Missed you man! Had a good laugh with "Go back to bed and maybe you won't get hurt"... that was great, I'm still chuckling. I know a few safety Sallys that spend more time thinking about what could happen than just getting the job done.
Great tips on what to do. So funny, just the other day I had a power loss and found that there was a glaze over on a fuse so I cleaned it with an eraser on a pencil and it polished right up. Like your reflector. So Great to see you again. Catch you soon Buddy and Thanks for being there for The VW Community. BigW:-)
Great tips as always. Thank you once again for taking the time to go through all of these little issues that a lot of people don’t talk about. Missed seeing you, glad you posted.
Hay buddy, I had the same problem on the 64 bug, i cleaned everything like you have done, but went one step farther, the grounding on a 64 uses the fender back through the body to battery ground, so I soldered a terminal to each base, then ran a wire back to the body with star washers for a good ground, then I also used dielectric on all bases of the bulbs and contacts. seem to fix my floating ground problem in the rear, si I did it to the front turn signals and the headlights. All is great now, U got all LEDs in mine also, got them off amazon. they work great and really bright. Glad to see you buddy thanks for the video. Happy Bugin
It's a good thing you are our no body other wise we would struggle at keeping our VW's on the road. Them VWground had me talking to myself many times. You have a great Turkey Day.
G'day Kevin from Australia. Great to see you I've missed your videos. Wiring its like a dirty word to a vw owner. On my 63 beetle (Betsie) its no different you must be vigilant with wiring no adding little bits of scrap wire use quilty wire. I also find the fist thing to allways check on these old cars is the ground and the fuse . ✌✌
I was thinking about you today and what do ya know, up comes a Vidio. Great idea the leads, you could clip them together any length depending on your extention leads. I have just cleaned my 34PICT3 carby, but I didn't clean down around that ball bearing. What are the symptoms of dirt round that area. Just asking because my buggy is running a sweet colour on the plugs but lacks a bit of top end.
The ball is the accelerator pump circuit check valve. There is a hole in the bottom of the bowl right under that plug. It is the inlet. The outlet is under the diaphram of the pump. If your pump spray is not good you may have crudd in there. If you can't hear the ball move and can not blow air threw from the bowl side you can still clean it out like I explained in this vid.
My '70 Beetle no longer has taillights, brake lights, reverse lights or license plate light, but the turn signals work. Not sure what happened. Fuses looked ok. It happened either after I accidently hooked up jumper cables backwards, or had an electrical meltdown by having a wire cross on the coil, melted my condensor wire and points, had just installed my dual carbs. Not sure if either are related to the rear lights being out, but maybe a junction or something came loose? I'm not sure what happened.
Just get a volt meter or test light and start the car or turn on the key with coil wire power disconnected. Start at the front and work your way back. Especially check everything on the back of the fuse block and all your ground points at the rear of the car. They connect to the body and get corroded. Get a long wire to go directly to the negative side of your battery to your test equipment.
Also can you make a vid of you drive the Baja ! I have one too and what your thoughts are for them on all terrain what you’d suggest are must have things to be able to survive the elements any tips and tricks to a new Baja owner !
I have already got many video's about my Baja. It is my favorite ride by far. Best thing to preserve it is to store in a garage when not in use. It's a constant battle to keep the engine clean and in good tune. Click on my picture below the vid and it should take you to my home page to look for baja stuff. I have 800 vids on U tube
Rinse those contacts with hot distiled water or drinking water also helps remove the corrosion or clean. I also use aluminum tape to reuse old german inner parts form my 1968 Bay window bus, Regards Sir!!!
Ha! I haven't seen a Mr. YUCK sticker in 30 plus years!! 10:54 ( I know thats not a real mr yuck sticker, but it sure reminded me of one!!!) Edit: "If you are that safety sally, go back to bed, maybe it will be saft there"..... HILAROUS!!!!! I like aluminum tape even more then duck tape.
A fiberglass scratch brush and some Dielectric grease is your friend! 110 volt AC male and female plugs are supposed to be Murphy proof, until Murphy starts to play with them!
So a lot of trouble can be corrected by just cleaning the contacts. I was driving home and my cousin was behind me and told me both brake lights werent working. I thought it might be a fuse. Strange both stopped working at same time.
The worst is fixing other people's mistakes...which is more than often the case. In extreme cases it's easier just to replace the whole wiring loom. ;-)
Every circuit on my 52 year old shitbox runs a relay with its own fuse..headlights,spotlamps,fuel pump,rear lights,horn,its unneccessary but electrical dramas are a thing of the past..
Great video. You have given me some good ideas to chase down my brake light problem.
Glad to hear it!
Missed you man! Had a good laugh with "Go back to bed and maybe you won't get hurt"... that was great, I'm still chuckling.
I know a few safety Sallys that spend more time thinking about what could happen than just getting the job done.
I missed my U tube brothers as well
Great tips on what to do. So funny, just the other day I had a power loss and found that there was a glaze over on a fuse so I cleaned it with an eraser on a pencil and it polished right up. Like your reflector. So Great to see you again. Catch you soon Buddy and Thanks for being there for The VW Community. BigW:-)
Welcome back! Thanks for sharing. If u have a red lens u gotta use a red LED. U get much more light emited. Just sharing.
Good Idea. Thanks
Thanks Greg again for sharing your knowledge again.
Great tips as always. Thank you once again for taking the time to go through all of these little issues that a lot of people don’t talk about.
Missed seeing you, glad you posted.
Thanks for checking in my friend. I'm behind on all my projects and vid watching. Having a girlfriend is killing me. LOL
TheEZGZ sometimes things we enjoy need to take the back burner ot other things that come up in life. Stay warm up there and have a great weekend.
