66 VW Beetle Snow Start
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- Опубликовано: 16 окт 2024
- After sitting for a month lets see if this 1966 sedan has the choke adjusted right and will do a cold start after sitting outside in a heavy snow. The engine is basically a 1600 DP but increased to a 1776 displacement with 90.5 AA cast pistons.
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That was one thing I loved about my 62 ragtop when I was a kid. It just had a stock 1200 but that was the most reliable car I had back then. Fired up first time EVERY time no matter how cold it was.
Now that is a cold start if there ever was. Woo hoo
Thank you ezgz and Darrin for guiding me on my engine builds, so far i have built 3 stock motors and 2 modified Jones
That is totally awesome. I'm proud of you. I've learned a lot from darren as well. I learn something new with every build.
It's always impressive when VW's start straight up in deep snow conditions. Just hope I have the same success when I take my trike to a winter rally up in Scotland in February.
That sounds life a fun challenge. Have a safe trip and keep the rubber side down. :-)
Man... I cannot even make my fuel injected bug to start in the first try when it's 0°C
That 66 is really amazing
Truthfully I wonder why I put up with all this high performance sh*t . This car is dead reliable and fun to drive. Older chicks LOVE it! hehehe I thinks it's the eyelashes on the headlights.hehehe
Nice video to watch when it’s 40c outside here in Perth Western Australia! Thanks for all the information, keep up the great work!
Amazing!! I'm Brazilian and I also have a 1966 Volkswagen Beetle ... But it's so hot here that we don't worry about snow rsrsrs ... A hug
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Sounds like a great place to own a Baja bug and explore the deserts
Wow more than us. Wed AM my son had to drive me to the hospital for a plan visit to cut the cast off my foot treat the wound and install a new casy, which is now a weekly event this winter for us. We had no snow on tue. there was a chance we might get some and yes we did, but not as much as you did...yours looks like a wet heavy snow were you had enough to shape your bug into a square back. Best vw cold start this year she run amazing have a great turkey day. In all the years I been following your channel , your vw run and you drive & enjoy them.
Some days are better than others. I thought for sure the storm was headed your way. I hope you get well soon. God Bless
Now that’s a cold start. I knew it would start. You build good motors.
I try :-) Thanks for checking in my friend.
Snow looks beautiful, specially from Florida! Seriously, very beautiful but I just don’t want to deal with the snow.
She started right up and purred, excellent job putting her together and getting it dialed in.
Hope you have a wonderful Thanksgiving my friend and a great rest of the week. Stay warm!!
Lol im in that same snow storm from yesterday.. Im visiting Albuquerque.. CANT WAIT TO GET BACK TO FLORIDA lol ☀🌞
Snow yuck 😂😂 you all can keep all that snow out there lol thanks for sharing EZ what a great cold start video happy thanksgiving
What a beautiful sight & sound!! Come on back down to az, it's still in the low 60's! Happy holidays!
I got a invitation to go to Bus's by the bridge in January. Sure sounds tempting. I'm going to need a lot more view's and thumbs up to afford that.......
G'day Kevin from Australia
Wow so much snow it looks so cool. Happy holidays man.✌
This Freak Snow storm was not expected. Last week we broke the record for warm weather with a 77 degree day. Happy Holiday to you as well.
That's how the snow plow driver gets to work. When I had my Beetle on the road I would start it up in the snow and it would pee the neighbors off when their cars wouldn't start. I did help them though with jumper cables.
I remember that TV commercial about how the snow plow driver gets to work. Good to see you!!! :-)
I used to drive a '71 Super Beetle in the late '70's-early 80's in Vermont (plenty of cold and snow). I would keep the engine warm overnight using a simple old style garage drop light with an incandescent bulb in it placed up next to the engine (not near anything that could melt or catch fire) - it acted like a block heater. Never had a problem starting in the cold weather. It seemed to keep the engine/oil warm for a quick and safe start-up. Later on, I found what I can best describe as an oil drain cover heater. It was electric, looked like a small coiled stove heating element, bolted right onto the oil drain/screen cover under the car. The power cord was partly enclosed in a metal tube which then ran up into the engine compartment and fed the electrical plug in wire up and out. I never fully trusted it to not short out but it worked perfectly keeping that engine oil warm. engine always started in cold weather no problem.
Thanks for sharing.
Great video 👍
One of my favorite vw bug videos by far.
