Will it Run ? Sitting for years : 1961 Vw Bug : Working on Volkswagen Beetle : Will it Start ?

I pulled this Vw Beetle from the woods , let's try a first start on this Vw Bug last plated in 1985 .

[@VWLifeVW]

Nice! Got to love the resilience of these little aircooled motors! 👍

[@5150mxVW]

indeed , now if they just resisted rust up here :).

[@alanwood5857]

Getting an old air cooled VW going is a blast. If it's not stuck, and has spark and fuel, you are on your way.

[@5150mxVW]

👍, indeed :)

[@ol59kafer92]

All that smoke from the motor brings back memories of my high school days, except the smoke was coming from the inside. Lol puff puff pass

[@vwnut1967]

One of my favorite exhausts the monza and a 1967 bumper. Great job Jason. BIG THUMBS UP

[@5150mxVW]

me too ! maybe the bumper came with the 1500 . Thank you Brian !

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Sweet!!! Love seeing them come back to life! Hope mine does that! It’s been sitting for 12 years, just picked it up.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you ! just prep it right , it will👍

[@mustie1]

hey you got my mat dirty, it was spotless last time ive seen it,

[@5150mxVW]

haha, well it'll be broken in for ya when ya get it back ....if ya want it back since it's dirty now lol.

[@bigw8549]

I love what you guys do with VW's. 5150 you in Connecticut? Mustie what state are you in?

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Big W ,. I am

[@steveanderson5888]

That VW started up pretty damn good for that long of no running good job 5150

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Steve !

[@steveanderson5888]

You're welcome you got lucky that being stirred up badass have a great night peace brother

[@steveanderson5888]

It started up badass my voice recognition is going weird anyways your welcome have a great night peace brother

[@EmanDeluxeVLOGS]

Yeah buddie! She's a 🏃 runner... That plate needs to stay with the car. Love it. Nice job getting her going.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you E-man , oh , i thought you were eyeing the plate haha . I agree , stays .👍

[@alansauer6853]

I want to see more of this VW. That's one worth working on. No more snow for 6 months. I know it must be hard to work on cars over the winter months.Good luck with this one.

[@5150mxVW]

this past winter was very mild ....I should be in the garage next winter . Thank you Alan !

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Sounds good!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you !

[@brcron007]

Great Job Batman !!!! You have the magic touch. Keep up the good work and don't forget about your "Patina Beast" your working on. Thanks for sharing

[@5150mxVW]

haha, Batman hat ...I was recording and realized I had that on , oh well , I'm sending it . I will be back on the 58 soon . Thank you 007 !

[@waynegallant2094]

and you still are a great dad

[@wesleyalan9179]

She's beautiful! Thanks for the share man! Always good to see ya messing with these babies!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Wesley !

[@dustbuggy]

I am so jealous of how many vdubs you have your hands on/in at one time 😁 keep up the awesome work man!

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Dust Buggy , I appreciate it !

[@Shane-Singleton]

Us Texas boys are jealous of your mild weather. It was 93 here in Dallas today...

[@5150mxVW]

don't worry Shane , I'll be out there in the snow soon enough ....and you southern Boys will be lovin' your weather

[@Shane-Singleton]

@@5150mxVW I've got 4.5 acres down here. Pack up a few VW's, bring the wife and the kid and i'll set up the spare bedroom for a few months. :)

[@MegaMercedes2]

Mustie round the corner watchin you get it started. Lol. Ready to pounce.

[@CTmoog]

Nice man! Love that 61! Yes, it's hot and humid down here.....rub it in! =)

[@5150mxVW]

thanks, haha , that was for you buddy ! It was a long winter in the driveway here :).

[@VeeDubP8]

Yea buddy!!! They all run!!! Fantastic work!!

[@5150mxVW]

:), thank you P8 !!!

[@jimtomassetti8928]

Love when you bring home a new one that's been sitting 30 or so years....And you get her going Jason! Your the best Jason Love all your Vidio's!!! Happy Easter to you and your's my friend 🐥🐥🐥

[@lionreb]

Nice project for someone to love! Great Start!

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@timm9631]

Sweet! Sounded great! Man, I miss my old '62!

