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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ธ.ค. 2024
- Wednesday, November 8th:
Now that the VW is registered and insured and somewhat road worthy, Sam takes the 1967 Sunroof Beetle to our local Firestone. The same one where we got the new tires mounted to the new wheels in sort of a "where it started" moment. It's first long drive was good short of a couple of misfires and an snapped speedometer cable. So Sam pulls apart the speedometer to grease some of the internals, and refresh the gauge a bit.
Thursday, November 9th:
A new speedometer cable is installed and tested, and the speedometer seems good to go. Then Sam goes about diagnosis the misfiring and tracks it down to low fuel pressure and a loose ignition plate. The ignition repair was easy enough, but the fuel pressure issue wasn't quite as easy as, at home, the only fuel pump Sam had available was a 20 year old electric unit that worked, when it wanted to. Either way, when the pump is working, the car runs and drives flawlessly.
Friday, November 10th (the day before the show):
The replacement electric fuel pump stopped working twice on the way into work (once on the freeway) so the new-old electric fuel pump is swapped out for a new-new electric fuel pump. Also another speedometer cable snapped during the drive in so Sam pulls apart the speedometer one more time. He pulls it apart further and disassembles the drive gear so it can be cleaned and lubed. Another new speedometer cable is installed, and now, the Beetle is as ready as we can get it for a nearly 200 mile drive to the show in Florence, AZ!
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Parts we used that are available online at JBugs.com:
www.jbugs.com/... - Electric Fuel Pump
www.jbugs.com/... - Hubcap Puller / Jack Hole Plugs
www.jbugs.com/... - Speedometer Cable
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For the indicator lights you can use the colors of the Filing folder colored plastic pieces. That are attached to the folders in a filing Cabinet They work wonders.
That would do the job as well, good idea!
I’ve used file folder pieces on several VW’s. First touch them up with a little steel wool or 400 grit paper to give them a little frost. Works well.
If you don’t mind me saying so, your new videos are much more personal than the older ones. You were all business and a little too serious at times in those. Thank you for taking the time to post this.
Thank you, now that we have a dedicated shop with walls to keep most of the warehouse sounds out, it is much easier. Prior to this all we could do was film and then we had to voice over after the fact, in which case it's much more difficult to make them "personal". Now, and especially with the Video Blog series which I film and edit personally, we have been able to make the videos much more personal.
Another great video 👍
How I have I enjoyed seeing this
Thank you Luis, I have enjoyed making these videos!
@@Sam_Mebaneyour dedicated work on this 67 will help many others in their restoration journey.
Amazon has colored LED lights you can put a green one in the middle and two red ones on the sides
Keep in mind that LED lights don't draw enough voltage when used as a warning light for an internally regulated alternator.
I might have to do that repair on my speedo soon. My needle bounces.
It isn’t too hard to do, just don’t drop the darn thing like I did!
I took apart my 65 speedo. Is there a way to determine the proper placement of the needle (on the right side of the post) is there are no marks?
If there is, I don't know it! You can see at about the 16:38 mark the point at which this needle sat. Roughly 1/4" or so below the pin. We have 145s (smaller tires) than stock so the speedo reads too fast, and that can be adjusted a bit by repositioning the needle at the unsprung point. Grant it, that will only change and correct the needle indication, not the actual mileage which is gear driven.
@@Sam_Mebane Trial and error then ay? I can do that. I'll start with the 1/4-ish inch mark and muck around from there. Thanks!
@@danjohnson6292 exactly, not much that can be done after the fact!
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