What did you do to your volkswagen today?

59 Euro Rag wrote:

DiggerD wrote:

Grifspop wrote:

DiggerD wrote:Fixed my charging issue in the 71. Found a wire I knocked loose on the regulator when I was taking out the back seat.........

That beats swapping out the generator

You got that right!!

This seems the week for electrical woes. First the condensor on the bus and now this.........atleast both were easy fixes!!

I've had charging probs for a week now. ended up being a bad gen, i tried three rebuilt gens from advance, then finally went to tims, and picked up the worst looking one there, and shazam! light is off and battery is charging!

now if i can just figure out my fuel/carb problem...

These crappy aftermarket parts will be the death of us all........

BKiller wrote:I set off a bug-bomb in the squareback so I can start tearing out the interior tomorrow with less fear of spiders!

Watch out, did the same on the 74 bus and it did kill a lot but ran a lot out. When I got under it to put the trans in they had moved underneath it! Everytime a stray web brushed my arm would jump.

Joe and I pulled all the glass out of the Bay today...well except for the front doors.
Only had two of the windows that need repairs made to them....due to rust.
That was a big surprise to both of us.

started taking off the steering knuckles - but the wifes gone and the kids aren't giving me much time. So far looks like i'll def be ordering new tierod ends.

mosquitoes suuuuuck

zabo wrote:started taking off the steering knuckles - but the wifes gone and the kids aren't giving me much time.

Give me a call next time you need a hand. My kids are great babysitters.

washed,waxed,vacumed and loved all over her..lol..tried to sale her 2day but didnt happen.sum weird kid showed up wantin a slammed bug.he seen mine and didint like the engine that was in it and said i was askin 2 much 4 it.i shud hav beat him 2 the ground.he wants a 200 hp engine

instead of a 1600dp watever dude

peregrine67 wrote:

Give me a call next time you need a hand. My kids are great babysitters.

Good to know! Thanks

Today I took the '67 to Advanced Imports and let Gary and Bobby loose on it. They spent most of the day tuning it and getting the sludge out of the fuel line. Sitting for 15 years will really gunk up the fuel system. Thanks, Gary!!

Well, after 3 trips to the tag office, and a visit from the Snellville police, I got my '67 registered today. So, I take it for it's first legal ride, and the clutch goes out on it. Damn!!

^^^not cool^^^

Grifspop wrote:Today I took the '67 to Advanced Imports and let Gary and Bobby loose on it.

I may have to break down and do the same soon.

Grifspop wrote: and a visit from the Snellville police,

Why the visit? for not being tagged?

prob to check the vin...

Yeah, the Beetle wasn't showing up in the system since it hadn't been tagged since 1995, so a police officer comes over, inspects the VIN plate, and fills out a form from the tag office. The good news is that I'm running a 1967 Georgia plate, too!!

The clutch has me puzzled, though. When I pushed in the clutch, the cable didn't break or fray, but it isn't operating like it should.

Grifspop wrote:The clutch has me puzzled, though. When I pushed in the clutch, the cable didn't break or fray, but it isn't operating like it should.

Cross shaft broken? Or throw out bearing came off cross shaft or....?

Grifspop wrote:The clutch has me puzzled, though. When I pushed in the clutch, the cable didn't break or fray, but it isn't operating like it should.

That's what happened to me on the way to Bug-a-paluza 09. 5 minutes into the drive I came to a stop and put it in neutral, then when I went to put it in first, I felt the pedal "snap", and it wouldn't go into gear. Figured the cable had snapped so we towed it back home and pulled the cable and it was fine. Turns out the clips that holds the throw-out bearing on had fallen loose and the throw out bearing was no longer engaging the pressure plate.

Rebuilt my wiper motor again....

fluxcap wrote:

Grifspop wrote:The clutch has me puzzled, though. When I pushed in the clutch, the cable didn't break or fray, but it isn't operating like it should.

That's what happened to me on the way to Bug-a-paluza 09. 5 minutes into the drive I came to a stop and put it in neutral, then when I went to put it in first, I felt the pedal "snap", and it wouldn't go into gear. Figured the cable had snapped so we towed it back home and pulled the cable and it was fine. Turns out the clips that holds the throw-out bearing on had fallen loose and the throw out bearing was no longer engaging the pressure plate.

Sounds like the motor needs to come out, was hoping to avoid that, Oh Well!

mine did the same aloso a couple of months ago

got 2nd gear out of the transmission ,sent it of to nc hope to have back by monday

got my link pin bushings out but there was no way I was getting the kingpins out.

Dropped them off with bobby this morning to get pressed out and the new ones put in.

zabo wrote:got my link pin bushings out but there was no way I was getting the kingpins out.

Dropped them off with bobby this morning to get pressed out and the new ones put in.

Front end will be nice and tight!

When is the engine going back in?

engines back in now- just putting on new tie rod ends and torsion bushings as well