I have a 69 Ghia (1600 twin port) which starts perfectly when cold
even when it hasn't been started for a few weeks. However it doesn't
start very well when I the engine is hot. If I am on a long motorway
drive and stop for 10-20 minutes the engine needs to turn over a lot

Hello all - I am about to buy a VW bus to live and travel in and was
curious about mileage.
I've heard that the buses can get high 20's in the mpg department, but
as someone who hasn't owned a car for several years now, I guess you

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I have acute problems with bleeding the front brakes on my -73
standard Beetle. Acute means, the car is laying in the garage
without front wheels...

Strange vehicle that I had to pass on to this group!
Maybe this is another "smart car"!  lol
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I'm considering a swingaxle -> IRS conversion, and I'm looking at
trailing arms and needed a quick clarification or two.
First of all, I under stand the numbers are width x depth, so 3x3 is 3
inches wider than stock, and 3 inches longer than stock. However, I

What is the normal operating temp range for the fan belt on a stock
1600?
I ask because I suppose I am a bit paranoid. I lost my alternator a
while back, fixed it, and then a few days later lost the pulley. There

I am new to VW's, are the fenders for a 77 convertible the same as other VW
super beetles? Specifically would '74 super beetle fenders match?

This all started after I drove 60 miles up north to a lake for a
camping trip, no trouble on the way whatsoever. Before I left I
checked my fluids and noticed my fan belt was falling apart, so I
swapped it with my spare. It was at the correct tension when I started

http://nrk.no/nyheter/distrikt/ostfold/1.6730325
the Danish beetle was on it's way to an international VW meet in Norway,
when a Norwegian registered car hit it. The 2 people in the other car
fled the scene on foot, and teh police are looking for them with dogs in

I have a trike with a swing axel that leaked grease on the shoes.I know
if it was brake fluid the shoes can be cleaned ,can you remove grease
and reuse the shoes ?
Jerry

I have a swing axel on my trike that hac a seal leak. I know if you get
brake fluid on the shoes
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My squareback with bog standard 1600 and newish 009 distributor although
almost totally reliable over last 13 years has had this idiosyncracy.  All
my previous VW,s I,ve statically timed at 7.5 BTDC.  Doing the same on this
old girl causes extremely bad predetonation. What I,ve ...

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