The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Kiwi, Rokemester:

Thanks for the information; I have somewhere to start from now instead of being completely clueless.

Yes, Boone is not too far from Ames, where ISU is located. You'll pardon me for not saying too much else. I'm a University of Iowa alum

IMHO, your best bet would be to toss your old switch and buy a two-speed switch meant for a '67. You can wire it to work on your single-speed motor as follows (just be sure that you get a switch that has readable terminal numbers): If you can read the terminal numbers on the '67 switch the wiring wo...

My horn stopped working, and I made an attempt to diagnose the problem today. I asked my wife to jump into the driver's seat, turn the key on and press the horn ring when I gave her a signal. I got underneath the car, disconnected the ground wire and attached a jumper wire to the terminal. I then to...

I leaned the mixture and it seems to be running o.k.; at least it's not gagging when I step on the accelerator. I'll check the choke also.

Thanks for all your help.

I'll adjust the mixture and we'll see if that does the trick.

Thanks.

'67 was the first year for two speed wipers.

My '66 has a 1600 dual port with a Solex 30/31 PICT carb. When it is cold, the engine dies within a couple of seconds of starting. It also sputters and hesitates when I step on the accelerator unless I press it very firmly. If I simply touch the pedal with my foot, the engine quits. I have to rev th...

Here's a link to a 12v flasher/relay kit that will substitute for the "9 prong box:"

http://www.airheadparts.com/viewDetail. ... oduct=2942

Thanks; I'll check him out.

Are rebuild kits available for Bosch vacuum advance distributors? I have two that I'd like to rebuild because they both seem to have some slop in the driveshafts and I don't want to go to a 009 distributor. The one that's presently in the car has slipped timing a couple of times and seems to be caus...

I wish I'd seen this before I bought the Eastwood hinge pin puller (part #31139). It got the pin out well enough, but replacing the pins scratched up my paint something fierce. Oh well, I was planning to have the car painted, anyway...

cleaning them won't hurt, but you should definitely check the adjustment

You can also get it here:

http://www.mamotorworks.com/acvw?frame=1.8250

Doesn't the "R" on the gauge stand for "reserve," and shouldn't there be a little gas left in the tank when the needle reaches the "R?" I recall that maybe there should be about a gallon or so left in the tank that that point.

I checked the timing, and it was off. I guess that I didn't tighten the distributor clamp quite tightly enough. One other thing happened, though. According to my Bentley Manual, the distributor has to be turned clockwise to close the points, but counter clockwise to open them. When I redid the timin...