Mike,
I am indeed very grateful to this list ever since the day I joined in,
and even before that when my elder brother Suleman (suley) used to pass on the
pearls of wisdom to me.
The poor bug has been with me since 1998, getting a resto on a shoestring
budget back then. A proper resto was on the cards as soon as the not so high
quality paintwork would go bad. Now 12 years down the line that has yet to
happen. There are stashes of goodies waiting to go onto it once it goes for a
full rebuild.
I went to the bodyshop today where the 59 ragtop is under resto. Have
fixed an appointment down this week to get the worst bits done a piece at a
time with the car running and under my posession.
And yes, I can relate to that sticker alright!
Best wishes and regards,
Asad
> From: [email protected]
> To: [email protected]
> Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 18:57:03 -0500
> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug...
>
> Glad to have been of assistance to you, Asad!
>
> Sorry to hear about you other problem, tho........
>
> Sounds like you need one of those bumper stickers that says;
>
> "Honk if anything falls off!"
>
> :)
>
> Mike B.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: asad ishaque
> To: vw mailing list
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 2010 1:22 PM
> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug...
>
>
>
> Oooh,
> I did mention.....I found the main fuel line to be choked with a 2cm
> long piece of crap plug....containing some fibres from God-knows-where and
> some rusty bits. Cleared that out, blew some air up the fuel line and then
> installed a new fuel filter.
> Now I can concentrate on other things at hand. The VW alternator has
> to go in. Today I meddled with the bodywork, hammered some bubbly areas to
> reveal loads of horrible rust. Would hafta get some bodywork done in areas of
> immediate need.....
> The daily driver 68 deserves a full on body off resto but that has to
> wait till the 59 ragtop project is sorted or I have another bug to drive.
>
> Asad.
> > Date: Wed, 3 Feb 2010 12:37:03 -0500
> > To: [email protected]
> > From: [email protected]
> > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug...
> >
> > So what solved the problem?
> >
> > >Wooo hooo!
> > > The bug is fixed!! the drive to and from work followed by a
> > >cruise along the beach today showed that the problem is gone
> > >altogether. Thanks a lot to all of you guys for your valuable input
> > >and thoughts on this.
> > > Thanks G2 for the comprehensive guidance below. We have the
> > >good Bosch inline filters go for less than $2 here. I should collect
> > >a few to keep in stock :)
> > >Best wishes and kind regards to all,
> > >AsadKarachi, Pakistan.
> > >
> > >
> > >> Date: Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:17:43 -0600
> > >> From: [email protected]
> > >> To: [email protected]
> > >> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Troubles with the bug...
> > >>
> > >> There really is no hard rule for when to replace a fuel filter. It
> > >> depends on where you live, fuel condition, weather condition, etc.
> > >>
> > >> If you live in a place with lots of dust in the air or a place where
> > >> the fuel you get may be dirty right from the pump then you should
> > >> probably at least back-flush the inline type filter once every few
> > >> months and replace it once a year. If they are readily available and
> > >> not too expensive just forget the back-flush and replace it once
> every 6
> > >> months.
> > >>
> > >> If the place you live is less dusty then replacing once a year is
> > >> probably good.
> > >>
> > >> As a general rule, if you have to crawl under there to get a good look
> > >> at it, you may as well replace it while you're down there. They cost
> > >> about USD $2 each over here. I just bought a 1970 Campmobile and I
> have
> > >> no idea what kind of crud is in the fuel tank so I bought 5 of the
> > >> filters and tossed them in the glove box.
> > >>
> > >> G2
> > >>
> > >> On Tue, 2 Feb 2010 09:59:28 +0000
> > >> asad ishaque <[email protected]> wrote:
> > >>
> > >> >
> > >> > Thanks for the detailed explanation,
> > >> > I think I have sounded as if I had not changed the fuel
> filter
> > >> > for years (!!).....while that is not true, I must admit I am not
> very
> > >> > regular too. How often should a change be?? How many miles/km? I did
> > >> > tackle the problem today. Here is what I found.......... I took the
> > >> > in line disposable kind Bosch fuel filter off the hard line exiting
> > >> > the body.....and could not believe what I found......a 2cm long plug
> > >> > of what looked like a dust bunny!! Drat!! Pulled it out and felt it
> > >> > good......fibres mixed with a bit of rusty crap. The fuel flow was
> > >> > not too great too so I aspirated the line a bit and then pushed air
> > >> > back towards the tank till I heard bubbles. I know the right thing
> > >> > would have been to clean the tank and the line as suggested but
> > >> > running short on time it was not possible. Being my daily ride, I
> had
> > >> > to prepare for going off to work this afternoon. I know I must have
> > >> > simply pushed more crap back into the tank for it to act up later. I
> > >> > do have a fuel tank swap on the cards so I might do that sooner.
> > >> > Anyway. Proceeded to replace the old filter. It really was not too
> > >> > dirty and would have lasted more especially if I cleaned it as
> > >> > described. But I decided to put in a new one as it may have to deal
> > >> > with more crap coming its way. Now what remains is to test the
> > >> > bug......the drive to work should reveal any problems.....I doubt
> > >> > there would be any....fingers crossed! Asad.
> > >>
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