When I checked the oil level of the steering box of our Oval Beetle the other day, I noticed that it was almost empty. I knew that the steering box was leaking a bit, but over time, the thin oil apparently … Lees verder
Deze galerij bevat 3 foto's.
The past couple of weeks, we’ve been adding more photos of the events we visited. The 2014 season is still young, so we focussed on the meetings we visited the years before. Like the visit in 2011 to the 50th … Lees verder
Recently, the Karmann Ghia hat to undergo the biennial APK (MOT). Ronald took his son Teun along to bring the car to the garage. It passed the MOT flawless. After just two hours or so, he could collect the Ghia again. As usual, … Lees verder
Deze galerij bevat 6 foto's.
Yesterday we visited the 1st European Barndoor Gathering (or Vintage VW Show or Ben Pon Show) in Amersfoort (NL). This is a new event organised by Niels Timmerman and friends at the location (WagenWerkplaats) where all imported Volkswagens used to arrive … Lees verder
Yesterday I had some time to adjust the brakes of my Oval beetle and I fitted the wheels again. I know I don’t use the car too much, but I was astonished to find out that the front tyres still … Lees verder
Today I took off the left rear brake drum in order to dismount the faulty wheel brake cylinder. I decided to disassemble it to look for the cause of the problematic bleeding screw. The reason proved to be quite simple, the … Lees verder
Although I didn’t cover that many kilometers during the last years, it was time to replace the brake fluid. Always a nasty exercise, so I decided to lift my Oval completely and put it on supports on all four corners. … Lees verder
I uploaded three new English tech tips: 2 | Emulsion tubes F11 and F67, 3 | Polishing Fuchs alloy wheels yourself and 4 | What to do if you have no engine power in 4th gear. These Tech Tips will … Lees verder
I uploaded two new VWeetjes to the website: 4 | Emulsiebuizen F11 versus F67 en 5 | Vliegwielkeerringen zelf vervangen. As you probably guessed already, these are in Dutch. VWeetje number 5 is also available in English: Emulsion tubes F11 versus … Lees verder
Deze galerij bevat 10 foto's.
This week I had the opportunity to visit Autostadt in Wolfsburg. The visit was part of an organised trip with me as a tour guide. As for many people in the group as well as for me, the visit to … Lees verder