[@5150mxVW]

Thank you Tim

[@TedBishop1]

my grandkids luv Paw Patrol The car sounds good Jason !

[@5150mxVW]

Josh always did too . Thank you Ted !

[@tapper701]

For me, would like a 1974 Super Beetle in Red with tan interior and sunroof. Got interested in VW Beetle as a kid. We were playing badminton in road when a 196? model stopped to ask for directions. Ever since have much liked all the air cooled VW's. Have a collection of VW brochures from the seventies still. Also a collection of VW advertisements from magazines. Have had 2 new Rabbits, one used Rabbit and 2 new Jettas. The 2019 Jetta has been refined nicely and is on list to take for a road test soon. My brother has a salvage yard in upstate NY. Has remnants of 15-20 Beetles & Super Beetles. Year range 60's to 73'. One 1970 Squareback.

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Marc , sounds like you need to get your self a 74 SB ! I would love to see your brother's place !

[@tapper701]

@@5150mxVW The far section of his yard has old 50 -70's American vehicles. Next to that is the air cooled VW's. They would mostly be for parts. He has had them a long time. Not sure if he still has the 1980 Vanagon. His salvage yard is hour north of Utica in Lewis county.

[@geoffreyjones2000]

My second bug(first on the road) was a 61 with a rag top sun roof. my favourite

[@duffysullivan2794]

I had a 1961 rag top too. Bought it in Reno in the late 1980s. Bought it from a guy who was selling it because he had found an oval sedan. It had no rust, straight body, turquoise blue color with a beige rag top. I sold my current 1967 bug sedan for it. So he was trading down from a '61 to a '57 and I was trading down from a '67 to a '61, lol. Bugs were cheap back then. I do not think I gave more than 4 or 5 hundred bucks for the rag top. It was stock as far as the body and interior, but it had a 1600 dual port motor. I am pretty sure it had the 6 volt system, but it may have been converted to 12 volt. I do remember it had no gas gauge. It had a reserve tank with a lever on the floor you kicked over with your foot. Fun ride! Drove it from Reno to Seattle. Was my only car, daily driver. Finally got married and sold it.

[@MadStiles]

Nice job!! I didn't think she would lol

[@5150mxVW]

wasn't sounding good , thank you Madstiles !

[@VWJawbreaker]

Thumbs up dude, nice work.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Jaws , picked up a 67 motor today , looking forward to a bench run on it

[@joshuapoche5137]

Doing great man love every time you put up a new vid.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Joshua , very much appreciated !

[@ATOMSHAMRADIO]

I dig that year bug👍👍

[@notajp]

Jason is pulling a Mustie on us! Great job on the old start! Keep on saving those Bugs......

[@5150mxVW]

haha , the only thing Jason pulled in relation to Mustie1 was his mat. Thank you John :)

[@GoodOldMike]

Nice vid Jason.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Mike

[@whoawhoapop1984]

This video title sounds like a very happy day to me...

[@5150mxVW]

👍, indeed :) , thank your 84'

[@mischef18]

Always good when they fire up after sitting for so long bro. All the best

[@5150mxVW]

indeed ! I was stoked just to hear it turn over . I brought it home 6/1/2017 . Thank you Ken , you as well

[@kenshores9900]

Reminded me of the 1960 I use to own including the colors. Blast from the past. Want a brake cylinders repair kit. Still in the original VW box.

[@123cheetacat123]

It's been cold and raining here, enjoy the nice weather !

[@5150mxVW]

raining here now but i hope you've had some nice days ....been a long spring

[@RussellBooth1977]

Yes,my father ran a 6 volt starter motor in his Baja Beetle but the rest of the charging system was converted over to 12 volts. That's the one that I talked about where he made brackets up & ran a Bosch alternator which was for a Holden on the engine !

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@DubWerks]

Nice to here it running! Oh, and lets free that trailer up!

[@5150mxVW]

great idea lol

[@timwhite8878]

I like this car.beautiful vw.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Tim

[@marcijunebug]

Paw patrol gas tank😂 I feel ya there! I’m always using stuff like that for projects!😂

[@5150mxVW]

haha, thank you Marci

[@marcijunebug]

i was expecting you to break into the paw patrol song😂

[@5150mxVW]

@@marcijunebugthose days are over but i'm singing it now , THANKS A LOT 🤣

[@marcijunebug]

Welcome😂🤣

[@muffdiver7670]

I learned to drive stick in a 70'sumtin bug! Now I barely fit in the damn things!🤣👏👏 Great German car!

