Sounds like a stock VW coil arrangement. The green wire on the coil is on the negative (-) side of the coil and goes to the condenser on the distributer. Positive side of the coil will typically have two or three black wires connected to it depending on the year model. One black wire runs up to the fuse panel, one runs to the fuel cutoff solenoid…[Read more]

Just over one week away. Timing issue has yet to be resolved. Pick an arrival time you want and I’ll adjust my departure time accordingly.

Just get the early one–61-67. You might need to cut the filler neck down a couple inches. Test fit carefully, scribe it and then take it to a muffler shop to be cut and welded before you clean the Cosmoline out. They’ll charge you $20 or $30 to do it. Maybe less you you tell them what it’s for and come in with a six-pack.

Note: don’t buy the…[Read more]

Look carefully on the coil. One side has a +

Look for the same problems you would look for in a VW Bug of the same vintage. Rusty floors are a typical problem, and fixable. sloppy shifting (bad bushing, a $3 part, several hours of fiddling to get to it). Electrical gremlins, which are usually loose or missing grounds. Steering bits. Gauges. Top fitment and condition (you’ll use it,…[Read more]

That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

You would either need to find a way to connect a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

To have it the same way ours are (passenger/windshield corner) means welding a plate over where that l…[Read more]

That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

You would either need to find a way to connect up at a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

so to have it the same way ours are  means welding a plate over where the neck was and cutting a h…[Read more]

That’s the type with the filler neck on that shallow end  angled corner I was talking about before.

You would either need to find a way to connect up at a filler hose leading out to somewhere, or remove that neck and move it to the opposite corner.

so to have it the same way ours are  means welding a plate over where the neck was and cutting a h…[Read more]

John raises a good point about VINs. My TDR was imported to Quebec from NY in 2003 and the MTME (Dept of Transport for those in the US) assigned a VIN NY19168 ignoring the VIN used by VW when the chassis was manufactured. When car was imported from Quebec to Ontario in 2010 the MTO retained the Quebec assigned VIN.

Nevertheless looking back at…[Read more]

I put fluid into the tank and there’s a leak larger than a pin hole so I’m on to plan B, replacing the tank. Cip1 is out of stock, MG magic has them for $168. I see Parts Geek has one for $108 and the filler neck looks like it won’t need to be cut. Has anyone used Parts Geek before?