FIRST START in over 25 Years! VW Beetle

Today we get this 1964 VW Beetle running again after sitting outside more than 25 years in a pole barn.
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[CTmoog]

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[darolfitch]

I used to live in So. Cal. And I would run into Mike F. At the bus show in Long Beach, and Volks shows all over So. Cal. from time to time. Don't know him personally. But have talked to him several times. And yes he does seems like a very good person, and I watch his channel a lot. I enjoyed the video, and I liked how you call someone for advice while filming, No one person Knows everything, I call-out all the time when I'm stuck on something. Nice to see that old engine running.

[birdssurfshed]

Your simple overmans episodes are the beast! No music or other distractions either. Thank you

[surinderbaluja]

Just Beautiful 😍
I had a Beetle 62 which i bought from STC in the year 65 and enjoyed driving every day before i sold it in 1978 .
The best ever Car made by Germany . Wish i could own one now .

[FoxMcCloud]

Once again, while you were picking the nest material from the engine I was "you should wear gloves, man!" 🤣 Still, I love seeing all that effort paid off. Great job, dude. And once again, congratulations on Alabama! I know that bug's in great hands.

[haroldwonder]

Learned my mechanics on this type of engine back in 69, thanks for the memory, good basic design. Good job.

[ClassicTVU]

Looks like I need to get busy with my '73 KG that's been garaged for 20+ years...thanks for the inspiration.

[deancoley]

I remember having a 67 Beetle which would only start by crash starting it, if I went anywhere I always parked on a hill if possible, otherwise I managed to always get someone to push it and it started straight away. Back in the day I knew nothing about engines, so green and clueless. Anyway after changing everything, spark plugs, coil, points leads etc, the fuel outlet at the bottom of the tank was solid with rust, and I do mean solid, long story short managed to remove the rust and it ran perfect. What amazed me, was the fact that if I went back to the parked car after an hour it would start with the key, two hours and no chance, how the pump sucked petrol through and ran the engine is testament to how prolific that engine and components were. I later progressed to doing a clutch in 45 minutes, wheel ramps trolley jack with cycle sprocket attached, brush handle to align the clutch. If I remember correctly most jobs could be done with 10, 13, 17 millimetre ring spanner, and the 13 millimetre spanner was a snap on which I found under the front seat, great days

[jonpeters]

The valve on the bottom of the newer carb is a fuel shut off to keep it from running on after you shut it down. You can set your timing with a test light, hook your lead to the coil and stick the pointer in your carb spring, set it so the light comes on as it gets to top dead center as you turn the crank with your main nut on the crank shaft. Yes, you need to cap any open vacuum tubes, any open vacuum will affect your idle. I used to have a 67 beetle in the 80's, then a 69 that I put a 70 body on it, and now I have my dad's 74 super beetle that he almost fully restored before he passed. I have it here in Mobile. Before you put the motor back in the car, pull the fan shroud off to make sure there is no mouse nest on top of your cylinder jugs, they love to build a nest inside the fan shroud. Also make sure all of your cooling fins are clear of debris, so the engine runs cool enough and does not get too hot, here in the south they love to overheat.

[Rusty]

thanks for sharing. brings back a lot of memories of my first car.

[wolfgangschmidtke]

Hallo CT danke für deine Nachricht und der VW läuft und läuft und läuft toll gemacht und tschüss aus Düsseldorf Germany 👍👍🇺🇲🇩🇪🌈🛠️🤵

[SladesVWBeetle]

That return spring was definitely not factory 😁
A company sent me a borescope. Doesn’t work as good as that one. Mine won’t unzoom.
Mike on the phone!!
Lots of them end up with the drive gear in wrong.
You got it!!! Nice job!!

[sufferedenuf]

I kept my fingers crossed when you were jacking and yanking to remove that motor. My wife and I used to pull VW motors, rebuild them on the living room floor while watching TV and put them back in after dinner. We'd pull them off and let them drop onto cardboard and a blanket before jacking up the body. Then pull the blanket out with the motor. Easy. Get a John Muir book if you don't have one. I had a first edition. His advice, tie up your hair so it doesn't get caught in the fanbelt.

[kihn]

Damn, I didn't believe in that engine but man, what a surprise. Good job.

[frundlemud]

Worked on these engines many many years ago Glyn Jones's Garage Llanidloes Wales. Where I did engine rebuilds. One half was down when fitting crankshaft as the main bearings were pegged. Clean Carb and check timing . should be very good and reliable.

[gadgetsandgizmos]

This is such an entertaining and informativevideo. I learned a lot about the engine that I had trouble finding before.

[BugUy]

Awesome engine, beetle never dies, i have a 62 bug, i always see your videos here in south america Uruguay 🇺🇾 keep it that amazing job🎉🎉

[craigmonteforte]

I’ve always loved the Simplicityof working on Air Cooled VWs in the 70s and80s we used to keep our eyes open for abandoned Shopping Buggies from the SuperMarkets if you cut the basket off and just keep the wheels and handle that created the perfect mechanism for rolling a Aircooled motor out and into the engine compartment it was also very close to the correct height to align it up to the transaxle give or take as well as if you only had a one car garage you could build 2 simple Workbenches on each side of the garage that would allow you to store a spare motor under each bench and still park a VW in the garage ! The Buggy frame allowed you to move the motors very easily using the handle btw we built simple wooden work benches with 2X4s and Plywood bolted them to the walls and installed a decent sized Vise on the bench I had a family member that could pull a Beetle motor on his own in under 3 hours I found out years later he actually did that because he. Had been Swapping motors from someone else’s cars into his yes Stealing in the 70s he had a Bug that he drove over a Million Miles Not the original motor of course but he went from the East Coast to the West Coast as a Hippie in the 1970s

[stude]

It's nice to have friends you can call when you are in a bind! Nice restoration!

[katsushi]

thank you so much for making these long form beetle videos you are a life saver!!!! much love peace man <3