Thank you all for your answers on the previous post about the aspect ratio on a stock tire. Do you have any idea on the offset of the stock 4.5" x 15" wheel? TIA, Karls

What I have: (1) Red 90 Mazda Miata base model, 162K miles, bone stock except for an Alpine cassette deck and electric antenna. Factory hard top included. This car is in great shape for it's age. The paint is original, so it's a bit faded. It does need a new soft top, and the headrest speakers...

Has anyone ever setup a VW Bug for High Mileage? I have a 68 Bug..wanna set it up for HIGHER Mileage any setups or carbs available anywhere? Thanks Paul

Hey all, I'm working on restoring my 71 Ghia and need a bit of direction. There is minor rust (bubbling around the antenna, drivers side wheel well, battery, some around the horn -- poor front end bodywork like every other ghia out there; not much if any rust through). There are a couple of dents...

Hi, I was driving my bug then the clutch pedal hit the floor, so i thought the cable broke, so i bought a new cable, I took out the pedal assembly then it turned out the clutch shaft Hook thing broke, So I Jacket up the car, took out the wing nut on the back, and I decided to change the clutch...

Both my heater boxes have what I am calling "loose outer casings". The sheetmetal on the outside of the boxes is loose and moving around. The ends that connect to the muffler and the engine are solid and they do not appear to be rusted. I can visualize the inside, with the fins around the pipes...

It's on eBay and it's in NC. Street legal even. Maybe it's the one that can bring him "back into the fold" http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7957967724 Neil

Just started watching it. They are doing a 58 Bus. FUNKIE

Folks, I was surfing around at my mom's house whilst convalescing from an operation and I came across this site. It's a Canadian firm that design a new retro camper. It's pretty cool. Check it out. http://www.verdier.ca/

so when i do a compression test do i pull a plug put in the tester and let the engine run normally on 3 or just do it cold with the starter or hand turin it or what

Analog tachs go way, way back to magneto days. Today, the circuitry usually has some kind of transistor/IC circuit which gets a signal from the engine spark ignition and creates a "standard" width pulse for each spark. The faster the engine runs, the more of these "standard" pulses are generated...

Symptoms: After a out of town mechanic (I was on a trip) replaced the right front tie rod approx. 300 miles ago, started getting droning (sounds like high speed rubbing or vibration, but *not* a high pitched squeaking noise) at 40 MPH plus. On a level road, car is quiet if steering straight...

I was reading an article the other day, that the most wear on the engine could from cold start-ups. I was thinking of switching oils to a 5-30w (conventional oil, no synthetics). If anyone in this NG runs 5-30w in their air-cooled beetle I would be interested in their comments. -tom

This question has to do with the operation of those things -- maybe a Speedy Jim question. The Wonderbus has a VDO analog tach on the dash that I find pretty useful. But now and again it decides to malfunction. In various ways. Sometimes it just sits at 2,000 rpm regardless of engine rpms, and...

Hi, I am after a bit of advice on a personal matter. My husband bought a Golf 2.0 SE Auto from a local dealer 4 years ago - it was new at the time. It has had inumerable problems with the air mass meter, lambda probe etc . It will run fine for a while and then out of the blue starts to burn fuel...

While pulling off my old front shocks on my ghia (balljoint, if you wanted to know), the old sleeve (from the bottom of the old shock -- if I'm using the incorrect word here, its the thing that goes inbetween the stud on the car and the bushing in the shock) stayed on the bottom stud on the car. I...

I'm hoping someone might be able to help me. I have a 2005 Passat TDI with Auto Trans that's only 2 months old. It's been running fine till about 3 days ago. I noticed a pattern. After work I'd drive it home or to a store nearby (20-30 minutes highway driving), park the car and go inside for...

what is the best engin for daily drving and that i can put a holley carb and turbo on it this is for a thing so im going to find a type 4 block need help thanks geoff

Hi! I want to get a new battery for my '73 Beetle. Auto Zone has a nice looking one. It is a Duralast Gold for $69.99. Actually it is not the stock replacement battery for my '73 Beetle, but dimensions are the same and has better specifications. The problem is, that it does not have a positive...

A couple weeks ago a was in an accident with my 71 bug. The body shop had to pull the front end out a couple inches in order to get the new fenders and hood to fit. Now that I got it back, the brake lights don't work, the dash lights don't work, the turn signals will stay on if I turn off the car...