If I was to have my 1990 VW van's transmission "flushed" what is the
standard procedure
used by most shops?
That is, do they remove the pan and strainer and clean out the gunk

Jokes and stuff
Why do we press harder on a remote control when we know the batteries
are flat?
Why do banks charge a fee on "insufficient funds" when they know there

Greetings group,
Something new has started in my engine and I'm not sure what else to
do. When I hit the gas hard, the valves are rattling. At first, I knew
it was timing, as we discussed here a few weeks ago and when I backed

Sheesh, some people. Maybe this little "article" will help someone avoid
these pitfalls.
Background:
Dude wants to soup up his 1200cc single port, buys a ton of parts, big

I've uploaded a photo of the vaccum hose connections coming out of my Distributor to my 34 Pict 3. Can anyone tell me whether:
http://216.58.12.229/~gfsc/pics/75SBVaccum.jpg (330kb)
- Retard hose to manifold looks right
- Hose from air cleaner doesn't go anywhere (just hangs).. ...

The car is in Sandia Park, just about 20 minutes East of Albuquerque.
14,000 miles on rebuilt 1600cc - runs strong, no smoke, all cooling
tin.  AC.net SVDA dizzy, oil changed every 2k and valves adjusted every
2k.  Points and timing adjusted every 4k.

Shag, this may not be street legal even in North Carolina.  I suppose it is
OK in New Zealand though.
http://www.aardvark.co.nz/pjet/
Lynn

Some, if not all versions of the Muir repair manual recommend disabling
the choke in order to save fuel.
My thoughts on that:
1) with the engine cold, you end up blipping teh throttle with your foot

Every once in awhile you run across a person that does some very nice for
you,
for no other reason than he's a nice guy and wanted to help.
Not too many of those left these days.

I'm new to this group, and need some advice. I've got a '69 1500 VW
Beetle, with serious electrical issues.
The indicator lights don't work. A quick check revealed that the flasher
unit is broken, so I replaced that. The indicators clicked 3 times, then

Has anybody ever heard of a rim called "ASTRO"?  If so, where can I find
some info on them? My neighbor has a old set he wants $1500, am I being
robbed.

I see Albertronics is selling vacuum advance electronic distributors for VWs. I have one of their electronic ignitions
on my 2CV and it's been great so far. I'd be interested to see this one in action. Unfortunately they are still
uploading the update so the PDF install file isn't ...

Working on the fenders is going to be my next step and all of my turn
signals are fine except the plastic lenses have these tiny cracks through
them.  I was wondering if anyone has come up with a way to strengthen or
weld together these lenses?

Okay, I've gotten new rubber lines all around and am trying to get the
old jobbies off, but I'm running into a bit of trouble.  The Haynes
manual was kind of vague with regards to getting the lines out of the
tabs on the body.  I see there is the tab which is welded to the car ...

My wife of 9 years has been "Yearning" for an old Beetle so yesturday
I bought her a 1970 Beetle.  Here is my problem,..
I'm a computer dweeb!  I have a great deal with my mechanic,.. I don't
touch my car and he doesn't touch his computer.  This works well since