Okay, so she's not going to be driven anytime soon, but I did order my
new upholstery from aircooled.net the other day.  This will be my first
step towards putting the car back together after all of the time I
spent taking it apart/stripping paint/losing parts after moving :-)

I was given a 72ish dual port motor recently and a friend of mine mentioned
it might have a Porsche generator on it. Is there any way to tell if it is
and how much that might be worth?

Okay. The '58 is coming out of storage after (how long?) So, which way does
the gas tank switch turn for main and for reserve? It's in the middle (off)
now.
I hope Joey answers first.

Can anyone give me the history of the 1974 VW Sunbug? I know it was a special
addition but would like to know about it. Thanks

I'm having trouble with the drivers-side doorlock.
It's getting more difficult to open the door from the outside.
I think it all started when i had to adjust the door real tight to make the
doorrubber seal water tight. I could feel the resistant in the doorhandle

Could someone help me to find the correct timing for the following
distributor?
Bosch       0 231 137 029
VW          111 905 205T

There has to be a beetle craze going on, or is it just here?
Not only am I still getting a new customer ad ay but it seems to be
that I get a person ad ay coming to my shop looking for a beetle :o)
and I had at least 3 people looking today.

I went to an open car show today about 80 miles from here.  I went cause
they had a foreign car class.  I competed against a few Beetles and two
porsche and got best of class trophy.  They  had independent judges
which I like better.  Anyway a great day for an air cooled Puma in

Ever seen one of these before?
http://cgi.ebay.nl/Atlamatic-Fork-Lift-Truck-Heftruck-met-kever-motor_W0QQitemZ7
621857576QQcategoryZ32892QQssPageNameZWD4VQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
Roger

I would like to measure the RPM of my type 4 engine, but I don't have a
tachometer.
I do however have a digital multimeter which can measure frequency. In
this mode it displays the frequency of an incoming signal in Hertz.

After years of sitting in a mouse infested barn, my newly aquired 69
beetle project has a few tricky nuts and bolts.  I was amazed how mouse
urine can eat metal.   1 of my exhaust studs has the treads rusted off.
I've tried to unscrew it with a vicegrip ( soaked it overnight with ...

Ok, is it possible to replace the rear shift rod on a 64 splitty without
removing the engine and transmission? i.e. will it come out from the
front, at the moment the handbrake bracket is in the way, but I wondered
if removing it would be in vain.

Please help my buggy slips out of 2nd and 4th. I can usually hold it in
2nd went accelerating but there is no downshifting it spits it out of
gear as soon as the clutch is released. there is no way to drive with
it in 4th I can't even hold it in. Is there any possiblity that it is

Planning to leave midwest Illinois Friday about 2:00pm
taking the first road trip in my recently aquired 71 Westy.
Can anyone tell me where they are camping as we'd love to spend some
time with other VW people.

What was the first year that bugs had the key switch in the column?
The reason I ask is I recently bought what was supposedly a 69 standard
beetle. I talked with another guy who has a 70 and his key switch is in
the dash. Another problem with the switch is when ya pull the key out