I had a 1500cc 12v 1968 vintage lots of fun working on it.the accl jet Was a common problem ,it would come out whilst running as long as you kept engine running it would get beat to fine pieces and end up in the oil filter. But if the engine stalled as you pulled off the engine would jam! Always found it in number 2 cylinder jammed between piston and cylinder wall
@Mindopenpod5 жыл бұрын
I get to pick up my 1967 vw bug this weekend and tow it home. I've been watching all your videos to get ready to check everything. You're a great teacher! Loving the videos
@BruceBoschek6 жыл бұрын
It's a strange feeling for me to see you doing all those things I did back in the 1960s. I bought a brand new '61 beetle and ran it hard, including rallying and gymkhanas, etc. I did my own brake jobs, valve jobs and complete engine rebuilds. After I left the States in 1965 my mom drove it for a few more years until it rusted away. Enjoyed the video, as always.
@danielfisch6556 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing. Brings back memories of working with my Dad on our two square back VW's.
@malkucken6 жыл бұрын
I learn so much from you as you think out loud through your problem solving!
@delukxy6 жыл бұрын
The signs of blow by might be historic, especially if you say the engine might have been in a bus. The deceased owner sounds as if he was knowledgeable and might well have retorqued the bolts back then. A nice honest Beetle.
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
thats true
@Adamyup326 жыл бұрын
Great video, I would be totally over the moon to have a bug of that vintage in that condition. Even better watching the VW doctor prescribe new life and new adventures with this old girl. Great stuff.
@rattmann368636 жыл бұрын
Love those old bugs. Have a couple over the years. Such a simple machine to work on.
@mikemeerding6826 жыл бұрын
Mustie1 - you remind me of my dad. He was a vw specialist in the 60s and 70s and he made sure us kids all had vws to learn to drive in. I took it a stage further because I used to drive them too hard and soon learnt how to swap out engines and fix them up. I also used to do my own maintenance under his watchful eye. The things you do are pretty much what I was taught. Dad died 30 years ago and I miss his mechanical guidance. Your vids are therefore very nostalgic for me. Now to undo the rear wheel nut on a vw you have to "dance on the end of a three foot shifter". I still have the shifter but no vw I am afraid. You video brings back fond memories of fixing my bug with my dad. There are many elegant design subtleties in the bug that you get to appreciate when you look after the mechanical side of things.
@bill1234y6 жыл бұрын
because of you,vwnut,and udizzy i bought a1975/1974 thing. i enjoy your channel
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
nice
@douglascarson4526 жыл бұрын
This lovely little bug reminds me of my adopted sister's car I have a memory of me sitting on her lap at 5 in the driver's seat same color as well man I'd love to own one
@petereskildsen19246 жыл бұрын
Hi Mustie 1 my wife wants to be an old car just to get the same attention as your great videos. I enjoyed very much the Farmall A videos. I´m working on a IH B 275 tractor right now very similar to the Farmall even it´s a diesel. I learn a lot be seeing your way of working. Thumbs up on your comment on restoring old machinery. Some vehicles get restored to a level much higher than they were as brand new. And most of them is just standing around! I also liked you not doing the tv show! Live free.... Love the way you work with the old stuff even you don´t know exactly how they are put together. I saw all the Rustauration episodes on the 1959 single cab!!! Great! Look forward to see more! Thanks a lot!
@soccovitch6 жыл бұрын
Please show the edits where you curse and throw a wrench to the end of the driveway when you find the leak under the pedal! haha. They have to exist! haha. I admire your, "oh well, let's keep on moving" attitude. I have found myself following your low-key style when I work now. Thank you!
@Swordie1006 жыл бұрын
Yeah, I always think to myself "it always could be worse, like my last car". It really helps! :D
@MrWoodfiddler6 жыл бұрын
8deity - agree totally. I ask myself at work (Engineering Tech) about 6 times a week - what would Mustie1 do, at this point? His style is commendable and healthy! Thanks Darren! Chuck in Kansas
@sermufernando6 жыл бұрын
Hello, I m from Brazil. Sorry, my english is very bad. We love this car, here in Brazil the name of this car is "Fusca". This model of fabrication in Brazil is 1970 - 1974
@SeraphinaPZ6 жыл бұрын
If there is a lot of these driving around in Brazil, that is awesome. An old model like this is something rare to see in the US, most people are driving cars less than 15 years old.
