The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Im fairly new myself to the bug scene. I just picked my module up of eBay. It's a powerspark branded one. Such an easy install. Don't know why more people don't do it.

Finally got the time to work a little on Beatrice yesterday. Was in much need of a service and a bit of TLC. Replaced the points with a powerspark ignition module. Such an easy conversion and what a difference. No flat spots and it feels so much more punchier through the gears. Very happy. Will moni...

Thanks for that guys. It's crazy how many thumbs up and smiles up this car gets. I've always had old chryslers and they don't even get the attention this little red bug does. I've got it idling high at the moment. Around 1000rpm. What are the general thoughts around that. It's a 1600 block, but I fi...

Touch wood the electrics have been A OK. Which im very happy with. And the future wife is also. Clutch oh clutch where have you gone. Dropped $700 to have the whole thing rebuilt, cracked fork and all, but now she's back and missing no beats. Very happy with my 66 now.

ok well finally got her back from the auto electrician. He didnt really do any more than install the new battery in which i supplied. But she runs and kicks over and starts. Im still not overly confident. each attempt i close my eyes and pray, which is a shame because i and my fiance love the car, i...

Thanks for that Baron. Day 4 at the auto electrician and they still have no idea what's going on. I'm popping a new battery in tomorrow and basically they said give that a go and if it happens again bring it back. Not real true answer I was chasing. Looking forward to getting home to sort out the cl...

Mate thanks so much for the info re: clutch will give that a go when she gets home. Im dead set blown away at how helpfull and informative you have been, that pretty much describes what has happened most times. But how hot or how long a drive would it need to be to cause this problem and how do i fi...

Thanks for that mate. Is that something I can tackle myself or will need a mechanic to do? Spoke to the auto electrician today. He's got no idea either. She kicked over everytime that he tried to. I'm lost.

Hello there folks. I've been following this site for a little bit and had a bit of a gander at everyone's rides. And I was underthe assumption that I had a 66' beetle but now I'm not so sure. It's an Australian Bug so it has the solid wheels. It doesn't have the centre heater vent. Rather two slits ...

Sorry for the lack of details. It's actually a 1600cc engine and as far as I can tell it's all been upgraded to 12v. I'm not sure if it's an earthing problem or an overheating problem. It has to be electrical. I think anyway. I gave up and tool it to the auto electrician this morning. Kicked over fi...

Hello from Sydney. I only just recently picked up a little 66 beetle 2 weeks ago for the fiancé to get around town in. To be honest I didn't really do my homework, I looked at a couple but pretty much jumped at this one when I saw it. It's running (when it starts) and has rego until December. The PO...