any recommendations on where to get a good 78mm crank. The one at Aircooled.net is rather expensive and I'm not yet convinced that I need to spend that much. Tony

Please follow this one for a bit: Again... working on a newly acquired chopped down Beetle Dune Buggy. Not a pro job... obviously some guys in a backyard did it. It's a 70 chassis with a 69 Solex 30 PICT 2 carb on a 1600 74 motor. I previously posted that it runs a little sluggish and then the...

my 74 type one will not start i turn the key and NOTHING no click nothing battery is good any suggestions on where to look? jerry

These convertibles are actually just the roofs hacked off normal ones. Assuming you are talking normal suitcases they'll probably fit. But keep in mind that Beetle trunks don't have locks, just a release in the glovebox and I'm sure everybody in Mexico knows that. Where are you going? I reserved a...

I got my heads from the shop yesterday, man they look good. Went ahead and got the other parts I need to build the long block. P/C set 85.5's Rebuilt Rods and bearings Push rod tubes Not a real big list, but dropped some coin to say the least. I brought the heads in the house and CC'd them last...

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I have read the Haynes manual, read Muir's book, cracked the case and cleaned it and still can not figure out what engine I have inherited. (I cracked the case because when I drained the oil, water poured out.) The only identifying marks are a "014" stamped on the flywheel-side of the case (on the...

I am venting ... I do most of my own work but occasionally if I am too busy I bring it in for a professional look over and/or major work. Once we had the valves gapped and timing adjusted and the car was overheating terribly when it came back. I had to readjust the timing myself. Another time I...

I have changed everything on this car. Master cylinder, metal lines, rubber hoses, wheel cylinders and still have the same problem that I started with the pedal goes to the floor if I pump quikly they will get tight I can even move back alittle on the pedal and push forward and it will hold but...

I have a 1967 Type I Beetle with a stock diaphragm clutch. The clutch cable breaks every couple of years. It always breaks at one of the ends where the cable is crimped into the fitting. It never breaks anywhere in between. I always grease the cable upon installation. Is this common to break this...

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Did VW ever make self adjusting rear breaks for a type 1 ? Thanks Mark

You know, 2006 is near, the nuclear war with Iran is only a few months ahead. After that, the Earth will be a desert, radioactive and most parts uninhabitable. So how can I modify my VW so that I can still use it in the desert world of tomorrow ? You know, some Mad Max "The Road Warrior" -...

Hello Ramva, A buddy of mine gave me his spare rearview mirror. It's the one which you can 'click' away with a knop at the bottom. My guess is it's from a mexi beetle since he owned one. The question here is how to replace the stock one ('73 std) with this one? (if possible) There are no visable...

Recently started having this problem with my Bay 1600cc. It is very hesitant at low revs, and even if I put my foot down or pump the throttle a bit too get some fuel in there, it still takes a little while to pick up. Once the revs pick up it pulls strongly. It needed a service anyway so I...

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Hi all, Quick question.... If you can smell petrol/gas is it at a combustible level? I have a very faint smell of it when I open the bonnet in my 68 Type1. Cheers Spike

I have a 1979 Type 2 bus that has been laid upm for 7 years. The valves had been set with a gap. In then correcting the hydralic setting to 2 extra turns there was then no compression since the valves were now not seating. How does one cure this problem? Wioll the hydraulic sleeves leak away...

just letting you all know I have moved and arrived in ¤%#( Virginia reasonably safe and sound. If you have a monitor on your computer that can display things smaller than a wart on a gnat's ass, then you can look up Linden, Virginia, zip code 22642 on your map. Deep, deep in the woods. No...