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Volume 23-09
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Ann Gillman
VOLKSFEST 24 WAS A GREAT SUCCESS!
We did it again! Isn’t it incredible that for the last 24 years, our volunteer team—COVVC members, Kids n Kamp helpers, Boy Scout Troop
21 and the WMHS Boosters—have been able to put on such an outstanding show for literally thousands of total participants (registrants,
vendors, spectators)? It helps that the weather was great for us (again)-we had over 300 registered vehicles this year. Everyone seemed to have
a great time, and the Boosters tent was crowded pretty much all day.
As worn out as we volunteers might have felt after the show, it was
easy then to overlook just how smoothly Volksfest went. Thanks so
much to ALL the volunteers, vendors and our dealer sponsors, Byers,
Hatfield, and MAG, for all their help and generosity. I haven’t seen the
final numbers, but it seems likely that we will be able to make a nice
contribution to Kids N Kamp again this year.
Our Top 50 format was really the only new twist to Volksfest 24, and we did get some interesting feedback as a result. Very special thanks to our show judges, who had a VERY tough job making
those decisions which have been much discussed/debated since the show.
The COVVC Board has scheduled the first post-show meeting to discuss this year’s Volksfest and start
thinking about Volksfest 25. PLEASE feel free to submit your comments and ANY suggestions for
improvement during our next meeting, while they’re fresh in your mind. The best ideas are from those
who know their jobs best—that’s YOU, so please don’t hesitate to contribute. Next year’s show represents 25 years of Volksfest--we need you to help make it extra special!
There are still plenty of opportunities for all of us to get out and cruise. Hopefully the weather will
cooperate! We love impromptu rides, and there may be some other COVVC members who’d enjoy
joining in, too. Put out the call, and you may find some company for driving tours large and/or small.
And please let’s all hope for great weather this year for the chicken fry (September 11)! Please RSVP to
Greg at greggillman@wowway.com or 614-891-3733 to let us know how
many people to expect and bring along a side dish to share and your own
beverages. And if weather permits, please drive your VW’s! (Our neighbors
LOVE this and are always asking when the Volkswagens are coming.)
See you at the Chicken Fry!
Meeting Info on Page 5
Renew your COVVC Membership!
Please take a few minutes to check the expiration date on your mailing label. Please note we
now accept membership payments via PayPal!
Renewals can also be mailed to:
COVVC
13671 Wagram Road,
Pickerington, OH 43147
Or see Brenda Easley at our next meeting. Please
include your current address, phone and e-mail so
we can verify that we have your current info on file.
Secretrary Ted Chaney
Meeting
Minutes
August 8th 2014
The August 8 meeting was held at the show site, Watkins Memorial High School.
Mark Garrett conducted the meeting, which consisted of the usual run-down of instructions/concerns regarding the show. Nothing of lasting importance.
The show (24th annual) was a rousing success with over 300 cars.
Volkswagen
TOYS
Well thats it for this month!
Volkswagen
Let’s Talk Toys!
Michael Williams
TOYS
Welcome back everyone!! The toy I’m sharing with each of you this month was spotted while walking around the swap
area last month at our show. I’m always on the lookout for unique VW toys and believe me; this month’s toy fits the bill.
The lady I purchased the toy from purchased the toy back in the early1960’s while on vacation in Germany with her family.
Many of the stories I’ve heard over the years about where a VW toy was purchased or found are truly priceless.
This month’s toy is a yellow and red colored split window VW bus produced by the Ichiko Manufacturing Company of
Tokyo, Japan during the early 1960’s. This bump and go battery operated toy is constructed of tin and is about 8 inches
long. When the switch is turned on, the bus begins to move forward with a bump and go action while playing some type
of children’s song. The toy represents a school bus and is based on an early 1960’s
VW bus.
This toy is very rare and doesn’t come up for sale very often. Consider yourself
extremely lucky if you find this toy with the box. Most of these boxes never made
it past day one once the child removed the toy from the box. The value of the toy
in good condition with no box is around $115 - $150, with a boxed mint example
coming in around $225 - $275. Ichiko VW buses are very sought after by collectors
around the world and continue to bring some very impressive prices when changing
hands in today’s market, so keep your eyes open fellow collectors.
Until next month… Happy Toy Hunting !!
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Let’s Go Cruisin
The Cruise In season is winding down but there are still some car shows
happening around the area, I hope everyone had fun this summer!.
