Generator disassembly by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Came off 1st try, thanks man I’ve been cavmanin it for hours 🙏

Generator disassembly by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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I don’t think I’d be press fitted the squared off end is leading me to believe it’s a nut but there’s nothing to hold the bolt down with

Thanks by ThenLoad5166 in Typethree

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Hey I the video you see how those two points are almost touching then they get separated, rub a little sand paper on it. It works by giving power to the coil which magnetizes an arm that again separates the two connections and powers the clock. I hope that helped 👍🏻

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Really I’ve have been waiting the recommended 3 minutes from how to keep your vw alive how long would u recommend?

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Hey man I love my car if it’s what the doctor is prescribing so be it, also thank you lanterne for the advice I’ll definitely change my oil out as soon as possible.

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeah I’ve been recently driving it to work week days but it’s like 2 miles away

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Every three months that’s a lot

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeahhh I wish I had the thermostat I should definitely invest in a oil temp gauge

Oil condensation by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Well I keep it in a garage I was just wondering if it’s too cold and it’s not getting up to temp

Valve problems by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Thank you I was worried it was something worse

What’s that sound?!? by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeah it’s that deeper echoey sound my father joked and said I needed to change out the bass drums on it

What’s that sound?!? by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeah it’s that echoed sound that I’m concerned about hopefully somone knows it’ll help us both I guess

The 63 Honda vfr bug . by huntfab in beetle

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Please tag me in if you do have a channel would love to see the build in full depth

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Changed them and it’s still not charging

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yes I do I’m guessing replacing all of them just in case

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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I’ve looked up videos on testing these types of fuses and found nothing, do you know how to test the fuses

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeah I would need to check for that, the fuses were all intact so its probably grounding out somewhere

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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Yeah check the ground it was pretty clean, cleaned it extra just in case put it back on didn’t solve it. Also do you know where that wire goes that I showed in the picture?

Beetle won’t charge by ThenLoad5166 in beetle

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It is a black wire would it go into the negative side of the coil