@sermufernando6 жыл бұрын
Hello yes. Here in Brazil, all new cars come out of the factory with the "Flex" system, that is, cars can run on "Ethanol or Gasoline." Usually we use ethanol on a day-to-day basis because it is cheaper. of Interlagos, musclecars such as the "Opal - Chevrolet" compete for race tests called "Old Stock", the engine only runs on "Ethanol" for giving more power to the engine, but gasoline causes the car to go further Km per liter. We also produce Ethanol from Sugar Cane. Big hug!
@sermufernando6 жыл бұрын
That's true, I have relatives there in the USA and they tell me how things usually happen around. Brazilians generally like the Beetle because here big imported American cars are very expensive and the vast majority can not buy. The Beetle came with a proposal to achieve cheap and easy maintenance and so took over the country. We love this car for ease of maintenance in a chaotic situation and as our roads are not very good this car always proves its resistance, we have thousands of these around here is very common. Here in Brazil the rarest to find are the 68 models, our model 68 would be equivalent to the 60 model of your country. I myself have a year 1978. But at the moment I'm looking for a Dodge Charger, this is very rare here.
@jameskearney41006 жыл бұрын
Your English is fine !
@sermufernando6 жыл бұрын
8deity Very cool, thank you
@brandx47156 жыл бұрын
I really miss these types of videos,they are what got me into the channel.I can only watch so many small engine carbs being cleaned. :( I hated to see this car heading out on a transport,I was hoping this on was going to look factory new.
@CTmoog6 жыл бұрын
Great video Mustie! Always learn something new!
@heartstarter076 жыл бұрын
Mustie1, great vid as always. I had a similar problem with my '58 beetle in the land Down Under and it turned out to be the flex line was all gummed up and would not let any fluid through. Glad to see another VW enthusiast. Greetings from warm and sunny Queensland. :-)
@ustinman84466 жыл бұрын
Great Job ,As Always. The frame an tins look fantastic what we could see.Congrats on the ANVIL she's a sweetie, I think you need a new stump base.
@bobferranti52226 жыл бұрын
I have been watching your video's for a long time and have learned so much about VW's and small engine's that I want to find a Bug to fix up. You are a great teacher ! I know that when I get one, I can always look back to some of your video's to know what I have to do to perform any work on it.
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
thanks for watchin bob
@nickpogoler6 жыл бұрын
Sweet car. Makes me miss my 72, which got wrecked. Starting to get vw fever. Speaking of ingesting metal into an engine, my 83 Mercedes diesel grenaded it’s turbo compressor wheel about 75000 miles ago, and has run ever since with no engine work except a rebuilt turbo. The engine was affected since it starts hard when cold and idles rough but she’ll still cruise all day long at 75. Love your videos, keep it up.
@robinhill44586 жыл бұрын
Hello from England.Just spent the last week watching your repair work and thinking of restoring something when I finally have the time. Keep making them. Glad you didn’t sign up for the tv thing. Yours is the best teaching learning method. I’m guessing you’re located up by the Great Lakes somewhere. Keep it coming👍
@406nova66 жыл бұрын
Dont get fancy PLEASE KEEP THIS CHANNEL THE SAME its good the way it was no fancy title page etc... no click bait
@fixrite116 жыл бұрын
Thanks for sharing once more there Mustie, we all enjoy these vids so much. Looking forward to the next one.
@dennispage1516 жыл бұрын
Great vid as usual. Side note: mustie may just have saved the frame on my 09 tundra. After watching a bunch of past frame videos, I took a gander at mine, found a 1" Layer of sand in both side rails from front to back., holding mositue. I need a new mechanic that will tell me this shit! Thank you so much mustie, time to oil it up now
@jimmygrant32126 жыл бұрын
dennis page isn’t the frame covered under warranty by Toyota for rust issues?