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Sept 12 – O’Reilly’s, 1911 Brice Rd, Cols – reg 5-7
Sept 13 – Lancaster Fairgrounds – reg 11-2
Sept 13 – Dans Drive In , 1881 S High St, Cols – reg 4-8
Sept 13 – American Legion, 27 S 3rd, Zanesville – reg 4-8
Sept 13 – Walmat on Georgesville Rd, Cols – reg 12-2:30
Sept 14 – 3636 Parsons Ave, Cols – reg 9-12
Sept 14 – Centerburg @ Park – reg 9-12
Sept 14 – Crooksville/Roseville @ Ceramic Pottery Museum – 12-3
Sept 14 – Buckeye Lake @ KOA, jamming county sock hop – reg 11-2
Sept 14 – Dublin @ 2900 Martin Rd Discover Church – reg 1-3
Sept 19 – City BBQ, 5979 E Main, Reynoldsburg – reg 4:30 -7
Sept 20 – Utica @ Olde Mill on Rt 13 – car show 1-6
Sept 20 – Carroll @ 4465 Coonpath Rd behind Joe Carson Honda – reg 10-12
Sept 20 – Great Southern Shopping Center, S High, Cols – show 4-8
Sept 20 – Zanesville downtown Main St – reg 3-5
Member Contribution
Marilyn Allen
OKTOBERFEST
SEPTEMBER 28th 2014
The Oktoberfest will be held at the fairgrounds again this year and we have been invited to
share our classic volkswagens again. We will meet at 11 a.m. at the McDonald's on 17th Avenue at
I -71 N.
We will caravan to the fairgrounds as a group. The Oktoberfest will open at noon. If possible, let's
stay to 3 p.m. The Oktoberfest crowd is so interested in our cars and this year we will be joined by
the Mercedes Benz Club. It will be good to meet fellow German car enthusiast!
I hope you can join us on this fun day. Please let me know if you will attend.
Streetsboro Foreign Auto, LLC
Complete Mechanical & Collision Repair
Specializing in Volkswagen, Audi
& select other European Brands
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Tech Talk
Bruce Amacker
How to check for spark and diagnose a no-spark condition with a test light.
We’ve all been there before- either the engine won’t start or died while you were driving. Now (and sometimes NOW!) you need to figure out what is causing this issue. Usually if
the engine dies or won’t start, it’s one of two things- lack of fuel or lack of spark. With a carbureted car, checking for fuel is rather easy- remove the air cleaner, stroke the throttle, and look for the accelerator pump squirting fuel into the throat of the carb. If fuel is present it should run, at least for a second. On rare
occasion you’ll have water in the tank and see “something” squirt into the carburetor throat. It may be water
and not fuel, but this does not happen often.
Checking for spark is slightly more complicated but not difficult, and you’ll need two people or a remote
start switch. Because of this logistical problem, many guys have installed a pushbutton starter switch in their
engine compartment so they can trigger the starter while working in the engine bay. This way, if you’re caught
on the road with a no-start you can diagnose it yourself without needing a helper to turn the ignition switch.
In any event, begin by turning the ignition switch on. Using your test light, connect the ground clip to a good
solid ground like any good metal part attached to the engine. To make sure the light works and the connection
is good, touch the tip of the test light to the generator B+ terminal to make sure it lights. The ignition circuit
starts at the ignition switch, which feeds current through the ignition coil and is grounded by the distributor.
The points themselves act as the “ground side switch” that open and close, completing the circuit for the coil.
The momentary time the points are closed builds a magnetic field up in the coil primary windings, and opening
the points opens this circuit. Opening the circuit collapses this magnetic field from the primary windings into
the secondary windings within the coil, which is the magic that makes the big blue spark jump from the center
of the coil. From here the
spark goes into the center
tower of the distributor cap
and is pointed to the correct
cylinder by the ignition rotor.
Anyway, enough of
ignition 101. With the key
switch on, touch the tip of
your test light to the coil
positive (+) terminal, which
is usually a black 14ga wire
on VWs. The test light should
illuminate showing the circuit
is good from the ignition
switch to the coil. To test the
distributor (points) side of
the coil you’ll have to crank the engine and test for power at the coil negative (-) terminal, which is commonly
a green wire going to the distributor. This wire is usually hard wired to the condenser and replaced when the
condenser is changed. While the engine is cranking, the test light should be blinking very quickly showing the
points are making and breaking the circuit. At this time there “should” be spark coming from the coil tower.
