[tcb] Re: get your beetle runnin'...get out on the highway....

  • From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx
  • To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Sat, 08 Aug 2009 10:43:16 -0400

?Hi?? sometimes the acc cable is to tight . & it pulls on carb .?? Terry


-----Original Message-----
From: shirley hall <vwbuslady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, Aug 7, 2009 10:32 pm
Subject: [tcb] get your beetle runnin'...get out on the highway....







you are tooooo funny for you own good sometimes!



yes, I did get the bug running. ?actually drove around the pasture for a about 
10 minutes. ?that was fun!!!! ? got the rims hot enough to give some idea about 
the brakes. ?3 of 4 four were hot, so one's not working ; ) ?oh joy, castle nut 
and drums that probably are frozen. ?ain't I lucky.




it would idle after running for some time. ?but really high rpm by it's own 
accord. ?when i parked it i was able to get to the engine before it died. ?not 
sure but something was hanging up. ?either the carb is sticking (went to the 
back to work the carb to keep it running and the lever wouldn't return freely). 
?also wondering if the flow channel along the antideiseling device is clogged 
since i didn't pull it out and clean that track. ?it would idle sometimes 
really high and others barely run. pulled the original carb off the red bus the 
other night. ?i'll rebuild that one and switch and see if that makes a 
difference.




also, the spark plugs told tooooo much. 3 and 4: the THEADS were covered with 
oil. ?NEVER seen that befor, no idea what that means. can guess that rings at 
minimum are shot. #3: when i put the new plug in....it seriously bottomed out. 
I mean there was not compressing the washer on the plug. ?weird... it just 
stopped threading in. ?that head has got to be bad. should have two good heads 
from busther's motor that the glad nut backed out on. ?the case may be shot but 
the heads should be good. (by the way.....who would want to work on bugs after 
busses, there is no room to change plugs, what a bummer!)







in the mean time, i'll get some wheel cylinder and a master cylinder. the brake 
pedal had no "compressed" feel. ?it hit a point and grabbed but it didin't have 
and feeling of compressing fluid, just a rock hard braking feel. not pumping 
sounds or build up.




I looked at the underside just for grins. ?the driver side is a fiberglass pan. 
the passenger side needs to be replaced in a timely fashion.




if somebody's got a 914 i want to know. if there's is on the road and mine is 
not, i just might get distracted and need to go work on the 914 ; )




Hope you had a good evening. ?i had fun driving a beetle around the pasture. 
?Thanks.




shirley


--- On Fri, 8/7/09, theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> wrote:


From: theresabuckner@xxxxxxx <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Andrew
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 9:03 PM


Hey??? did you get the bug running right ?? dont be looking at any 914s you 
dont have the time cammila? .


-----Original Message-----
From: shirley hall <vwbuslady@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Sent: Fri, Aug 7, 2009 8:51 pm
Subject: [tcb] Re: Andrew






sammie just posted my two favorite 914 shops. 



what's up, andrew? another 914 out there or one of them "P" cars? 



shirley

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:


From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Re: Andrew
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 6:19 PM







And here is the other one:? Don't know how I sent the last one twice.

http://www.stoddard.com/

--- On Fri, 8/7/09, sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:



From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Subject: [tcb] Andrew
To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Date: Friday, August 7, 2009, 6:16 PM







Andrew:? Didn't have your PM address right off so just using the TCB.? Tell 
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