Category: Volkswagen
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Door and Window Seal Replacement Part 3
Not a lot happening this evening to this project, but I did get the last order to complete this project. I had originally ordered the vent window pins from Jbugs.com but I wasn’t really happy with them. They didn’t feel like aluminum, more like brass, they even have a brass hue to them. Pic #1.…
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Door and Window Seal Replacement Part 2
One thing I forgot to mention in the first post was removing the door check rod (the rod thats anchored to the body pillar with a pin and keeps the door from opening too far. Refer to pic #10) and replacing the rubber bumper. Refer to pic #1. Again, this differs from year to year.…
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Door and Window Seal Replacement Part 1
Today was the day to begin this project! Weather was nice (70 here in Ky) and even though I got a fairly late start, I got more done than I had anticipated. Biggest problem so far, I forgot to press the record button on the GoPro. So, for the first door, I have no video.…
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May Have Found The Culprit
May have found the carb issue with Mabel. I took the carb apart last night to clean the jets and tested the float. However, I tested the float in water which is heavier than gas, so it floated fine in water, but as you can see from the pics above, it doesn’t float in gas.…
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Mabel Doing Better, But Not 100%
Here are the preliminary results….drum roll…I took the carb off and pulled it apart…very clean looking, but I removed all the jets and cleaned them with carb cleaner, blew them all with 60 psi….all openings in the carb were cleaned with carb cleaner and blown out as well…float floated, so no issue there…As I mentioned…