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November 2005Volume 51 • Number 7

Day of theVolkswagen

> Sunday 27th November

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Inform

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Volkswagen Club of Victoria Inc

ABN 73 091 008 987Address: GPO Box 1215 MELBOURNE VIC 3001

Web Site: vwclub.com.auPhone: 0401 310 704

General Meetings

Melbourne Club meetings held every third Tuesday of themonth at 8pm at the RACV Clubrooms (Henty Room),

501 Bourke Street, Melbourne, unless advised of an alternative venue in the Club magazine.

Albury Wodonga members meet the first Tuesday of everymonth at the Biralee Tavern, Melrose Drive, Wodonga.

Annual Membership Fees

• Full Membership: $40

• Additional Family Membership: $20

• Joining Fee: $10

To join the club, please complete the membership form in thisnewsletter and forward together with cheque for payment to

the Club’s postal address as quoted on the form.

Disclaimer

All material in this newsletter represents the opinions of theauthor(s) and does not carry any endorsement by the Editors

of Committee unless otherwise stated. Any material adver-tised for sale does not carry any endorsement by the Cluband the onus is on the purchaser to ensure the purchased

goods meet their requirements.

Each VWCV Committee Member is a volunteer, carrying outClub duties in their own leisure time. The club has no paid

officials, only enthusiasts dedicated in furthering the interestsof the club and it’s members. Could members please bear

this in mind when contacting Club Committee Members.

Paul’s Ramblings 7

Calendar of Events 8

VWCV Tech Day 10

General Meeting Auctions 11

DOVW Entry Form 12

VW Has Proton Plans 15

For Sale 16

VWCV 4 Day Tour 18

Electrons in the Car 20

Membership Discounts 22

Membership Application 23

Inside> this issue

Wagensville News is the monthlynewsletter of the Volkswagen Club ofVictoria Inc. Correspondence, articlesand items of news are invited andshould be sent to:

The Editor27 Scotia Street, West Preston,VIC 3072Email: wagensville@yahoo.com.auPhone: 9484 8953

Deadline for the next issue:Friday 2nd December 2005

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Com

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committeePresident - Paul Kinsey

03 9876 1463 • paulkinsey@optusnet.com.au

Vice-President - Michael Cronnin

Secretary - Andrew Ermel03 9369 1360 • cheryle@melbpc.org.au

Treasurer - Andrew Donnelly0417 506 766 • adonelly@edlyn.com.au

Additional Committee Member Jon Stevens & Kingsley Morrison

Public Officer - Malcolm Thompson

Restoration & Technical Sessions - Vince Zito0418 137 855

Membership Secretary - Ross Woolley0401 310 704 • beetle00@tpg.com.au

Pointscore Officer - Position Vacant

Technical Officers - Bill Malkoutzis • 03 9439 5904Gary Collis • 03 9370 3100

Motorsport & Group 5 - Jon Edsell03 9844 3420 • jon.edsell@gm.com

Club Clothing - Mercedes Woolley03 9735 9386 • beetle00@tpg.com.au

VW Cruises - Nathan Leversha0419 340 250 • leversha@eisa.net.au

Wagensville News Editor - Matt Kinsey03 9484 8953 • wagensville@yahoo.com.au

Social Secretary - Jen Littlechild0431 160 097 • jenlittlechild@optushome.com.au

Club Historian - Dave Evans03 9808 6044

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Paul’sRamblings

> Paul Kinsey - VWCV Club President

After a big Cup Day weekend for the luckyVWCV members who took part in the 4-DayCruise around Victoria, we now have the runup to Christmas. I believe the 4-Day Cruisewas fantastic and a credit to the organisa-tional skills of Ross Woolley. But don’t takemy word for it; talk to the members whoparticipated in the cruise. Ross continues toexcel in the planning of these events andvery special thanks must go once again toRoss.

