twice my ACVW has come to a halt. both times it seems the fuel line was plugged, what is going on here? and just blowing back , by mouth , was too hard. A compressor did it. if this ever happens again, could reversing the fuel pump hoses blow out the line.? what would be a good road side...

just a quickie ... someone has asked me what the redline is on a stock 1600. As I have never had a rev counter I dont know ! Can anyone help. completely stock - rebuilt, but no fancey balancing or anything.

I busted my generator belt on the way home in the pouring down rain today. I noticed the gen light after a moment (after the idiotic thought of just driving the short distance home without a belt flashed through my head) and pulled over to replace it. I usually carry a couple spare belts so I...

Hi, I've got a 1641cc engine - pretty fast Beetle - but lately its starting to smell of petrol esp. after I reved it hard. I undid the fuel lines and screwed the clampers on again - and that seemed to help. But can I replace them with something better than the original rubber hose and...

any suggestions on what's best to remove the everyday grit which has accumulated over the years on the fiberglass poptop of our '82 westy? it looks almost as if a bleach of some type might be needed. thanks any advice. art

Can anyone tell me how hard/easy it is to separate the van body from the floor and frame? I am rebuilding a 59 van from the ground up.

Hii, I have a Jawa 250cc In India, I recently replaced the Engine with a new Cylinder kit & New Standard piston set I have Run the Bike for 2500 Kms, but still the engine seems to seize when run for speeds inn Excess of 60kmph for more time like 5 minutes. What should I do to stop this siezure...

don't be upset princess, no one would have anything against you if you admitted that what we see in the pictures is the best you can do, then charged accordingly... it's the constant claim of "show winning work" that makes everyone laugh at you and wonder if what you are taking is readily...

besides a cracked carb. body, how could gas get into the oil? -- when you believe the only tool you have is a hammer. problems tend to look like nails.

I was once again reading about the HVX mods on your blog site, http://bobhooversblog.blogspot.com/2007/05/hvx-mods.html And I remembered a question I meant to ask you long ago. It has become relevant in another discussion so I wanted to get some clarification. Regarding the grooving of the...

Hey all: I've been fiddling with my carb and everything works fine except when I go to adjust the quantity on the accel. pump arm up to full, it seems that the additional stroke length is just slack and that the spring in the diaphram is not coming all the way back to actually give a full stroke....

I got my puma on Dennis Gage's site as featured car for this week. Check it out at his dream car site. http://www.myclassiccar.com/index.html I feel excited. Dennis

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My 70 beetle's running boards were falling off. Got a new pair then discovered several bolts were either twisted off or the nuts were gone, leaving ~5 X 10 mm slot. I don't see a way of getting a nut started on the inside, n haven't found any repair kits. Got a fix? I'm not above drilling...

Howdy, I've been a member on here for a year or 2, but have been a tad shy regarding posting. Here's the deal. I have a 1961 vw beetle. I bought it from the original owner in 1989. In between now & then; it has been a daily, stored in San Diego, back to being a daily while I was at TAMU. ...

after running awhile our motor just turns over slower. any hints? -- when you believe the only tool you have is a hammer. problems tend to look like nails.

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We had some really nice weather this weekend so I pulled the tarps off of the shop and got back to work. Got all of the fascia boards up, got the drip edge up all the way around it, and got half of the tar paper and shingles up there. Put the tarp back on the back half of the shop to wait for...

Has anyone every tried to use wood for the door panels and dash. Eventually my 72 beetle will be black and I thought that a dark cherry toned wood interior with chrome and black accents would be cool. My guess is it would have to be some laminate type of stuff due to the weather changes from...

Hi All, I have probably the worlds only VW beelte snowplow, we call it the "PlowBug". Its now in its 11th year of snowplow service on my acreage, and it continually amazes me and my neighbors as to how durable this thing is, and how well its heated (thanks Eberspacher), and how I rarely have...