Does altitude have any effect on compression ratio? I'm at 5200 feet.

I need Dummy's Guide to Using a Grease Gun. Thought this would be simple, but I am stumped. The Wonderbus's front end is jacked up in the air, ready to have its steering bits lubed. The fittings have all been cleaned and are gleaming. I have a new pneumatic grease...

> > wrote in message > ... > > You blithering idiots! You re-elected that imbecile George Bush as your President. > > He's a complete moron and so are most of you! You are right that most people voted for President...

It's getting cold so I'm doing curious stuff like taking things apart. (There's nothing more dangerous than a fool like me with tools!) So, I have a Weber DCOE from years back. It's got an enrichening circuit for starting. And I have a spare Weber IDF40 I'm getting ready to sell. So, I did a...

ARGH!!!! It does NOT end!!!! The LAST car I had that actually works, despite not being inspected, is my 67 Frannie.. I got teh door panels all straightened out, got teh engine to run good, and ran over a piece of metal that punctured the front tire.

> Sure is quiet here, or maybe it's my news server. Y'all okay out there? i'm okay. just lurking once in awhile. yeah, like i post so much anyway :) since you are "bored"...... son pulled engine out of his 73 bus along with the tranny, tore it down to the long block, tightened the bolts for the...

We're talking the Wonderbus here. New Mexi 1600 longblock w/ SVDA dizzie, new 34 PICT/3 carb w/ choke connected. Stock oil bath air cleaner with air pre-heat hose connected, clean manifold with preheat tubes clean and connected. Cold starts -- very easy. Hot starts (dash into 7-Eleven for curry...

OK: no response in spite of the slow group. So I'm thinking ya'll must have assumed I was off-topic... ;^p So here it is again. I want to get back on my stroker engine for Annie that I assembled to long-block about...well...lets just say it's been awhile back. Best I remember it's a 74x94 (might...

Hey everyone. I'm selling one of my beetles. It is in great running condition, has no rust, and the body is very, very straight. This could be a show car with some work, and has already been restored off the pan. Rebuilt H block (1500 with new heads), 33,000 miles on the rebuild. I'm looking for...

A few months back ,I was contacted about someone using my 67 beetle in photo shoot. The photo crew came to my house and they were there all day shooting pictures. Well now the article is in the November 2004 Reader's Digest (page 116). The car was used as a prop in a story about how this woman's...

The date has been selected for the 20th Annual Woodburn Bug Run in Woodburn, Oregon USA. June 4th, 2005. Details will be posted at www.rosecityvolksters.com as they are available.

The "Stupid Americans" guy got my Honda group too. I found this interesting little nugget about 3 posts in... > Don't you just love a SORE looser? >>Sore losers are better than poor spellers. HAHAHAHA! DAMN That's funny!!

Hey, I was browsing the samba classifieds the other day and came across a VW rod. It was fenderless with a large amount chopped out of the top. The ad said that there was a frame extender installed, it also had an ad for a kit to do this. Now I might be wrong but I am assuming that the kit pushes...

Hi! I am looking for beginner online tutorials for head porting, polishing and do-it-yourself stuff without requiring any special expensive tools. I found this tutorial on cal-look.com (http://www.cal-look.com/tech/basic.shtml), but the images are blurry and as a beginner I can't see much of what...

Hey Guys! Long time... Has anyone used Royal Purple oil products? WOW! I'm impressed. it started when I thought I screwed up my syncronizer in my tranny. Drained it and filled it with Royal Purple gear oil, AWESOME stuff ( not cheap but worth it), runs great! Change oil with their 20W50... the...

So now where are the people that want to bitch about responding to trolls? Jumping on the bandwagon, no doubt. "We're friends. You smile, I smile. You hurt, I hurt. You cry, I cry. You jump off a bridge.... I'm gonna miss your dumb ass."

My neighbor has a roof rack on his '70 Standard beetle that he wants to sell to me. It is a factory original that came with his '70 when he bought it new. It looks to be in perfect condition and he wants $125 for it. I have two questions. First, will it fit perfectly on my '72 and is it worth...

This was Great Show two years ago. I'm making my second trip from Toronto. At least this time it won't be a 24 hour drive each way. southeastvw wrote: > So who all is going? Besides Kaferdave and VWGirl! > It is going to be an awesome weekend, with Activities starting on > Thursday(for those of...

I just finished repairing a 56 decklid and know for sale ready for paint have light but not houseing. ,High quality repair work, I did have to cut out a 4by4 rusted section, but replaced it with real German steel and chemicaly removed the rust.. It can easily be used on a show car. $300 will have...

What's the status on the Aluminum T1 engine cases? Are they better than the Mag. engine cases? I'm going to build a new engine and I'm trying to figure the case situation out. I see where Scat has a Killer Case, CB has an aluminum case and I see others as well. Aircooled.net said in a tech...