I have a question regarding rocker ratios..
I understand how with a 'stock' cam high ratio rockers make a
difference in valve lift, basically increasing lift.
That makes sense.

I’m noticing that there a few oil drops from the vertical tube that comes from the
oil filler and ends under the car near cilinder#2 with a plastic cap on it when
I park the car.
The oil doesn’t come from the air filter, because the tube that comes from it is

Hey all.
Since I am doing a body off, I'm always looking for pages of how other
people are doing it and suspect I am not the only one.
Came across the following thread:

Here I am...upset that I've snapped the Y pipe  (under the back seat on the
driver side) right off !!
Shot off some emails,  called some local "experts"  and started questioning
if I really needed heat in the front of the car.

Any experience, comments, etc, re: swapping a 1700cc 1972 VW Bus engine for
a 1974 Porsche (I believe it's a ) 2400cc engine? The 1700's gonna need a
rebuild soon and the Porsche is available.  TIA. Gord

Remember those brand new longblocks that Beetlemex had for $1295.00.  I
got a J.C. Whitney catalog in the mail the other day and was looking
through it and they have a brand new longblock, but the price is
$2195.00.  I guess those cheap engines were a bargain while they lasted.

Whoooooooooooooo!!!!!!!!!  What a rush!!!!!  Decided to ride the bike
in to work again today and it was almost my last trip.  I stopped on
Six Forks Road heading north to wait for oncoming  southbound traffic
to clear so I could make a left turn.  That portion of Six Forks road

To All:
Feller writes to ask:  'Is a soldering gun the same as a soldering
iron?'
(He's stumbled upon the TULZ Series, got down to Chapter Three, is

happy fathers day fellas....hope you get to spend some time with the kids,
or for those with older children, i hope they are not too busy to give old
dad a call....have a good one...

Hi. I have a 1965 Beetle (South African Edition). When I turn the key, the
starter doesn't turn. Tried to short the solenoid switch. Same problem.
Tried a new battery. Still no luck. So, I swopped out a known working
starter from my second Beetle. Still the same problem. I now ...

I'm reinstalling an IRS transaxle. Are there supposed to be any
lockwashers on the cv joint bolts? Right now, I just have the boot
(which has a metal flange as part of it), and a bunch of half-moon
shaped things (two bolts per half-moon shaped thing). But no

I have a 75 Baja just about completed and a set of Empi 8 spoke rims handy.
Was going to weld in adjusters this weekend and raise the rear a couple of
inches too.  Anyone have any comments/ideas on a good tire size that will
fit all 4 corners on these rims?  Looking to get a ...

Hey guys,
I recently noticed that the new version of JT Garwood's Car of the
Century is available (www.vwcarofthecentury.com), and I was wondering
if any of you had gotten a copy yet? I don't particularly like that

This may seem like a strange question,.. but it fits me <G>.
As I do the research and repairs on this "1970" Beetle I have learned
that so far,.. I haven't found anything on it that was built in 1970.
The engine decoded out to be built in 71,.. the body seems to be from

  I'm running a Formula Vee in Australia that uses a Solex 34 PICT-3
carby on a 1600 Engine.
On the dyno, the mixtures are not looking right, basically, it is
running too lean at low RPM, and rich at high RPM.