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  Accelerator Pump
  Published : 06/29/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Accelerator Pump -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine- Eventually, it will start pulling fuel and the RPMs will go up and as they go up it will pull more and more vacuum, then things will start to be happy. As you can see, we need RPMs to create vacuum, but we need the fuel to create that RPM and it is controlled by vacuum. In other words, you need the chicken to lay the egg, yet the egg makes the chicken. This is where the accelerator pump comes in. As you open the [...]

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  Dry Sump Vs. Wet Sump
  Published : 05/26/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Dry Sump Vs. Wet Sump -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine- In this article, I'll be discussing two different types of oiling systems: wet sump and dry sump. What are they? What do they do? Which one is best for me? Let's start with the wet sump. What does it mean to have a wet sump? It means that we store the oil capacity in the bottom of the engine. This is how most stock engines operate. It works by having the oil sit in the bottom of the engine and when the engine is [...]

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  Hard Start
  Published : 04/29/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Hard Start -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine-        In this article, I’ll be talking about an aftermarket relay called a Hard start. (No, it’s not a hammer). “Alright, Steve. What is it? Do I need one? What does it do?” First, we will address whether you need one and then I’ll give you all the details you’ll need for installation. Do you ever find yourself turning the ignition switch, but you just get clicking? You have replaced the switch, the starter, the battery, etc.… s [...]

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  Alternator Conversion
  Published : 03/23/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Alternator conversion -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine- In this article, I want to talk about doing and alternator conversion on an upright engine. That meaning all Bugs, Ghias, Things, and Buses up to 1971. Is an alternator the way to go? As with most things, there are pros and cons to having them. Can I put an alternator on my engine and is that the way to go? I’ll explain my opinion and let you come to your own conclusion. From my experience, generators are more r [...]

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  Super Beetle Wobble
  Published : 02/25/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Super Beetle Wobble -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine- In this article, I’ll be addressing those of you with Super Beetles. Most of the ones I’ve driven have that infamous 55 mile per hour wobble. You’re cruising along, sipping that coffee, hop on the highway and BAM! You’re wearing your coffee. Like clockwork, when the Super Beetle hits 55mph, it shakes. Most people go buy a steering dampener, or stabilizer, as it’s also referred to. (Basically, a shock). This can help mend [...]

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  Axle Boots
  Published : 01/28/2022 | Categories : Tech-Tips

  Axle Boots -Written by Steve Phillips for Hot VWs magazine- In this article, I’ll be talking about axle boots. Most of you know what an axle boot is, but for those of you who do not, this is the boot that goes around the axle tube on a swing axle transmission or around the axle and CV of an IRS transmission. If you have a stock Bug, Ghia, Type 3 up to 1968, or Bus up to 1967, you have swing axle. If you have a 1968 and later Bus, 1969 and later Bug, Ghia, Type 3, or 1973-1974 Thing, you [...]

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