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@tapper701]

Hi, not aware of your history with Volkswagens. Much enjoy your vids and your search for the air cooled VW's. Central FL is definitely hot ... You are a true friend of air cooled Volkswagens ... First car was a 1961 light green Beetle, slower than slow ... College car was a 1972 Super Beetle in Sumatra green. Was a nice ride, though an ice box in upstate NY in Winter ...

[@5150mxVW]

thank you for the kind words ....the FL bit was to my fellow Vw youtubers in FL. I had to watch them all winter while I worked in the driveway in snow lol . I spent 10 years in FL ....i think i'd rather be in your Super ice box in an upstate NY winter vs sitting in it on Interstate 4 in traffic :)

[@vwcol..7719]

Great video Jason its alive! Keep them coming

[@5150mxVW]

it is ! was stoked just to hear it spin ...thank you Toolman !

[@kennymartin379]

Great job

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Kenny , much appreciated

[@FoxMcCloud12000]

Gee! This makes me think about my bug. I miss it so much...

[@5150mxVW]

get another one Fox !👍

[@FoxMcCloud12000]

@@5150mxVW The thing's mine is back home, but I moved to another country... 😅

[@welshy8216]

The Bmx'er Approves, That's a lovely bug :)

[@5150mxVW]

need to get my R10 going , my son has a baby Redline and he's into it . Thank you Welshy

Well, she runs. Well done.

[@5150mxVW]

thank you Lucas

@@5150mxVW You're welcome. Keep it up.

[@iaagg]

Sounds amazing, I had a 61 once, Lonnngg ago that is.

[@5150mxVW]

nice , thank you

[@nonelost1]

So did I. My '61 was that ubiquitous turquoise light green color. That was by far the most common color for bugs (sold in the US at least) from 1961-1963. I also had two sunroof '62's (one red/other white) and a blue '63. I decked out my white '62 like Herbie (in 1982). I also had a '66 and my dad had a ceramic green '60, exactly similar to the one in my thumbnail. All this was "back in the day".

[@huntsman5226]

Sounds good for sitting all them years

[@5150mxVW]

yeah , needs a tune up but pretty happy , thank you 52

[@geltecmail]

Great time lapse effect Jason, hardly felt the two weeks pass. My sisters first car was a '61 with a sunroof, she called it "Doobie". Of course it was only 10 years old then. But hey, she still drives VW, I bought her a new Tiguan a few years ago, we'll see how long that lasts. LOL

[@5150mxVW]

61 ragtop sweet ! Nice brother you are !

[@grandprismatic]

Well it has some sweet o'l skool bias-ply winter tires. Starts about like an '81 YZ465 with the compression release still working. \m/

[@5150mxVW]

yeah it does ! Only ever rode an IT465 :)

[@bmh67wa]

One of these days I'm going to find a decent KZbin channel with nothing but catastrophic fails. Where guys go and try to start old cars that have been sitting for a long time and they blow up and rods fly out and fires start and sometimes first responders need to be called for help. In the meantime I do love seeing an old bug motor coming back to life. Keep doing what you're doing and stay safe.

[@5150mxVW]

haha , yeah I'll send you the un-edited version lol. Thank you , much appreciated

[@davemcguigan218]

That cool exhaust must give you a few extra ponies. Scare off some Corvettes!

[@5150mxVW]

if it doesn't my K&N sticker on the rear window will👊lol

[@mikebel74]

Great video. I’m a little confused though. I thought I saw a gas gauge. I though 62 was the first year for that. We had a 61 growing up. No fuel gauge. Manual reserve tank engagement when it ran out. Ours was a dark blue, if I recall correctly. First Beetle. Everybody waved back then because Beetles were so rare. At least in rural southern Maryland, they were.

