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On 10 Feb 2005 at 20:14, GUNLOCK, GARY G LT (CV63 DECK First LT) wrote: > Where can I get back up lights? I can see where a couple holes in the rear > bumper probably mounted them at one time. They are the same parts as used on beetles of the same years (68- the end of production?) Or you could get some from a parted out type 3 in this country. I don't have any, but someone here must. > The other issue I'm having now that I'm driving it in Japan is that it > doesn't have enough power to get up some of these hills. It just bogs down > and never gets any revs up until I get it going on the flat. I've got two > single-barrel Webers on my '68 SB. Not sure if they're stock or something the > previous owner put on there since this is my first SB. Any ideas as to > adjustments, or could it be something else? Your US '68 originally came with FI. The webers are an aftermarket add-on and there's no telling whether they are jetted nicely. My first suggestion, however, would be to check the distributor advance mechanism. Is it working? > I also just tried to order almost $1000 worth of body rubber and seals, > etc, from WCM, for when I have the body straightened and painted after > this next couple months underway, but to no avail. It seems they only > ship UPS and don't have an e-mail address to write to them and ask > whether or not they'll ship normal mail. Their web site gives an international phone #: 310.325.0005. That might be a way to get an email address. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~