Our next big event this year is theannual “Day of the Volkswagen” on Sunday27th November at the Yarra GlenRacecourse. Entry prices remain the same aslast year:

Entry $6Show cars (Club Members) $10 (Includes 2 people per car)Show cars (Non Members) $20 (Includes 2 people per car)Trophies will be awarded for both first

and second places, while this year a metalmedallion will also be awarded for thirdplace. A raffle will be held on the day withgreat prizes.

1st Prize - One night’s (double) accom-modation at the RACV Club in the City -donated by the RACV Club;

2nd Prize - One night’s (double) accom-modation at the RACV Club at Healesville- donated by the RACV Club;

3rd Prize - Limited edition of the book“VW in Australia - The Forgotten Story”-donated by Rod Davies;

4th Prize - Herbie DVD - donated by the VWCV.

This event does need Club members toassist on the day so we can spread the load.In this way everyone enjoys the day. Peoplewishing to help who haven’t already indicat-

ed; please call me on 0417 547 268.Traders who have shown their support

on the day includes: Volkscare, Classic VWand Vintage VW from Sydney, KDF Werks,VWA Magazine, Shannons, CamberwellVolkswagen, Antique Tyres, Volkspower andthe Herbie DVD Movie. Certainly an impos-ing list and the Club thanks you all for yoursupport.

Another first this year is that we areattaching a copy of the entry form to thecentre of the Wagensville News for theDOVW, to assist those memberswho are entering their car in theShow and Shine on the day.Please fill in the form and bring itwith you, as this will greatlyassist us at the gate.

I’ll see you at our next GeneralMeeting on Tuesday 15thNovember at the RACV Club. •

> VWCV 4-Day Tour - the cars cross Lake Hume. Photo courtesy of Ben Stewart.

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what’s on

> December

Tuesday 13th December*

Christmas General Meeting - RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street,Melbourne.

> January

Tuesday 18th January*

General Meeting - RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Sunday 22nd January*

RACV Great Australian Rally.Registration needs to be in beforeChristmas. Contact Frank Douglas. Phone: 8704 2533. $30 per car.Let Jen know on 0431 160 097 or 8711 3246 if you are joiningthe rally so we know how many to expect. Brochures are availablefrom the RACV Club.

Novem

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Saturday 12th - Sunday 13th November

Bendigo National Swap Meet

Tuesday 15th November*

VWCV General Meeting - RACV ClubVenue: 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Time: Meeting commences 8pm.

Sunday 27th November*

VWCV Day of the VolkswagenVenue: Yarra Valley Racing Club, Armstrong Grove, Yarra Glen.

Melway Ref 275 B1.Time: Gates open 9am - swap site holders and trade stand entry only from 8am.

Show and shine car entries close 11am SHARP! No dogs permitted.Contact: Contact Richard Graham on 0418 527 862 or Paul Kinsey on 0417 547 268 for information.

Entering your car in the 2005 Day of the Volkswagen?Save time on the day and complete the entry form in the centre of this month’s

Wagensville News and bring it along to the event...

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2006RACV Great Australian Rally

> Sunday 22rd JanuaryThe bold, the beautiful and the eccentric will make up the largest gathering of old vehicles inVictoria for the 2006 RACV Great Australian Rally. More than 1000 vehicles, including motorcycles and commercial vehciles, will take part, making their way from Melbourne toMornington Racecourse.

If you are interested in participating in this fantastic event…1. Phone Frank Douglas on (03) 8704 2533 to book in your vehicle2. Phone VWCV Social Secretary Jen Littlechild on 0431 160 097, as she is co-ordinating the

day for the VWCV. All VWs are advised to meet and depart from the Brandon Park meeting point.

> February

Saturday 11th February*

The idea of a Macedon RangesGrand Tour was conceived severalyears ago, by two members of thelocal community who decided thatthey would promote tourism withinthe Macedon Region by creatingan event for old cars. This is afantastic event to be part of. Cost to be advised.

