The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Is this your first time owning or I mean about to own a bug?I think the value is more on how much knowledge & hands on work your going to devote on the bug.The car being OLD there will be a lot of knik knacks that your going to deal with along the way that maybe you want to do yourself & not...

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Welcome back to the aircooled scene!I too had a bug as my very 1st car when I was 16,actually we had the bug brand new when I was 5 & was passed on to me.your bugs body looks straight just surface rust?have fun w/ the project & your sons very lucky!

Nice!& good luck w/ your new 66!

Glad to hear that you got that running !

Low battery won't be an issue if you can actually make the starter turn over then you'll have more than enough power to ignite the coil,sometimes a coil can read power on it it but even if there is something wrong internally to where its not firing spark.........here's a tip,unplug one of the spark ...

I assumed that your bug was a 12v but like what you said it is still a 6v,your mechanic probably did not now & installed a 12v headlight & 12v horn ....that puts in a lot of load to the 6v relay....if every component was 6v you shouldn't have any issues......UNLESS you have a malfunctioning ...

I'm impressed !its really clean inside & out ,I bet you're motivated to get that motor running & drive it since that's all you need to take care of.I see you got all the knobs complete even the emergency knob which I'm missing,keep us updated

So did it take you literally a hard time (hours) doing the two man pump pump hold method?so I should invest in that bleeder that your recommending?thanks!

I'm almost guessing that you still have the 6v relay hooked up with your wipers & lights,for some reason the 12 v electronics would still run through the 6v relay but eventually at the end that relay is going to start acting up like your issue,make sure you got the 12v relay there..................

Hi fellows,anyone here who did their brake shoe replacement & adjustment & specially if you guys have the best methods of BLEEDING the brakes,I'm about to work on my brakes & any tips would be greatly appreciated!

RCS ,Gotta tackle 0n some major seals replacements cause of oil leaks & work on the drum brakes ,been reading a lot of Chiltons,How to Keep Your VW Alive book(really informative)......did a lot since I purchased the bug 4 mos ago,the PO never finished changing the 6v electronics after he did the...

I was really happy too when I found this site for 66 owners!see pics of your bug here soon