Forum: VW air cooled
May 9th 09, 06:26 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 7
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1963 deck lid
wrote:
> I am restoring a 1963 Beetle, I need a deck lid, hood, driver side
> door and steering column......I found a vw repair shop that has some
> misc parts for sale and...
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 7th 09, 02:41 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 9
Views: 739
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Forum: VW air cooled
May 7th 09, 02:40 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 9
Views: 739
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 21st 09, 01:30 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 21
Views: 789
mallory broke
Bill Spiliotopoulos wrote:
> Was it a Mallory Unilite? or with a magnetic ring?
>
Unilite.
I will dive in there again Saturday unless it's raining or snowing (it's
outside) and begin all over...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 20th 09, 02:17 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 21
Views: 789
mallory broke
Hal wrote:
>>> First use a timing gun, using the inductive pickup lead in each one of the
>>> spark plug wires with the engine running. If it flashes, then there is spark
>>> in that cylinder. If...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 20th 09, 01:10 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 21
Views: 789
mallory broke
Bill Spiliotopoulos wrote:
> The distrubutor would be the last place to look.
> They either fail altogether, or not. It's impossible for the electronic unit
> to fail only for some cylinders.
I am...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 20th 09, 01:07 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 21
Views: 789
mallory broke
P.J.Berg wrote:
> On Sun, 19 Apr 2009 19:25:06 +0200, John J > wrote:
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>> Mallory distributor and electronic ignition under the cap.
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>> Suddenly the Bug is running on two...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 19th 09, 06:25 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 21
Views: 789
mallory broke
Mallory distributor and electronic ignition under the cap.
Suddenly the Bug is running on two cylinders. No spark for two.
Everything under the cap looks just fine. Clean as new. So, before I pop...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 17th 09, 03:20 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
Joey Tribiani wrote:
> > wrote in message
> ...
> >. But your statistical quality
>> measurements are pretty lacking.
> all the talk of...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 16th 09, 07:05 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 331
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 16th 09, 06:56 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 331
quiet buggy exhaust system
dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
> I have seen a header system with two mufflers but I could barely hear it!
> <g>
> Not sure of the brand though.
dual quiet-packs
i run 'em off a 2165cc and they are very...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 2nd 09, 07:14 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
dave AKA vwdoc1 wrote:
> "John J" > wrote in message
> ...
>> wrote:
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>>> We have been building ACVW through BB...
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Forum: VW air cooled
April 2nd 09, 02:34 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
wrote:
> We have been building ACVW through BB 1000 HP engines
uh... WTF does that really mean? We ain't in Kansas anymore.
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 28th 09, 11:07 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 6
Views: 976
battery
No batteries in town that fit the Bug, so I'm thinking of mounting a
larger one forward, or maybe two 6V in series.
But you all know what my thinking amounts to - usually trouble.
Input?
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 28th 09, 02:58 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 645
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 27th 09, 01:39 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 4
Views: 645
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 26th 09, 01:17 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 6
Views: 530
Electric Speedo - Help Please!
I kinda like this one:
http://www.egauges.com/vdo_ind.asp?Type=Speedometer&Series=Antique_Beige&PN=ATM-1887
Here's the part to make it work with the Type...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 23rd 09, 04:49 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 1
Views: 315
carb float check
I rebuilt the Kadron's yesterday. The kits came with a replacement for
the float check. The original check was adjustable and had a larger
input aperture. New one is not adjustable.
I used the new...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 22nd 09, 02:48 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
P.J.Berg wrote:
> [... snip generous information ...]
thank you for all that
>> Can you tell I haven't driven the bugs in years?
> Well, at least you have one, I sold mine.
Sorry to learn that....
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 11:57 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
P.J.Berg wrote:
> On Sat, 21 Mar 2009 22:09:07 +0100, John J > wrote:
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>> Now I'm getting concerned. You might recall the trouble I went through
>> because the plugs listed...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 09:09 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
Now I'm getting concerned. You might recall the trouble I went through
because the plugs listed for my engine were available only in Bosch, and
they were a tiny bit long. Piston pushed the...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 09:05 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 28
Views: 1,049
Bosch
John wrote:
> Its what I was wondering about a good few posts ago when I,d heard the same
> thing and that NGK ( I think) were now the best. Plugs have been used for
> 100 years, how could you cock...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 08:50 PM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 33
Views: 1,708
Where Did Everyone Go?
Project Magnet #1 wrote:
> I'm still around, even though I drove myself over the edge finally...
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> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZJnRJooJ3k8
You got a roll-bar in there? My brother, Chris in...
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 01:45 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 5
Views: 456
Clutch Issue
wrote:
> This can't be it but, did you remove the clutch packing clips?
Oh, Jeeze! I hated that when that happened!
(good point)
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Forum: VW air cooled
March 21st 09, 12:24 AM Posted to rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled
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Replies: 10
Views: 655
Brake Bleeding
Joey Tribiani wrote:
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> I'm an advocate of gravity bleeding... never let me down... open bleeder,
> attatch hose, put hose in jar with some fluid and let it bleed by gravity...
> never let me down...
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