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Check your trans mounts. If they are bad, you'll have to pull the engine. But, you can check your flywheel torque to make sure it's not loose. I don;t think it's loose because if it was it would be shakin' all the time and not only at 3 grand and higher. Check the mounts first.
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If you're having troule removing the outside operating lever from the old shaft, try using a battery terminal puller, after removing the snap ring of course.
Ainokea
Your super Beetle should have Mc Pherson struts in front. The Beetle will have the I beam
front end.
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I've used the Pertronix Ignitor for a few years and found them to be satisfactory as long as you don't turn the key to the on position without starting the engine, like listening to the radio while waiting for the Mrs. to do the shopping.
One thing that indicates the module is going out is that the engine quits, and after 20 or 30 minutes it will start again and run for awhile. Then it'll quit again. Pertronix has a good
3 year warranty, and so far i've only had a problem with 1 unit out of 6 or 7 that I've used in my vehicles.
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Have you had good results with urethane? What about longevity? I don't know where the engine and trans mounts mounts I installed were made but in only 8 months they were disintegrating and had to be replaced. Samething with my shift coupler. It just fell apart leaving only reverse, first, and third gears.
By the way, these were Empi products, probably Chinese made. If you've had decent
results with this stuff, what brand are you using?
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Don't remember who my reply was directed at, don't see the post anymore. Anyways,
no dis intended and I don't think it was your post Bookwus.
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I don't understand what exactly wiring for the rear defrost relay or seat belts have to do with a tach's RPM signal. You have the red, white, and black wires, power, ground,
and tach face lite, hooked up to the fuse panel I presume. That would be shorter wire runs than under the back seat or even under the front seats.
You will have to run the green wire, RPM signal, all the way into the engine bay. Try this, run the green wire thru the rubber gromet the main harness goes thru on the left
side and into the driver's compartment. run the wire under the sill to the back seat and under or thru the kick panel. Next, pull the quarter panel, you should see the wire harness as it runs up and over the inner fender well exiting thru another gromet
into the left rear engine bay. Connect your green wire to coil terminal #1 replace the
panel, insulate any exposed wire and you're done.
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Being infatuated with fast bugs. Yes I am. It's my personal preference. Obviously it's
not your preference. If you like stockers, that's good. For you. For me, I prefer to go a bit faster. My 41 years as a VW mechanic and some learned technical skills, allows me this luxury. I like launching onto the freeway without depending on someone slowing down so I can get into the traffic. I like driving up steep grades without down shifting. I enjoy cruising at 25 mph thru Waikiki, with my wife at the wheel.
These are some of the things I prefer doing in my 1973 standard beetle, equipped with a 1955cc 76mm x 90mm, engine. Definately not a hotrod, but most certainly a
good strong running VW that can get out of it's own way when necessary.
If your personal preference is stock, I say great, it's your right. However, my personal preference is a bit more power, the ability to go fast. That's my right
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If the float is solid black, you might have one of those Brazilian made floats that are made out of somekind of foam. They can and do absorb gas becoming to heavy to shut off the flow of fuel. Try this, see if it will float in water, then see if it will float in gas. If it won't float in gas, get a plastic Solex type float.
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You may have a problem with your shift servo. If the diaphram is leaking, it could cause a vacuum leak big enough to kill the engine when trying to shift into gear. Does
it at least shift into gear before dying or does it grind without going into gear before dying?
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I agree about this site being for the real beetle, but the question was there and I gave up one possible solution. Now he can go to a water cooled site and maybe not get an answer at all
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check your brake lite switch. It's under the dash above the brake pedal. Most of the time, but sometimes not, repeat sometimes, that little genuine plastic switch is the cause of the EPC lite coming on. Just replace it.
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Clancy's absolutely right. I just forgot about adjusting the stick itself. If I'm not mistaken, the Empi shifter is very similar to the Scat Drag Fast set up and lateral adjustment is very important for the correct shift pattern.
If, however, you can't make the adjustment, check out the other proceedures and you'll find that somewhere in there lies the solution.
One more thought, everything must be perfect for these short throw shifters to work
right.
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Your shift rod bushing is worn out or missing, the shift coupler may be sloppy and need replacing, your trans mounts may also be worn out. These 3 areas are usually
where the, "I can't find third," live.
Start with the shift coupler under the back seat, they are normally overlooked during
regular maintenance because of their location.
The shift rod bushing is another overlooked item because it's also out of sight and is a lot harder to access and replace.
The trans mounts can also cause a shift problem by allowing the engine trans to sag in the rear creating just enough misalignment of the shift linkage to make the average
driver a little nuts.
Hope this helps,
Ainokea
Man, don't go there. There is'nt one of us that has not run into problems at some point. Just don't give up. Tear that sucker down again and check everything, then reassemble. Everytime you pull one of these things apart, you learn a little more.
And everytime you put it back together, you learn that much more.
Just take your time, you can do it!!!
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