The 1966 VW Beetle Forum

If you have a pulled stud your case halves aren't flush an it's going to leak. Only way to fix it is to break it down have the case cleaned, heilicoil the stud, and rebuild. Or live with the leak. looks like im going to take the plunge and do all of it except the heilicoil myself. i think it was me...

yuck.. seems the arrow to the left is pointing to the stud that seems to have been pulled.. so it wont tighten

ok.. so.. the motor was pulled and the rear main seal and the o ring have been replaced.. my mechanic said he didnt see any cracks on the case.. put the motor back in and it still leaking! he said he did a run through and checked the shaft for a leak also.. but said since the clutch didnt have any o...

It could be as simple as the six 8mm nuts on the oil drain plate need tightening. I did check this.. it was not the problem.. I It seems to be the main rear seal.. I don't not have the tools to pull the motor.. Now.. the real question is.. I have a quote.. the guy i called said.. it probably is the...

It's not a leak, it's your car marking it's spot. :) Crawl under, and look up. I'm going to guess that it's either a leaking pushrod tube, a leaking oil cooler seal, or the rear main. The pushrod tubes would be off center on either side, the oil cooler seals will be driver side and drip between the...

I had the same problem with my '66. It ended up being a clogged gas tank filter located on the bottom of the gas tank. I can't guarantee this is the same problem you're having, but it's probably a good idea to do this anyway: Drain the gas out of the tank, remove the 4 bolts holding it in place, di...

That makes sense.. are plastic fuel filters common?? I'll be sure to move it asap.. Should I replace it? I also made it home alive! only one hiccup when i stopped to get gas.. it had a hard time starting back up.. we let it sit for a little and it started back up like normal.. I did notice that plas...

So i'm making my first buy! it just so happens to be a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle! So here goes.. It being bought from 3 hours away from I live =O Should I worry about driving it this far on a 70 mph highway? What should I check before the drive? aka I over think everything rather than enjoying my prett...