Could someone help me to find the correct timing for the following distributor? Bosch 0 231 137 029 VW 111 905 205T This distributor is installed on a 1500 Beetle 1970. I tried to find information on the usual places and found nothing. TIA

There has to be a beetle craze going on, or is it just here? Not only am I still getting a new customer ad ay but it seems to be that I get a person ad ay coming to my shop looking for a beetle :o) and I had at least 3 people looking today. I have run out of good drivers to sell and it seems that I...

Good Day All I have been reading the past couple of months, but but now that summer is here I must sell the green darling here are the particulars: Fresh 1776 work done by Van Wonder, Scat Crank and Cam, CB 044 Heads, Roller Rockers, MSD Ignition&box, 45 CM Dells, New Fuel System, Drop Spindles...

1600 engine, dash, all glass except for windshield and driver door window, passenger door brake booster, rear spindle assembly, recently re-upholstered seats (2 front, 1 rear bench) extra fan shrouds, alternators, generators,

I went to an open car show today about 80 miles from here. I went cause they had a foreign car class. I competed against a few Beetles and two porsche and got best of class trophy. They had independent judges which I like better. Anyway a great day for an air cooled Puma in Milan, Mo today. ...

Ever seen one of these before? http://cgi.ebay.nl/Atlamatic-Fork-Lift-Truck-Heftruck-met-kever-motor_W0QQitemZ7621857576QQcategoryZ32892QQssPageNameZWD4VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem Roger

Hello - I would like to measure the RPM of my type 4 engine, but I don't have a tachometer. I do however have a digital multimeter which can measure frequency. In this mode it displays the frequency of an incoming signal in Hertz. I am assuming that I can measure RPM with this meter as...

After years of sitting in a mouse infested barn, my newly aquired 69 beetle project has a few tricky nuts and bolts. I was amazed how mouse urine can eat metal. 1 of my exhaust studs has the treads rusted off. I've tried to unscrew it with a vicegrip ( soaked it overnight with PB Blaster ) and...

Does anyone know where I can get the Sunbug emblem that goes on the engine lid of a 74 Super Beetle Convertible? Would also like to find the VW knob for the gear shift. Can anybody help ? Thanks -- VW Lover Message posted via CarKB.com http://www.carkb.com/Uwe/Forums.aspx/vw-air-cooled/200605/1

Ok, is it possible to replace the rear shift rod on a 64 splitty without removing the engine and transmission? i.e. will it come out from the front, at the moment the handbrake bracket is in the way, but I wondered if removing it would be in vain. TIA -Steve

Please help my buggy slips out of 2nd and 4th. I can usually hold it in 2nd went accelerating but there is no downshifting it spits it out of gear as soon as the clutch is released. there is no way to drive with it in 4th I can't even hold it in. Is there any possiblity that it is shifter or...

Planning to leave midwest Illinois Friday about 2:00pm taking the first road trip in my recently aquired 71 Westy. Can anyone tell me where they are camping as we'd love to spend some time with other VW people. I'm also looking for a pair of doors for my 65 beetle in anyone has any they would like...

"Dave in WV" > wrote in message ... > What was the first year that bugs had the key switch in the column? > > The reason I ask is I recently bought what was supposedly a 69 standard > beetle. I talked with another guy...

Just bought a 1970 VW Beetle Autostick. It stinks! As in really smells bad inside. It's very dirty. Are there any tricks to cleaning this thing, or just use a basic all purpose cleaner?

Jan I really need to chat with you about some VW repair work in your area. I don't have an e-mail address for you now and the wifes is blocked :o) Mario Vintage Werks resto

I bought a NVIDEA 256mb AGP video card. It turns out the PC blow-up will be covered by homeowners. It'll pay out about $500 max which is exactly what I will have in the repair. Keep an eye out for a decent sound card and one of those refurbished hard drives. Thanks again.

Can someone assist me here. I have a stock 73 Thing with a 1600 dp motor... I was chatting with a service centre who specializes in aircooled. He said to time a stock motor with a 009, you set it at 44 degres at 3500 RPM...which will end up being about 15 degrees BTDC static. Can anyone comfirm...

For the past few years there's been a vacated car dealership that had a '78 convertible and an army jeep in the old showroom a handful of miles from where I lived. Never knew who owned the building and I couldn't get closer to the car to examine it, but from a distance it seemed a pretty well...

I have a California driver's license question;l I was stopped by the CHP yesterday and it seems my DL has expired, I walked home. the q. is if convicted of a misdemeanor for driving w/o a license what would be the penalties? And what is my best defense in court. I plan to challenge the fairness of...

Hello all, a little problem that I am going to be seeing my mechanic about this weekend but wondered if anybody had any ideas. I took my '74 Super for a drive today and when I got back the engine bay had some oil in it. The oil seems to be situated mostly on the left side as you are looking at...