Ed. Curious. Are you applying Duplicolor as a primer coat and color coat? And what is adhesion promoter and where do you get it? I ask because I have some areas that will need touch-up; front portion of fender in front of grille, passenger door and entire splash pan. Cutting to fit and adjusting takes its toll on a paint job, even on Ge…[Read more]

Cool beans. Commin at you Monday AM. I sent a reply to your PM.

Allen

Cool beans. Common at you Monday AM. I sent a reply to your PM.

Allen

Oops. My bad!

With the help of my fellow geezer her in town (Gregg), we got the engine cover on and closed properly. It turned out to be quite a combination of problems. 1st the hinge was correctly installed on the cover but the hinge was installed to low on the body tub. So we fixed that. 2nd was the spare tire cover rubbing on the mini air cleaner. Sanded…[Read more]

With the help of my fellow geezer here in town (Gregg), we got the engine cover on and closed properly. It turned out to be quite a combination of problems. 1st the hinge was correctly installed on the cover but the hinge was installed to low on the body tub. So we fixed that. 2nd was the spare tire cover rubbing on the mini air cleaner. Sanded…[Read more]

With the help of my fellow geezer here in town (Gregg), we got the engine cover on and closed properly. It turned out to be quite a combination of problems. 1st the hinge was correctly installed on the cover but the hinge was installed to low on the body tub. So we fixed that. 2nd was the spare tire cover rubbing on the mini air cleaner. Sanded…[Read more]

Ah! I bet Duchess thanks you. Plus…she’ll be a safer ride now. You going to Bug-A-Paluza on April 8th? I’ll be there around 11:00 am. Looking for a rim for the spare tire. Doesn’t have to be new, just in good condition.

Shu. If you can’t find any let me know. I have two new ones (one of each) in my parts bin. Left over from a Beetle I did a few years before getting the TDr. I’ll mail them up to you Ed if Shu doesn’t find his. I don’t foresee using them.

Sounds great Sam. Hope it was just the old style charger and the starting problems are behind you.

Sam. When you changed the starter did you also change the bushing in the transaxle case? If not it may be the problem. The bushing costs very little. Something in the $3.00 range. Again just another thought of many you will receive.

Really looks great Ed. That fender just need a good coat of wax and tada!

34PICT3 and 009 dizzy have a history of not playing well with each other. That’s why I always stick to a SVDA dizzy with a 34PICT carb. No mismatch problems.

Might it be a worn starter bushing? Hopefully Davearoy will chime in. He just went through a starter issue.

Check with Sterling. Ya never know…he might suggest something. Oh wait…he’s still a little young yet.

Not used to 30PICT 2 carbs. Just 34PICT3s. But when you tune the engine, do you have the vacuum line from the carb hooked up or disconnected and plugged? Sometimes the PICT carbs set differently during tuneup. Any vacuum leaks anywhere? Is…[Read more]

Thanks Ed. The’s a good idea. Another thing occurred to me last night just as I went to bed. The engine cover is hitting ONLY on the right side. If the entire cover was the problem wouldn’t it rub all the way across the top of the fan shroud? I’ll measure from the top of the tub to the top of the hinge on the left side and compare it to the right…[Read more]

Did a little more work on car. When I purchased the kit the engine cover and body tub were predrilled by the original owner. Evidently he drilled the engine cover to fit WITHOUT the body on the chassis. The body is to far from the engine fan shrouds when I close the engine cover it scrapes the top. I need about 1/4 inch to get the clearance and…[Read more]

Did a little more work on car. When I purchased the kit the engine cover and body tub were predrilled by the original owner. Evidently he drilled the engine cover to fit WITHOUT the body on the chassis. The body is to far from the engine fan shroud and when I close the engine cover it scrapes the top. I need about 3/8 inch to get the clearance…[Read more]

Okay. After pulling the spare tire mount and closing the engine cover, it still catches. Performed a good inspection with the engine cover still hung up and found the top right of the inside of the engine cover is catching on the top right of the rear face of the fan shroud. I will have to grind down a little on the engine cover. I’ll take some…[Read more]