Sunday 12th February*

Picnic at Hanging Rock 18thAnnual Car Rally. Costs to beadvised. Meet at Calder Park at 9am. FREE BBQ AND DRINKSPROVIDED BY THE CLUB for all VeeDubbers who come along. Let’smake this a big club event again in2006 and have another greatshow of Volkswagens there.

Tuesday 14th February*

General Meeting, Point Score andTrophy Presentation and MotorSports Rundown - RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

> March

Friday 3rd toSunday 5th March*

Kennett River long weekend, starting Friday night again for those

who are keen to make the most ofthe weekend. Details comingsoon...

Tuesday 21st March*

General Meeting - RACV Club, 501 Bourke Street, Melbourne.

Sunday 26th March*

VWCV Cruise. Details comingsoon...

Please note: *These eventsmarked attract club points.

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VWCVTech Day

> Dave Evans reports on the VWCV Tech Day about legally modifying your vehicle...

A motley crew of VWCV members descend-ed on Hillcrest Road in Eltham North tolisten to the Club’s resident engineeringguru give us the basic information on whatshould be done to ensure a modifiedvehicle of any size, capacity or age canbecome a legal vehicle for street use.

Bill Malkoutzis is a qualified VASEngineer, with the knowledge and equip-ment on hand in his well equippedworkshop to allow him to certify a vehicleas being mechanically sound and safe foruse on public roads.

Those who attended would, undoubted-ly, have come away with a new awarenessof the statutory requirements for testing a modified vehicle for conformity toAustralian Design Rules (ADRs) andother State requirements.

Bill gave us pratical demonstra-tions on the testing method formeasuring torsional rigidity, using aFormula Vee as a model, with anassortment of dial gauges andcompression measuring equipment.

Many complex aspects oftesting were covered, from braketesting, approved wheel and tyresizes, to mounting of safetyharnesses and seat belts into theoptimum locations for a specific car.Bill’s Porsche was also looked overas another example of legality ofride height and seat belt mounting.

Much of Bill’s work of late,under his trading name of “Talk

Torque Automotive” has been the testingand certification of a variety of hot rods,many Chevrolet and Ford based, some ofwhich require unexpectedly large outlays ofcash by the owner, for such mandatoryitems as full X-rays of welded joinsanywhere on the car.

To sum up the afternoon, I felt it was one of the most inter-esting “Tech Days” the VWCVhas held. I would like to thankPaul Blacker for his part in organizing the event, and thanksto Bill for opening his workshopfor the day. •

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> Modifications like these were not demonstrated at the Tech-Day.Photo courtesy of Michael Barnes.

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General MeetingMini Auctions

> By Andrew Ermel

Every General Meeting from now on willfeature a ‘mini’ auction after the first break.Those who came to the last GeneralMeeting had the opportunity to buy somevery desirable VW bits and pieces on offer.These items included an oval Beetle steer-ing wheel, hard to obtain books, car modelsand some rare memorabilia.

The idea of the mini auction is to giveyou the opportunity to sell items to clubmembers rather than having to advertisethem. You can view the items during thebreak and speak to the potential sellers andbuyers. Because it is an auction, it giveseveryone a fair go at buyingitems. Also the club benefits ifthe item exceeds the seller’sreserve price.

How does it work?If you have any bits and piecesthat you want to sell, bringthem along to the generalmeeting. The items must besmall enough to be carried,reasonable condition and aboveall, clean. There will be amaximum of six items per miniauction. If more than six itemsare to be auctioned, the auction will belimited to one item per seller. You set theprice you want for the item, and thisbecomes the reserve - and what you receivefrom the sale. The item is then auctioned tothe members during the meeting. If the itemfails to reach the reserve, it is withdrawn

from sale. If the itemexceeds the reserve price,you get the reserve amountand the club get the remain-der as a form of a donation.Also you may havesomething of value that youwish to donate to the clubfor auction, andthe club would bemost appreciative.

So get those surplus itemsand make yourself some money.Remember the items can be ofanything of interest to other clubmembers. •

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Entry FormIf you are planning to enter your vehicle in this year’s Day of the Volkswagen Showand Shine, please complete this form andbring it with you on the day.

