If you have one of those spray ends that has different choices use the one labeled (flat spray) and that way it is easy to spray down w/o getting the
inside wet. I don’t even have a top and clean mine all the time in this
manner.

It would work with the guage.
My only question is, will it work with your custom tank? If the VDO sending unit is like the stock VW, you may still have a problem.
That is why I went to a generic sending unit, that I could cut to the exact dimension needed for my tank.PMOSSBERG40710.6670023148

All of my other gauges in the car are VDO. Only the fuel gauge is not identified, but it looks like it belongs with the set.  Short of pulling it out, is there any way to tell what make it is?  If it is a VDO gauge, wouldn’t I want that one instead of the ORG?

Thanks Paul.  This goes beyond the typical maintenance I’ve ever done on a VW engine, but it sounds simple enough to follow your directions.

I wash the car with the roof and side curtains on.
After the car is dry and the roof and curtains are off, I use Meguiars Quik Detail to clean around the areas that were covered when the roof & curtains were on.PMOSSBERG40710.5750231482

Hey gunfighter, Classic Roadsters Ltd.’s VW based TDs fill the same way as the Allison, through the “radiator cap” 
I’ve had gas station jockeys try to pull the fuel hose from my hands when they see what I’m about to do.
Mark is right about the problem being with the fuel sender and not the gauge. Never reading full is likely due to one of three…[Read more]

thanks for the link. Looks like just what the doc ordered. Does anyone in the group have one of these or know someone that does?

Yes, thank you for cleaning up the site and getting rid of the spam.  You’re doing a great job.

Bill, where did you get your seats made?  You said you ordered extra firm foam.  Is this vendor available to me and others?  Your interior looks great.

With the top down, I’m spraying each section with Simple Green to remove dirt and oil, etc.  I would like to try waxing one fender once I get it cleaned.  I’m afraid I still have a small oil leak in the rear, as I’m finding a light coat of oil on the rear fenders and engine cover.I can’t quite figure out how to use a hose, soap bucket and wash m…[Read more]

The fuel gauge is fine…it’s your sender if it’s not reading correctly.
The float arm can be adjusted by removing the sender and measuring the distance to the bottom of the tank. Set your float height about 1/4″ higher (shorter). It should do the trick.
The sender is just a variable resistor like the ones that were in slot car controllers. The…[Read more]

Yup…a thinner GF will do the trick
Your 215 is 28″ long according to the website I found…didn’t list the Chevette though. Maybe a Chevette engine guy like Larry Murphy can measure his…why not PM him?
That 472/500 cube Caddy is lighter than a Chevy Big Block too.
That head bolt sounds like a PITA…time for the machine shop?

 Bill it looks great  Dan

 Paul ,you do a great job and we all appreciate all the work you do Dan

 Paul, Thanks again for all you do to keep this forum going in the right direction. Any inconvience the posting limitations may cause are well worth the wait . Hopefully it will cause  the spammers more problems than it causes us .

Thanks Paul.  I will start researching some locations in Phoenix this week.  I was out today in my London Roadster with the top down and I was doing OK as long as the car was moving.  About noon I stopped back at the Speed-o-shop that repaired my odometer on Monday.  They found three ground wires not (re) attached.  That explains why my inte…[Read more]

Here is some info…I know nothing of this companyhttp://www.iceac.com/Articles/install_ac/index1.htmlHome Page:http://www.iceac.com/

PMOSSBERG40709.9393055556

Here’s the response: (At least it came quickly)Hi Mark,
Thanks for your email.
Sorry, this won’t fit the 3 eared version.
Cheers,
Robert

On Jun 15, 2011, at 9:04 PM, (MGLondonRoadste) wrote:

> I have 3- eared knock offs on my wire wheel covers. Will this wrench
> (spanner) work on my knock offs?
> British Wheel Wrench, Eared Nut
> Part
>…[Read more]

Gunfighter, that is hilarious!!  I’m laughing out loud as I type this.

I have 3-eared knock-offs on my wire wheel covers. They all seem to tighten clockwise on both sides.  I’ve sent the company in that link above a question to see if that wrench will work with my set.