@jeffferguson8996 жыл бұрын
I love both vw's and motorcycles. Hence this is my favorite KZbin channel
@audiotechlabs46506 жыл бұрын
You did get a lot accomplished. I learned about the engine mounts for a bug or a wagon! Great as always. Thankz
@bigmac9656 жыл бұрын
I thought the flickering lights while removing the rear wheel and brake drum were a post production effect. Kinda psychadelic! We are working on an old hippie Beetle, after all... Flower power and all... Good work, Mustie! Always enjoy a stop here!
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
l need to add colors then too
@richardbrooks35696 жыл бұрын
You have acquired a wealth of VW knowledge and are very good at passing on information. Good teacher. I don't work on engines, but enjoy your videos. I must say that I don't miss the rust infections that you put up with. I live in AZ and what is rust?
@R.E.HILL_6 жыл бұрын
Only one thing wrong with Mustie1s videos.... they are too short, ☺
@brucehermenau2217 Жыл бұрын
Awesome videos, My wife and I got a 1979 super beetle We are learning a lot watching your vids We are also from NH ,
@aasd2405 жыл бұрын
What's there NOT to like and learn with a "Mustie" video. Thanks a million for posting this; time very well spent watching and learning. :)
@ivorwm22916 жыл бұрын
I learn something new every time that I watch your videos. Thank you.
@ImTheJoker4u6 жыл бұрын
Aahh the highs and lows of old car ownership. "Yay its fixe..... Aww dammit." But like you said, as long as you keep chipping away at it, eventually it will all work properly.
@henryzabel17466 жыл бұрын
Fun watching your videos , have not worked on an air cooled bug in over 25 years . Bent my half inch Craftsman breaker bar on a real axle nut , impact did not move ut at all . I had to use a 1" cutoff disk on mototool and cut two side of nut ! Many people do not think about brake flex lines . Good rule of thumb is replace after 20 years or so . I had one on my 73' shorty van turn into a check valve that locked my right front wheel in heavy traffic . Lucky for me my posi rear end and but small block was able to skid the tire into a parking lot where I could loosen the blead screw .
@googleplusisdead6 жыл бұрын
Interesting, I'd never heard of the flex lines stopping brake fluid flow before. RichE
@C996316 жыл бұрын
I recall being forced to learn how to adjust the brakes on my 1976 Holden Torana after 'testing' that car severely. A 17 year old with a 200 kph capable car and only drum brakes to get me out of trouble. How am I still alive?
@ProlificInvention6 жыл бұрын
Another great thing I have not seen before but need like right now, a Self Bleeder! Thank you what you do *Mustie1* believe it or not, I went back and watched every video you have made. I like the "Will it run" and the mechanical breakdown of things the most, but also enjoy the customized motorized bike fabrications and your interesting cabin. I am inspired to make similar videos, just need to clean out my own hoard and organize the chaos, but will have the time now that I finally finished watching all your uploads.
@standurround5896 жыл бұрын
Prolific Invention Worth every minute, wasn't it?
@cl8ff6 жыл бұрын
Self bleeder. Interesting! could just leave the bleeder line in a jar of brake fluid though?
@thermalreboot6 жыл бұрын
I have a nifty device I bought from Harbor Freight that uses vacuum, it pulls from the bleeder, I can do all the work at the wheel.
@ProlificInvention6 жыл бұрын
Stan Durround Absolutely!
@Swordie1006 жыл бұрын
This is the best self bleeder I've seen. People also put the line in a bottle with a bit of fluid in the bottle, so it only sucks fluid back in so to speak. :)
@zx8401ztv6 жыл бұрын
Mustie you did get things done, improved the engine compression, the carb impulse jet, the generator drive, some adjustments, and replaced the brake flex lines + adjustments. Shame the master cylinder end became leaky, but better it fail now than later. The engine seems happier now :-D R.I.P pivot drive bar :-(
@walterpayne91206 жыл бұрын
I was a state Certified inspection mechanic for the state of Pennsylvania for 34 years retiring in 2007. I had a 1967 bug with the 1600cc engine that ran great till I backed into a telephone pole and cracked the oil housing. I enjoy watching you repair all types of engines and vehicles that it makes me miss working on them. Through you I continue the work even though I'm not doing it!
