I hope that all of you find happiness in this holiday season with your
families and loved ones. As for me, I have a lot to be grateful for this
night with my family here with me.
Tim

I took my muffler off and tried the clutch cable suggestion on http://www.geocities.com/aussiebug1970/heatriser.html
It was a no-go.  My hands were bleeding from trying to push the cable through the ends.  They are CLOGGED.  So, I gave in and removed the manifold and started ...

I am completley new to this group (and car fixing too). I have a borrowed
car (for 6 months) with a problem that I have set out to solve myself. Any
pointers or ideas are most welcomme.
There are a number of problems with the electrical system but I think they

If you just lost your fast food job at Taco Barf, and  spend all of your money
on crack, you can still drive a cool vehicle with very little money.    Click
on the link to see how to drive a hip vehicle without having to pay much or
anything  for it.  

Can somebody tell me how I can remove (disolve) the black crusty deposits in
my 1955 Oval fuel tank? I have removed manualy already 1.3kg!!! Now there is
still a lot in the tank (some of it sticks to the surface). I've tried to
disolve the rest using thinner, methylalcohol, kitchen ...

(Tried posting this already, but it got bounced back to me...sorry if it
appears twice...)
Hi Everyone,
Up until now, I have been puttering along with the Beetle, fixing what

Well, I drove mine aprox 96Km's round trip, dark, black ice, no heat, one
tail light, no brake lights, no directional lights, no licence plate light
and no window washer working...
Brilliant fun....

Click on link.
http://www.evcl.com/vw/PuttingTogether/spliceanddrive/twostretch1.jpg
Bill Berckman
Ramva 24 hour VW Chat New Years Eve.

I have a 79 Super Beetle with a dead engine.  Anyway, I'm in the process of
re-doing the engine.  I would like to get a little more power out of the
motor but I'm concerned about the strict Arizona emissions standards.  Has
anyone faced a problem like this before?  I'm concerned ...

Hi Everyone & Merry Christmas...
I just installed a set of new Bilstein shocks on the Beetle, but I am
drawing a blank....should the lower shock mounting bolts rest on the rubber
bushing, or should they have a washer in between? I don't recall there being

I am looking for an after market part (a pair actually) that is for
stabilizing a reduction gear bus transaxle in a Baja bug conversion.
They may have been made by a company called Johnson and may have been
called "anti-hop" or "anti-stutter" bars. The pair that are on have

Hey everyone happy holidays,
  I picked up my new VW about a week ago. It's a beautiful 1967 which
has had a partial body conversion to look older (50's fenders, lights,
rear apron, rear decklid, control knobs), a bit of a strange idea (not

First, I would like to thank those who contributed to the various ideas
about the porblem.  I tried most but did not suceed in getting rid of the
noises (Cracking static type, change with rev).
Well, I think now I should perhaps try to do this from another perspective

Saw this picture over at STF.   Check out the driveway of this house.  A 30
horsepower old  VW with cable brakes might have a bit of a problem navigating
it.:o)  http://www.boomspeed.com/galantvr4us/steephome2.JPG    
Bill Berckman

i have a distributer from a brazilian engine that appears to be a pointless
ignition system,not petronics or compufire it appears to be new?this came
off of a nearly new engine that was a industial? engine so i was told.the
heads have 1 less fin than german ones and the cylinders ...