Aircooled wankbeetle collection

[billyboy406v6]

My first car was a green beetle, I believe all parts are easily available. Lucky you !!!!!

[Taff]

Taff Jr has decided he wants a beetle as his first car, so I suspect I shall be learning about them soon enough.

 

good save

[Pillock]

A Beetle was my first car, and it was ideal for the job.

All parts available either new stock in various qualities, uprated, or still from some dedicated breakers. One of the most popular cars for owners clubs and online advice. Amazingly basic, everything is laid out in front of you and it hasn't got a single computer. Engine can be rebuilt following a basic flowchart by a novice with very few tools.

 

They've had a bit of a shit image between hippies, crap restorations and pineapples but a stock Beetle is still a lovely thing. I even like the noise.

[Shep Shepherd]

It's nice to see a standard 1970s Beetle; I thought that they no longer existed.

[barefoot]

I have a '72 1303 in my garage that we've owned since 1985.

I've just never admitted to it on here before.

[Pillock]

I love 1303s. Someone has to I know, but they're the Autoshite Beetle. Slightly fugly, capable, short lived.

I had a Kasan Red 1303S that ended up as a 1641cc, two owner car from new, took me everywhere in my formative years. 

[DodgyBastard]

[dollywobbler]

I love 1303s. Someone has to I know, but they're the Autoshite Beetle. Slightly fugly, capable, short lived.

I had a Kasan Red 1303S that ended up as a 1641cc, two owner car from new, took me everywhere in my formative years.

Absolutely. Barefoot is safe because the big screen 1303 really is the shiter's choice. I'd really like one.

[derskine]

I think this is the best condition car I've ever bought.
 

[DodgyBastard]

Pity it's not one you actually want!

[derskine]

Probably not a good thing to have a good condition car I really want, or I would never drive it.

[Split_Pin]

That's just how I remember beetles in the 80s when I was a kid, especially with the number plate moved to the top of the bumper👌

[derskine]

There's a fibreglass front splitter that came with it, painted the same green...

[Ghosty]

I thought the plate and lights were win, now I'm sure of that fact. Used to see a metallic maroon one doing the rounds around the unis in Manc - splitter, dished chrome steels, dark blue side panels, the works.

[derskine]

Okay, been tinkering today.

 

Here's the thing, yesterday it ran on 2 cylinders with a massive points gap.

Today I set the points gap to the correct value and it won't run.

I checked the static timing by turning it to 7.5 BTDC and the rotor arm lined up with the mark on the dizzy (which wasn't at the 5 o'clock position I must add).

 

Any thoughts here?

[Bear]

That Beetle looks lovely! I had a few, one tried to kill me - keep an eye on those heat exchangers when you reassemble it.

[MrBiscuits]

Okay, been tinkering today.

 

Here's the thing, yesterday it ran on 2 cylinders with a massive points gap.

Today I set the points gap to the correct value and it won't run.

I checked the static timing by turning it to 7.5 BTDC and the rotor arm lined up with the mark on the dizzy (which wasn't at the 5 o'clock position I must add).

 

Any thoughts here?

HT leads in the right positions on the dizzy cap?

[derskine]

I did check that too, I'm starting to think I might have put them anti clockwise rather than clockwise though as I'm used to Fords.

They weren't on right in the first place though.

[garethj]

[barefoot]

At the risk of a hi jack - here's mine.

 

 

[derskine]

Not what I expected!

[Alan_Green]

At the risk of a hi jack - here's mine.

 

 

 

Interesting. This is a '72 so would have started life with the smaller rear lights, but now has the bigger elephants foot lights plus an adapter like my South African built one:

[barefoot]

It's a '72 and originally had the elephants foot lights but then it had 2 inch banded wings fitted which turned out to be the old traditional shape rather than the later 1303 Super Beetle shape and had to have the SA adapters fitted to make it work.

[Pillock]

Interesting. This is a '72 so would have started life with the smaller rear lights, but now has the bigger elephants foot lights plus an adapter like my South African built one:

1303s of any age had elephants foot lights, they were introduced on the model when the idea was the flat screen Beetle would stop production in favour of the wonderful new tech. Which went well.

 

 

 

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[Jim Bell]

At the risk of a hi jack - here's mine.

 

 

WANT!!!!!

[derskine]

Me too, that's very cool.

Sadly I don't think I'll be doing anything like that to mine, it'll likely be staying totally standard.

[derskine]

She's nae a runner still.

I ensured firing order was correct to that diagram, set points to 0.4mm.

I popped the cyl 1 + 2 rocker cover off, turned engine to TDC and ensured both valves on cyl 1 were closed.

Next I removed the dizzy cap and aligned the notch on the casing to the centre of the rotor arm.

I then connected a test lamp between earth and the neg side of the coil, the bulb lit up, but no matter where I turned the dizzy, the lamp would stay on.

I have also checked that the points are opening up and closing.

 

Confused!

[Jim Bell]

Deffo getting fuel?

[cort16]

Condenser ?

[derskine]

Yep definitely not fuel, stinks of fuel after turning it over for a bit.

Condenser and points look new, but perhaps still knackered.