I am a brand new owner of a 1970 vw camper van (1600cc)  which I adore!  But
unfortunately and just had my fan belt blow apart.  How do I change it?
TIA!
Jenn

I am putting this in a 74 standard.  I have the alternator with
internal regulator, and had the harness made for that option.  The
instructions that come with it are of some use, but are not clear in
one area in particular.  Under the back seat............it seems that i

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Randy

Hi,
My '69 Ghia sits a lot because it's mainly a hobby car.  As a result,
it eats a lot of batteries, because they never get fully charged.
(Generator and voltage regulator are O.K., the issue is infrequent use

Now that I have a larger and more powerful engine in my 66 Baja, the
brakes are not up to the job any more.
I'd like to keep the wide 5 pattern but the cost of a wide 5 disk brake
conversion is more than I want to spend.  Is there any way to use old

Hi group,
Today I bought myself a a headlight unit for my '73.
Dunno if anyone ever seen them before but it is the BMW look-a-like with a
luminated circle around it and a clear lens.

l am looking for a good VW bug mechanic in northern IL. too many guys
think they know this car but don't. I had one guy looking for a spin
off oil filter.

Ok all jokes aside
Can someone tell me where I can find the right size nut for a Grant
steering wheels, I'm looking for the replacement to the stock 27mm that
hols the steering wheel on.

....I was watching the Jay Leno show last night and the guest was Terri
Hatcher from the hit television series and she mentioned that she took her
kids camping at a public campground in her 78 camping bus during Labor Day
weekend. Leno made fun of it and seemed cluelesss about ...

To All:
I'm building a 94x69 stump-puller for a splittie van.  Weber 32/36
DFEV.  Alternator, full-flow oil filtration, pre-lumber and
points-triggered CD ignition module.  CR of 7.7:1  Pretty much a Plain

I was inspecting and cleaning the '66 yesterday and I saw something
underneath the rear that shouldn't be there.  The engine is still out of the
car.  But under the rear I saw a spot of yellowy snot looking stuff.  I
could smell it.  It was gear lube.  Yes, the trans axle got ...

I was thinking...
... how much would it cost to build a stock 1600 DP  (69x85.5 34pict3 carb,
points/condensor stock valves and heads including a stock pressure
plate/clutch disc/throwout bearing, header, sheetmetel ... like the one I

I have a '74 Super that has been running well, but just recently started
having shifting problems.
When shifting from 1st to 2nd the car goes into 4th gear.  I can go into 3rd
with no problem.

This is an invitation for you to visit this forum
http://www.garagemvw.com
A few months ago, I found what I was looking for. A forum in
Portuguese! It's a great forum with nice people. You can see a lot of

I am putting new tin on my mexican engine before it goes into my 74sb
and ran into a problem with understanding a bosch alternator I wanted
to use.  It came out of my bus and only had a two wire hook up.  The
nut next to the pulley is marked B+ and was connected directly to the +