[@5150mxVW]

Yes it was added later ...great color on your 61 , I think it the only year for that dark blue

[@SIIRAPPIOTZAF]

i wishd id had some day 4 beetles 2 red ones and 2 green ones.. but thsi is nice

[@richardwarnock2789]

Thank's nice 61 just needed some DUB love !!!; )

[@5150mxVW]

👍, thank you Richard

[@Slider2732]

Ahh I get it, the only guarantee of a return to life is having something of Mustie's nearby! The Ancient Egyptians could have saved a whole bunch of writing if they'd just had Mustie's mat.

[@daverayasr.6287]

You're absolutely right!

[@5150mxVW]

you are correct , it didn't run the first time I worked on it , 2nd time I had the mat out👍

[@rafyvolkyferreira2533]

Good job!!

[@5150mxVW]

thanks Rafy , stop out sometime

[@rafyvolkyferreira2533]

Will do friend. The 61 looks good..

[@OIMR]

Its called a "vocho" here in México and yeah they all run it doesnt matter how long they been on a lay off!!! Trust me they will run!!!!

[@5150mxVW]

thank you for the heads up !

[@lennertvanwees1101]

This made my day

[@5150mxVW]

👍, how is the 58 ?

[@kriswright1022]

It lives!

[@5150mxVW]

👍, thank you Kris

[@dopeynightlifetv6859]

3:12 nice!!! 💪

[@daverayasr.6287]

Love to have that one!

[@5150mxVW]

come get it Dave !

[@ivorwm2291]

Yay! Here's a tip from another longhair. Please put your hair in a ponytail before lifting the lid. I don't want to see an accidental hair pulling. I wish that I had that bug....someday

[@5150mxVW]

thank you for the tip Ivor , that would suck ! I cut it once a year , it's time . What state are u in ?

[@kevn99]

I had a Monza exhaust on my ‘77 scirocco back in ‘87. Sounded pretty good but it rusted out in a year!

[@5150mxVW]

👍, not the rust lol

[@brianandrews7099]

With that Monza exhaust, I would expect that it would shoot out old rodent nests and mouse carcasses twice as far as the stock exhaust.

[@5150mxVW]

haha , i was thinking the same thing , what a let down ! The engine area is packed with acorns ...

[@MrHetherton]

You will never keep an old VDUB down.

[@5150mxVW]

👍:)

[@manelk8]

I’m beginning to believe the only reason they won’t run is if there is no engine. Nice job!

[@5150mxVW]

haha! thank u

[@busman5429]

Nice weather good in Iowa 85 little cloudy..I was told the 69 I pick up on Friday is a runner.Got it so cheap does not matter if they are wrong--hey it has a clean clear title & in Iowa that a big deal. It will be awhile before I find out, darn right foot acted up again like last year. Yes I must stay off it, hoping this time I will be just a short delay before I can VW play. Man they just keep following me home..

[@5150mxVW]

congrats on the 69 Dan , I hope you heal up soon ! I was on crutches 2 summers ago , not a good way to spend summer , heal up !

[@mikahakkinen5651]

bugs never die

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@poppopkustomkars1234]

61 with 67 reverse lights! Ya sure that isn’t a 7? Looks like a runner👍

[@5150mxVW]

1500 motor transplant and 67 rear bumper might have come along with it . It's a small window car . She runs , ready for some tlc . Thank you Rich

[@mikecorleone6797]

67 was first year of the factory 12 volt system here in the US.. the fact that it’s a 6 volt system either means it’s pre 67 or the previous owner took 12 steps backwards rewiring it for 6 volts lol

[@mrentremattor5772]

hello from sweden

[@5150mxVW]

Hi MR E ! 👍

[@mrentremattor5772]

nice

[@robertcavalluzzi8112]

My dad had the same year 61 Volkswagen bug it was black with a convertible Sun roof

[@5150mxVW]

awesome car !....love the sunroof's

[@robertcavalluzzi8112]

@@5150mxVW I always love the Volkswagen sunroof and the 50s Volkswagen double window sunroof Volkswagen bug was cool to

[@txpate2009]

I got one a 69 and has been sitting since 1980 something and pulled it strait out of my uncles feild and then pulled the dip stick oil was clean and could see right thru it I burnt the starter out just trying to crank it and it’s been sitting so long that the tires have dry rotted and are hard as a rock

[@luke9511]

i have to get me a classic beetle!

[@5150mxVW]

yes you do !👍

[@Maximus43968]

Its alive!! Its alive!!

