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Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:02 pm

If you are gonna do the clutch cable get a new clevis pin and new point of attachment part( i dont know what its called) but it is probably worn.

Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:02 pm

wampe wrote: Suggestions? Wait until you have a longer break from college, I think you'll need it. :bay_red:

haha that would be nice but im probably gonna work on it at school after i get the engine back in and running. then i can have multiple weekend projects. i still have a dd so its not that big of a deal for it being down for the weekend.

Sun Feb 21, 2010 11:06 pm

ned wrote: If you are gonna do the clutch cable get a new clevis pin and new point of attachment part( i dont know what its called) but it is probably worn.

yup was going to get one for the bus and one for the road because i heard they like to stretch. good call on the clevis pin.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:03 am

project street warrior wrote: he might have put the old clutch and flywheel off the 1600 on it. so better just wait instead of ordering the wrong parts. i hate getting ahead of my self
project street warrior wrote: yup was going to get one for the bus and one for the road because i heard they like to break and leave you stranded.

A Nash Rambler clutch and flywheel might fit on it easier than one from a 1600. 1600's are a different engine and totally different parts. Just mentioned that to point out that the way to make your soon to be bus reliable is to get yourself reliable. Intently study the service manual, your bus and other resources such as parts catalogs, the Samba, other people and their busses, etc. Biggest recommendation is don't even touch a screwdriver or wrench until you are prepared to do it step by step per the manual. Or have bigtime educated and confirmed reason to do anything any differently. The biggest ways busses get unreliable is someone wrenching on them, thinking they are doing good, but instead causing bigger problems because they are doing the wrong thing. If you have experience or knowledge about other cars, forget it. VW's are designed and built differently and must be treated that way. The Muir Idiot book may be good for you to get some general understandings about the bus and which direction to tighten a nut but it is NOT the authority or anywhere close to it. Just sayin'. We want you to have a good bus experience and we want any bus to have a good life. BTW, have you gotten an owners manual yet to know the basics about owning a bus? :wink:

Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:24 am

Reading Desertbusman's suggestion makes sense to me. How about it? Maybe 1 hour a night reading and one hour cleaning her up? Then as you see things you want to check, if parts are needed order them. Don't be in a hurry or it will bite you in the butt. I spent almost 4 hours tonight relacing a wheel skin because I put the steering wheel back on the way it came off - and the PO (prior owner) had it reversed. When I corrected the steering wheel, the wheelskin was upside down with the seam at the top. Then tonight when done I realized I missed an opportunity to redye the steering wheel to match the rest of the dash. It is close but I could have made it look new. See - these are small things - wait until you hit the big ones.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 12:43 am

I'm proud of you SG, that you had the self-control to hold back with your personal opinion on the Pertronix Ignitor :lol: . I just put on a wheel cover 2 weeks ago. Replacing the one that was put on 12 years ago and recently started falling apart. Had the record of brand and P/No so Googled and could only find one on Amazon. It was NOS and tore putting it on because of it's age. But then got another one and very carefully put it on even though it was wanting to tear. The funny thing is that the old one was 180 degrees off. Must have put it on with the wheel removed while restoring the wheel.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 8:02 am

I would begin with getting the Bus and the engine home first. I wonder why the engine is out of it to begin with, is it shot? Or, was it removed to replace the worn out clutch and all of that was never gotten around to?
Get the Green Bentley. Go up to Technical above here on this page and print out and study the electrical wiring diagram. Also view the original owner's manual for '75 Bus. Once you have everything at home and figure out what you may need partswise, then start ordering.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:09 am

Desertbusman wrote: project street warrior wrote: he might have put the old clutch and flywheel off the 1600 on it. so better just wait instead of ordering the wrong parts. i hate getting ahead of my self
project street warrior wrote: yup was going to get one for the bus and one for the road because i heard they like to break and leave you stranded.

A Nash Rambler clutch and flywheel might fit on it easier than one from a 1600. 1600's are a different engine and totally different parts. Just mentioned that to point out that the way to make your soon to be bus reliable is to get yourself reliable. Intently study the service manual, your bus and other resources such as parts catalogs, the Samba, other people and their busses, etc. Biggest recommendation is don't even touch a screwdriver or wrench until you are prepared to do it step by step per the manual. Or have bigtime educated and confirmed reason to do anything any differently. The biggest ways busses get unreliable is someone wrenching on them, thinking they are doing good, but instead causing bigger problems because they are doing the wrong thing. If you have experience or knowledge about other cars, forget it. VW's are designed and built differently and must be treated that way. The Muir Idiot book may be good for you to get some general understandings about the bus and which direction to tighten a nut but it is NOT the authority or anywhere close to it. Just sayin'. We want you to have a good bus experience and we want any bus to have a good life. BTW, have you gotten an owners manual yet to know the basics about owning a bus? :wink:

yup i got the bentley muir and wilson books. im not new to the automotive world by any means but am to air cooled so i will take you advice and keep studying the things i have been studying and read threw the faq some more and the muir and get ready to tackle alot of projects. thanks for the advice

Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:16 am

research everything!

The more I looked around, the more I decided to wait and save. After three months of searching and saving wish lists everywhere I finally dropped the hammer and spent @2500 between at least 6 different venders. It's definitely a process. If I'd just went with one vender it could've easily topped 3500 due to price differences. Don't be in a hurry because it'll only cost you money.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:18 am

Jody '71 wrote: I would begin with getting the Bus and the engine home first. I wonder why the engine is out of it to begin with, is it shot? Or, was it removed to replace the worn out clutch and all of that was never gotten around to?
Get the Green Bentley. Go up to Technical above here on this page and print out and study the electrical wiring diagram. Also view the original owner's manual for '75 Bus. Once you have everything at home and figure out what you may need partswise, then start ordering.

the reason the engine is out of the bus is because it had a 1600 that blew up. so he started building a second engine the 74, 914, 1800cc engine to put a stronger engine back in there. It has new pistons, cylinders and even new heads on it. Its in good shape but needs a lot of work.
thanks for the advice

Mon Feb 22, 2010 9:19 am

chazz79 wrote: research everything!

The more I looked around, the more I decided to wait and save. After three months of searching and saving wish lists everywhere I finally dropped the hammer and spent @2500 between at least 6 different venders. It's definitely a process. If I'd just went with one vender it could've easily topped 3500 due to price differences. Don't be in a hurry because it'll only cost you money.

good point better to do lost of price shopping than to over pay for every thing

Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:03 am

Just FYI- If you decide to go with the Pertronix, there is no need to get their special coil. As long as you have a good Bosch blue coil the Pertronix will work fine.

Mon Feb 22, 2010 10:13 am

dubluvv wrote: Just FYI- If you decide to go with the Pertronix, there is no need to get their special coil. As long as you have a good Bosch blue coil the Pertronix will work fine.

yeah i was wondering about that but i think i was reading ratwell's faq saying you can buy the wrong one. any ways i dont even know what kind of coil the one is thats on there because the guy painted it bright orange. i guess i could check the resistance on it but ill probably end up replacing it anyways.

http://www.ratwell.com/technical/BlueCoil.html

Mon Feb 22, 2010 6:37 pm

Might be wrong but I'm thinking the # is stamped on the blue coil.
When you go to put the engine in pay particular attention to the installation since the 1600 that was in is not the original type engine for it. So various things might have been changed around to get the 1600 in. You will have to change them back. You've got the good books, that's great for getting a good start.