I've been away for a while, enjoying the Wonderbus, and out camping in
our 84 water-cooled (evil, hiss hiss) Vanagon while I have been
outfitting with low-power lighting, and solar panels. That way, Mrs
Squirrel has a cozy and happy little home to camp in which makes her

Well, I finally got the oil filler and nut off of my '74 Beetle.  It
was leaking a little oil and of course, was very difficult to get off.
I grinded off the tin and then used a pipe wrench and vice-grip to get
the nut off.  Actually, the nut broke but that's okay.

Due to replace both axle boots on the 74 bug. Haynes says split is to be at
rear, current torn one is up. Muir says either. Apart from not facing down,
is there any particular preference ?
James

finally, here are some pix of a bugfest held here in st. louis, mo.
 turnout wasn't so great, but i did get some decent pix.
 click on the link below my signature to go to the photo page. click on the album "bugfest... "

I'm getting a little bit of white smoke out of the right exhaust, and
it's starting to smell a little rich so I figure the mixture is off.
Can anyone tell me which adjustment screws do what on my Italian made
Weber 34 ICT carbs?

Instead of me saying everything I tried,  I'd like help from this NG on what
I should check or fix.  Choke is OK.  Highway driving fine.  Come to a red
light and engine stalls

specific endplay question....
Hello,
I'm a stupid kid who is now a little older and I have pulled my 18 year
old project car out and I want to get it running for my 30 year old

Fellow air-cooled drivers,
The rear brake lights on my 1974 Super Beetle won't turn on unless I'm
practically standing on the brake pedal.  I roll the car backwards in my
garage and apply the brakes.  The car comes to a complete stop but the

I have a '68 Westy that I am in the process of undoing the previous
owners McGyvers. I have one question and one problem regarding the
camper top.
First the question.

The vent wing locks on my '68 are broke and the previous owner rigged
up some crap to hold the windows shut.
I have new locks, but not sure how to get the old one's off and the new
one's on.

I'm looking for one of these:
http://tinyurl.com/9paxu
but 110mm long. The one above actually measures 105mm. I want that
additional 5mm.

I was cataloguing my diecast collection and want to incorporate an
accuracy index based on four dimensions: wheelbase, height, width and
length. Anybody know a good source for those vital stats for each of
the aircooled varieties?

How much total, parts and labor, would it cost me to take my '73 STD
VW Beetle to a shop and have the main wiring harness replaced?
 It would cost me btween $106.00 US to $152.00 US plus about $9.00 US
for shipping just for the main harness.

need to find where i can find shock tower top mount ie the section that the
top of the shock slides through before fastening down.
also need to know if anyone knows how to take a body off with out much cost
and less then 4 people.

I have a new 34 PICT-3 carburetor in my '71 Bus. I printed out the
aircooled.net article on how to jet a carb. Before I dig in, any
suggestions?
-- Christian