Restoration tips & tutorials, how-to videos, etc.
Category: Tech Tips
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, …
Testing the Flow of Engine Crankcase Vapors to the Air Cleaner
Having better understood the purposes of recycling Engine Crankcase Vapors through the Air Cleaner, I wanted to examine the transfer of Vapors from the Engine Crankcase to the Air Cleaner. There is a Professional Gauge …
1967 Oil Bath Air Cleaners – A Discussion
Recently, my dear wife asked if all aspects of the 1967 Beetle had been covered through discussion, articles and illustrations. I had to answer with an emphatic: NO! Again and again new subjects arise. Oh, …
Sapphire V Radio Information
Reader William Charanza contacted us with a spare wheel issue. Eric cc’ed me to help with a response. Answer given, a while later, William contacted us with a “knotty Radio question”. Here’s what William had …
Getting A ’67 Beetle Back On The Road
Sent over earlier from a reader, this video from the Late Brake Show covers some of the important maintenance related items to make sure your vintage VW is roadworthy. Jonny talks about repairing his air-cooled …