Name: __________________________________________________ Registration Number: _______________

Address: ____________________________________________________________________________________

____________________________________________________________________________________________

Contact Number: ____________________________ Email: _________________________________________

VW Model: _________________________________ Year: ______________ Colour: _____________________

Please tick which category you are entering. Entry is limited to one vehicle per category.

❏ Beetle Standard up to 1957 ❏ Kombi Modified T4 and T5

❏ Beetle Standard 1958 to 1967 ❏ Type 3 and 4 Standard

❏ Beetle Standard 1968 to 2004 ❏ Type 3 and 4 Modified

❏ Beetle Modified up to 1957 ❏ Karmann Ghia Standard

❏ Beetle Modified 1958 to 1967 ❏ Karmann Ghia Modified

❏ Beetle Modified 1968 to 2004 ❏ Mk 1, 2, 3 Golf Standard

❏ New Beetle Standard ❏ Mk 4, 5 Golf Standard

❏ New Beetle Modified ❏ Mk 1, 2, 3 Golf Modified

❏ Kombi Standard T1 ❏ Mk 1, 2, 3 Golf Modified

❏ Kombi Standard T2 and T3 ❏ Water-cooled Pre-1999

❏ Kombi Standard T4 and T5 ❏ Water-cooled Post-2000

❏ Kombi Modified T1 ❏ VW Variations

❏ Kombi Modified T2 and T3

• Standard/Modified classes – Cars entering standard classes will be judged on originality as well aspresentation. You may enter a standard class if your car has modifications but will lose points doing so.Lowering, wheels, etc. will affect your score. If you have any questions ask someone on the gate as you enter.

• Note: All personal information submitted will be kept private and sheets will be destroyed following the event.

JUDGES USE ONLY:

General Appearance

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Body

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Interior

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Engine

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Boot

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Notes: ______________________________________________________________________________________

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VW HasProton Plans

> From carsguide.com.au - 10/2005

A plan to bring cheaper Volkswagens toAustralia is not dead yet. The German giantpitched a plan at the start of this year thatwould see Malaysian carmaker Proton buildVolkswagen cars for the Proton is locked indebate about the deal, which would see VWbuy a large number of company shares.VW brand group chairman WolfgangBernhard, is waiting for Proton's decision."We made offers, we made proposals, but itneeds to be worked out from their side,"Bernhard says.

If the plan proceeds, Proton may becommissioned to build other models, includ-ing the medium-sized Passat.

As it stands, all Volkswagen models areimported from Europe. VW Australia experi-mented with a small Polo sedan from China,but sales were poor and the company willnot order any more.

While VW was in the middle of negotia-tions to buy a share of Proton, Porschebought about 20 per cent of shares in VW,giving it the majority share.

Bernhard says some shareholders areconcerned Porsche will take advantage ofVW, using its technology and low productioncosts. He says VW will draw up a contractwith Porsche to ensure this doesn't happen.Porsche and VW have worked togetherpreviously, including the development of the Porsche Cayenne and VW Touareg Off-roaders, using the same base to save costs.

"We are going to do business as we havein the past with Porsche, but it will be atarm's length as it would with any thirdparty," he says.

Bernhard was in Sydney last week forthe launch of the Polo GTi, a$26,990 hot hatch. He thinks thecar is an alternative for driverswho want good performance, butare sick of paying the fuel bills forbigger engines. The Polo GTi hasa 1.8-litre turbo four-cylinderengine with 110kW. •

New European Number Plates...VicRoads has recently released a new type of numberplate called 'Euro Plate.’ These plates have a similarlayout and dimensions to the number plates made inEurope thereby making them ideal for European carssuch as the ones owned by VWCV members. These plates complete your cars European feel,especially since the plate dimensions suit the car design. To mark the release of the 'Euro Plate' a special offer has been prepared for VWCV members. This promotion provides a 10% discountfor all members who order the Euro-Plates through your club. This would mean that a standardEuro Plate would cost $355.50 (normally $395) and a personalised Euro Plate would cost$625.50 (normally $695). Contact VicRoads for details... •

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For Sale

for salePlease Note:

• All additions to this section MUST be accompanied byeither registration number, chassis number or VIN number.

