Hi everyone. I am a new user of these forums and in need of some help. I have a 73 super beetle and I keep getting air bubbles in my fuel line. It happens after the car has been running for about 10 minutes or so. I can see a lot of air coming through the fuel filter and the car idles rough. I have replaced all of the rubber sections of fuel line hoping that it would help but it didnt. Do you guys have any advice for me? I hope so because I'm about to go nuts! Thanks for any info you can give me and I look forward to talking to more of you soon.

Hi vwherb. I am planning on coming to the meeting tomorrow night. I live right up the street from Wally's over by the Ramada Inn that burned. I have a new fuel pump but I am not sure if it's the right one or not. Also my new fuel pump has a hole drilled into the bottom part of the round section of the fuel pump. Should that be there? It is brand new but I was a little unsure about putting it on because of the hole. I have only had this car for about a month and a half and its my first bug so I am still in the first stages of learning about this thing. What I'm getting at is if I seam ignorant about vw's it's because I am. Thanks for any and all input you can give me.

I wish I had seen this post before our meeting.  I understand that you got your problem fixed, but when you say that you can see air coming through the fuel filter, I am assuming that you have a clear plastic filter located between the fuel pump and the carb, correct?  If so, please read the following link . . . and take it to heart now . . . don't do like I did and wait until you look in the rear view and see flames.

Bob Hover's Tulz (tools) Series, Part 6 - FIRE!