Have you tried the generator brush test?

http://www.vw-resource.com/generator.html

Described well on this site.

greg

Reading back through page 1 of this tread reminded me of my 69 Opel GT. That is a car I never should have sold.

The young gentleman at the tire store was afraid to move the car and asked me to. Must be young enough that he had never driven a Beetle.

We are lucky, lots of small wineries within a 10 mile drive. We could walk to Orfila (or back) if we had to.

When I did mine I went to my local O’Reilly’s and got this, basic cork.

Fel-Pro – Valve Cover Gasket Set
Line: FEL | Part # VS21566C
1 Year Limited Warranty
UPC: 19826538444

It’s amazing how much better the car rides with four new matched tires. As other have mentioned, Discount Tire loaded them up to close to 30 psi. After lowing the front down to 18 the ride and cornering is great. Had to take it the local winery, Orfila, for a test drive.

I had to google Bug-A-Paluza, looks like it’s in Tennessee. I am in north county San Diego. Are there many kits that go? Looks like fun.

Our Duchess is insured with American Modern that we got through our Broker that handles our Mercury policies. We are in So Cal also. It’s one of those goofy collector car policies, but it was the only one I could find.

Finally got the Duchess her new tires, all 5 of them.  Turns out the front tires were 16 years old (205s) and the back tires were 20 years old (165s). Odd since the back tires were in much better shape. Went with 16580R15s all around. Here are a few pictures from the shoe store.