The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

66balut wrote:Glad to hear that you got that running !

Yes so are we. This is one step closer to seeing another 66 on the road since it was put to bed back in 1978.

FIXED, here is what we found. Thanks Blue Baron, we did try that and did not get any results. Tested the ignition at the fuse box and had power. We hard wired from the fuse box to the coil and had power. But then when I hooked up the Idle cut-off valve we lost power. Tried the same thing several tim...

Thanks for that advice. I thought if a weak battery can still turn the starter that cant be it. I have pulled the spark plug to look for spark, I also have a clear dist cap. We also put in a new coil. Still nothing.

Ok everyone, I need your help. We just put the engine back in our 66 bug. It is a stock 1300 6volt. Car turns over but I do not see any spark at the coil. I have checked up at the fuse box and it has power. The black wire that goes to the coil from the ignition gets hot but when I put a test lamp on...

Hi Mark, Wecome to the forum. I am workinig on a 66 Bug with a friend of mine, I live in Apple Valley and he is in Lakeville/Rosemount area. Would love to connect with you and see your bug. We have a lot of metal work to do on his and the motor was pulled and freshed up. Hit me offline kgl271@gmail....

OK everyone, this is a dumb question. I took the engine apart to hone and rering it. Have it put together but found a tube that looks like some kind of heat sheild tube for something that I can not figure out where it goes. Can someone tell me where it might go? I has to be for some wires or somethi...

I have a bleeding question. Do you need to bench bleed the new master cylinder before bolting it to the car? We do this on GM model cars. I replaced all lines and have a new MC, so my whole system is dry, any tricks to bleed the system? Also if my brake pedal does not spring back does this mean that...

Welcome to the site. THis is a great site to learn anything you want to know about these bugs. Post some pics OK! OK Saw the pics. The one I have is read as well. I like the eye lids!

I bought a 66 a couple of years ago that was sitting (license say 1978). I bought a battery, drained all fluids and replaced with new, cleaned fuel filter and checked lines. I then hooked up a battery 6 volt and tested to see if I had power at the starter, I did. turned the key and started cranking....

Thanks for your reply. Good to know.

Thanks for the reply. So when we have it on the ground and the shifter is in neutral, it would be running down the road by it self will it?

Thanks also for the tip to put new gear oil in it.

Fun car to work on that is for sure.

Kevin

I do not know VWs like a do a GM car but my friend and I were getting his 66 bug running for the first time since 78 and it worked. The car is running like a top. Now here is my question, we have the bug on jack stands and all 4 tires off. We tried putting it in all the gears and it seems to work gr...