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When the VW broke I would be walking. That is when I started learning how to fix it. A great book titled "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive. A Manual of Step by Step Instructions for the Complete Idiot." taught me what to do to repair it. I eventually got a job at a VW dealer in 1975 as a mechanic. The rest is misery......ERRRR, history.
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I always wanted a VW Bug..never happened. I've got to tackle some tank cleaning/maintenance and laundry tonight. I'll try not to get too excited about it. Have a great evening everyone....
Speak of the devil....
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I used to fix my cars all the time. Didn't trust anyone else, I was broke all the time anyway, and it was fun to learn. There wasn't much I wouldn't dive into. Then about mid 1980's they came out with fuel injection. I lifted the hood, couldn't find the carb, closed the hood and said F it! I'm done workin' on cars. Laid off them for many years after that and just owned new cars. But I have a 1993 Dakota that I bought brand new and I'm still in love with her so I fix everything (that doesn't require special tools or a lift). Gas tank gauge is kaput. That's all that is wrong with it. Don't feel like yanking the gas tank out. I just use the tripometer.
And speaking of VWs. My Dad owned two of them from 1972. He'd be fixin' one up while drivin' the other one. When the good one went, he'd repeat the cycle..
Here was my favorite VW. A 1967. I built the engine with several performance mods (racing cam, bigger cylinders, larger carburator, header exhaust, lowered (adjustable) front end, larger tires & wheels. I had this VW in the late 70's.
Nice hub caps. The dang heaters never worked in those things.
You don't need to drop the fuel tank. You can lift the bed part of the way off and access the fuel sender/pump assembly from the top. Probably only 6-10 bolts and a few wiring harness connections, plus an extra hand.
I have a 2000 Ford ranger I bought with 38k miles. Today it is over 542k miles. Original engine and transmission.
I have a 1993 Dakota that I bought brand new and I'm still in love with her so I fix everything (that doesn't require special tools or a lift). Gas tank gauge is kaput. That's all that is wrong with it. Don't feel like yanking the gas tank out. I just use the tripometer.
And speaking of VWs. My Dad owned two of them from 1972. He'd be fixin' one up while drivin' the other one. When the good one went, he'd repeat the cycle..
I have a 2000 Ford ranger I bought with 38k miles. Today it is over 542k miles. Original engine and transmission.
That seems just as big a job...no? Let me guess...odds are I can't get to the sender without either taking the tank out or lifting the bed..right?
The heaters were like a Hoover. I later had a 69 VW fastback. Looked like a piece crap but the engine, the engine was also built. The heater on it was horrible. That was the last air cooled VW I owned.
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I think it was 1972 when they first came out with the VWs that could float on water. Or was it 1973?
Not exactly sure of the the Dakota set-up. Look underneath. Some tanks have the sender installed from the side. Removing the bed is easy. You just need to imitate a doctor by having some patience.
I thought it was early 70's when they put that sealed pan all underneath.
The floating VW ad was 1967:
The model in the ad is actually a 65/66 based on the headlight style.
The model in the ad is actually a 65/66 based on the headlight style.
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I had a friend in college who spent about a year and half fixing up a VW bug with his dad. Souped it up, blinged it out and added a nice custom paint job. The day they finished it, he took it for a test drive and totaled it.
8-o
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