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Mon Oct 12, 2009 7:51 pm

new brakes, pulled and cleaned the gas tank and new tires

Mon Oct 12, 2009 8:11 pm

77VWBusDude wrote: Dang jmstu76, did you stay at a Holiday Inn Express last night?!?! lol

Well, I was sick today so I figured out how to resize my pics. Here is proof that I made some progress.

New German bowden tube that accompanied the clutch cable renew. Notice the rubber tip on the end of the tube that keeps the crap out.

Here are the shots of the gas pedal cleaned and reinstalled with the rubber boot in place to cut down on the drafts.

New Alpine CD player

New Bosch Decel Valve

And the fifth Koni

A lot of work, but it's lot of fun to keep this thing going. Right now it's my daily driver.

Tue Oct 13, 2009 12:45 am

took it for inspection, appointment at 8am and the pass stamp at 8.06. 8)

Tue Oct 13, 2009 6:20 am

Last night:
- New wipers
- New oil and filter
- Replace points with Pertronix breakerless ignition
- Final coat of varnish on the camper table!

Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:10 pm

While she is completely stripped and in the paint shop (pictures to come) took the very mismatched locks to the locksmith.

She now will have locks that all work on the original key.

Wed Oct 14, 2009 12:42 pm

uiterwyk wrote: While she is completely stripped and in the paint shop (pictures to come) took the very mismatched locks to the locksmith.

She now will have locks that all work on the original key.
way to go man ! it's the little tedious stuff like that i keep having a hard time getting the gumshun up to do! ;-)

Wed Oct 14, 2009 4:40 pm

coulda rekeyed them yourself
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=312340
many vw models have the same insides for donor bits.

Wed Oct 14, 2009 5:20 pm

most of my doors are on the same key, only the passenger door is on a different key, i once snapped a key in a frozen lock and was stuck outside the car until i smashed a window :( :x

i keep one lock on a different key now so it won't happen again.

Wed Oct 14, 2009 7:23 pm

jmstu76 wrote: New German bowden tube that accompanied the clutch cable renew. Notice the rubber tip on the end of the tube that keeps the crap out.

it looks like there is no bow in your bowden tube.

Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:22 am

WAS THAT bowden tube way shorter than the one that came off? it should have a nice curve in it. mine curves down towards the ground.

Thu Oct 15, 2009 8:27 pm

well, both of you have a good point. When I bought my bus, it was the first vw that I had ever owned and had only helped a friend with his bus a little. 6 years years had past between wrenching on a vw and purchasing the one you see here. Like a complete beginner, I only cruised the samba ads and ebay. I should have looked locally and found something in better shape for less money. But I decided that this $600 bus in California was the one for me so I drove all the way from Oklahoma to California to buy a bus that I had seen 3 pictures of. It had no engine (which is what I wanted because I wanted to build my own) It also had damage from previous owners. Shocker right? At some point, some one high centered this bus. the passenger side frame rail is a bit tweaked and the center heater tube was trashed. The metal clutch cable housing tube that is tack welded to the rear torsion housing was pinched. It wasn't pinched enough that the cable wouldn't move, so I didn't worry about it. Fast forward from 2003 to 2005 when I finally got my bus moving. a couple months into driving my bus the clutch cable snapped. Ok, no biggie right. Bought a replacement and went to remove the old cable. The threaded portion on the rear where the wing nut attaches would not pass the pinched portion of the metal tube. So I fought it and fought it and tweaked it until the tube popped off in my hand. OH SHIT! I thought.

What I ended up doing was cutting the metal tube with a tube cutter where is was not pinched and "spliced" in a piece of plastic plumbing that I found at Home Depot that is the exact diameter of the metal housing. I guess I didn't get it long enough, but it's been working with out issue since. There is about 30K miles on that set up.

How important is the bend? I don't get clutch chatter. Could an unbent bowden tube cause clutch cables to let go at the crimped ends?

I agree that there should be a bend but what is the purpose of the bend?

Mon Oct 19, 2009 11:34 am

Haven't posted in a while but yesterday I got together with a few local VW people and they helped me with my timimg issues. Got it running nice and cool and I'm going for a highway test drive tonight. Got all my issues squared away just in time to take it off the road for the winter :roll:

Mon Oct 19, 2009 12:05 pm

took it camping in a fall storm, lots of wind,rain and leaves, good times for sure! propane heat to dry out the rain soaking hiking gear is a must!

Mon Oct 19, 2009 7:43 pm

Finally, the 034 SVDA distributor. Oil pressure sender relocation kit, and two pole oil pressure sender.

Driving is like night against day with the 034. It's great to step on the gas and have instant increase in rpm. We only had about a half tank on it, but it looks like mpg went up 1.5-2.

Good Day

D

Tue Oct 20, 2009 7:50 pm

jmstu76 wrote: And the fifth Koni

Any more info on this? Like where it came from.

I searched a while back and got this:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=164724&highlight=ratwell+koni+steering

I figured they didn't exist.

Wed Oct 21, 2009 1:09 pm

TheShane wrote: jmstu76 wrote: And the fifth Koni

Any more info on this? Like where it came from.

I searched a while back and got this:
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=164724&highlight=ratwell+koni+steering

I figured they didn't exist.

Read this thread all the way through.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=1...p;start=40

I'm happy with it so far. This dampener can be adjusted to be firmer or softer than the stock dampener.

Essentially it is a dampener for a Porsche 356.

Here is the info on where I got it

I ordered it via the web

http://classicandspeedparts.com/

Classic & Speed Parts, Inc.
140 E. Santa Clara St. #15

Arcadia, 91006 vendor_image
Thank you for shopping with us. Your order information follows.
Purchase Order
Order Information
Order Number: 120
Order Date: Tuesday, 08 September 2009
Order Status: Pending

Customer Information
Vehicle Information
Year (xxxx): 1976
Make: VW
Model: Type 2 Transporter
Customer Information

Order Items
Quantity Name SKU Price Subtotal
1 Steering Damper, 356-KONI KON 76-1099 USD169.00 USD169.00

SubTotal : USD169.00
Shipping and Handling Fee : USD24.16
Tax Total : USD0.00
Total: USD193.16

Don't know if it is worth it but whatever. Last one I will buy as long as it doesn't fall off.

Wed Oct 21, 2009 7:14 pm

Went and picked up my new carb rebuild kit for my second carb.

Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:59 pm

3nero wrote: most of my doors are on the same key, only the passenger door is on a different key, i once snapped a key in a frozen lock and was stuck outside the car until i smashed a window :( :x

i keep one lock on a different key now so it won't happen again.

smashing a window isn't very clever, cutting the rubber is the tidy way if you're not familiar with the standard methods off getting into a locked bus without a key. :wink:

Fri Oct 23, 2009 7:33 pm

oorwullie wrote: 3nero wrote: most of my doors are on the same key, only the passenger door is on a different key, i once snapped a key in a frozen lock and was stuck outside the car until i smashed a window :( :x

i keep one lock on a different key now so it won't happen again.

smashing a window isn't very clever, cutting the rubber is the tidy way if you're not familiar with the standard methods off getting into a locked bus without a key. :wink:

It was -5 deg C and the only tool available at the time was a rock. so i picked the smallest window and got on with it :lol:

Sun Oct 25, 2009 9:11 am

I took out my interior panels and put in some reflectix for the upcoming winter. We'll see today how the ride changes!