Volkswagen: 1968 VW Beetle stalling in reverse., vw beetle, clutch

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Oh its a 4-speed manual, it could be something with the coil, and the reverse lights hooked up to wrong terminal in the coil, but if it is, im not sure.
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Hello, i have a 1968 VW Beetle, and everything works fine but whenever i put it in reverse it stalls, the clutch is all the way in, it worked fine in the morning and tried it again at night and stall no matter how much gas i give it, even no gas at all it still stalls, also that yellow light on my dash which came on for a second when i would start the Bug up, doesnt come on anymore, mabye those are tied together. Please help. thanks. Paul

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Hi Paul,

Is this an autostick VW or Manual?


Thanks,

Ron

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Hi Paul,

The reverse lights should be hooked up to the 'positive' lead on the coil. (the same lead on the coil that the ignition wire is on, opposite the green one that goes to the distributor).

If it is correct, unplug the reverse light wire from the coil and try it.   

If the car performs correctly,  you know that the reverse lights are grounding out somewhere, and you will need to track down where the wire is bare and touching the body of the car.

Let me know how you make out.

Ron