I have a 66 bug with a 1776 cc engine. I know it has some sort of reground cam, bigger jugs and pistons and headers. What I don't know is what gap to set my valves at. Any suggestions? Thanks, Mike

Hi, I need to set my rear ride height in a `73 Super (IRS). Is it 19 splines on the inner and 21 on the outer? What's the method for setting ride height? 1 spline moved counter on the inner and one spline moved clockwise on the outer increases(?) ride height by ??? inches? TIA!

I replaced the crankshaft on my 67 engine. Put everything back together. The distributor drive shaft seems to be sitting too high, the rotor is being pushed up far enough the plastic part of it rubs against the cap. Can I push the shaft down? If not, do I need to pull it out to 'fix'...

help... im trying to find some new injector points for my type4 variant engine in my buggy...bosch part number is 123009000 and vw part number is 311-905-301 ...now ive tried a Porsche 914 trigger points which i ordered that have the same numbers but its just to big to fit in the side of...

Check out this link to a VW Junkyard that must be going out of business. They are selling all 700 of their parts cars. The only catch is that you have to take them all. Click on link for pictures. http://s95371106.onlinehome.us/parts/700oldvwparts/index.html

I recently purchased a New set of Cylinders and pistons for a 1600 I am rebuilding......stamped on the top of the pistons is a arrow.... this is I think to make sure the offset in the wrist pins is correctly placed... so which way is the arrow supposed to go ? Pointing at the flywheell or the...

Hey folks! I am rebuilding my 74 beetle 1600, and have 2 questions. 1, when I set the distributor up per the Wilson book, it appears that when the timing dots line up my pistons are in mid stroke on all 4 cylinders. Is this correct? The rotor points to the mark, but that would be more like MDC...

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He's towing it home now. I'm sure he'll take good care of it. It had been sitting around too much and was running rough. That is, it was running rough until it realized I really was going to sell it. Now it starts right up and idles with no trouble. Oh well. I've been into this stuff too long...

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Hi, My name is Mark Tuck, my dad has written here in the past, but I want to take things into my own hands. Anyway, We were rebuilding the rear suspension. My dad was jacking up the spring plate and *bam*, the splined tube, in the center of the car, lost half it's splines. We were putting in...

Hi ramva! The engine project is going well, The case is ready except for the bore/clearance and now is time to start shopping. I got a Norris 407S Camshaft that I'm planning to use and have a few questions about. I can't find any info on Norris, maybe the went out of business or something like...

I'm now 2 for 2 on my bug breaking down on the way home from work. The first occurance was a valve nut coming off. Luckily, I had just gotten off the highway. Yesterday, I was 1/2 mile form home. This time she just died. I was slowed down to take a turn and she lost power. Then there was a...

I’m having trouble with turn signal switches on my ’66 Beetle. I say “switches” because I’ve gone through three of them so far. The mounting screws come loose, and I’ve wound up stripping them in my attempts to tighten the mounting screw while maintaining the 1-2mm clearance called for in the...

Could someone tell me the meaning of "oil labeled For Service MS" We can find this on the manuals of our aircooled engine I found SAE 30 API SF oil for use on 4 stokes Honda grass cutters (aircooled) could this be a Service MS? João

Thanks to everyone in response to my shifter question, and now I have another. Right now I just have the oil pressure idiot light. I know I can get and pressure sensor that goes in the same spot as the pressure switch for that light, my question is can I put a tee there and also put a temperature...

What should the ignition timing be set at?('74 super convertible 1600DP carburetor not fuel injection) It looks like it's set around 5 degrees AFTER TDC, is this correct? Thanks.

Hello again. More newbie questions! Yesterday I removed the left cylinder head cover to take a look and see what's involved with checking the valve clearances. The gasket there seems to have perished quite badly, and now that I have re-fitted it (I had no new spare to replace it with) there seems...

DOES THIS APPLY TO CONVERTIBLES? MINE IS A CONVERTIBLE AND I'M STARTING TO WONDER IF IT’S THE CORRECT WINDOW FOR MY APPLICATION. IT HAS OEM STAMPS ON THE GLASS AND THE RUBBER IS IN GOOD CONDITION. BUT I DON'T HAVE A TRIM RING. SHOULD I? IF YOU CAN, PLEASE ELABORATE ON THE SPECIAL LITTLE TRICK WITH...