Advertisements for vehicles without these details WILL NOT be published.

• Advertisements will be limited to a period of two monthsonly. If you wish to continue your advertisement beyond the

initial two month period, please contact the Editor(s).

Send your for sales and wanted ads to the Editor:27 Scotia Street, West Preston, VIC 3072

Email: wagensville@yahoo.com.au

> For Sale

>For Sale: 2002 New Beetle,Volkscoupe, auto, silver colour and18000 km. June 2006 rego. It hasa sunroof and has only ever beenkept under cover. Rego. RQB 050VIN no.WUWZZZ9CZZM615244Price: $26,250Contact: Harald on 03 93984181 or 0417 052 835

> For Sale

>For Sale: Mark II Golf VW,1800, fuel injected, A/C, P/S,lady owner, pristine condition, 6.4ltper 100km highway running, 44miles per gallon, registered“CARBIE”.Price: $6,000Contact: Evenings on 03 5127 1651

> For Sale

>For Sale: Hella driving light kitto suit Golf 4. Fits into grilles inbumper bar. Kit includes lamps,bulbs, wiring harness, mountinghardware and custom grilles. Cansupply factory headlight switch tosuit front fog lamps.Price: $250Contact: Elly 03 9758 9319 oremail kpayet@bigpond.net.au

> For Sale

>For Sale: VW 1972 Type 4 -411, 1700 CC, rego until2/2006, RWC, rego. LJZ 542,SER.0585803, Mt. Waverly area.Price: $3,900 ONOContact: Gerald on 03 9803 6879

> For Sale

>For Sale: 1976 Golf. White, 4door, in very good condition. It isregistered and I am the 3rd ownerit has had and I have the fullservice history for the car. It doesn'thave a roadworthy certificate, but itwon't require much to get one.VIN/CHassis # SN1285399.Rego. IPM 848.Price: $2500Contact: 0405 775 722

> For Sale

>For Sale: Chrome Porsche typewheels and tyres for VW Beetle.Price: $250Contact: 0438 092 103

> For Sale

>For Sale: VW Golf 2002 SE1.6 litre, 5 speed manual, Ocean(British Racing Green), full VWservice history, 58,000kms, alloys,a/c, airbags, one lady owner, clubmembers car (new VW forces sale).Rego. SBU 900.Price: $18,250 ONOContact: Lisa or Brenton 93953997/ 0418 333927/ 0408997923

> For Sale

>For Sale: VW1975 L-Bug,white, all originalcondition -completely stock.

Original interiorand 1600cc engine. Will sell withRWC. Rego. TDD 247. Has thirteenmonths registration.Price: $8,500 ONOContact: Adrian on 03 9741 6291 or 0421 992 875(Werribee)

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> For Sale

>For Sale: 1974 CampervanRego. SBK790, VIN NO2342102836. Engine recondi-tioned 7000km ago. Registereduntil 31.1.2006.Price: Best offer above $4,500Contact: Emailrrohrbach@optusnet.com.au

> For Sale

>For Sale: Roof racks to suit Mk 4 Golf.Price: $160Contact: Kim Whittles on 0418 394 538

> For Sale

>For Sale: Volkswagen 1969Kombi, reconditioned 1500ccengine, new gearbox, new clutch,

carbie and ignition coil. Receiptsprovided. She has a pop top,fridge, sink, fold out backseat/bed, lots of storage space,dual battery system, bull bars andwindscreen protectors. Rego. QRG454, engine no. V0165067, regis-tered until January 2006. I wouldlike to find somebody who will lookafter her and take her out on theopen road - she loves that! PS. Youwill need counselling skills sincethere will be a lot of tears flowingwhen we part.Price: $1,800 but this price isnegotiable for the right person.Contact: Deb on 03 9387 4364or 0431 329 778

