Stupid Muffler nuts.  I managed to loosen 3 of them and one of the bottom nuts is stuck and  beginning to round off.  I have soaked them with Liquid wrench and rapped them with a hammer and punch.  What are my options?

Blow torch?   roto tool and start cutting.

So far the bolt has not  broke off and I'm getting scared that my luck is running out.  SC

Don't round them off please.  Take a small SHARP chisel and wack the nut on one of the "flats" on the nut, like you are trying to cut the nut off.
   P-B Blaster nut buster is the choice .

If you hit it hard enough, It will split on one side which is OK also,but you have to be careful not to bend or break the stud off. I usally just hit the nut a few times and it comes off with a wrench. They can get tough sometimes.
  Bottom line is , do what you have to do, but take care of that stud.

$150.00 ?  Didn't Karen Carpender have a song "Its only just begun" :lol:

Jason,  Franks cool.  he is cranky thou,  he is trying to quit smoking.  He has helped on my Subaru, then we drank all my beer.

I ran out of gas today. Plum out.. 8 gallons out.  I thought the bug was running like excrement all morning and at 5,  when I left work, I went about 1 mile and cough/pop .   Made a new friend named Ernest who drove me to the Pit stop,   So I dropped in my gallon then sputtered to the golden gallon and topped her off.   Then I cough and sputtered  and died on the road side about 6 times till I made it home.   What the HECK.  I figure I got air pockets in the line or something and I'm waiting till the engine stops glowing and I will pull the line to the carb and run gas into my pickle jar and see if that clears things up.   I thought putting the pump under the tank would be the cure.  SC

Wow bugtech ,  I feel like im being interrogated,  Yes the fuel tank is vented , Kind of,  I have a little hose sticking out the intake infront of the wind shield,  

The fuel pump pumps gas but I wonder if the float is not opening or air is in there or something.  I road 9 miles to work no problem so I then we was climbing this hill in front of the bus factory and I jammed it to the floor,   In a burst of acceleration I catapulted up the hill,  about at the top,  i sputtered and coasted all the way down the other side..  It was fun while it lasted,  I run gas threw 2  filters, maybe that is too much restriction.  
Tank to  filter, to pump, to fuel pipe,  to filter,  to carb

Tune up the engine? Not since BP8,  Maybe I need to check the plugs and wash the air filter or check the air filter and wash the plugs, i get confused. I did clean out 35 year old  cigar butts from the back seat ashtray this weekend, They were real small cigars that smelt like rope.

Fuel gauge,  I think it works fine,  Its the sender unit thing,  It was all rusty coathangers and ping pong balls so I snipped em off.  I have been hoping to get a another sender , but I got a new video game and have been busy

I somehow drove all the way home today, no conk outs,

Just an off the wall question is the starter fixed yet? :lol: