The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Heck you think were tough, you should see my CHICKENS!!!!!!!!!

Hey Kids i've got - 41.7 below as we speak.schools are all running 2 hours late. I'll have to give the chickens a little extra corn this morning when it warms up to -30 and guess what ? Say thank you Scruffy,cuz John it's coming your way!!

Yes Dave you keep that crap out there I don't want no more. The 1300 has I believe 77mm pistons and the 1500 have 83mm,1600 are 85.5mm The engine # is stamped below your generator stand FO is right for the 66 1300 as John mentioned If it starts with a H it will be a 1500, If it starts with a #5-9 it...

yup and then once you got your rubbers on add 1-1/2 shots of brandy,a dab a butter a little honey and life is good!!! Look out John another clipper headed your way!!

Welcome Dave, Enjoy

hot water, soak em good get em nice and soft,they'll slip right on

Replace wiring harness,mine does the same thing ,on good days she'll start on other days i use my antitheft device.I connected a wire to my starter and brought it up thru my firewall and put a wire nut on it. So when I go to start it I turn the key on if nothing happens go to the back,remove my wire...

retap it and use the next size larger screw

Ah Majic smoke!I remember them days, I think?

nice bug

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Yes You should show between 13 to 14.5 volts when you rev it up if your gen and reg is working. If you are showing a pos charge on your meter your gen is polarized in the right direction. If your battery is still discharging check your connections and make sure you don't have a short somewhere drawi...

yes you need a 12v regulator

have you seen the price of groceries lately, my gravity is costing more all the time

very possible, gas you'd notice by smell naturally and also you'd have it in your crankcase hence a faulty fuel pump. How many miles are on the motors? oil could seep into the cylinder past the rings causing a minor lockup. Does she smoke when it starts? gas is black oil is blue. hope this helps a l...