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Hello all. I would like to inquire if any of the following statements made on a VW forum have any merit while using Diesel oil's in flat tappet air-cooled engines. Statement 1- "You should no longer run any Diesel oils in a gasoline engine. The Government changed the oil regulations a few...

Hello. I'm looking for some feedback and/or recommendations. My best friend has this VW Ghia 'vert, 1974. It needs tires. Many may know the original size is a 165/80R15. The issue is there are only less than 10 mfgr's for this size and the top tier seems to be the Nexen SB 802. This tire is UTOG...

Hello all. I have a '71 VW Bus, stock sized engine, 7qt oil system. I am running a Purolator L39001 for the full flow and a Baldwin B164 for the by-pass. The 1/2" hose for the full flow is Thoro-Flo Series 7101. The 1/4" hose for the by-pass was the Parker 801-4. Engines been together with this...

Hello all, and thanks in advance for answers whether they be fact or opinion. I have come accross a couple of potential customers as side work that daily drive the air-cooled VW bug in So Calif. Both cars leak/consume a bit more oil than the normal. I had recently been to a couple of the OTR...

Hey all. A popular VW parts web-site (www.busdepot.com) has a pair of the e-code Bosch housings selling for $45/pair. I believe these lamp housings are a good price for the cost. I think they fit in the middle of the spectrum, between the top tier Cibie's from Daniel Stern and the low end lamps...

Hey all, The German cars that I own, drive, and work on require a moly CV grease. Swepco and Redline make fine CV greases. But looking at the Chevron web site the list a Delo Heavy Duty Moly grease in either 3 or 5 percent. Can anyone suggest a reason why this grease would not be useable with my...

Hey all, I am looking for suggestions for a wheel bearing grease. Most of the VW air-cooled cars have an "independent" rear suspension that has a pair of bearings to support the stub axle. One is a ball and the other is a roller bearing. The job to service these bearings is somewhat labor...

Hi all. I replaced a water pump on a 2006 Tundra 4.0 V6. The truck had the pink coolant, which I reused. But I topped the system with Toyota Red. What are the differences with the Toyota Pink and Red coolants? Any compatability issues? Thanks in advance, Bill

Does anyone have any input or experience with the replica Cibie Z beams from www.classicgarage.com ? They are only $18 each and made in India. I had a set of the original Z beams back in the '70's and '80's and knew how good the light was projected. But they are not available anymore and used...

Recently built an air-cooled VW engine and used a Web Cams regrind. They stated it was ok to use Shell's Rotella 30wt oil to break in cam and lifters. I was able to locate a few gallons of the older version of this oil. The replacement oil, called T1 has lost its gasoline engine rating. Is this...

Friend of mine needs to move a '66 Mustang about 20 miles on surface streets in So Cal. Car has the complete front suspension removed as well as the engine and trans are out. 1- Are the normal run of the mill tow companies equipped to handle special requests? I know they can if car is damaged...

Is there a difference between an engine oil filter and an Allison trans spin on filter? Case in point, when I went to the Wix filter site and typed in HP1, the Fram hi-performance filter, one of the avail filters down the list is Wix 51622, which is the Allison trans filter. Also on the...

Hey guys, 1st post, WOW (deep breath, here I go). I have a 1989 Toyota P/U, 22RE, 4cyl, 5-speed, 2wd, w/ 100k miles. I am in Los Angeles, drive 1k-2k miles per month, lots of stop/go driving. OCI is about 4k miles. Owners manual specs an SL oil w/ multi-grade viscosity's of 30 or 40 wts. Am...