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My new car

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Turin39789

Lifer
My old car died, put me in a bind and had me seriously bummed. Then I found this car, been wanting one for 6 years now. Got a steal of a deal and the car is in great shape


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Hey not bad, how many miles on it? How much did you pay? I hear some of those Beetles are pretty fast. Didn't they have Turbo Beetles that had Porsche engines in them or something like that? I read a few stories about guys that used to swap motors in them on the AMC forum. They used to sit a guy under the motor remove the mounts and drop the motor onto his chest, then jack the car up and pull him out from under it with the motor on top of him, lol. Talk about hardcore!
 
LOL... I could never drive something like that, I would flip it. That and they are ugly IMO
 
Originally posted by: AMCRambler
Hey not bad, how many miles on it? How much did you pay? I hear some of those Beetles are pretty fast. Didn't they have Turbo Beetles that had Porsche engines in them or something like that? I read a few stories about guys that used to swap motors in them on the AMC forum. They used to sit a guy under the motor remove the mounts and drop the motor onto his chest, then jack the car up and pull him out from under it with the motor on top of him, lol. Talk about hardcore!
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I stole it for 2500. Honestly I am 21 now and have been looking at these cars since i was 15 and havent seen one in my area in any condition close to this good for less than 5500 . Its got a little bit of pep but not much the engine is from a 1970 beetle, a 1600cc single port. The super beetles were a bit faster and yes there are some people who will drop a porsche engine into these guys and make them scream. odometer is showing 83k miles but I think that was from the original motor. I know that the previous owner only put about 4k miles on it as he used it for a sunday driver on nice days with the top down. garage kept.
 
Wow... sweet deal for one in great stock condition. It's a '69 right? Only shame is that is doesn't have a dual-port...
 
Originally posted by: aircooled
Keep those valves adjusted!
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thats number 2 on the list, learn how to adjust the valves. 🙁

I've got the haynes manual right now, wanting to get muir's how to keep your volkswagen alive when I can.

Number one is getting the locks working. They havent been locked in like 5 years and I cant get them unlocked with a key from outside. Need them locked in my neighborhood

 
Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: aircooled
Keep those valves adjusted!
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thats number 2 on the list, learn how to adjust the valves. 🙁

I've got the haynes manual right now, wanting to get muir's how to keep your volkswagen alive when I can.

Number one is getting the locks working. They haven't been locked in like 5 years and I cant get them unlocked with a key from outside. Need them locked in my neighborhood
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Your ignition key may not match the door locks (not uncommon if the ignition switch has ever been changed). Muir's book is a great read and will teach you the basics (and beyond).
Pick up a good set of feeler guages for the valves and have some quality 13mm wrenches.. Also, you'll want to change your own oil. Lube shops wont touch 'em, and you'll want to change it more frequently than normal due to the lack of a standard oil filter (they just have an oil screen).
 
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: aircooled
Keep those valves adjusted!
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thats number 2 on the list, learn how to adjust the valves. 🙁

I've got the haynes manual right now, wanting to get muir's how to keep your volkswagen alive when I can.

Number one is getting the locks working. They haven't been locked in like 5 years and I cant get them unlocked with a key from outside. Need them locked in my neighborhood
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Your ignition key may not match the door locks (not uncommon if the ignition switch has ever been changed). Muir's book is a great read and will teach you the basics (and beyond).
Pick up a good set of feeler guages for the valves and have some quality 13mm wrenches.. Also, you'll want to change your own oil. Lube shops wont touch 'em, and you'll want to change it more frequently than normal due to the lack of a standard oil filter (they just have an oil screen).
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Thanks for the advice, I called teh prev. owner and he says that the key should work for both, but as he kept it in teh garage the whole time he hastn locked it in the past 5 years. Defiently want to change the oil and adjust teh valves myself but not until I feel I know what I am doing. In the meantime there is a local shop here the "Volksdoctor" who will do just about anything on an old beetle. I've always changed my own oil its just the valve adjustment that is new
 
Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: aircooled
Originally posted by: Turin39789
Originally posted by: aircooled
Keep those valves adjusted!
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thats number 2 on the list, learn how to adjust the valves. 🙁

I've got the haynes manual right now, wanting to get muir's how to keep your volkswagen alive when I can.

Number one is getting the locks working. They haven't been locked in like 5 years and I cant get them unlocked with a key from outside. Need them locked in my neighborhood
Click to expand...

Your ignition key may not match the door locks (not uncommon if the ignition switch has ever been changed). Muir's book is a great read and will teach you the basics (and beyond).
Pick up a good set of feeler guages for the valves and have some quality 13mm wrenches.. Also, you'll want to change your own oil. Lube shops wont touch 'em, and you'll want to change it more frequently than normal due to the lack of a standard oil filter (they just have an oil screen).
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Thanks for the advice, I called teh prev. owner and he says that the key should work for both, but as he kept it in teh garage the whole time he hastn locked it in the past 5 years. Defiently want to change the oil and adjust teh valves myself but not until I feel I know what I am doing. In the meantime there is a local shop here the "Volksdoctor" who will do just about anything on an old beetle. I've always changed my own oil its just the valve adjustment that is new
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Muir's book will walk you through the valve adjust. It's intimidating at first but you'll get the hang of it. One of the main reasons to do it yourself, is that you want the engine and heads 'dead cold' while adjusting. It should sit overnight and be adjusted before starting the vehicle.
You'll have alot of fun and learn alot about engines and mechanics. Enjoy your new toy!

Edit: also make note that your engine is not a standard '72 (which was dual port) you have a single port engine. no big deal as the valve adjust and tune-up specs are typically the the same, but may make a difference when looking for other parts.

Roger's an aircooled fan also and works on cars everyday. He'll be happy to know your one of us now and surely offer better advise than me. 🙂
 
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