> For Sale

>For Sale:1961 VWBeetle, lightgreeny/bluecolour, registered

until November 2005. (NPF938),1300 motor, needs work onpassanger door, other panels ingood order, it does needs arespray, we sanded off any rustspots and spot sprayed to preventany more rust. Was being drivenregularly until one month ago whenit got stuck in 2nd gear. I brought itunregistered about 5 years agoand have had the motor fullyrestored and had it registered. The suspension has been all fixed up.It is a wonderful little car but I havetoo many cars and it has to go.Price: $1,500Contact: 02 6493 4223 or 0427 934 223 or by emailmeadrw@acr.net.au

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VWCV4-Day Tour

> Scenes from the VWCV’s recent around Victoria tour...

OCTOBER 29 - NOVE

> Clockwise top tobottom: The cars restat Harrietville beforeclimbing MountHotham; Ross’s Kombiis the main attractionas it receives somemechanical attentionat Tawonga; theKombis rest in the clouds after theclimb up the mountain; the convoycruising across the top of MountHotham. Photos courtesy of BenStewart and Richard Graham.

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> Clockwise top to bottom: Crossing Lake Hume in the rain;Kim relaxes in front of her newBeetle; the vehicles bask in the sunat Lakes Entrance before headingback to Melbourne; sunshine at lastat Mount Beauty! Photos courtesy ofBen Stewart and Richard Graham.

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Electronsin the Car

> Everything you wanted to know about your car’s battery by Bernd Wachs...

The function of the battery in the car is tosupply electrical energy required for variouscar components such as distributors, lights,windscreen motors, engine managementsystems, fans etc. It can also supply powerfor people’s individual requirements such asradios, TVs, CD players, the K-thumpermachine, safety lights, fridges, electric winch-es etc.

The right type of battery should bechosen so that the appropriate energy require-ments can be met. Here is my simple but notdefinitive guide on battery choices. If youhave a car which has a petrol carburetor, doesnot have an electronic management system,and you just drive it reasonable regularly thenthe normal size battery is usually goodenough. If your car has an engine manage-ment system then buy the largest battery thatyou can fit safely in the battery compartment.The reason I say this is that as the vehicle’selectronics and connected gadgets increase,the amount of energy is drained from thebattery and the system. The more a lead acidbattery is discharged and kept in a dischargedstate the more you shorten its life. Car batter-ies are further divided into two groups.

The first is a cranking type and the otheris deep cycle. The cranking style battery isdesigned to supply a large amount of currentin a short time for devices such as startermotors. This battery usually has a largernumber of plates but they are usually ofthinner construction. The second type is adeep cycle battery which is designed tosupply a reasonable amount of current but

over a much longer period of time. This typeof battery has usually fewer but thickerplates.

The average life of a normal car lead acidbattery is between 2 to 3 years. If you get 4years you are doing well, anything above thatis exceptional. It is also recommended thatyou boost charge the car battery on a regularbasis, 2 to 3 months, using a battery charger.This should only require a couple of hours.You can usually tell when the battery ischarged when the meter indicates less than 1 ampere is being supplied, or there are one ortwo light bars lit up on the battery charger.

Batteries come in different voltages andcurrent ratings. Car batteries are usually 12volts these days but some cars ran on 6 volts.Others can also run on 24 volts. A battery ismade up of a number of individual cells joinedin series. Therefore a 6 V battery contains 3 cells in series, a 12 V battery contains 6 cells.

When we say that we have a 12 V batterythis does not mean that it works at 12 V, itnormally works at about 13.8 V which ismaintained by the alternator / generator inthe car. When the engine is off the batteryvoltage level drops down to about 12.8 volts.When a battery is discharged the batteryvoltage drops down to about 10.5 volts. Thebattery voltage should not be used as adefinite indication on how healthy a battery is,but as a guide. The true indication of abattery’s health is done using a hygrometerwhich will be covered later in anotherepisode.

