AIR COOLED ENGINE OIL REQUIREMENTS
So it is 1970 and you are reading
the owners manual in your Beetle. It has bias ply tires, AM radio incandecent headlights and regular leaded gas was 90 octane.
You check the section for motor oil and it recomends 30 weight oil. Now it is 2023 and your beetle has radial tires, digital
radio, LED headlights and you are still thinking 30 weight motor oil? Come on and smell the roses. Oil technology has
leaped 50 years ahead too. You should be using 5w50 multigrade oil like 4 cylinder motorcycles use, or at least 0w40 even
20w50 if you do not drive the car when the outside temperature is below 30 degrees. Synthetic should be good for 7500 miles,
that is probably 3 years of driving your fun car.
Worried about lead additives,
well you dont drive 500 miles a week anymore, more like 500 miles a year so adding lead substitute is a moot point for engine
valve wear.
New and old customers be advised that not driving your vw and waiting 5 years is killing
it, gas tanks, carburetors and electrical systems all suffer with atrophe induced by ethenol.
If
you have us tow it in and get it going only to call us a year later and it has 20 miles on it is horrible treatment of the
car, SELL IT if you are not going to drive it.
New
front brake shoes
Bug brake jobs from $129(front or rear)
Bus/Vanagon rear brake jobs from
$199
CLUTCH JOBS
New clutch plate, disc, trans input shaft seals
67-79 Beetle $350
67-71 Bus $389
ODOMETER REPAIR (mechanical)
We repair your odometer and warranty it for 90 days $129, no, we do
not "glue" the gear to repair it
FRONT END WORK
Front wheel bearing includes
installation:
front bearings all drums $ 99......disc brake.......$169
BEETLE
SERVICES
ENGINE
German Muffler installed $375
Engine
service $ 99
Rebuilt motors:
Completely installed, shroud painted etc $2500 to $3000
Bring the motor in to us complete $2250
Long
block(remove the shrouding & exhaust) $1600
Core charge
for broken or cracked engine blocks $350, $??? for new blocks
MACHINE WORK
head rebuilding, guides, valves
Line bore 1st 1.5 2nd 3rd 4th and standard for case patterning $98 if case is clean, add $25 for thrust cut
cam
center journal resizing to standard included in line bore
We
have the reamer to size corroded lifter journals and distributor drive gear bores
Block inspections for cracks
Case inserting 10x14 $98 + inserts
Engine parts:
Fuel pump $49 brosol
PICT34 CARB $349 PICT30 CARB$299
BOSCH 009 DISTRIBUTOR
$79
HEATERBOX(left or right)..64-74 $149 75-79 $349
6 Volt to 12 Volt Conversion $900
BOSCH Generator $129 installed $529
BOSCH Alternator $199 installed $649 single carb motors
BODY AND CHASSIS
Rocker Panels and Running Boards $ 49
Floor Pans 57-72 $call
Beetle Fenders most front $179 all rear $139 71-73 super $250
Used engine lids 65-79.$150
Used Hoods $100-$400
--Aprons, Valances & Rust Repair panels in stock or available--
-We stock our own
parts-new & used-
We stock new fenders, hoods, headlights and we do minor body damage repairs.
Such as damage by hitting a deer and fender benders. Door replacements, we may have the same color! We replace broken
windows, taillights, used tires and wheels at a fraction of new cost. Door handles and wiper arms repaired while you
wait.
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GENERAL REPAIRS
1969 to 1979 Beetle 4 speed transmissions installed USED$800
We do not rebuild transmissions, not cost effective.
WINDSHIELDS INSTALLED (when
in stock)
65-72 Beetle conv $call new seal $29
65-77 Beetle,71-72 Super Beetle $199 new seal $22
73-75 Super Beetle $call new seal
$30
We stock West Coast Metric weatherstripping........
Tire Work
Yes, we balance the
old 5 lug wheels found on 67 and older beetles, 70 and older bus. $98 for 4 wheel mount and balance. Addional charges for
rim edge rust removal, valve stems, wheel weights and tire disposal.
If you have
been told your wheels are bent, they are not, that is hard to do. What has happened in the past is that the tire was dismounted
on a coats 10/10 tire machine and the center was twisted. We can straighten the center, then the wheel will balance properly.
Yes, you may have one twisted rim, probably from collision damage in the past, not a pot hole.
We install tires purchased elsewhere. You can have them
drop shipped here. There are so many choices out there we leave what you buy up to you.
We
can sourse tires for you.
tool kit and parts list
Check your spare tire to be sure it is aired up, jack, lug wrench
21mm wrench for generator belt, phillips and slotted
screw driver, pliers, 10mm wrench, 13mm wrench, fire extinguisher, oil
level one parts
fanbelt, fuel line, lightbulbs, fuses
level
2 parts,
sparkplugs,
clutch cable, accelerator cable, valve cover gaskets, shroud screws, nuts, bolts,
Travel
tips,
wiper failure = rainex the windshield,
wheel
falls off, use one lug bolt from each of the other wheels to put it back on,
,