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plastikman187
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Joined: July 05, 2016
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Location: Gilroy Ca
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 Posted: Sun Nov 06, 2022 1:27 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Got the WW filler neck replacement parts (had lots of gas smell in the car)
https://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=133201000
Here is the old junk ripped out
All installed should be no more gas smell, especially when the tank is full!
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NJ John
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Joined: September 21, 2007
Posts: 2222
Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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| Posted: Sat Nov 12, 2022 8:58 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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I made a removable deck lid for my turbo. Turbo missing in this pic.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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Buggeee
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Joined: December 22, 2016
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Location: Stuck in Ohio
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Gr0unded
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Joined: October 02, 2018
Posts: 256
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Mon Nov 14, 2022 9:48 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Isn't it nice to have gas free smell? I chased the gas smell in my car for almost two years before a combination of things did the trick.
My son and I replaced the shifter bushing and coupling in hopes to eliminate the 3rd/4th gear rattle.
The bushing used is a 2 piece type from kaefertuer, nice construction and not hard to install as it came with very good instructions.
Even easier was the shift coupler replacement from WW. However, the new WW coupler cage would not fit onto the shaft, so I re-used the old cage with new rubber inserts/hardware and all is well.
Have not road tested it yet, hopefully tomorrow.
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chasbro
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Joined: April 18, 2019
Posts: 60
Location: Montana
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| Posted: Tue Nov 15, 2022 10:42 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| getting back into it. started putting new seals in the engine compartment of my 1972 standard. still trying to figure out this again. I need to figure out how to send pictures from my cell phone. Working on cars is my forte. cell phones and computers I am a 71 year old rookie. |
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vamram 
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Joined: March 08, 2012
Posts: 7300
Location: NOVA
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 3:28 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| I need to figure out how to send pictures from my cell phone. Working on cars is my forte. cell phones and computers I am a 71 year old rookie. |
Do you have a computer as well as a cell phone? In my case, I can access the pictures from my phone on my computer, much easier to upload them from the computer.
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'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
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NJ John
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Joined: September 21, 2007
Posts: 2222
Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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| Posted: Wed Nov 16, 2022 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| vamram wrote: |
| chasbro wrote: |
| I need to figure out how to send pictures from my cell phone. Working on cars is my forte. cell phones and computers I am a 71 year old rookie. |
Do you have a computer as well as a cell phone? In my case, I can access the pictures from my phone on my computer, much easier to upload them from the computer. |
Use the “Gallery” drop down menu on the top bar of the samba. Click on “add photo”. Fill in some blanks and then click on the bottom of the page is “choose file”. When you click on it, you can access your photo library in your phone.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
https://www.youtube.com/@AirSpooledGarage |
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NJ John
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Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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| Posted: Tue Nov 22, 2022 3:52 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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I installed a boost controller. Making 10-11 pounds of boost. And it moves! I was make 5 pounds, before the controller.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
https://www.youtube.com/@AirSpooledGarage |
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Gr0unded
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Joined: October 02, 2018
Posts: 256
Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Fri Nov 25, 2022 12:05 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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The passenger side window stopped working correctly last weekend after fixing the shifter rattle. Fix one thing, something else breaks.
My son was riding with me and rolled the window on our ride. He tried to roll it back up, it would not. Since the window would not roll all the way up, took the door panel off and carefully cranked and pushed up on the window from inside the door to the closed position. It'll stay that way until a new or replacement regulator becomes available, at least I can drive in the rain now 
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runscx
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Joined: December 03, 2005
Posts: 230
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| Posted: Sun Nov 27, 2022 1:07 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| I installed the new auto cancel turn signal switch. It came out easy but was a pain the ass putting the new one in. |
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plastikman187
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Joined: July 05, 2016
Posts: 92
Location: Gilroy Ca
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| Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2022 1:25 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| NJ John wrote: |
I installed a boost controller. Making 10-11 pounds of boost. And it moves! I was make 5 pounds, before the controller.
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This is awesome! |
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NJ John
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Joined: September 21, 2007
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Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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| Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2022 6:27 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Thanks!
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
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vamram
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Joined: March 08, 2012
Posts: 7300
Location: NOVA
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 2:09 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Made some progress on my '74's rebuild, and replaced the front shocks on a friend's '70 convertible.
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Eventually, "we are what we pretend to be.’”
Give peace a chance - Stop Russian-Soviet Aggression!!
'74 Super 9/16 - present, in refurb process.
'73 Super - 6/18 - Present - Daily Driver!
'75 Super Le Grande...waiting it's turn in line behind '74.
Click to view image
Save the Supers!! |
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67rustavenger
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Joined: February 24, 2015
Posts: 9756
Location: Oregon
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 3:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| NJ John wrote: |
I installed a boost controller. Making 10-11 pounds of boost. And it moves! I was make 5 pounds, before the controller.
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John,
Even though we can't see it in this pic.
Have you relocated your O2 sensor from the waste gate pipe to the turbo exhaust outlet?
That is why John and the other member were a little cagey on what was wrong with your AFR setup. I saw it too. But thought that you would understand the issue too.
The O2 sensor should be at least 6" away from the turbo in a straight section of the exhaust.
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Gr0unded
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Sun Dec 11, 2022 4:19 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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I finally put the back seat back in today so my son could ride with me and my wife. The back seat had been out since I replaced the shift coupler bushings.
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Jimbug57
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Location: Mid Michigan
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 9:03 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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My brakes lights went out. I'm making a couple of wiring harnesses - the old switches and wiring were rotted. I soldered the new wire to spade connectors and hot glued them inside the plug. One down, one to go. Should be all good after I crawl under the car.
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NJ John
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Location: HdG, MD & NJ
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| Posted: Thu Dec 15, 2022 10:23 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| NJ John wrote: |
I installed a boost controller. Making 10-11 pounds of boost. And it moves! I was make 5 pounds, before the controller.
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John,
Even though we can't see it in this pic.
Have you relocated your O2 sensor from the waste gate pipe to the turbo exhaust outlet?
That is why John and the other member were a little cagey on what was wrong with your AFR setup. I saw it too. But thought that you would understand the issue too.
The O2 sensor should be at least 6" away from the turbo in a straight section of the exhaust. |
In the process of moving the sensor. Probably after Christmas.
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1973 standard, yellow, lowered, 3” narrowed front, 1600 blo-thru turbo w/single dell 15.4@86, so far
11.41 et buggy. Long gone
Let’s go O’s! Let’s go O’s!
https://www.youtube.com/@AirSpooledGarage |
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irvanm
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Joined: January 09, 2008
Posts: 609
Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:02 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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My stuff I do is never as good as what you guys do, I kept wondering why my washer bottle wouldn't stay put and i finally figured out that there was a reason for the slots where it goes through the wheel holes. I looked it up on the internet and saw they were supposed to have a pin in them so I got a couple of large zip ties and cut them off and then tapered them so they would go through.
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irvanm
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Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:03 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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My stuff I do is never as good as what you guys do, I kept wondering why my washer bottle wouldn't stay put and i finally figured out that there was a reason for the slots where it goes through the wheel holes. I looked it up on the internet and saw they were supposed to have a pin in them so I got a couple of large zip ties and cut them off and then tapered them so they would go through.
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irvanm
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Location: Lawrence, Kansas
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| Posted: Sat Dec 17, 2022 9:03 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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My stuff I do is never as good as what you guys do, I kept wondering why my washer bottle wouldn't stay put and i finally figured out that there was a reason for the slots where it goes through the wheel holes. I looked it up on the internet and saw they were supposed to have a pin in them so I got a couple of large zip ties and cut them off and then tapered them so they would go through.
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