Those were some great tips. So glad you made a video I've missed you. Glad to see you again
Hay buddy, I had the same problem on the 64 bug, i cleaned everything like you have done, but went one step farther, the grounding on a 64 uses the fender back through the body to battery ground, so I soldered a terminal to each base, then ran a wire back to the body with star washers for a good ground, then I also used dielectric on all bases of the bulbs and contacts. seem to fix my floating ground problem in the rear, si I did it to the front turn signals and the headlights. All is great now, U got all LEDs in mine also, got them off amazon. they work great and really bright. Glad to see you buddy thanks for the video. Happy Bugin
Well wishes to you & yours! We've missed ya!! Happy holidays!
Keeping all those old sockets working like new can be a challenge at times. Great tips here GZ
Good to see you again young man. On mine '66 what ever could go wrong with el. instalation did. Eventually most staff had to be re-done from scratch.
Sometimes that happens. Keep up the good work
Excellent work
It's a good thing you are our no body other wise we would struggle at keeping our VW's on the road. Them VWground had me talking to myself many times. You have a great Turkey Day.
G'day Kevin from Australia.
Great to see you I've missed your videos.
Wiring its like a dirty word to a vw owner. On my 63 beetle (Betsie) its no different you must be vigilant with wiring no adding little bits of scrap wire use quilty wire. I also find the fist thing to allways check on these old cars is the ground and the fuse . ✌✌
Hey EZ glad to see you back I was just wondering about you I hope you have a great thanksgiving
Thank you and same to you!
Nice tips.
Great tips.👍
Thanks for your support
I was thinking about you today and what do ya know, up comes a Vidio. Great idea the leads, you could clip them together any length depending on your extention leads.
I have just cleaned my 34PICT3 carby, but I didn't clean down around that ball bearing. What are the symptoms of dirt round that area. Just asking because my buggy is running a sweet colour on the plugs but lacks a bit of top end.
The ball is the accelerator pump circuit check valve. There is a hole in the bottom of the bowl right under that plug. It is the inlet. The outlet is under the diaphram of the pump. If your pump spray is not good you may have crudd in there. If you can't hear the ball move and can not blow air threw from the bowl side you can still clean it out like I explained in this vid.
Thumbs up.Happy Thanksgiving
Same to you, Better get all your wood split BEFORE you fill up on that Wild Turkey. :-)
lots of nifty ides here brother
I try :-)
My '70 Beetle no longer has taillights, brake lights, reverse lights or license plate light, but the turn signals work. Not sure what happened. Fuses looked ok. It happened either after I accidently hooked up jumper cables backwards, or had an electrical meltdown by having a wire cross on the coil, melted my condensor wire and points, had just installed my dual carbs. Not sure if either are related to the rear lights being out, but maybe a junction or something came loose? I'm not sure what happened.
Just get a volt meter or test light and start the car or turn on the key with coil wire power disconnected. Start at the front and work your way back. Especially check everything on the back of the fuse block and all your ground points at the rear of the car. They connect to the body and get corroded. Get a long wire to go directly to the negative side of your battery to your test equipment.
Also can you make a vid of you drive the Baja ! I have one too and what your thoughts are for them on all terrain what you’d suggest are must have things to be able to survive the elements any tips and tricks to a new Baja owner !
I have already got many video's about my Baja. It is my favorite ride by far. Best thing to preserve it is to store in a garage when not in use. It's a constant battle to keep the engine clean and in good tune. Click on my picture below the vid and it should take you to my home page to look for baja stuff. I have 800 vids on U tube
Rinse those contacts with hot distiled water or drinking water also helps remove the corrosion or clean. I also use aluminum tape to reuse old german inner parts form my 1968 Bay window bus, Regards Sir!!!
Interesting idea! I know distilled water is not conductive.... Thanks for your contribution. I like those bay window buses
aluminium tape. GREAT idea.!!
We will have to wait and see how it holds up over the long haul. These LED lights run a lot cooler than the bulbs so I have my hopes up
Ha! I haven't seen a Mr. YUCK sticker in 30 plus years!! 10:54 ( I know thats not a real mr yuck sticker, but it sure reminded me of one!!!)
Edit: "If you are that safety sally, go back to bed, maybe it will be saft there"..... HILAROUS!!!!!
I like aluminum tape even more then duck tape.
A fiberglass scratch brush and some Dielectric grease is your friend! 110 volt AC male and female plugs are supposed to be Murphy proof, until Murphy starts to play with them!
Hey 2 wires hooks you up and 3 wires messes you up but as long as you don’t let that magic smoke out of the wire your good to go .
There is wisdom in your theory. Been there, done that! lol.
So a lot of trouble can be corrected by just cleaning the contacts. I was driving home and my cousin was behind me and told me both brake lights werent working. I thought it might be a fuse. Strange both stopped working at same time.
Interesting
I have a 67 bug when I trun headlights my front parking lights goes off is normal.
no, but I can't tell you how to fix. "Service Manual"
And guess what ...it's still not on...to funny I enjoyed your videos
My channel is the real world. LOL
The worst is fixing other people's mistakes...which is more than often the case. In extreme cases it's easier just to replace the whole wiring loom. ;-)
Lol, sometimes is better not to mess with it, 😂
I agree LOL
Can I take my car to you I’ll pay you 😂 or can you show me I’m from CA !
No!
Every circuit on my 52 year old shitbox runs a relay with its own fuse..headlights,spotlamps,fuel pump,rear lights,horn,its unneccessary but electrical dramas are a thing of the past..
DIELECTRIC GREASE! use it on all contacts 99% of your electrical problems go away...SMH
Ounce I get them cleaned up that would be the way to go. I also have to get things sealed real good or the dust will make it dielectric mudd