All posts by Jay Salser

My wife, Neva, and I have been driving and working on VWs since 1976. In fact, we raised our family in these cars. Now, we are retired and enjoy VWs as a hobby. The ’67 Beetle always has been our favorite year. We own a '67 Beetle and a '68 Karmann Ghia.

Oil Pressure Relief Valve – 1967 H0-xxx-xxx Engine 1500 series – Part II

PRACTICALITY: Oil Pressure Relief Valve Part II What does an examination of the Oil Pressure Relief Valve mean for us as we drive our 1967 Beetles? First, we must recognize that the Volkswagen Engineers carefully

Oil Pressure Relief Valve – 1967 H0-xxx-xxx Engine 1500 series – Part I

I never had studied the Oil Pressure Relief System. A young VW friend called to tell me about “some sort of oil pressure problem” he was having. As it turned out, it was unrelated to

Vintage Volkswagens – Resolving Shipping Complaints

A fellow Volkswagener and I were reviewing some feedback for a major VW parts retailer and a repair shop. While everyone will make a mistake now and then, and while parts sometimes prematurely fail, the

Vintage VW Fuel Pump Flange – An Important Discussion

I was working on another fuel related issue, when Fuel Pump Pressure became the focus at one point. While Insufficient Pressure will be a problem—a plugged Fuel Strainer at the Tank or plugged Fuel Filter

Needle Valve Operation – VW 105-1 Carb

Envision, if you will, a toilet tank.  If you’ve looked inside one, you see water. And, you see some other things in there.  Hopefully, none of them alive! When the tank handle is pushed down,