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A few Odd questions

OK,.. we are cooking now,.. Except for a handfull of minor problems our bug is up and running. My wife has drivien it to work (40 miles round trip) for a week now and she is happy. But we do have a few more questions to ask,...

  1. What kind of gas should we run in this thing? Kim found something that says 91 Octaine. It's a 1600 dual Port Engine made in 71.

  1. What is the best oil to run? 10 W "what".

  2. We are having a problem with the lights,.. when you pull the switch back once all the running lights come on,.. pull it once more and they go out and the headlights come on. Any clue where to look for this problem? Can I wire it to the headlights so everything come on at the last pull?

  1. I bought a used (and rusty) original car jack,.. I've got it soaking in WD 40 and will clean it all up. But it has 2 places for the jack handle and I don't see any place to switch from up to down. Anyone help me here?

  2. When moving the front seats back so that I can get behind the wheel they tend ot want to fly off the track. IS there something that isn't there that is supposed to stop that from happening?

So many questions,.. so little time .

Ken

73 Beetle
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Ken
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Sounds like bad switch. If you wire "it" to the headlights, nothing will come on in "Parking Light" position.

hmmmm '73 is supposed to have a rocker switch, not pull type.

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Speedy Jim

Depends on teh engine. I forget, is it stock? Then lower octane should do. If you experience pinging or the engine sputters after you turn the ignition off, switch to higher octane.

Depends on how hot it is where you live. SUMMER oils would be 20W30, brand name doesn't play a huge role in your case. Stay with known decent brands.

10W "anythig" whould be winter oil for those who get temps below freezing point. (of water).

One handle socket pumps the jack up, and the other pumps the jack down.

Do NOT use teh original jack spots, the "ears" on the chassis, just under the running boards. After 30-some years, they are not strong enough.

Seats come off through the front. Under no circumstances should it be possible for them to come off when pushed towards the back. Your seat tracks may be starting to give.

Jan

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Jan Andersson

Well,.. to tell you the truth the Bug is reged as a 1970,.. has a 1971 engine,... but the chasiss is a 73 So who knows what year the switch is from .

Ken

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Ken

OK,.. I think I need some clarification here,... If I cna't use the ears then this jack is useless. What kind of Jack should I get? and where should I jack it up from?

Ken

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Ken

My bad. I jumped to conclusion that this was a Super Beetle. Look and see if the switch has a Blk/Yell wire and a Term "X". That will tell you whether you need the later ('71 and up) switch.

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Speedy Jim

I use a scissor jack from an old Toyota or Honda and just lift up the wheel I want to work on. The VW jack lifts the entire side of the car. - Bob

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Bob

Agree with Jan. Using the orig jack is sure to ruin the rear qtr panels.

Since we're *kinda* sure that this is a Std Beetle, not a Super, buy a scissor jack and jack at these points:

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I like a scissor over a hyd jack because they have better footprint and won't "leak" down.

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Speedy Jim

................My '93 Altima has a perfect scissors jack for use on a bug. When I get rid of it someday, I'm keeping the jack!

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Tim Rogers

I've always carried a small floor jack in my bus. It does have lots of hiding places though.

The seats should have a small spring tab that keeps the seat from sliding all the way off. The seat release lever sould also have a spring on it that engages the slots on the frame and makes it difficult to slide off. I'd try and find a bug at a junkyard or shop to go and look at how this works. Andy

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<texaseitz

This was normal for all VWs up thru '70.

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Jim Adney

You're probably thinking of the headlight sw change starting with '68, where Term #57 was omitted.

In any event, his is a '70 or a '73 (undetermined) and shouldn't be affected.

And...he says *all* the running lights come on. '68 and up both Park and Tail lights come on with the first pull and *stay* on with the second pull.

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Speedy Jim

You're right. I'm mixing this up with the ignition switch change that occurred in '71 (when the ignition switch started to turn the headlights off.)

Sorry for the error.

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Jim Adney

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