[@5150mxVW]

:) , thank you Max

[@Mikefngarage]

smokin in the boys room

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@mschiffel1]

The old girl sounds very promising.

[@5150mxVW]

👍, thank you

[@enriquelopez9124]

I would have thought that with a monza exhaust, it would sound more menacing like a Porsche or a Ferrari, not like a regular volkswagen with an aftermarket exhaust, maybe it*s the style, cause I remember a beetle that had a monza style exhaust but that comanded respect, not the chug,chug the beetles make with the regular exhaust was there also a glasspack exhaust, I remember Scat offering one way back in time, it looked somewhat like the single tip that the buses use.

[@edwinrodolfocampossolis8832]

Hermoso Volkswagen 😇❤❤❤❤

[@tarstarkusz]

My neck of the woods has 2 seasons, hot and cold. It is hot and humid in the summer and freezing cold in the winter.

[@5150mxVW]

where is that ? sounds rough !

[@tarstarkusz]

Philly. You guys probably get a lot colder, but we get a lot hotter.

[@5150mxVW]

@@tarstarkusz Philly is plenty cold 👍.

[@silversolb18]

Been sitting as long as I have been alive!

[@5150mxVW]

haha

[@chuckhaynes6458]

Marvelous Mysterious Oil. Everybody that revives old cars and trucks has a formula to dump into the cylinders. I also use MMO. I sold my '61 Beetle a few years back. Wish I still had it . Rust free Nevada car with original 36hp.

[@ronniethode8036]

They all run 🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂🙂

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@vintagevwsalesandkeyservices]

The price just went up!

[@5150mxVW]

i'll give you the NE disc :)

[@ATOMSHAMRADIO]

Wish I can bring her home

[@kellykonoske91]

You need a remote starter button like Mustie1. Oh and a zoom bottle!

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Kelly , I did get a remote button and yes I need the bottle !

[@grandprismatic]

@@5150mxVW He's a troll just FYI

[@taco4103]

IT runs

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@johnflynn9463]

View # 23 at 11:54 AM on 6/6/19 - NJ

[@derekobidowski3301]

the engine is a mid 1968-1969 1500. originally this car for 1961 will had the early 40 hp 1200cc prior to that in 1960 it would of had the 1192cc 36 hp engine. for 1961 it should still have the fuel reserve under the center of the dash. as 1962 is when the bugs got a fuel guage.

[@5150mxVW]

👍, thank you Derek

[@JB91710]

My first car was a white 1961! That sure turned over fast! RPM wise. Do you go out and search for them or do people point you to them through KZbin?

[@5150mxVW]

Nice ! It was converted to 12v but you can tell it has the 6v starter .....always hunting :)

[@angeldawnmorningstar]

HaHa 🤣 Paw Patrol Rescue Pack temporary fuel cell ... Amazon will sell a few more of those now .. too cute 🤣😂

[@5150mxVW]

haha , was disappointed i didn't get to use it lol . Thank you ADM !

[@joewoodchuck3824]

The final year of 6 volt Beetles was '66.

[@5150mxVW]

👍

[@Vwbugthingz74]

Hey got a serious question do bugs absolutely need the sway bar on the front beam please hit my back

[@5150mxVW]

Hi Jamal , I don't have an educated answer for you ...but I would guess they come equipped for good reason .

[@MrRon6977]

Good enough brother.. Shove it on a trailer and bring her down. Hahahaha

[@5150mxVW]

I can drive her on now :) ...trailer needs tires and it's HOT AS @@@@ down there now ....see you in feb :)

[@larrywoodruff7530]

Why so many abandoned bugs in Conn.? Don't get it

[@rickplesnik2570]

Poor old girl is trying hard!

[@5150mxVW]

:) , 👍Thank you Rick

[@alejandrocastro4533]

Buen día Josh? Otra joyita que rescata y el 58 le falta mucho?

[@5150mxVW]

Bom dia, o azul enferrujado 58?

[@mikethepainter]

yaba daba dooo.

[@djh254]

New subscriber here. How much are ya asking. How bad is the rot?

[@5150mxVW]

thank you DJ , needs the usual for a bug up here , everything :)

[@alexthelarge6666]

New glass tho.?