Thanks I appreciate that! Now that it's summer time and 90 degree days it's refreshing to see some snow. LOL I guess that's why California is so overcrowded...
Wow , very impressive cold start. To bad you can’t keep it covered . A lot of memories in that one. You have a bug for every occasion, not a bus fan ? You need a camper bus. Anyway I hope you had a great Thanksgiving day.
I had a 71 Westy for many years. It just didn't go up these mountains to well. Wish I had it back. It's still in the area.
Happy Thanksgiving to you. You ended up with more snow than I did. We ended up getting about 6 to 8 here. Thanks for the video.
I wonder if being so close to the lake makes a difference? I know I get more than my share of hail in the summer as well. We should get together for another BS session one of these days and swap a few lies. LOL
@@TheEZGZ Loveland has a lot of lakes it could a BS session is in order. It's been great seeing you making videos again. Again happy Thanksgiving stay warm.
Man did that every start nicely given how cold she looks there. Now let's see how well it drives through that snow lol.
Tires are about worn out. I didn't want to get it stuck and block the street. The also put down a lot of Mag chloride to melt the snow and it eats these old cars.
@@TheEZGZ ah, yeah you don’t want that on the beetle. Years ago before I had any interest in beetles I worked with a crazy old drunk who used to tell stories about his beetle back in the 50’s... claimed it was the best vehicle he’s drove in the snow... would drive 8 hours through 3 feet of snow while drinking a whole case of beer on the drive to go shack up with his girl 🤣... I think he may have been exaggerating a bit.
Check out this old VW commercial. hehehe ruclips.net/video/ABcckOTVqao/видео.html
Never doubted for a second
EzGz....the Huell Howser of the VW world...simple, relaxing, feel good VW footage that educates and relaxes the soul.
Bev and I took our beach buggy for a spin around the mountain on Tuesday. Ended up with a flat battery 50k from home. Push started it and made it home (can't do that in a new car). Blew the ignition bulb.
Now that's what I call a Thanks giving celebration. :-)
Nice and quick start up. Does sound bulletproof. Man that’s a lot of snow. Hope you’re staying warm and have a nice Thanksgiving Day my brother. BigW:-)
It was nice clean cold snow day. Lot's of Coffee :-)
I’m never first damnit! 😂 I was third though! Wow you got some serious snow! Sounded good and started right up! Stay warm!! Happy Thanksgiving 🦃
You win 1/3 of a virtual burrito stuffed with turkey :-) Have a great day
TheEZGZ 😂😂😂😂 Stay Warm EZ!
cold start my ass SNOW START IS THE REAL THING.
hard to beat old school .
It surprised me this time. Dual carbs usually work better in cold with there short intake manifolds
Glamis is full of brown snow!! See you there today!!!
thinking about getting a 58 beetle but im in canada so i need to know if i can drive in winter
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I got 10 to 12 inches here in Pollock Pines Ca. My first snow since 1976 when I lived in Livermore CA.
I really enjoy a nice deep fluffy snow. I just hate when it turns icy and lumpy afterwards. Around here they dump Mag Chloride and salt on the roads and it just instantly makes any bare metal rust.
Hi Hope you are good? I was wondering if you have ever had water coming into your vw bugs? Wet carpets in the footwell depending on how you are parked? I have replaced the drivers door rubber but no difference....All my heater channels are new so I am very concerned about this!! I need to find the issue fast and resolve it!!
Sure I have, The things you mention are common. If you have a retracting sun roof the gutter drains connect to tubes that run down the "A" pillars? Leaky trunk seals can allow water to go under gas tank, down the front and come in where the pan and body meet. Peddle assembly holes? Leaky windshield washer hose connection on the dash. blah, blah.blah. One time I took some dry newspaper and layed it on the floor the night before an expected rain. Next morning it was more obvious with my leak was...... Good Luck
EZ you need to move to Florida...
Hay snow man, I have been following the weather at moms, and yep she is snowed in too. I sure wish mine would do what yours just did. On really cold mornings, she will fire right up, and have the high idle, for about 10 seconds, then it will go to loping, and keep getting slower till it dies. I have figured out if you quickly run back to the carb, and just slightly open the choke with your finger, with the arm that controls the fast idle cam, it let's her breath, and the idle with raise back up. So I tried backing off on the choke, no help.
Only when it's cold outside, when it is warm, fires right up no issues.
I thinking the choke pull off is not working, any thoughts?
