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Compression ratio by
Volksrod70
Does altitude have any effect on compression ratio?
I'm at 5200 feet.
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November 7th 04 02:39 PM
by Robert
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Help a simpleton with a grease gun by
Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott
I need Dummy's Guide to Using a Grease Gun. Thought this would be
simple, but I am stumped.
The Wonderbus's front end is jacked up in the air, ready to have its
steering bits lubed. The fittings have all been cleaned and are
gleaming. I have a new pneumatic grease...
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November 7th 04 05:31 PM
by MUADIB®
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November 7th 04 11:19 PM
by K5
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WTF IDF "Starter Circuit"? by
jjs
It's getting cold so I'm doing curious stuff like taking things apart.
(There's nothing more dangerous than a fool like me with tools!)
So, I have a Weber DCOE from years back. It's got an enrichening circuit for
starting. And I have a spare Weber IDF40 I'm getting ready to sell. So, I
did a...
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IN-CRE-DI-BLE (crappy) luck by
Jan Andersson
ARGH!!!!
It does NOT end!!!!
The LAST car I had that actually works, despite not being inspected, is
my 67 Frannie.. I got teh door panels all straightened out, got teh
engine to run good, and ran over a piece of metal that punctured the
front tire.
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Sure is quiet here by
bob
> Sure is quiet here, or maybe it's my news server. Y'all okay out there?
i'm okay. just lurking once in awhile. yeah, like i post so much anyway :)
since you are "bored"...... son pulled engine out of his 73 bus along with
the tranny, tore it down to the long block, tightened the bolts for the...
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Slight starting issue by
Mike Rocket J. Squirrel Elliott
We're talking the Wonderbus here.
New Mexi 1600 longblock w/ SVDA dizzie, new 34 PICT/3 carb w/ choke
connected. Stock oil bath air cleaner with air pre-heat hose connected,
clean manifold with preheat tubes clean and connected.
Cold starts -- very easy.
Hot starts (dash into 7-Eleven for curry...
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Best Rockers again (not talking about Van Halen!) by
ThaDriver
OK: no response in spite of the slow group. So I'm thinking ya'll must have
assumed I was off-topic... ;^p
So here it is again.
I want to get back on my stroker engine for Annie that I assembled to
long-block about...well...lets just say it's been awhile back. Best I
remember it's a 74x94 (might...
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FS: Clean 1967 Beetle in NorCal by
Matty G
Hey everyone. I'm selling one of my beetles. It is in great running
condition, has no rust, and the body is very, very straight. This
could be a show car with some work, and has already been restored off
the pan.
Rebuilt H block (1500 with new heads), 33,000 miles on the rebuild.
I'm looking for...
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November 8th 04 11:19 PM
by Matty G
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My car's in Reader's Digest by
Vw67lives
A few months back ,I was contacted about someone using my 67 beetle in photo
shoot. The photo crew came to my house and they were there all day shooting
pictures. Well now the article is in the November 2004 Reader's Digest (page
116). The car was used as a prop in a story about how this woman's...
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November 9th 04 12:39 AM
by frheko
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November 9th 04 12:58 AM
by frheko
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HAHAHAHA! (OT) by
Kidd Andersson
The "Stupid Americans" guy got my Honda group too. I found this interesting
little nugget about 3 posts in...
> Don't you just love a SORE looser?
>>Sore losers are better than poor spellers.
HAHAHAHA! DAMN That's funny!!
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Frame Extender by
Jeremy Elwell
Hey,
I was browsing the samba classifieds the other day and came across a VW rod.
It was fenderless with a large amount chopped out of the top. The ad said
that there was a frame extender installed, it also had an ad for a kit to
do this. Now I might be wrong but I am assuming that the kit pushes...
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Beginner mod questions by
Damjan MozetiÄ
Hi!
I am looking for beginner online tutorials for head porting, polishing
and do-it-yourself stuff without requiring any special expensive tools.
I found this tutorial on cal-look.com
(http://www.cal-look.com/tech/basic.shtml), but the images are blurry
and as a beginner I can't see much of what...
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Anyone on Royal Purple? by
Narley Dude®
Hey Guys! Long time...
Has anyone used Royal Purple oil products?
WOW! I'm impressed. it started when I thought I screwed up my
syncronizer in my tranny. Drained it and filled it with Royal Purple
gear oil, AWESOME stuff ( not cheap but worth it), runs great!
Change oil with their 20W50... the...
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November 9th 04 10:26 PM
by Javier
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November 9th 04 10:40 PM
by Stutzsr
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Roof Rack by
Jack
My neighbor has a roof rack on his '70 Standard beetle that he wants to
sell to me. It is a factory original that came with his '70 when he
bought it new. It looks to be in perfect condition and he wants $125 for
it.
I have two questions. First, will it fit perfectly on my '72 and is it
worth...
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Florida Bug Jam this weekend by
David Holland
This was Great Show two years ago. I'm making my second trip from
Toronto. At least this time it won't be a 24 hour drive each way.
southeastvw wrote:
> So who all is going? Besides Kaferdave and VWGirl!
> It is going to be an awesome weekend, with Activities starting on
> Thursday(for those of...
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56 oval decklid forsale by
Kafertoys
I just finished repairing a 56 decklid and know for sale ready for paint have
light but not houseing.
,High quality repair work, I did have to cut out a 4by4 rusted section, but
replaced it with real German steel and chemicaly removed the rust.. It can
easily be used on a show car. $300 will have...
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Feedback needed-New types of T1 Engine cases. by
69' Dune Buggy
What's the status on the Aluminum T1 engine cases? Are they better
than the Mag. engine cases? I'm going to build a new engine and I'm
trying to figure the case situation out.
I see where Scat has a Killer Case, CB has an aluminum case and I see
others as well. Aircooled.net said in a tech...
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