If the 71 is a standard then yes it will fit.
I owned a 71 SuperBug and the highway gas mileage was 28-32.
Timing way retarded.
see http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiringt1.php
on the tranny The starter is located on the passenger side of the engine. You can see it by looking behind the rear passenger tire.
Did you bleed the entire brake system? First must bleed the rear right, the rear left, then front right and then front left. Don't ask me why but it is what it is. I have a 74 VW Bug
Yes, but the transaxles are different. A 66 uses the swing axle; 71's are IRS.
yes
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Yes
length of 1969 vw bug