VW AIR COOLED - Preventing breakdowns - engine fires - 

Holy crap....I just checked my oil in my single cab today, and noticed the oil level was above the top line. A couple of hours later I watched this video. Time to order another fuel pump! Im so glad I saw this.

Hey Mike, I would love to see a video on you timing the engine, installing and adjusting the belt, carb adjustment. Your going to need both hands! =)

Wow Mike! This video is packed full of good stuff! Thank you! 😎😎😎

I had 11 shims on my alternator pulley. Now have 9. Thanks Mile. Will check all the other points of concern. Thank you.

stumbled upon your youtube channel today. Grew up in southeastern PA with a foreign car repair shop behind my house. the owner was German and worked at the VW factory in Germany in the 40's and 50's. I worked there starting out parking cars and helping tow cars in. I would ride in the towed vehicle while the owner would pull me with a chain. he would use a vw van like vehicle that had a pick up bed in it. I worked there for probably 5 years and worked mainly on vw's. i later worked in a vw, Porsche and audi dealership in utah and in pa. i will be checking up on your videos. keep up the good work

My 69 bug never broke down on me while out on the open road over six years. I kept it maintained, watched the engine temps, and never ran it so hard to do damage. I always had tools and a few major spare parts, that is probably why I never needed them (extra coil, extra carburetor, length of fuel line, etc.)

Man all good advice Mike. Food for thought. Glad someone said it all in a real world way. 🤙🏻

Thanks for the tips ! Mike can you do a tutorial on making 4 way flashers for vws 1965 and earlier vw bugs ? Also we wanna hear more Earl Scheib and 1980s stores!

I have Continental fuel hose on mine, just over a year old rotten and spit. Looks like it’s been on there for 30 years. The code on it is ethanol compatible.

I had the brass tube pop out of carb. It soaked the engine with gas but didn’t catch on fire. Slightly bent the end in a vice and tapped it back in with some permatex. Now I have an aftermarket carb with threaded fitting. Why Vw didn’t use a threaded fitting. Maybe to save a dollar. I keep a fire extinguisher on board as well

I had old style fuel pump brass tube pressure side popped out keeped pumping fuel well I drove off fuel in carbs till it got lean and backfired.looked in rearview mirror saw flames brass tube was still clamped to fuel line .64 bug big bore 40hp 1600 crank 40horse rods duelport 40horse heads.

In case your fuel inlet has slipped out, Loctite makes various sleeve retaining compounds you can use on the fuel inlet to basically glue it into the carb body to keep it from slipping back off. I forget which one it is but Loctite has documentation on all the compounds on their website.

WW also has the 6 volt starter relay kit Works great also the new Pat Downs distributor puts me in mind of a ford 2.3 engine in rangers and small mustangs

Hey Mike ! Last week I got my a-s chewed out by Tommy , he owns a VW shop down here ! When I told him Rambus can hit 100 he started telling me " are you crazy " do you know what will happen if you valve float and the exhaust valve hit the piston at that RPM ? Then he started on that I should go back to a stock 34 carb and get rid of the 32/36 . HE DON'T WANT ME TO HAVE NO FUN !!!!!!

I don't know if they still have them but I got 10 12v dash lights for 2.18 $ from NAPA

I would run Mallaory duel points distributor in my Dodge 426 Hemi race car with coil //Mallory make good stuff

Hello Mike. I like a lot tour videos. I have a question what os the correct dwell on a VW aircool. Regards from Portugal.

Hey Mike great video! I just converted to an alternator on my 1600. Do I need to do something different now with my fuel pump? Thanks buddy

MOST EXCELLENT POST !! Thank you 😊

Thanks Mike. That's good stuff to know.

Hey Mike ! on the shims it's because the nut will run out of threads ( bottom out ) I don't have but 4 shims but I have a J.C. Whitney witch hat chrome spacer that is taller than a stock one . Mike I have found a dog house cooler complete set up , it's not all from the same engine but that don't matter . I think I will get a new aluminum cooler because getting out all the trash mite be a no-no + the old one could be rotten ?

Ola, sempre muito bom seus videos não perco nenhum , eu tenho um VW 63 6v com uma bateria de 150 Amper , no caso se colocar esse rele de 6v ele aguentaria essa bateria ? grato e saudação do Brasil .

A friend of mine who does a lot of Volkswagen work told me the Pat Downs/CB distributor is Ford based.

The ignition cap for the shock wave/magnaspark distributor, is the same as the ford 2.3L engine distributor from the 80's.I bought one and it fit nice. I'm not sure about the rotor yet.

What is that fuse next to the coil for?

I use a Duralast ADLG-VW 10 SVAD electronic distributor and coil pack. The parts interchange with 86 Suzuki Samari. 👍

That spark distributor reminded me of one of an Opel Ascona or Monza. (Europe car) I had to look it up. But it doesn’t quite match.

Good video , thanks Mike. What’s that usb charger set up on the 6 volt bug??

Great video as always. New again to VWs after a 40-year absence. I came across that same oil bath air cleaner. Would it be OK for a 1500?

woo a VACUUM DIST, LOOK DUCKMAN HE GOT 1 RIGHT //LOL Mike has the right 1 vacuum .

I had that issue b4 with fuel pump. Im AV SUNDAYS & MONDAYS...