to being a daily driver and rejoining may bring some motivation !    

Apols for not posting in events but been off line for a few weeks
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Great event at Apollo Bay. 84 vehicles on site. Big run down Great Ocean Road on the Saturday and even more vehicles for the foreshore park upon Sunday. 20th Anniversary for REVOLKS.
Cannot post pics from phone but have a look on Kombi Club  Facebook for pics and videos.

   
And the sun shone

I had to replace the ignition switch and after the usual drama have the steering column ext back together - BUT the horn doesnt work. Tracked it down to the connector at the bottom of the column 9 Accessible from underneath, had come undone. Connected it back up and now the horn works - so well that it blows as soon as the ignition is turned on and wont stop AHHG!!!

So, from what I can figure the wire from the horn is positive (live) connects to the previously mentioned connector at the base of the outer column. Therefore the outer column is live. The horn button grounds the system via a wire that goes down the center of the actual column and grounds out at the bottom. 

What am I missing please

Thought I was having a good day. 

Minor issue starting the T3. 
It kicks straight away, but sometimes stalls in firing. 
It’s not the “hot start” as it fires straight away  and I have a hot start relay installed.
It’s like the compression is too high.

Reckon either the battery on the way out or ignition switch. 

I had a switch, so I thought I would change that. 

   

They are so easy to change compared to bays. 

All went well. 
Checked things while it was going back - all good. 

30 minutes later, I’m walking past and notice the day time driving light are on. 
Should only come on with power. 

Pull it all to pieces, again, and it works out of the housing. 

Finally, you can see the small pin at 3 o’clock is larger on the new one, on the left, compared to the original on the right. 

   

So when it goes together, the new switch sits proud by a mm or 2

New switch installed 
   

Original switch installed 
   

Going to remove the “pin” and see if that helps. 

Just pissed that the quality is rubbish. 

Anyway, I don’t think it helped anyway, so I will get the c tech out and “recondition” the battery and see if that helps.

Always a good day out

   

Happy Father’s Day to all the KC Dads and Granddads! 

Being a dad is similar to owning a Kombi… it requires a lot of patience, it costs you way more than originally planned, you often clean up mysterious fluid spills, but at the end of the day, you wouldn’t trade it for anything. 

Enjoy your day fellas. We appreciate you!

OK - I’m still learning details on my 1976 Microbus. 
Never really worried about it before. 
“Embrace the Cold” was my motto. 
The T3 has wonderful heat. 

Anyway……. I’m trying to understand the purpose on the middle slider. 
Most internet stuff talks about 4 sliders. 

The blue/ grey on left is air. Fresh or recycled. 

The red on right is heat. 
Yes, it turns the booster fan on. 
I assume it controls both heat exchangers?
I ask this because the 4 lever version has individual control?

So the middle is up or down airflow?
I don’t have a flick lever under the dash I see mentioned. 
This leaver does not activate the booster fan.

   

Heading off tomorrow to Katoomba for a few days and it is still 4*C in the morning. 
Lea might be a bit more appreciative if I understand what does what

We are down in Tasmania……again 

Been coming for a while. 
Bought a bottle of Sullivans Cove when it first came out. 
Drank it……and threw away the empty. 

Even bought a bottle of Cradle Mountain……and, again, threw away the empty. 

Lark is nice. 
Bill Lark’s sister use to live up the road in Abbotsford. 

Our favourite was Nant. 

But it went tits up in a nasty way. 
They tried a float and people were burnt and lost money. 

So……. We have learnt on this trip that a couple of whisky heads bought the leftovers. 

And called it Remnant. 
As in REMaining NANT. 

So…….IF you like whisky in the lighter sweeter style, I can recommend the Golden Fleece as once it’s gone……it’s gone. 

Great value for what it is at ~ $100 to $130 a 500ml bottle. 

Yes - three bottles have been taken by me 

   


To read the story, insert “Nant” where you see “…….” In the following link. 

https://www.remnantwhiskyco.com.au/pages/about

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-08-24/m...ntent=link

Did anyone go, or have friends at the bash?

Whilst not cancelled, apparently 1/3 were turned away due to flooding. 

Certainly wouldn’t want to be in a tent.