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Originally Posted by MichaelKellough
My wife had '67 Beetle in college and I had a '69 in grad school.
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Now there's a coincidence, when we were first married, my wife also had a '67 Beetle and I had a '69.
As I said before the '67 through '70 Beetle engines had a lot of problems. Most were the result of going from the '66 1300cc engine (very reliable) to a 1500cc version without beefing up the heads and crankcase.
When the engine on my '69 started coming apart, I ordered a brand new complete '71 engine from the factory. It was a greatly improved 1600cc engine with dual-port heads, bigger valves, and of course a very strong crankcase. Both the horsepower and low-end torque were noticeably higher. That engine change made it a whole different car that we enjoyed driving for many years.
It should be noted that the Beetles may have been small and fun to drive, but they were never even close to as fuel efficient as the small engined cars built today.