Tiffany

VW don’t leak oil, they just mark their spot, sort of like a male dog.

Al

I just got the book today. Ive read page 1 so far. HAHA! Weekdays are typically consumed by my pesky job that tends to get in the way of my hobbies. But hopefully this weekend I can at least get the oil and filter changed, as well as spark plugs and distributer cap. the plugs and cap are 1 thing I actually know how to do and doesnt look much…[Read more]

Re button: My money’s on that big honker. That’s also a real safety feature for these cars, as it’s easy for all the normie drivers in their monster trucks to fail to see us running along side of them.

Re the tiny five drop oil drip: ignore that. All old VW engines drip a little oil.

The Muir book will suggest some tools to get you going. You…[Read more]

THANK YOU so much for the book referral! I need pictures with instructions!!! Someone can tell me all day long to change this or that but I dont know what most parts look like HAHA! I feel it may be important to have my children do this with me so they can learn simple engine repairs.

My grandfather has owned the car for 20 years. He has retired…[Read more]

Tiffany! Glad you made it home. Congratulations! 45 minutes is nothing for these cars once they’re set right but—as you’ve learned!—that’s a long way for one that’s been sitting.

How long has this car been sitting, by the way?

Re the red button: all these cars are different from each other, since most of them were built by individuals in the…[Read more]

So she has been brought home. All week with anticipation, I have been thinking of names for the car. Well today, she named herself to “Might Makeit”.  First thing my grandpa was wrong it is a 1973 VW Chassis and 1600CC engine based on all the serial numbers I have found on the car. The gas tank was bone dry, the 2 batteries he had for it had dead…[Read more]

Hi Tiffany!

Do yourself a favor and leave the mirrors alone until after you get it running and driving.

You’ll need new tires, new brake hoses (the soft ones going to the drums), a flush-out of brake fluid, and probably some engine work before it’s purring.

VW Bugs are easy to drive and basically what everyone learned to drive standard shift…[Read more]

Congratulations on your new acquisition. It’s always a good thing to know the history of the car.

The little things that are bugging you should be available through either mgmagic or moss motors.

Good luck with learning to drive stick. It’s a skill well worth having.