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On 28 Jul 99, at 16:08, DGaries808@aol.com wrote: > The bushing was wallowed out inside the transmission, just as he said it > would be. He got the old bushing out with a tap. He installed the new > bushing with a distributor puller-outer. He put grease on it, installed a > 6-Volt bug starter (on a 12-Volt system), and it cranked right up. The > starter spun rapidly, but no mores than would be expected from using a > 6-Volt starter on a 12-Volt system. The old bushing had about 1/2 inch of > brass missing throughout its length. The car had the points closed, it > has 6-volt chokes BTW, and it still needs the carbs and valves adjusted. The starter bushing is an oft neglected part, but replacing it is often necessary after all these years. I now have a special slide hammer that pulls these with one end and installs them with the other. I believe the electric chokes are expensive and sought after, but if you leave your 6V units hooked up to the 12 V system they will soon be toast. Replace them NOW, unless it's already too late, and sell them to one of the many people out there who needs some 6 volters. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list}¿ to:help@vwtype3.org