THE BUG PATROL IS DEDICATED TO OUR VINTAGE VW
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| IF YOU WOULD LIKE TO PROUDLY SHOW THE WORLD YOUR VINTAGE VW ON THIS SITE, PLEASE SEND ME A PICTURE AND A DESCRIPTION AND I WILL PUBLISH IT IMMEDIATELY. DEBGDR@AOL.COM |
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| AWW, THE SATISFACTION OF DOING IT YOURSELF... |
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IF YOU PLAN ON USING A SERPENTINE BELT SYSTEM OF ANY BRAND, YOU MUST USE A 32MM
SOCKET ON THE BOLT AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR FAN WHILE
TIGHTENING THE TOP PULLEY FROM THE FRONT.
I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT A THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE BE USED TO HELP ENSURE THE
PULLEY NUT DOES NOT COME LOOSE.
I UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT TIGHTEN THE UNIT PROPERLY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE
GENERATOR AND TOP PULLEY BECAUSE WHEN THE NUT CAME LOOSE, (IN JUST A FEW SHORT
MILES) AT HIGH SPEED, THE TOP PULLEY WOBBLED SO MUCH THAT IT DESTROYED THE SHAFT
OF THE GENERATOR.
SO, I LEARNED THE HARD WAY AND MY EXPERIENCE IS YOUR GAIN.
SOCKET ON THE BOLT AT THE BACK SIDE OF THE GENERATOR/ALTERNATOR FAN WHILE
TIGHTENING THE TOP PULLEY FROM THE FRONT.
I ALSO RECOMMEND THAT A THREAD LOCKING ADHESIVE BE USED TO HELP ENSURE THE
PULLEY NUT DOES NOT COME LOOSE.
I UNFORTUNATELY DID NOT TIGHTEN THE UNIT PROPERLY AND HAD TO REPLACE THE
GENERATOR AND TOP PULLEY BECAUSE WHEN THE NUT CAME LOOSE, (IN JUST A FEW SHORT
MILES) AT HIGH SPEED, THE TOP PULLEY WOBBLED SO MUCH THAT IT DESTROYED THE SHAFT
OF THE GENERATOR.
SO, I LEARNED THE HARD WAY AND MY EXPERIENCE IS YOUR GAIN.
| IF YOU LIKE DOING YOUR VW PROJECTS YOURSELF, debgdr SAYS "GREAT! IT IS VERY REWARDING TO DO IT YOURSELF" |
A BRIEF HISTORY OF THE "VOLKSAUTO or "PEOPLE'S CAR" (Pronounced Vaulchkswagen)
Our old friend, "The Bug" has actually been around in one form of Prototype or another since the early 1930's and in fact since that time,
statistics confirm that well over twenty million were manufactured in many different automotive manufacturing facilities throughout the
seven continents.
Ferdinand Porsche, ( ) was pretty much the driving force behind the development and production of the Bug. He had a vision
that there would be a high demand for an inexpensive car for the masses of the, then German Empire, (much like Henry Ford's Model T)
and in 1934 with his associate, Fritz Von Falkenhayn developed the Model 32 which was a real nasty looking little beast with the
horizontally opposed four cylinder air cooled engine. (One of these prototypes is on display today at the Wolfsburg Auto Museum
Several years later along with a few bumps along the way, (Like uh, WWII) and several more Prototypes, the production of the Bug was
well under way and by the late 1940's production of the little car was growing beyond anything anyone could have ever predicted.
Throughout the years, Volkswagen had met the demands and needs of not only family, but industrial needs as well by producing different
cargo and utility style Vans for just about every need imaginable. It was not uncommon to see VW Van Ambulances or VW Van "Quick
Attack" fire trucks outfitted with 300 to 500 gallon water tanks.
There really was no stopping the wave of VW Products that was thrust upon literally the world.
Our old friend, "The Bug" has actually been around in one form of Prototype or another since the early 1930's and in fact since that time,
statistics confirm that well over twenty million were manufactured in many different automotive manufacturing facilities throughout the
seven continents.
Ferdinand Porsche, ( ) was pretty much the driving force behind the development and production of the Bug. He had a vision
that there would be a high demand for an inexpensive car for the masses of the, then German Empire, (much like Henry Ford's Model T)
and in 1934 with his associate, Fritz Von Falkenhayn developed the Model 32 which was a real nasty looking little beast with the
horizontally opposed four cylinder air cooled engine. (One of these prototypes is on display today at the Wolfsburg Auto Museum
Several years later along with a few bumps along the way, (Like uh, WWII) and several more Prototypes, the production of the Bug was
well under way and by the late 1940's production of the little car was growing beyond anything anyone could have ever predicted.
Throughout the years, Volkswagen had met the demands and needs of not only family, but industrial needs as well by producing different
cargo and utility style Vans for just about every need imaginable. It was not uncommon to see VW Van Ambulances or VW Van "Quick
Attack" fire trucks outfitted with 300 to 500 gallon water tanks.
There really was no stopping the wave of VW Products that was thrust upon literally the world.
As for me. I bought my first VW Bug when I was 15 years old. I paid $100 dollars for it in total and was
able to make five $20 payments over the course of a summer break to a hippie neighbor woman that
was sweet on my Father. It was an old green 1961 and had well over 100K on it. I drove that thing for
years and sometimes in a manner that shames me to think about it to this day. I did not appreciate
that rig until I grew up and it was long gone.
I have had several Bugs since then, buying them for $50 here or $100 there. Fixing them up so they
were Safe to drive and then turned them over to make some nice profits. In fact up until ten or twelve
years ago, a week would not go by where a person couldn't of picked up a Bug a week for penny's.
Heck, I would see them advertised in the local papers for free. Just come get it.
But that was then. Now, you can't touch them for less than $300 - $500 in this neck of the woods and
I'll tell you, for that price, they are ruff. But a project Bug can really bring together Family and Friends.
There is nothing better than working on a VW Project with your Son.
I think it would be fair to say I will be driving a Bug until my final days.
able to make five $20 payments over the course of a summer break to a hippie neighbor woman that
was sweet on my Father. It was an old green 1961 and had well over 100K on it. I drove that thing for
years and sometimes in a manner that shames me to think about it to this day. I did not appreciate
that rig until I grew up and it was long gone.
I have had several Bugs since then, buying them for $50 here or $100 there. Fixing them up so they
were Safe to drive and then turned them over to make some nice profits. In fact up until ten or twelve
years ago, a week would not go by where a person couldn't of picked up a Bug a week for penny's.
Heck, I would see them advertised in the local papers for free. Just come get it.
But that was then. Now, you can't touch them for less than $300 - $500 in this neck of the woods and
I'll tell you, for that price, they are ruff. But a project Bug can really bring together Family and Friends.
There is nothing better than working on a VW Project with your Son.
I think it would be fair to say I will be driving a Bug until my final days.
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