The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

Problem finally solved, it was a partially plugged line. I noticed that even though I had gas squirting out of the brass line in the carburetor throat it seemed to drip as well as spray. On closer inspection I realized nothing came out when you first moved the throttle. I tout apart again and pulled...

Problem finally solved, it was a partially plugged line. I noticed that even though I had gas squirting out of the brass line in the carburetor throat it seemed to drip as well as spray. On closer inspection I realized nothing came out when you first moved the throttle. I tout apart again and pulled...

I just bought these: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B071154DHZ/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B072L29DWL/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1 All I can say is I sure don't see how they're any brighter than the regular 6 volt ...

Thank you for the suggestions.

I tried changing the oil level in the air cleaner as well, but no change.

I plan on tinkering with it some more this weekend.

After about 3 years of the Beetle being apart I'm finally ready to start driving the thing. This winter, when I fired it up for the first time I noticed a hesitation when I first gave it the gas. I figured it was the accelerator pump so I bought a rebuild kit and replaced the pump diaphragm... not i...

I found a lot of stuff at Raybuck.com . Has anyone dealt with them?

Thanks for the response!

This is turning into a bigger project than I thought, but I'm not leaving this mess like it is.

I've finally got going on my floor pan and heater channel replacement project. Like everything else I tie into this project is a little worse than I thought it would be. As I've worked on this thing it has become evident that there have been at least 2 rounds of patching (probably more) done over th...