@jimmygrant32126 жыл бұрын
Walter Payne why didn’t you just have the body repaired and replace the engine case?
@mohsenkiae6 жыл бұрын
Brilliant repair ✌and a great valve adjustment 😃😁
@scottpardee55146 жыл бұрын
I’ve always loved the way bugs sounded. I’m wanting a 69 bug. Great vids.
@robj27045 жыл бұрын
The first car I ever owned was a brand spanking new 1968 VW Beetle. It was $1600 out the door, plus $40 for an AM radio. Probably the most reliable car I've ever had.
@MrEdsster6 жыл бұрын
Where were you when I had my 412 I couldn't keep running. I loved that car.
@badhorse16406 жыл бұрын
Damn, your channel has gotten huge in the last few months, keep the great content coming
@paultro84576 жыл бұрын
Nothing better than a Mustie video with a cup of coffee. 👍
@jamescrabb87666 жыл бұрын
AND a doughnut...
@ajc71666 жыл бұрын
Brings back memories of when I used to help my old man, 50 plus years ago. My job when it came to brakes was to work the foot pedal, he would shout "down" I would push the pedal down and call back to him "down" Then "up" until he called hold it down while he locked off the bleed. It was also my job to keep the master cylinder topped up. The first we saw of an auto bleeder was a clear tube which I seem to recall had a ball bearing tightly fitted inside but had to have the open end in a jar which always had to have brake fluid in it so as not to draw air back into the system. Iam still trying to get my head around how adding or taking away shims on the pulley increases or decreases the distance between the pulleys. Great stuff.
@majormojo6 жыл бұрын
AJC, the pulley halves are tapered to match the “v” shape of the belt. By adding/removing shims in between, the v is widened/narrowed. When the gap is narrowed, the belt runs up more toward the outside of the pulley, adding more tension. The shims change the effective diameter of the upper pulley.
@ajc71666 жыл бұрын
Ah hah
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
what he said,,
@eugenepolan17506 жыл бұрын
It's like a continuously variable transmission, but you shim it to a set pulley diameter.
@theprojectcollector72606 жыл бұрын
The wheelnut setup made many bug owners look up when they saw their own wheel overtake them. Like the vid's need courage to start my 69 back up.
@axeman65606 жыл бұрын
Lucky to catch that brake line fail on the hoist. Nice save.
@Synthematix6 жыл бұрын
Love you vw vids mustie, started watching your channel about 5 weeks ago, its awesome!
@40ounce586 жыл бұрын
Great video! Can’t wait to go for a ride in your next video when it’s done . Awesome little beetle!
@1966gtoguy6 жыл бұрын
Add some Startron fuel stabilizer, It rejuvenates the gas the stuff also helps clean out the fuel system and stabilizes the gas. The stuff works great. I use it in my GTO and also my yard equipment.
@michaelharrison5005 жыл бұрын
Mate your videos are a massive source of information and common sense I enjoy every minute Well done
@websitesthatneedanem6 жыл бұрын
Hey Mustie! I've been spending so much time this week catching up on older video, I nearly, accidentally, ordered some new cutting discs for me / you! I don't even have any garage power tools! - Anyway, could you briefly show us your camera mount stand please, intrigued how you tilt / angle the camera....
@ImTheJoker4u6 жыл бұрын
Its just an old medical IV pole, and some clamps.
@websitesthatneedanem6 жыл бұрын
Yes but interested in how D-man tilts the camera without having to 'over tilt' it, ( pass the angle so it settles back ).
@guindonmike6 жыл бұрын
No Worries Mustie1, real-life situations are interesting and well, real life, so I like to see those situations where you think you've done what was needed and then discover another issue...Great Vids, I wish I lived in the USA and near you, I think I'd learn alot from you..and that's coming from an old bugger like myself, haha, cheers!
