Max ;
It's not fair to blame your lack of proper maintenance for poor performance of that VW Beetle .
I grew up Down East and I well remember new Beetles , they were basic transportation yes but terrific snow cars and water tight in the terrible rains we had plus easy starters *if* you kept it in tune and changed the oil to a thinner weight just like you have to do with any other 6 volt car back in those days....
Same as Diesels in the Mid West in fact .
Graphite should do the trick just fine , that's the best lock lubricant .
If your key is an old original or a copy , I highly suggest you contact Tom @ The Classic Center wit your VIN ~ he'll sell you two more BRAND NEW ones delivered to your door , do this now before the key sticks and you get stranded .
-Nate
Max wrote :
All I found in my little town was graphite. These heaters in these cars work soooooooooooooo good. I think I could bake something in my car on the way to town. I didnt know it was that cold in Germany. I had a 63 VW bug what a POS, worst car ever built. Ok, Ok, if you are a California beach girl with Birkenstock s then maybe OK car, but in the north country, no way. Spent my first winter here with that car. 6V I had to get a 8V battery to jump it to start. Pedels froze to the floor as it got to -20 every single year in the 80's. I had to carry a propane solder torch to un stick the pedals. Sure glad someond invented Subaru, national car here back in the 80's, only 4wd car untill Toyota came out with the Tercell. Looking for a mild winter. It's been raining unbelievable for the dry side of Washington. Max
On Fri, Oct 31, 2014 at 2:57 PM, vwnate1@... [diesel_mercedes] <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com> wrote:Lock Ease it GREAT STUFF ! .
I have not seen it for sale anywhere in almost 30 years , used to be in Grocery Stores...
Where did you find it ? .
-Nate
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