i have a 1972 beetle that has been converted to a street buggy i am having problems with the power i took it out on the road today and it seams that it cant go faster than 45 mph and i cant shift out of 3rd gear without the engine boging down. i have new points, plugs, wires and air cleaner. also i am haveing trouble with the alternator.

 

are you geting full throtle?
have someone push on it and check if the carb is opening all the way
with the motor off

 

yes we are getting full throttle the carb opens all the way

 

have you set your timing?
9 deg advanced works best

 

how do you know when it is at 0 degrees?

 

you need a timing light
hook it up to #1 spark plug
shine it on the crank pully there is a small notch on the pully you line up with the case halfs

 

ok so i just rebuilt the carb and cleaned all the jets one was all junked up with stuff but i am still having a problem with the generator i dont get voltage from the df terminal when connected with the d+ terminal but i do get voltage when the voltmeter is connected to the brush that connects to the df terminal, and the d+ terminal. is it ok if i just connect the wire that goes to the df terminal straight to the df brush?

 

do you have a regulator?

 

yes i do i just replaced that