hmmm - we have a 1300 beetle (incidentally, the best kind - even Mr Muir agrees) and have come across all manner of troubles.
Firstly, it is an emotional machine and it does help when you spell it's name correctly... all jokes aside ...
I would firstly check that there is spark from the coil. Turn on the ignition, free the cable running to the center of the coil and point the bare metal of the cable at the engine block - verging on touching - and turn the engine clockwise from something approaching top dead center to a couple of inches past it (using a spanner on the generator nut). At some point there should be a spark. If there's none, then you're coil is fucked - and you need to spend 30 bucks.
If this is ok check the orientation of your spark leads. From the top of the distributor in a 1300 beetle (note the spelling
🙂) it's low right on the dizzy to top right cylinder - 1 - (facing the front of the car from the back), then top right posn on the diz. to low right cylinder - 2 - then top left to top left and bottom left to bottom left.
You might also check that the cable from the coil to the distributor is connecting at both ends.
Make sure that the rotor in the distributor is pushed right down, and that the points aren't burnt out. If you can, put in a new condensor and new points and set them up right.
I'd also set up your valves, make sure they're ok. Doesn't take that long - a lot less long than your bug might not run if you don't get it right.
Take off the air filter.
Take the fuel hose off the carby and have someone pump the accelerator - is there fuel?
If there's fuel and spark you're away.
Maybe you're fuel pump is F*&%$jed?
You should be able to get it going.
Oh, and one more thing.
We had a 1300 beetle in the shed for two years (now running beautifully).
The diaphragm in the vacuum advance was ... gone. I sucked on the vacuum hose and instead of moving the internals of the distributor I got a mouthful of musty crap.
We replaced the distributor with a mechanical advance distributor, about $150.
The car has never run so well.
Had we not changed it over the car would be running terribly on high revs and damaging the guts of the engine. Check yours before you drive too far.
That's when you get it going ...
😉
Good luck.
Tom
one4 wrote:Hey all,
Trying to start my bettle, it has been sitting around for a couple of years.
I was told the engine the engine was siezed but I can get it to turn over (Put a little diesel into the cylinders to make sure they were lubed up properly).
I was told that the engine might have a problem with the oil pump but this is not a problem at the moment.
So I can turn her over but it wont start.
Battery is New.
Sparkplugs are new.
I know thinks which I could replace to probably fix the problem (like the dizzy coil etc) but with having very little money I want to source the problem before spending any more money.
Any suggestions? Thanks
Richard.
