I am starting restoring my 70 bug. The question is there is some rust , mostly surface, on the rain gutter. the body shop that painted it the first time did not pain the car correctly so the rust has blistered the pain and was wondering how I should go at the rust? I do know that there is...

Brazilian split window parts. Head lights Indicators Speedo clock with cable Tail lights Shifter Door handles (complete set for bus, can be without keys) I am in South Africa, but of course i pay shipping.

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...

One of the studs that holds the billet oil cover plate (drain plate) is stripped. We removed the plate to clean the oil strainer. My son was torqueing the cap nut to 5 ft pounds. As he turned the torque wrench he said, "Dad, the nut just got easier to turn". I backed it off and there was no...

Three strangers strike up a conversation in the airport passenger lounge in Bozeman, Montana, awaiting their flights. One is an American Indian passing through from Lame Deer. Another is a Cowboy on his way to Billings for a livestock show and the third passenger is a fundamentalist Arab student,...

My '66 beetle sat for 2 weeks, battery worked fine. fixed accelerator cable ( it was broken ) and tried to start it... DEAD. Jumped it- started right up... let run for 1/2 hour. next morning - dead. jumped it, let run for 45 minutes, drove to work. after work... dead. HMMMM 13.6 volts when...

ust thought I would let people know that if they are looking for a great Formula One calendar they should go to: www.conceptsi.com The calendar has a spectacular 17.7" x 21.5" format and the quality and contents of the photos is excellent. The photo of the BAR Honda blowing up at Monaco is...

I have 4 boxes of bug (around '72)and bus( bay window) parts that I would like to get out of my garage. Anyone that has a use for them is welcome to them. Just come and get em'. I am in the Pecos and Warmsprings area. Let me know if you are interested. Thanks Rob

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Hi All, Anyone have 1 clamp to roof rack? - my other one seems to have "disapeared". Maybe someone needed it of mine more than I needed it on. I tried thesamba and dont want to pay for 6. I just need one. can anyone help? thanks Matt S

I have 3 Type 1 crankshaft pulleys for sale. 2 are genuine VW, one new, one used but good condition and both straight. Both have 2 timing marks on them, about 1/8" apart. They are 16.8 cm in diameter. 1 is a Brazilian replacement, but brand new, 17.6 cm diameter, with just one timing mark. Make...

My neighbor gave me a box of parts "laying around his brothers garage" from some VW he owned at some point. Contents: one cylinder head, used, size unknown, one camshaft, one cylinder,one German carb, 30 pict 68 style in pieces,one vacuum only dizzy 68 style, 3 inside mirrors,all different,2 ...

Hello chaps and chapesses, A couple of questions which you experienced owners might be able to help me with. 1. When my van hasn't had any use for over a month it is quite common that there isn't enough juice in the battery to turn the starter long enough for the engine to engage. The three...

Hi, I have bought a pair of Dellorto 36's second hand and found one of the choke pistons is siezed into the body. Any ideas about the best way of getting it out without doing too much damage? Cheers. Tony.

Bart Bervoets wrote: > > Bought a mistreated split bus from a guy in the rural area > here.(cheap) > Inside i found a carb model 32-34 PDSIT-2 SOLEX. > > Will not fit on a beetle engine (hits the alternator) > What is this carb for? > > Bart Bervoets

I have dual weber 40IDFs that are misting fuel up thru the top of the carbs. It is coming out the jet or nozzle in the center of the throut and splashing up. I have my fuel pres reg set to 2lbs so I don't think pressure is a problem.

Hi, does anyone know if there are any group size 42 batteries, the ones you need for a bug, that have more than 75 min reserve capacity? 75 min or 80 is all I can find. I am more used to 105 min and would like to install one that has a high reserve capacity. Marco

Has anyone seen National Treasure yet? I ask because the blue 67 ghia vert I just replaced the transmission in belongs to an actor that did a drive thru with the Ghia. He also told me that his ghia has been in a few other movies. Well The car is now on its way to AZ.. Hopefully his trip will be...

I have a tow bar for a standard VW. It has been modified to pull a Karmann Ghia (it was made longer to avoid hitting the headlights during a turn). Includes hitch lock and chains. It probably cannot be shipped very easily so I would prefer if someone could pick it up. I am in the Cleveland,Ohio...

How do you recommand going up a steep hill to minimize engine strain? Which speed/gear? (1600 twinport) Bart Bervoets