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Good Day Sunshine

 

I thought I'd start up the Bug today just to keep the juices on a nice sunny New England spring day. Still on the cool side but nice enough to be outside for a bit. I had nothing big was planned for the VW, just like turn it over and run it a bit. Getting married in less than a month so money and time are tight lately as one might expect. 

A few pumps of the gas pedal, turn the key and she still starts up nice. Still love the sound of an air-cooled VW with that familiar putter. I've seen some now converting their classic VW's to electric motors. I don't see the sense of it as part of the appeal, for me at least, is the familiar sound of the engine.  Electric automobiles may be a thing of the future but I think it's silly to convert these to electric, such a waste. To each their own I guess. I'll stop yelling at the clouds now. Happy motoring this year. I'll be around. 

Hope Springs Eternal

It was nice recently to uncover my Bug and get it started. I put the battery, which had been on a trickle charger the last couple of months, back in. Sprayed some starter fluid in the carb. Cranked the pulley a bit to make sure it still turned. I hopped inside, gave the pedal a few pumps, turned the key and it turned right over. Not bad for a 48-year-old automobile. It ran fine for a while but then ran into a stalling issue. This was something that started late last year. I plan to overhaul the carb because I think it may be causing it to stall. 

Also on the agenda is a general tuning and valve adjustment. The front end needs attention as has some shaking around 50mph. A good wash and wax would be nice too. No problem, now just finding the time to them is the hardest part, oh well. Hope springs eternal as the saying goes. 

 

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