Anyone have any good information on this? I would like some input on why it was necessary, what engines it was used on and over what period of time. Thanks.

boy, am I perplexed. seems there's miss. I pulled spark plug wires out of the dist. cap , one at a time at idle. of course each wire pulled produced a noticeable bigger miss until I got to #2. I replaced the distributor cap , the plug, wire and checked the compression. WTF could it be?

For the first time ever I had to have my beloved 'fat chic' towed home. Saturday I was out tooling around paying bills when I hear a bang, and several ExpensiveNoises from the engine compartment. I remove myself from the roadway and find that the threaded section of my alternator shaft decided it...

Hi, I'm looking to insure my soon to be 1955 bug. I will NOT be putting 2,500 miles/year on the car, it will be driven to shows and for lesiurely drives only. However since my wife's car has 'custody" of the garage ( part of our deal for me to get this car) I therfore, do not have a garage to keep...

Suppose you have an air-cooled VW engine with transmission attached to it and the half-shafts are in place and the wheels are attached and no fluids have been drained... Now you have this combination sitting on the floor of your garage but it's taking up a little more room than you'd like it to. ...

I have this new bocar 34pict3 california version carb. It is the one with the throttle positioner. It has some vacuum hose fittings different than the normal 34Pict3. One is at the very back middle. One is at the back near the bottom. This one is already connected to the throttle positioner. There...

Hi, Does anyone have any technical information about the"California" version of the Bocar 34Pict3 carburetor? I'm looking for information such as how to hook up all the hose connections, how to adjust it, etc. So, if you have one on your car or know where some technical info is about it, I would...