Dear friends Sorry about my english...I am in Chile, we have a VW Club www.beetlefriends.cl and a virtual magazine www.aircooled.cl Of course the VW 1302 is...
hello 1302 friends, I have a red 1302 1600 cc german engine, bought here in the Philippines by my father (brand-new) way back in 1972. The constant problem...
shimmies and shakes result from out of alignment tracking, wheel balance, worn bushings and loose steering knuckles... - in short - everything needs to be...
This is a common problem with 1302 cars. I suggest that you make certain the wheels are perfectly balanced before you do anything major as Colin suggests. I...
To mike and colin, Thanks so much for your valuable inputs. I will update you on my progress. Joseph-philippines Mike Knight <mknight@...> wrote: This...
Hi. Last week, I've got the clutch disc replaced with a new Sachs on my 71' super. Then the rear CV joints are lubricated as a 50000km maintainence for the...
I would drive it for a day or two to see if it goes away - it could be dust burning off - but if it remains I would check cable adjustment and the curve of the...
Thanks, Mike. I will check it. The original cable remains on the decklid. Will look by an avometer for the polarity. One of them is chasis ground, the other is...
Yup - one is 12v and the other ground (Brown), they have two cables because VW did not know if the hinges would act as a good circuit, so the brown wire...
I just uploaded 3 auctions to eBay and thought you might want to see them. They include a Weber IDF kit, Manifold end pieces, and an MSD ignition system. An...
To mike, I just had my front wheels balanced, the shop placed quite a number of lead weights just to get the wheels balanced. We had to choose the best 2...
"Thanks mike, you are becoming the 1302 authority in problem-solving" - ha ha ha - believe me I am not that good!!! Colin normally comes up with the good...
Thanks Mike - but i think together we make a great team ;) - btw my wife is originally from Narvacan in Philippines so I have been informed how some of the...
To Coling and Mike, Yeah, roads here are terrible, except in the highways where its smooth. But my 1302 is holding up quite well, its even more comfortable...
Hi Joseph, kumusta - I know what you mean about the enjoyment of driving the '02 very well. Right now I dont have one but very soon I hope I will again (we...
Eren, thank you very much! Steve ... Hi, steve. What a great car. Welcome to our 1302 e-group. ... Looking for last minute shopping deals? Find them fast...
Wow what a nice car! Congratulations Steve for keeping the 1302 in such a nice condition. This is Oscar from Manila, Philippines. I also have a '72 1302 and it...
Hi Oscar, thanks for the kind words! All of the the cars weather strips and moldings are original the pop out quarter windows are not, I put those in for...
You're welcome Steve. I just hope I could find the moldings here in Manila. I would like to install them in my car. It really looks nice. I'm just wondering,...
Great car Steve Good to see one in such original condition. My own, as most here from wet and salty Europe has had many panels replaced. In fact everything in...
Oscar, I assume you are talking about the chrome molding around the window?? if you are, the rubber weather seals have to be the right ones so the chrome can...
I am not sure of the dash metal hole size but the lighter is about 1 1/2 inches wide and the inside is about 1 1/4 I believe it tapers down as it goes into...
HELLO, I AM FROM PUERTO RICO I NEED ONE EMBLEM FOR MY( VOLKY) VW. 1972 SUPER BEETLE FOR THE REAR DECK (THE EMBLEM IS 1302S OR 1302) PLEASE IF SOME HAVE THE...
