I have a bus that I am having trouble shifting the manual transmission. I would like some information on possible solutions to my shifting problems. It is like the clutch is not engaging properly and I do not know how to adjust it, or if it is something else that needs worked on. I am...

we added amber directional lights to the side mirrors on my wife's ghia. they are great! we were worried that the front directionals were not too visible when the halogen headlites were on. they are on almost all daylight hours here in the foggy Northcoast. now , we know people can see them. and...

I was wondering if my 76 fuel injected beetle could handle daily driving on the interstate in Kansas City. I'm moving there next month and my 2nd car I use in the winter is breaking down and I just want to get rid of it. The beetle will have to make a 2 1/2 hour drive to KC and back fairly...

Fellow air-cooled drivers, I bought 2 brake hoses for my '74 Super Beetle. They were sold to me as being German. I see the following stamped on the round brass fitting: COH 0304 oar gepr 280

The original 30PICT-1 carburettor in my 1966 1300 was leaking from the throttle shaft. It hasn't been running right for quite some time, and was getting low MPG. Now my 1303 is out of action, I need to get this sorted! The replacement 30PICT-1 carburettor was pulled from a 1972ish Beetle I found...

Hello Ramva! A friend of the local VW club is trying to build a turbo setup for his bug. He has a new unused Weber DFAV he'd like to use. Since this carburetor is really uncommon around this parts, He's had no luck finding a pressure cover (the venturi cover with the 2" intake coming from the...

Did the 70's have one side mirror or two??? i got this car and parts were in boxes and i'm putting it back together to see wut i need... i'm wantthing to keep the outside origanal...

While looking for some good 1970 Beetle pictures on ebay, I came across this. http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Volkswagen-Beetle-Pre-1998-1970-volkswagon-bug-convertible_W0QQcmdZViewItemQQcategoryZ6019QQihZ015QQitemZ250082062337QQrdZ1 Is this the rare 1970 1/2 Super Beetle? later, dave (One out...

I have an opportunity to purchase a 1972 Type 3 Fastback. The previous owner swapped out the Type 3 engine for a larger Type 4. According to the owner it has run for years this way, but he had lost track of the oil level and then blew the crankcase. What I would like to get a handle on is, how...

I'll drive right over in my ACVW and pick up my copy!

How do i tell if its got the fram spin on kit thing???

So now you can buy a really really nice ACVW!!?? Only then will it make this ON topic "Kirk" > schreef in bericht ... Hi! Few weeks ago I discovered Internet Million Dollars website. I read it carefully, but I did not believe. Few days...

Are there any VW air-cooled mags out there? I've done a few net searches and turned up nothing. I'd really like to subscribe to something that pertains to air-cooled restorations. Thanks H-S-F

I'm 16 just got a 70 vw beetle 1600 dual... its been sitting 6 years had oil change and ne distubutor before it was parked, i put new lines (fuel),plugs. And it started, NOW i need to do the oil change, if it had one 6 years ago, would they have installed the fram spin on kit? if not, have you...

hello- i am a semi new poster and long time lurker here, planning on becoming more frequent as i work on my daughters 68 vert... as the subject indicates the speedo is given o fit's of incredibly loud squealing, as well as the needle bouncing all over and then not working... i am not a complete...

i'm about to change it and i can't find a book to work me thru it... does anyone have a site that has pics to work me thur it??? or can you scan and post... Thxs ALOT Scotty

Go to samba gallery and put in Puma to see pictures of a new factory production run. Neat pictures of new cars being built. Dennis

VW offers a drop top exclusive to Eos at http://www.washtimes.com/autoweekend/20070125-122649-6502r.htm

Hello, I found that my 12 volt generator had a wierd vibration. So I started to investigate and reaching behind to the fan, I could wiggle it a bit side to side. Bad bearing. Last night, I pulled the generator and dissassembled it. Yes, the bearing was bad so I replace both the front and...

I forgot to take some shots of the old engine that went under salt water during the hurricane... Its completely siezed up. There are alot of large grey chunks inside the case the rods and crank are rusted, cylinders rusted on the inside. The bottom of the case around the oil strainer are...