1967 VW Beetle - Last Minute Repairs

Wednesday, November 8th: Now that the VW is registered and insured and somewhat road worthy, Sam takes the 1967 Sunroof Beetle to our local Firestone. The same one where we got the new tires mounted to the new wheels in sort of a "where it started" moment. It's first long drive was good short of a couple of misfires and an snapped speedometer cable. So Sam pulls apart the speedometer to grease some of the internals, and refresh the gauge a bit. Thursday, November 9th: A new speedometer cable is installed and tested, and the speedometer seems good to go. Then Sam goes about diagnosis the misfiring and tracks it down to low fuel pressure and a loose ignition plate. The ignition repair was easy enough, but the fuel pressure issue wasn't quite as easy as, at home, the only fuel pump Sam had available was a 20 year old electric unit that worked, when it wanted to. Either way, when the pump is working, the car runs and drives flawlessly. Friday, November 10th (the day before the show): The replacement electric fuel pump stopped working twice on the way into work (once on the freeway) so the new-old electric fuel pump is swapped out for a new-new electric fuel pump. Also another speedometer cable snapped during the drive in so Sam pulls apart the speedometer one more time. He pulls it apart further and disassembles the drive gear so it can be cleaned and lubed. Another new speedometer cable is installed, and now, the Beetle is as ready as we can get it for a nearly 200 mile drive to the show in Florence, AZ! ------------------------------------------------------------- Parts we used that are available online at JBugs.com: https://www.jbugs.com/product/41-2500... - Electric Fuel Pump https://www.jbugs.com/product/10-1076... - Hubcap Puller / Jack Hole Plugs https://www.jbugs.com/product/1119578... - Speedometer Cable ------------------------------------------------------------- Follow us on our social media accounts! Instagram -   / jbugs_california_pacific   Facebook -   / jbugsvwparts   Twitter -   / jbugsvwparts   ------------------------------------------------------------- Is the video too fast? Click on the "gear" to access the video settings, click on Playback speed and select the playback speed that is easiest for you to follow! ------------------------------------------------------------- Videos are intended for entertainment purposes. Factory specifications should be followed when performing any task on your vehicle.