Forum: VW air cooled
May 18th 13, 09:33 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Beetle/bug Pickup project
> wrote:
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1459789
Wow, they did a great job on the body, IMO. :)
(it don't look "hacked")
Alvin in AZ
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 18th 13, 03:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 38
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What did you do to your VW today?
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > ...not a classic in any way.
>
> ...my 26 year old Scirocco 16V will respectfully disagree with that.
Worked on my '75 "Dent Side" Ford pickup today, it's...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 14th 13, 04:27 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 13
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6V to 12 conversion q.
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > That would have been kind of "exiting" if the magnesium shavings
> > would've caught fire inside your vacuum cleaner. ;)
> Exciting? I suppose so. I...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 10th 13, 07:43 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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6V to 12 conversion q.
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > ...put an old Bus-axle in it. It wouldn't want to wheelie when
> > climbing a hill {...} like a Bug-axle will.
>
> Those were the ones with the reduction...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 9th 13, 08:47 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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6V to 12 conversion q.
> And, besides, I didn't want to use a swing axle rear suspension
> for a buggy. Anyway, I never did it.
The trick was to use the swing axle actually but put an old Bus-axle
in it. It wouldn't...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 8th 13, 06:34 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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6V to 12 conversion q.
Bill Leary > wrote:
> > Something I always wanted to do was re-wind/re-wire
> > a 6v generator to make enough voltage to charge a
> > 12v battery.
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> To each his own, I guess. ...
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Forum: Technology
May 8th 13, 06:00 PM Posted to rec.crafts.metalworking,alt.machines.cnc,rec.autos.tech,rec.autos.driving
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HP, 60 mph, level ground
In rec.crafts.metalworking Existential Angst > wrote:
> Oh, yeah, the *increase* from the lower number to the higher
> number is always a more dramatic number.
> ..."40% more...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 8th 13, 05:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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6V to 12 conversion q.
> I have to wonder if your bigger problem isn't going to
> be a 12V generator.
> - Bill
x2 :)
Something I always wanted to do was re-wind/re-wire a 6v
generator to make enough voltage to...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 29th 13, 02:06 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,547
swing axle nuts - Guru advice appreciated.
Am I remembering it right?
Did VW say 345ft-lbs?
Am I thinking of the flywheel's gland nut? LOL :)
> On 28/04/13 11:19, KWW wrote:
>> But the whole point of Ft-lbs of torque is the force that is...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 28th 13, 08:31 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 7
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My odometer has lost its mind!
> just can't picture - visualizing the odo gears - how it can turn a
> tens place at the wrong time. There's only one tooth on each wheel
> to turn the next one.
> Chris
All I can think of right...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 28th 13, 08:17 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 15
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swing axle nuts - Guru advice appreciated.
> Stood on it about 3' out,...
> Chris
A measly 3 feet? LOL :)
I'm telling you that simply ain't enough, ok? :)
BTSeenT, no kidding, 3 feet is not enough.
6 feet is more like it. :)
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 27th 13, 06:50 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 3
Views: 1,793
Beutler Sports Car
Bill Berckman > wrote:
> I was reading a book...
Bill B., you can read? 8-/
xD
You still got your '67 bug? :)
Alvin in AZ
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 27th 13, 06:34 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 15
Views: 2,547
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Forum: VW air cooled
June 6th 07, 10:47 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 329
Liability for labour on faulty clutch
Balders > wrote:
> But can anyone help out the guy with their observations?
My observation has been... pay someone else to do something and
you'll end up...
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Forum: VW air cooled
June 1st 07, 12:05 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 8
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 30th 07, 08:43 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 8
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Trouble starting type 1 - 73 Super Beetle Conv.
> If I'm not mistaken, there's also a small vacuum diaphragm near
> the choke that opens the choke slightly when the engine starts.
> That could be leaking or stuck.
> Scott S.
And the idea's so...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 29th 07, 08:46 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 10
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Barrels to engine case - sealant or gasket?
> Do not use Hylomar in the head side of the cylinder. You shouldn't
> need anything there, if the surfaces are true and smooth. Just
> metal against metal. I sometimes use that Mahle sealant there...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 29th 07, 08:37 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 12
Views: 710
Just joining the group
John Boy > wrote:
> Speedy Jim wrote:
> > Welcome. Yes, the group tries to be friendly and helpful.
> Speak for yourself. Now if a person was rebuilding a classic Bug,
> that...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 28th 07, 09:40 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 12
Views: 710
Just joining the group
John Ahnen > wrote:
> We bought a '72 super beetle that needs some work and my wife
> wants to restore it to the point where it is reliable.
> John
Cool, just returned here...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 28th 07, 01:44 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 600
Bench Bleeding revisited
> ONLY 25 is good enough for me!
They've got me beat by about double. :)
But I've got a Ford pickup that...
"absolutely without a doubt has to be bench bled" -everybody
I've put 3 or 4 on it over...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 28th 07, 01:26 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 10
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Fuel Filter location
> The bursting issue is not the worst of your worries, it's the
> added unsuspended weight of a filter full of fuel, flopping around
> in the engine bay, that is sending tugs and jerks up the hose...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 28th 07, 01:02 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 6
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 27th 07, 09:28 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 8
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 26th 07, 12:37 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 8
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Had to break out the power tools already.
> > Hmm... Tough crowd or has it just gotten quiet around here?
> > All I did was clean up the rear aftermarket bumper some with a
> > wire wheel on my drill and then spray some of that chrome...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 26th 07, 12:31 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 560
6 minute pull?
Does a dunebuggy count? ;)
....with a metal "milk crate" ready to set the engine on.
Alvin in AZ
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