(Pay no attention to power at the coil negative wire while the engine is not cranking. It will usually show no
power with the test light unless the engine comes to rest with a cylinder near TDC, which is not common.) If
the test light is lit all the time while the engine is cranking, your points are open, corroded, have a broken wire,
or a bad ground. Use the test light to “follow the power” by taking the distributor cap off and checking for
power at the point arm itself. If there is power at the point arm make sure the points are closing. If they are,
the point surfaces themselves are not making contact, and this is fairly common due to corrosion or severe pitting. If the test light is off at the coil negative while cranking, your points may have closed up, or a wire shorted out. Pull the green (points/condenser) wire off the coil and once again check for power at the coil negative.
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Meeting Information
Greg Gillman
Please plan to attend the 6th Annual COVVC Chicken Fry at the Ann and Greg Gillman
residence (5273 Springfield Drive, Westerville, OH 43081) on Thursday, September 11th starting at 6:00pm.
Please bring a side dish or dessert and whatever beverage you would like to drink. Please RSVP to greggillman@wowway.com or 614-891-3733 so we know how much of Uncle Andy’s famous fried chicken to
prepare. 72 people showed up last year! This is a rain-or-shine event – we have enough room in the garage
to seat everyone in case on bad weather. Please drive your new or old VW also!
We hope to see everyone on Sept. 11th!
CONGRATULATIONS!
PEOPLE'S CHOICE AWARD
Car #
45
Special Awards - Volksfest 24
Owner(s)
Year
Model
Bruce Paul
1963
Beetle
BEST WATER-COOLED
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
292
Andy Nixon
1991
GTI
People’s Choice
Award
BEST AIR-COOLED
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
3
Dustin Joseph
1957
Beetle
Car #45 Bruce Paul
1963 Beetle
DEALERS' CHOICE
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
182
Jason Stevens
1986
VW GTI (Byers Choice)
209
Chuck Ellis
1974
Thing (Hatfield's Choice)
101
Barb & Jim Weiderman
1970
Westfalia (MAG's Choice)
Ward Hixon
Award
Car #136 Dee Warner
1956 Beetle
DJ'S CHOICE
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
211
Paul Shultzman
1969
US Army Beetle
WARD HIXON AWARD
Advertising Space Available
Garrett’s Automotive Detailing
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
136
Dee Warner
1956
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Volksf
fest 24
CONGRATULATIONS!
Top 50 results - Volksfest 24
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
65
John Mollineaux
1956
Beetle
229
Greg Kuhnash
1956
213
Tom Buchanan
158
Car #
Owner(s)
Year
Model
Oval Window Beetle
9
Greg Wright
1974
Baja
1958
Speedster
233
Zach Autrim
1974
Beetle
Jeff Wells
1959
Beetle
60
Troy Julius
1975
Beetle
47
Ted Bailey
1960
Beetle
241
Stan Garnes
1977
Campmobile
228
Dick Reischman
1961
Microbus
117
Krista Seibert
1979
Super Beetle Convertible
37
Kim Stonecipher
1962
Beetle
133
Steven Brown
1979
Beetle Convertible
100
Gary & Cindy Stone
1962
Beetle Convertible
45
Bruce Paul
1963
Beetle
92
Greg & Shirley Walter
1980
Westfalia
178
Rob Broadbent
1963
Beetle Convertible
194
Meleah Conley
1981
245
Jack Spencer
1964
Formula Vee
224
Chris Frazel
1981
Rabbit Pickup Caddy
Scirocco Storm, RightHand Drive
6
Pamela Clark
1965
Beetle
84
Darrel Kestner
1983
Breman Sebring
36
Wayne Furr
1965
Beetle
148
John Petru
1986
Jetta GLI
52
Craig & Brenda Clinger
1965
Westfalia
303
K. Quinby
1986
Herbie Beetle
144
Stark Hughes
1966
Westfalia
21
Vince Militello
1987
Vanagon
166
Darren O'Connor
1966
Beetle
22
Sloane Alexander
1987
Vanagon
101
Jin Weiderman
1970
Westfalia
160
Sam Henley
1993
Corrado
93
Craig & Cary Stower
1971
Camper
304
Mike Skinner
2003
GTI
97
Craig & Cary Stower
1971
Bus
301
Mike Beckner
2006
GTI
157
Joe Weber
1971
Ghia Cabriolet
269
Serafin Jonet
2007
GTI Fahrenheit
162
Howard & Kathy Taylor
1972
Radical Custom Beetle
265
Roberta & Darryl Newton
1972
Beetle
72
Justin Schlachter
2008
Rabbit
91
Dave Gilmore
1973
Ghia Cabriolet
4
Kenna White
2010
106
Cliff & Janet Waughman
1973
Thing
86
Paul Carlon
2010
New Beetle
Jetta Sportwagen w/'65
Beetle on Trailer
226
Cris Rante
1973
Thing
179
Robert Cardiff
2010
Golf GTI
297
Tom Auber
1973
Beetle
296
Tamara Tripplett
2010
Rail Buggy
10
Steve Romaniw
2013
New Beetle
see you next year!
