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Quick cruise today in the'60 to pick up some supplies for the '65. it's actually been chilly this week but warm today. I think the same picture next week the trees would be bare.

Finally starting to look like a car again!

My 1974 Super Beetle will not idle. It starts and runs fine, but as soon as I take my foot off the gas, it putters out and dies. It sounds like a possible vacuum leak around the air filter; when it occasionally manages to idle, you can hear a hissing coming from in or around the filter. Does anyone have insight on how to correct this issue?

Hey all,

Tore down my engine to check my heads. The guy who built this engine is no longer with us so I wanted to do some valve measurements to see if I had an opportunity to upgrade to ones with bigger valves. Good news is I dont!

Now Im doing an inspection and clean up before I pit everything back in. The pictures in order:

Cylinder 3 valves
Cylinder 4 valves
Cylinder 4 piston BDC
Cylinder 4 piston TDC

I noticed a bit of oil build up on cylinder 4. Is this normal? I did at one point have a bit too much oil in the engine I rode for maybe a week and caught it before it was too late.

Anything tools or products you would recommend to clean up this carbon build up? I want to safely clean it up around the base of the cylinder and the heads themselves. So I can measure deck height, ccs, piston travel and get my true compression.

Thanks!

Edit: Thanks everyone for the feedback. Agree the heads and junk now. Going to do a full top end rebuild - new piston rings and going to reseat deck height. Cylinders were seated with RTV silicone so deck height is all over the place. Hoping a good reseat and new piston rings will solve some of my issues.

Hey guys.
My bagged bug is needing tie rod ends. My question is for the ultra low bugs and specifically bagged bugs.
Do you guys run the tie rod flip kits that put them on the underside of the spindle? I’ve always had mine factory placement.
I ride moderately low around town but not scraping. My car will lay pan on the ground when aired out.
Thx

With a VW Beetle base.