The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Hi BB. Great to hear from you. Something that isnt 40 years old, i.e. something I could buy new today. Cheers. Richard

Hi Guys. My '66 has a 1500 cc engine bored out to 1600cc. It is single port. I am running an 009 dizzy. I am looking at changing the carb to something a little more modern. Currently it is running a SOLEX 30 PICT 2. I am wondering if any members have changed to a new carb and if "yes", wha...

Hi guys. Can anyone help pse. I am doing a valve job on my 1493cc beetle engine. The intake valves slid out of the guides easily, but the exhaust valves wont slide out. They will turn/spin in the guide but just wont slide out. The tight point is just below the keeper ring area on the valve i.e. the ...

Thanks Branston. I'll attempt the replacement without splitting the crankcase. Many thanks for your reply. Cheers. Richard

Hi Guys. Is it possible to replace the piston rod bearings (big end shells) without splitting the crankcase please? If the answer is "yes" can you pse tell me where I could find the instructions to do so.Many thanks. Richard

Hi. I saw that you havent received a reply so I checked out the problem when I removed my seats over the weekend. The key seems to be to remove the spring. Removal looks reasonably straight forward. Its the reassembling that would worry me.

Hi Guys. After a lot of thought I have decided to share my experiences of getting my '66 up and running. If you are interested in watching the journey the link is http://kiwi66beetle.blogspot.com/

The first Post has just gone up. Cheers. Richard

Thanks. Much appreciated. Cheers. Richard

Hi guys. Can you help please-in the USA what brand and model/spec spark plugs do people generally run in their '66 Beetles please? Mine has a 1493cc engine. Many thanks. Richard

Hi. See the replies to the posting Electrical Woes from Larspryce. Blue Baron's idea is a good one. I tried this on my car, but the stater motor was too far shot to save. Being 6v in the 12 v system will shorten the starter life, but my understanding is that to upgrade to 12 v the fly wheel also nee...

Hi Jeff930. Laying in the fuel line itself is not technicaly difficult, but personally speaking it is not something I would do myself, instead prefering to have someone with some skill in the area to do it for me. Petrol vapour scares me, especially when it goes bang when a leak is ignited. Also, it...

Hi Larspryce. I see that you haven't had a reply yet. I had a similar problem. It was the starter motor, which I replaced with a factory reconditioned unit - as there was nobody in my local town that could do a repair on such an old unit; and anyway the reconditioned unit was not very costly and ver...

You're welcome. I hope all goes well. Cheers. Richard

Hi Ex Prof. I am not an auto electrician, but there are some general rules that I follow whenever I get an electrical fault. The first is to check that the fuse is in tact and that the wires are connected and connections are clean, including the earth wire.( The earth being dirty can often cause a p...

Hi. I am not sure about the US, but in NZ it is often possible to source excellent used/second hand rims via a web site that is called WWW.trademe.co.nz Ours is a very small site, but I feel sure that there must be similar web sites in your country that you could browse. Also, often auto wreckers st...