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65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/10/2008 8:48:13 AM

nirahlee

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I purchased a ''65 beetle yesterday and on my way home the drive belt broke! I stopped the car immediately and replaced it, however, the engine got hot - it was smoking!

Afterwards I could not get much power our of the car - I could only get up to about 40mph tops! I''m new to the air-cooled engines. Can you help me with what I should start checking to find the problem? Thanks,

Harin

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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/10/2008 10:17:12 AM

Jrailer

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have the heads retorqued and valves adjusted

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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/13/2008 6:42:29 AM

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OK, when I removed the valve covers one of the valve springs was stuck down. When I would pop it back and rotate the engine by hand it would get stuck again. So when I removed the rocker arms I just turned the spring a few times and now that problem seems to be gone.

I tightened the head bolts to 23 ft-Lbs but the engine still has no power. I''m not burning oil or leaking oil which I think is a good thing but I''m not sure what to do next.

Any ideas?

thanks!

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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/13/2008 4:10:28 PM

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Today I figured out that the #3 cylinder is not firing. This is the same one that I had the stuck valve-spring on. The spark plug had oil on it when I removed it. I''m guessing it''s a leaky valve stem seal? But is that enough to cause the cylinder to not fire at all?

What else should I check before removing the head? Can I remove the head while the engine is still in the car?

thanks!

Harin

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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/13/2008 5:17:26 PM

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#3 is the first one to overheat might have burnt a piston

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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/15/2008 12:21:06 AM

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If it''s a lack of spark, it could be the ignition coil. Chances are that you have one coil for every two cylinders, or the control for the coil not delivering the proper pulse.
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RE: 65 Beetle Drive Belt Broke! - 8/15/2008 5:39:49 PM

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its a 65 bug not a newer one only one coil and a set of points

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