I have done everything possible to fix this off idle flat spot on my stock 1200 with 28pict carb. When I mean everything, I mean replacing carb after rebuilding it twice, replacing dizzy, using an electronic ignition, doing valves, timing etc etc ad nauseum. Today I put my hand on the heat riser...

The running Bug is a 1600 Super Beetle Will it tow another bug Long Distance? The other bug has engine in it. Thanks Steven

Hallo! Will a 75amp Bosch Alternator Have a Larger Diameter Than a 51/55 amp alternator with internal voltage regulator? In other words, would it increase the Alternator/Accelerator Pump Linkage Interference? Thanks! Any help is apreciated!

Will a 70 Standard front bumper fit a 72 Super? Thanks Steven

OK, last night produced no rats to vacuum up. I did get the heads, jugs and pistons removed and I also pulled all the head bolts as they were installed by some moron that new nothing of what he was doing. (Me btw) Amazing what time does to ones knowledge base, plus reading RAMVA. Anyway, I was...

Hello, Today when i was driving on the interstate, I began to notice a miss in the motor every now and then. Nothing major, and i fullyintended to have a look into it when i got home. Well, I had to make a stop at a store, and when i came out, the motor turned over, but not even a hint of it...

I want to make my fenders wider by at least and inch or inch and a half. I would like to do this by cutting and welding my metal fenders, using another set of fenders to do it or just cutting and adding some sheet metal. How is this best accomplished? -- Terry B AKA VDUBBS Buggin in...

Is there a way to fix scuffed wide white wall tires? Seems my customer had to drive a very short distance on a wide white and scuffed a inch ring of the upper edge and I would like to fix it if at all possible.

I will not hide my opinion: USE ONE. There is some interesting fresh discussion on this topic on the shoptalkforums website: http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=106470 I humbly ask you to read my reply from today (Dec.29) to understand how widely it effects the way your engine...

If you don't own a thirty year old plus automobile it's sort of hard understanding how much a pain in the ass it is to keep it running, especially if you're not a rich dude who can plunk down money to get an old car restored like it ain't no thing. I bought my car ten years ago about and put a new...

One for my homie's... VW Trends... is it really true???? I have no choice now.... after 25 years of loyalty, this is what I get???? no see ya,good by,or fuqk off??? hummm..... well,if the remnants of the defunct mag are roaming this ng, thanks for the awesome coverage/stories and stuff I've never...

Well folks. I can say from the perspective of myself and some local friends that once the ISPs quit providing Newsgroups it became much harder to participate. Sure I could use Google groups but it was not as easy to use. I had to set up an alt ID so that my gmail account was not made visible,...

After working hard for my money, the least I could do is to have some online fun. That's what motivates me to keep making money. I mean supporting welfare parasites and fraudulent government's SSN program is not exactly motivational. I'd rather deal with more trustworthy and attractive...

Why keep patching up that old car? (a few science facts) (click link): http://www.rbduncan.com/page7.html Why not drive a new car instead? a good science read

Why is the front axle filled with grease on a 71 Ghia? Just wondering. Thanks Jeff

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After over 6mo's of bringing a 73 std. bug back to life and almost r3eady to put it on the road I now havef a problem with the gen. light. To start with all ran good for a while and then the light came on so I tested and the reg. had gone bad so I replaced it and all went great. It was charging 10...

grrr did some work on my bug. two things needed seeing to, firstly, the trivial ordeal of putting in a fuel gauge (VDO, god bless em germans) for the first time in ages now i don't have to measure the level in the tank by watching the miles, but i digress, kadron exhaust, stock ex brazil (i won't...

Why is that? -- I'm trying a new usenet client for Mac, Nemo OS X. You can download it at http://www.malcom-mac.com/nemo

They welded the little hole in each of the rockers on the adjustment screw end. I thought that maybe there had been a problem in that area with them breaking, so they welded them to make them stronger. Here is a link to the pic of the rocker set. I noticed that in the pic they do not show the...