@ Volksfest Twenty-Five!
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Tech Talk; Continued
from
Page 5
Two more things enter into the equation here, obviously a healthy coil but also a healthy
condenser. The purpose of the condenser is to amplify the magnetic field in the coil as these
events are happening very quickly. In a typical ACVW engine on the highway running at 3500rpm
the coil is firing 116 times per second! If the coil is faulty there may be no spark, but if the condenser is defective you may have a weak spark which will not run the engine properly. I have seen bad condensers which mimic a fuel starvation problem- the engine starts and runs but will not rev up hardly at all.
Diagnosing a bad condenser is best by replacement- try a new one. Partly for this reason I keep a complete
spare distributor assembly in my VWs along with the tools to replace it. Diagnosing a bad coil is also commonly done by substitution, but I can give you a tip: With the engine off, pull the fat coil wire from the center
tower of the distributor cap. To help reach the terminal temporarily set a 1” long screw or cotter pin in the
center tower of the distributor cap. Hold the coil wire against this screw while your helper starts the engine.
While the engine is on fast idle, slowly pull the coil wire away from the screw, creating a gap that the spark
must jump to keep the engine running. If you have a strong coil and ignition system, this spark will easily jump
a half inch or more while the engine is running. During this time it should be a strong blue line, if it is a fat yellow spark it shows weakness in the system. Use common sense while working around the engine bay and use
heavy rubber gloves while performing this test!
The season is winding down, now is the time for a nice fall cruise to watch the trees turn colors. Start making a
list of things you need to attend to during the winter so you don’t forget them. Have fun and keep those classic
VW’s purring!
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Last Minute Details of Volksfest
August
March
Trophy Design Contest
VOLKSFEST 24!!
September
April
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Chicken Fry & Show Review
October
May
Marion Tour
Flyers & Vendor Info Mailed
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Classifieds
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: 2001 Bunkhouse Camper
Only Weighs 410 lbs, was towed by ’62 Beetle. 4ft x 9ft folded with hitch; 20ft long when
set-up. Queen Size bed, Spare Tire, Table, Cooler w/cover, support jacks and more!
Asking $3200.00 Please contact Gary Stone at 740.281.4704 or i8av6@mail2gary.com
For Sale: 1972 VW Super Beetle
Originally from Nevada, Really Clean, Drive’s Great, Always Garaged.
New Tires, Rebuilt Engine, Brand New Paint Job, Tinted Windows, Standard, new Fuel Pump.
Must sell soon! Great Deal at only $5500.00 (now $4000) Please call 614.453.5128
For Sale: 1962 Beetle Convertible
New Top, new upholstery and tires. 1635 dual port engine with mild cam and full flow oil filter,
Weber 2bbl, sport exhaust and electronic ignition.
Appraised at $16,500, asking $14,500. Contact Gary @ 740.281.4704
For Sale: 1963 Double Cab
1600 Dual port engine, 12V system, new front brakes, 1 yr old battery, tires less than 2,000 mile.
Interior restored & seatbelts added. Most hardware is stock. Body/paint restoration done 10
years ago and looks great. $31,000 Contact Chuck: cmoody1@columbus.rr.com or 614-766-7879
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
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Wanted: 1965-67 Split Window Bus
The better the condition, the better the chance
of a sale. Contact Barnett @ 412-965-6450
Wanted: 6-Volt AM radio (working)
for a 1965 Beetle. Contact Ken at 440-429-5633
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Wanted: Cargo Door
Treasure Chest Door to fit my 1960 Single Cab.
Contact Mike Boyle 740-438-8570
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VOLKSFEST 24 WAS A HUGE SUCCESS!
WE COULD’NT DO IT WITH OUT YOU - OUR MEMBERS!
Thanks to the many volunteers at Volksfest.
And thanks to all who have volunteered in the past.
The Volksfest would not be nearly as great without
those of you have volunteered this year and in the
past. We could not have the best show around and
keep getting around 300 cars with your dedication.
Thanks also to Linda Brown who has been a great
help during the last few years. Now it is time for me
to pass the "little black book" to someone else. I have
gotten volunteers for so many years that I can not remember the first year. Thanks again to those of you
have volunteered throughout the years.
llen
Marilyn A
Think about what you would like to volunteer for in 2015!