Friday, September 17, 2010

More videos from Classic VW Bugs

Here are the latest installments from Classic VW Bugs video tips. These are done by VW guru Chris Vallone who restores classic Bugs. The first video shows us how to bench start your air-cooled engine. The other two show us  how to gut a VW Bug to get ready for paint. I hope yu enjoyed them as much as I did. Thanks.

 

 

Friday, September 10, 2010

Auto repair help on YouTube

Some may think of YouTube as just a silly video site to watch people make fools of themselves or watch babies' and cat’s dance to music. It’s also a valuable place to find help fixing stuff. I’ve found I learn quicker having a visual instruction rather than just out of a manual. Recently I’ve had to figure out how to change the wheel bearing hub's in my 2000 Chevrolet Impala. When I was given the four digit estimate by the garage I almost choked. Not being Bill Gates I thought of seeing if I could do this myself(or at least part of it) to save some cash so my family could eat. The one manual I had wasn’t very helpful though it explained it well enough it lacked pictures. I was kind of resigned to have to feel my way through the project. Then one night I thought why not see if someone’s done a video of it on the web. Sure enough I even found one with my exact car and with clear and easy to understand instructions. Why didn’t I think of this before? Not to mention The Bug Me Videos I have mentioned in previous posts. These are to two best videos I found on repairing my Impala by Rich Pin.

 

Now this project doesn’t seem as intimidating as they first seemed. Not only do I see it done I have an idea of what tools I need and what to expect at each step. I will certainly have these videos handy when I start this project.