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Engine KNOCKS...

When I start my KG's SP engine it knocks loud. I tried to feel where the noise is, but can really tell. After a couple...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mpernice
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by mpernice

68-69 bug and 72-74 TMI seat covers FA

I got brand new green bug seats and brand new red velour seats for a ghia that fell off a truck. They aren't the hottes...
7 comments posted 22yrs
posted by zaranax
7 comments posted 22yrs posted by zaranax

non tapered front spindles

small question... when rebuilding the front end on my 61 this weekend, I expected (from all the pics and drawing on the...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by yas-e-losaben
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by yas-e-losaben

72 VW van - original engine?

Every old van I have ever had, or seen, has had the doghouse style engine, but yesterday I saw one for sale in Toronto...
2 comments posted 22yrs
posted by nomorecrap
2 comments posted 22yrs posted by nomorecrap

Re: one piece vs vented windows

Had them, took them out. Would only have them on a "show only" trailer queen. Jim Schield
10 comments posted 22yrs
posted by jschield
10 comments posted 22yrs posted by jschield

Tap, tap, tap

OK, my '69 Beetle with a 1600 DP has always had a fairly loud tap, tap, tap when running. I figured it was valve adjust...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by malcolmDROPTHISPARTtalley
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by malcolmDROPTHISPARTtalley

OT New Sadaam Capture Pictures

A picture just relaeased shows how Sadaam was actually captured. It was not in the hole in Tikret as widely reported, b...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by vw67fweems
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by vw67fweems

Superbeetle Problems?

When I hung out here a few years ago I noticed a lot of people complaining about Superbeetles..I never paid much attent...
14 comments posted 22yrs
posted by YuKnowMyName
14 comments posted 22yrs posted by YuKnowMyName

Bad asparragus in South America

Eduardo et al, I've now been to a mechanic who seems to have given me a believable reason for all the problems my engin...
16 comments posted 22yrs
posted by johnbaronreid
16 comments posted 22yrs posted by johnbaronreid

bench mounted engine stand

I did a goggle search but came up empty. I know this is one of those dumb questions but I have to ask. I bought one of...
3 comments posted 22yrs
posted by mycoran1
3 comments posted 22yrs posted by mycoran1

Air cooled in Albuquerque wheel alignment special.

To all my fellow air cooled friends in Albuquerque New Mexico, or to anyone who cares to make the trip, I offer a full...
0 comments posted 22yrs
posted by d-hodgman
0 comments posted 22yrs posted by d-hodgman

adjusting toein, ghia, already way UP on jackstands

is it too late for me to figure out if there are 'errors' in my toein settings on the front of my ghia? (old front tire...
5 comments posted 22yrs
posted by billyohler
5 comments posted 22yrs posted by billyohler

Oh No! another noise

Can anyone please tell me what I am hearing now? As I start out in 1st or second gear I hear a tapping, rubbing clickin...
8 comments posted 22yrs
posted by psgreg
8 comments posted 22yrs posted by psgreg