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- Fri Feb 11, 2011 6:24 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Ignition System Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22657
Sorry! :oops: I just pulled every plug, plug wire, the points, coil, distro, ...you get the point... and started over; one piece at a time testing on a second engine in my garage until I found the culprit. Nothing was wrong w/any of the parts!!!! Everything worked on the new motor w/o fail. I then t...
- Tue Jul 07, 2009 8:31 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Ignition System Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22657
The distro is on quite right...and if it it wasn't, I am fairly certain I should still get spark from the coil to the distro cap - but I am not! This is giving me all kinds of fits 'cause it doesn't make any sense!!! :x As to your question about the spark testing...I use a known good plug in the wir...
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:57 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Ignition System Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22657
- Mon Jul 06, 2009 8:55 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Ignition System Question
- Replies: 14
- Views: 22657
Ignition System Question
OK - I am not a novice at rebuilding/redoing/upgrading automobiles of all shapes and sizes, but I have come across a problem that has totally stumped me as well as a few of my car repair friends. The situation is as follows: 1966 Beetle w/1972 1600 Dual Port. Converted to 12v from 6v. Was running fo...
- Fri Nov 28, 2008 6:51 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Bolt Thread Count?!?!???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3657
- Thu Nov 27, 2008 9:33 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Bolt Thread Count?!?!???
- Replies: 4
- Views: 3657
Bolt Thread Count?!?!???
Good morning! I had my 1600dp motor worked on by a friend of mine last week and have it back now :lol: I am trying to stab it back in place on my '66 but seem he seems to have "lost" the nuts for the lower mounting bolts!! I have tried every spare nut in my possession but can't find one th...
- Mon Oct 13, 2008 5:10 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hi i'm a newbie.
- Replies: 6
- Views: 4645
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:23 am
- Forum: 1966 Restoration Projects
- Topic: European '66 Beetle Restoration Log
- Replies: 73
- Views: 188597
- Thu Oct 09, 2008 9:16 am
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Hello, ...New Member Here
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4221
- Thu Aug 16, 2007 8:26 pm
- Forum: New Member Introductions
- Topic: Greetings from Delaware
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3149
- Sat Aug 11, 2007 8:36 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: engine problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4281
The rebuild is not bad at all...provided you can take you tine and do it right. It took me a Friday evening to properly pull all the wiring and such - labeling as I went of course 8) - and then drop the motor. 8:00 am Saturday hit the ground running. Took about 6 hours to do a strip the carcass..er,...
- Wed Aug 08, 2007 12:14 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: engine problems
- Replies: 4
- Views: 4281
Just went through a similar thing with my 1600 dual port...bearing went south after a ring popped in the case. :cry: I had ring and bearing parts strewn all throughout the case - not good. It just got to hot here in the Houston heat and the pistons didn't coll off quick enough(what my VW mech-head t...
- Wed Jun 13, 2007 8:07 am
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Seat Belt questions.
- Replies: 3
- Views: 3500
Mine has holes predrilled for belts under the back seat. I will try and get a pic or two this afternoon and post them here. I have little ones also and the belts that came in the car were frayed and nasty(after setting in a barn full of rats and the like anything would be frayed and nasty I methinks...
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:27 pm
- Forum: Post your Book Reviews
- Topic: VW Beetle: A comprehensive illustrated history
- Replies: 3
- Views: 12379
- Thu Jun 07, 2007 6:22 pm
- Forum: 1966 Technical or Mechanical Forum
- Topic: Bolt size
- Replies: 5
- Views: 4490