@robertschumacher87136 жыл бұрын
When I worked at a VW dealer back in the early 70 it was common for the pepe tube to become missing
@christinewoodruff2555 жыл бұрын
What's a pepe tube?
@Wiresgalore4 жыл бұрын
@@christinewoodruff255 im assuming meant pee-pee tube, A.K.A the little brass accelerator pump downtube lol
@brianb84016 жыл бұрын
still a great vid, this is real life, i appreciate the fact you show it all, thanks again mustie
@fireman2576 жыл бұрын
0130hrs here in NZ, was about to go to bed..... maybe not now.....
@waynecreech6 жыл бұрын
glad that line failed on the lift and not rolling down the street somewhere....
@richardwarnock27896 жыл бұрын
Remember the ye ol saying it takes a VW nut to crack a VW nut!!!(well done Mustie definitely progress : )!!!
@aleblanc35476 жыл бұрын
Always fun and educational, Mustie! Thanks, Bud!!
@davidk81846 жыл бұрын
it's not the bulbs in the light causing the flicker. It's the ballast.
@michaelspain78056 жыл бұрын
Dang Mustie no bonus footage ....waterfall ...dog....snow....dog in snow...Mustie in snow...etc ...what is the world coming to....Lmao....Good video i want that VW !
@MrWoodfiddler6 жыл бұрын
Mike - I want it too! Chuck in Kansas
@gosportjamie6 жыл бұрын
Better to find that dodgy brake line now than when it's being driven. All-in-all it looks like a really sound and cared for Beetle though...
@tertessa6 жыл бұрын
I can't believe how good of shape the car is.
@rogerb6496 жыл бұрын
Thank you for bringing us a long
@2e0lgz6 жыл бұрын
Sunday Dinner and watching a mustie1 video.......bliss 👍
@jacksonhornady74745 жыл бұрын
Yaayy I learned something new. VW’s don’t have head gaskets!! Thanks +Mustie1. Keep up the great work.
@hopsgarage55136 жыл бұрын
man mustie... i hope to get as good as you. i also wish i could take my ghia to you for some proper loving..lol.. keep up the good work and vids. thanks
@michaelkemp3276 жыл бұрын
It's been so long since I've seen one of these cars that I forgot they existed and I used to own one.
@bextar63656 жыл бұрын
I really enjoy watching your videos and also Hand Tool Rescue...
@benkanobe75003 жыл бұрын
I comment a lot. Sorry. I have found that adjusting the stars all the way until the wheel locks (one at a time), not just drags, and then backing off the adjusters to the appropriate drag yields a much better brake adjustment. (On VW)
@jeffferguson8996 жыл бұрын
you are an amazing mechanic!
@wildbill23c6 жыл бұрын
Seems like you've worked on a few VW's over the years LOL. The more of your 68 VW videos I'm watching the more I want an old VW. Don't care for the new ones.
@TerryMcKean6 жыл бұрын
Nice restore. It was kinda shocking to see how the brake lines got crushed by sloppy towing hookups... I hope that happened after the car was put out of service, .... it'd definitely be a friggin' bummer to get a flat, then need a towing company to come and get the car and hook it up like that and drag it over to the tire shop and they fix the tire then the customer gets in and drives away and then goes over cliff or something because of the loss of rear brakes.... something like that :-)
@Zt3v35 жыл бұрын
I've seen TONS of flex lines that are plugged. The ones that really suck are those that hold the brakes on for that wheel with the plugged line. I think it's cheap rubber lines from the mid nineties/early 2000's, they seem to be better now. In my neck of of the woods most the VW owners are not made of money so it's about keeping the customers car on the road, not restoration, I've tightened the lower 4 nuts on many a vw before doing the valve adjustment.
@iamrichrocker6 жыл бұрын
Mustie..You are an encyclopedia on VWs..and various other things mechanical..i suppose you are a good cook too?