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Battery terminal corrosionAnother major problem that affects carelectrics is corrosion. It's that white powderthat decides to congregate around the batteryterminal and the cable connector to annoy youat the most inconvenient time. This problemcan be reduced with a little work. Firstlydisconnect the cable/connector from thebattery and clean it off with a wire brush.Make sure that none of the powder gets intothe battery liquid. Now that has beenremoved mix in a bowl water with Bi-Carbonate of Soda (Baking Soda) and wipe itover the battery terminal, cable and theconnecter. This will need to be done a coupleof times. Remember to wear your safety glass-es and chemical gloves. When the bubbling/fizzing has stopped give it a final wash withwater. Let it dry. Make sure that none of thecleaning liquid mixes with the battery acid.To minimise the corrosion returning go andget the vaseline. What is good for the baby'sb.. is good for the battery terminals, and giveit a light coating. Use a brush to make surethat the connecter and any exposed cablegets a thin coating all over. Reconnect thecable to the battery and things should workbetter. It is a good idea to apply a thin coatingbefore the corrosion starts.

I hope this makes things a littleclearer now about batteries. Moreinformation about batteries later.

Next month we will coveranother device that an electron hasto pass through in its life as anelectrical worker. •

Heading to Dayof the

Volkswagen this year?

If you’re entering the show and shine

save time on the day by

completing the entry form in the

centre of this month’s

Wagensville News

and bring it along to the event...

PSI am a happy littlebattery supplying yourcar with electricalenergy. I need my fluidlevels checked regularly.Which needs to be topped up from the Distillery.All the billion trillion electrons I supply for you.Need to be replaced by the generator or by you.Since my life is very short compared with thee. So please extend my life by taking care of me.

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Discou

nts

discountsAustralian VW Performance Centre

10/25 Lusher Road CROYDON • P: 03 9725 5366Contact Mick for trade pricing typically 10% off retail on most parts and services

(up to value of $100). Dyno tuning at $60 per hour.

Camberwell Volkswagen

675 Burwood Road HAWTHORN • P: 03 9811 1888Contact Dane Kelly and ask for member discount.

Imported Car Wreckers

9 Booloora Road SPRINGVALE • P: 03 9547 2169Contact Mark for 15% discount.

Technical Bookshop

295 Swanston Street MELBOURNE • P: 03 9663 395110% discount - does not apply to lower margin items such as magazines,

some videos and sale/discount items.

Volkscare4 Macquarie Place BORONIA • P: 03 9729 9281

Contact Michael Clark for 10% discount on parts (maximum discount $50).Does not include genuine or special orders.

Volkspower

12 Florence Street BURWOOD • P: 03 9808 6777Contact Dean for 10% discount on parts and servicing.

Wolfsburg Automotive

966 Mt Alexander Road ESSENDON • P: 03 9370 3100Contact Gary for club member prices.

U Drive

Mark Pring • P: 9217 8866U Drive is offering a 10% discount on all courses to all members of car clubs.

This applies to all our Formula Ford drive days & gift vouchers - www.udrive.com.au

Volkshome Automotive

16 Commercial Drive THOMASTOWN • P: 03 9464 0366Contact John for club member prices.

The VWCV would like to thank thefollowing businesses for their support

of the 2004 Day of the Volkswagen:

• Camberwell Volkswagen

• Shannons Insurance

• Australian VW Performance Centre

• Volkshome Automotive

• Wolfsburg Automotive

• Classic Vee Dub Supplies

• Vintage Vee Dub Supplies

• Volkscare

• KDF Werks

• MIB Global (Models)

• Mercwreck and Volksparts

• Technical Bookshop

Thank You

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Membership ApplicationVolkswagen Club of Victoria Inc.Membership Officer • GPO Box1215 MELBOURNE VIC 3001 • Phone 0401 310 704

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