Installing Rebel Deluxe Wiring Harness on 68 Auto Stick Beetle ?

[sb001]

[sb001]

[19VDuB68]

Thanks SB, I have a question for you. Which carburator are you running? I don't have correct carb it's a 30 pict 3 for manual. I get hard shifts in 1St and reverse. Previous owner said that's normal yeah right.

[19VDuB68]

I got the wiring harness but I am confused. It's the wiring works complete but I cannot tell if the wiring is there for the steering wheel.

[Crasher]

Talk to this company about a wiring harness http://www.autosparks.co.uk. If you look under wiring harness they offer a lot of right hand drive harness but only 1303 in wrong hand drive but I can't see why they should't be able to build one to suit you. It may be possible for them to alter it to include the clutch valve, switch, temp warning and starter cut out wiring. I have a 72 1302LS automatic and I will be making my own new harness BUT with some help (wire mainly) from Autosparks as they are only a few miles from where I live.

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[19VDuB68]

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[19VDuB68]

I found out that the wiring harness doesn't contain that section of wire. I think I should be able to work around it. Big issues are when car was repainted they painted some wires too. I will need to clean them up to see colors. Photos coming from engine bay. Thanks so much for your help.

[19VDuB68]

Here is carb I will take more tomorrow. The vacuum line is hooked up to port behind spring. That is only vacuum hooked up to carb for auto stick.

[sb001]

Hmm. That should actually work the way you have it set up- you have it connected to the vacuum advance port for the original distributor that would have been on the car- but since you don't have a vacuum advance distributor any longer no reason that setup shouldn't work. Maybe not as well as the actual autostick vacuum port, but they are both ported vacuum signals so it shouldn't be too far off. If it is always a really hard shift, it might be that your idle speed is set way too high, OR your control valve adjusting screw is not adjusted properly causing the clutch servo to pull too much vacuum and engage too quickly. Look on top of your control valve on the left side of the engine bay, see the small slot head screw sticking up (may be underneath a ptotective cap.) Try turning that screw inward until about 2 threads show on it, then try again and see if the shifts are smoother. If that doesn't help check your idle speed--engine warmed up, it should be about 900-950 RPMs.

PM me your email address and I can send you a PDF I have of the Bentley autostick section that might help you chase the issue.

As for the wiring, if it looks like all the factory wires for the steering wheel items are still there and in decent shape we can help get that sorted as well.
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1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor

[19VDuB68]

Thank you very much for tips. Email address on the way.

[volkenstein]

19VDuB68,
The carb can be modified to work with an A-S readily enough, but - leave that till later. It'll be a big enough job figuring out & hooking up your new electrics.


HTH
Volkenstein
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[19VDuB68]

I ordered a new fuse box so I wouldn't have to change the connectors on harness. I ordered 8 fuse but got the 12 by mistake. Can I still use it? They said the 8 is not available. Here is the one I got.
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00GX49KRG/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1

[19VDuB68]

Have a quick question running harness for dome light. New one has ground wire but my doesn't have one running to dome. Can I pull it out? Thanks

[19VDuB68]

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