@niceguy21716 жыл бұрын
Need to put a link in for that check valve/self bleeder unit you use, as I can't find one, and really need something like that, as I never can find anyone around when I need to bleed brakes, which is quite often on all my vehicles and the ones I work on too. It would be greatly appreciated ;)
@davidkilgo43126 жыл бұрын
niceguy217 just run the drain tube into a small bottle with break fluid in it I use a large saurenge tube
@niceguy21716 жыл бұрын
yes I know that technique, as I have used it for yrs., but the check valve idea of his is a better way ;) and he still needs to share a link so we can get one too!
@rickshak16 жыл бұрын
I love this Beetle. Seems very tight. Thanks Mustie
@BobPegram6 жыл бұрын
Good problem solving and wrenching in this video! Thanks!
@Bostonclassics16 жыл бұрын
Great video. I love this car
@robertheinkel62256 жыл бұрын
Blew the heads off my old bug twice. Helicoiled it twice, and got rid of it after the second time. Mechanic claimed the heads were steel and the block aluminum. It would expand at different temps, pulling the studs from the block. I limped home twice on two cylinders.
@williamkniesly50906 жыл бұрын
Really enjoyed watching your video. Bring back a lot of memories when I use to mess with VWs. Thanks . Buy the way what year and model Is the Honda bike with red and grey tank. It;s In the front of your garage.
@gerardbducoudray13545 жыл бұрын
You do get them VW to 'pure' like little kittens... Good one!
@greatescape77352 жыл бұрын
Very very informative and well illustrated! 👏
@jimh3096 жыл бұрын
I like this ol' bug. I look forward to more video on it!
@MMR456606 жыл бұрын
I LOVE that car. SO wish it were mine, oh well, that was yesterday.
@BLPCoOp6 жыл бұрын
Mustie I would like to make a funny.. I hope you used german torqs Guten Tight Klick. Also the brakes are kump put. Great vid as always.. Thanks
@davidk62716 жыл бұрын
Hope all is well and your temporary garage hasnt lifted off in the storm
@SeanFischer15 жыл бұрын
I’ve been looking for beetles down here in South Georgia with no luck. The closest one is in North Georgia and its a ‘73, also found a ‘71 with bad engine. Both are way to close to $10,000.
@brandonbrown34636 жыл бұрын
Been there dude! Chasing brake lines sucks!
@wi11y19606 жыл бұрын
Always a pleasure Mustie
@deburgemeestervanhespedam33146 жыл бұрын
Very nice work. I like it!!
@granskare6 жыл бұрын
I had the same problem with son-in-law who put chains across the brake lines but no problem, I had to put lines on the 78 Toyota Land Cruiser
@Jim-ie6uf6 жыл бұрын
Surprise, surprise, the things that go south on old cars. Keeps a fella outta trouble.
@jasonGreenVw6 жыл бұрын
I always press the brake pedal after adjusting the brakes it helps seat the shoes and I usually need to adjust a little more after.
@TedBishop15 жыл бұрын
How did I miss this video just watched it. Saw VWNUT wave !
@lorrinbarth19696 жыл бұрын
I remember seeing, at some point in the "will it run" video on this car, you pulling a brass nozzle out of the carb.
@jerrye59696 жыл бұрын
Awsome videos just wondering what kind of fluid does the trans take on the bug diff fluid right?
@huck019556 жыл бұрын
Getting closer to benning road ready . Cheers :)
@rcdogmanduh44406 жыл бұрын
Reminds me of when I would tell my daughter " push stop ok let it up ok do it again" lol she was like 9 or 10. Self bleeder would have been nice!
@eugenepolan17506 жыл бұрын
...but then you wouldn't have the memories of spending time together working on the car.
@cynzhero626 жыл бұрын
Hey mustie1 long time fan here and as I also have been tinkering on aircooled vw since the early 80's do you agree with fuel line hose clamps between the fuel pump and the inlet on the carb as a way to keep fires and loss of our beloved vw's from happening?
@mustie16 жыл бұрын
depend on what fuel line is being used,
@greatescape77352 жыл бұрын
I've just bought a 1972 Bug in Silver. It's original untouched, left in garage unused and not started since 2003 I can't wait to get it collected! Any trips on starting?