Happy Thanksgiving sir
The last time I drove it was a month or so ago. I put some fresh gas in it and the idle was not smooth due to more Ethanol in the winter fuel here. I turned the small fuel screw open a tiny bit and that helped. I also played with the bigger air screw to increase the idle until it smoothed out. I'm sure it would have died at every stop sign until it fully warmed the intake manifold. That choke adjustment is a touchy thing. That's why I wanted to see if it would fire up today. I should have lifted the air cleaner to see where I had it set. I'm thinking I had the line on the choke cover all the way to the left side of the marks on the carb body. Hope that helps you? I noticed it kept running ok when I blipped the throttle and the idle came down a bit so it was moving down the steps already. Take care my friend.
90 years old German engineering .... respect
Back at you my friend
It's alive! ALIVE!!!
Old school wins again👍I love my vw😊..
Me too.
The engine sounds good. 👍
unfortunately the camera mike is a POS. It is a sweet running engine.
Check the oil level before firing up!! Great engine, well tuned up for sure. Makes this rainy windy day a lot better for me here in europe shithole. Blessings
Good Point to demonstrate checking the oil for viewers sake. I new there was plenty of oil as it has a full flow filter with 1 1/2 quart oil sump on the bottom. The oil light went out right away on start. I only got in the car to push in the clutch so it wasn't trying to turn over that heavy oil in the tranny. I drive it a month ago to charge up the battery because it would turn over back then. It seemed ok today. LIFE IS GOOD
@@TheEZGZ Yoo EZ, I was thinking tonight what a nice invention it would be upgrading vw cases and cranks with ball bearings? You ever seen of heard about this in aircooled cases? Would the case also stress out after time and still need to be line bored? Maybe having less friction also and higher rpm range... Your from the racing stuff , never seen a guy with this in the dunes? :D
Looking forward to your video's, you have a calming personality and asome knowlage. Greetings from Belgium
Funny, I thought everything EZ said in the video just before he said it. We must think alike lol. Though he is way smarter & more talented than me ofc.
I'm just an average guy just trying to get by
Send some of that snow to Alberta please!
Ready or not here it comes!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
No solid state electronics needed to start in the cold. Nice.
Dude. U. Got. That. Thing. Dialed. In. Carb. Plus. Cold. Always. A. Bad. Combo. Snow. Looks. Good. Easy. On. The. Eyes. Down. In. Az. We. Don't. Get. The. Snow. Cone. Treatment. It. Did. Get. Down. To. 28. Degrees. Once. For. About. 15. Minutes. I. Had. To. Call off. Work. That. Day. It. Was. Awful. Great. Vid. Luv. The. Bug.
You get a Virtual Burrito for funniest Comment in a long time. :-)
Keep that sweater handy LOL
Did I see an Alternator in Valerie? I thought you were a generator Man!
I really don't have a preference ether way as long as it works. I just had a lot of old cars with generator's and it was cheaper to use them.
please test it how it runs on snow and wild road
This is my summer street car. I use the VW Baja for offroad and snow.....
Happy late Thanksgiving EZGZ
This made my day😀😀😀😀😀😀😀😀.
Me too :-) I went to drive it about a month ago and the battery was dead from sitting. I drove around back then and put some fresh gas in it. That probably helped.
The snow on top must of created an igloo affect
One kick!!
Yeah baby bug
I couldn't life in that crap anymore. Life is to short and I've got to much to do.
Woooo
Thanks again, have a good Thanksgiving (not some thing we have in Scotland), we 're about as deep in bulls***t as you are in snow (General elections and Brexit)
Thank you sir. Hard to believe that your Bull***t could Trump ours. LOL .
Oh well, life goes on. We sometimes ask ourselves what happened to Ancient civilizations??? I think government decisions were there demise.
Your probably right.....
Drive it!
Your right. I should have at least done a few donuts for the vid.
@@TheEZGZ Maybe after the county brings a plow through. Recreate that old VW commercial driving through the snow with ease, or is it EZ?
Drive it....!!
The tires are done otherwise I would have taken it for a putt. I didn't want to pull out and get stuck and then block the road for my neighbors. Besides that the main roads were already coated in salt by the city. (bad)
Typical old aircooled. Turn the key and away she goes!!!
Hiiii your videos are realty awesome
I have a broken stud on my case
I was wondering if you could send me your email address so that I can send you some pictures of my problem