So here is what happened. A week or two ago my brake pedal starting feeling mushy and I had to pump to stop. After inspecting all my brake lines for leaks etc., I found that I had a brake hose ballooning on me up front. This hose looked different than all others so I think the PO might have...

I have a 74 Rupp Centaur with a 67/68 swing & 1500. The fiber glass body is lighter than the bug was so the rear wheels slant in at the bottom.What would be the easiest way to level this thing ? When I relax the torsion bars how do you know how many splines to jump ? Or is it by trial and error.I...

Curved Air Vent Rust Problem_Help Please! I got 3 small rust holes below the little curved air vent cover by the right rear window. Any ideas on how to fix this? One of the holes is about 2 inches by 1 inch. I do not have a plasma cutter or a welder. I was going to grind away the weak part of...

Short of cutting his phone/cable lines or putting bullet holes in his WiMax antenna, is there anything we can do? It looks like he posts from googlegroups. Would abuse reports do anything to get his account closed?

for more detail check out: http://www.geocities.com/mpernice/VWPARTS/index.htm -- Mel P.

How about once a weak or so some one posts a message with all the links, his full name and address and the full story. Then we shun him. I mean we don't reply to his posts and ignore his replies to our posts. If we could stick to this, I think this newsgroup would be a better place. Anyway...

If everyone ignored Mario, the man would go nutz and probably start flaming himself!

they've even made movies around here, can my cars get an agent? three KG's that need work. -- When the Power of Love,replaces the Love of Power. that's Evolution.

If you ever wondered what the origin of the nickname "zwitter" was, read this thread on Samba: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/archive/index.php/o-t--t-45555--.html And this site has a great collection of photos depicting the beginnings of the Beetle, from the early 1930's...

Click "Video" when it shows up in the large picture. http://www.kjendis.no/2008/12/03/556631.html Nice.. J. -- Using Opera's revolutionary e-mail client: http://www.opera.com/mail/

On these air cooled VeeDubs, what is the recommended torque wrench value for the little studs on the sump plate? What about for the oil drain plug? I tried searching this newsgroup but could not find it.

I am putting together a long list of parts to do a complete brake job on my 1968 Bug Sedan (STD). I see there are some differences with the brake line kits for the type of transmission that you have. But - how do I tell which one that I have? Swingaxle or IRS? Thanks, -Steve Ballantyne

Okay the engine is looking a lot more normal tonight. Recent talk of gaps in the tinware causing a loss of cooling are got me to looking closely at how things are going together so far. I took some pictures. http://digitalpics00.no-ip.org/~halatos/Tinware The gaps in the forward tin are the ones...

It must be winter... somewhere :-) I've noticed that I get more questions about engine-building during the cold months, along with comments such as '...not driving the bug now that WINTER is here.' But that's another subject. The subject here has to do with valve train geometry and comments...

Suddenly, I had need of a proper tool to remove those slotted switch nuts. This is what happened: http://www.nls.net/mp/volks/htm/tool.htm

And "over-engineered". I was getting bored sitting around after my surgery, but wasn't quite up to wrenching on cars yet. One thing I had wanted to do to the '68 was add an electric windshield washer pump. And the other thing I did NOT want was another hole butchered into the dash! Details...

All, First the alternator takes a dump. Have the thing towed home, pull engine, replace alternator. Then the alternator pulley splits in two. Tow home a 2nd time, replace pulley. Now..it leaks oil. In late 2002 I pulled the engine and resealed the top-end and it has remained dry until now. So I...

Just saw the new Levi jeans commercial and theres a white convertible in it

Just did an oil change on the diff on my automatic T3. Notice a bit of a red tinge in the diff oil suggesting auto fluid is leaking into the final drive housing. I guess its the oil seal between Diff and the auto leaking. Can anyone confirm and whether its a major job?. Might be just easier to...

I need new rims for my '77 Beetle. I'm looking for a place that sells them preferable with new tires already mounted on them. I need them to be of high quality so they are balanced and true. But I also don't want to get ripped off. Certain companies overcharge like Mid America Motorworks. But...