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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: Jalabert
Posted: Today 12:37 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

a bit of gentle twisting and problem fixed - thanks, all.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: ivwshane
Posted: Today 12:01 am (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

I think I got a good one:

I passed smog except for a bad gas cap failing me. Instead of replacing the cap and retesting I decided to change from points to an electronic ignition and re time my engine, which was my first time (and I did it wrong). I failed smog and exacerbated another problem I was having. $1200 in repairs, tools and parts (still waiting for parts), I am no closer to passing smog:(

If only would have just changed the damn gas cap and retested, I could be driving my bus:(

Oh and my other mistake was changing a fuel filter and getting gas in my ear (that was the worst pain I've ever experienced!).

I haven't had my bus for very long and I'm a newb, mechanically speaking so I'm sure I'll be posting in this thread regularly.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Rear Foglight?

Author: topaz.
Posted: Yesterday 11:13 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 35

The wiring diagram is now uploaded here at TheSamba

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/info/wiring/bus_1974_up_rear_and_front_fog_light_wiper_delay.jpg

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Lets see your rims!

Author: cptgreenvalley
Subject: 15 inch Alloy with BF Goodrich AT on 1979 Bay
Posted: Yesterday 11:02 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 401

Hi guys,

Looking into buying some alloy wheels to fit the BF Goodrich All Terrain 215 R75 15.

I found a proper priced set which apparently is ET38. Will these work on my bus with stock height?

This is the info I have on the rims:
Viper by Rial KBA 44748. 15 Inch (5x112)

Thanks

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: NOOB - 1977 Westfalia 1600cc Automatic - HELP

Author: Nica
Posted: Yesterday 10:43 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 36

Did you replace the foam seal before you left

Bay Window Bus :: RE: 1970 vw transporter

Author: SmokeyJoe
Posted: Yesterday 10:32 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 111

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: 69doublecab
Posted: Yesterday 10:08 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

Wildthings wrote:

[quote="69doublecab"Why, because I'm a cheap ass and I'm not looking for ANY performance increase whatsoever !I'm sorta aware of the shortcomings of the stock cam.
....
Al

You can't use the hydraulic push rods as they will be too short for use with solid lifter. You can run with the hydraulic springs if you wish. There are reasons not to, but it won't be a deal stopper if you don't. I think it would be a lot more work to try and swap everything over to the Vanagon style mounts, though I have never done it. To use the Bay mounts I think you just need to drill out the holes in the mounts for the larger fasteners.[/quote]
I think you're right, a lot more work to use the Vanagon mounts. I wonder if there is any measurable advantage? Certainly not in parts cost, those Vanagon mounts are expensive, the bay window ones cheeeeep.
WRT the cams: years ago I had a 78 CEII with a warmed up engine. 96'ss, Porsche/ 411 cam/ 74 heads with 41/34mm valves, stock AFC injection.
It made good power, on the flat it could put the speedo needle straight down. But loaded, driving up mountains in w. Virginia and Pennsylvania, loaded pretty heavy, it would pull the hills at 70, but if you got off the cam, about 55 was all it could muster. A fully loaded camper with full water tanks would be happier with a cam with a flatter torque curve.
I'm sure they are out there, a high lift/ short duration cam. I just don't know where to begin or if I should!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: Wildthings
Posted: Yesterday 9:49 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

airkooledchris wrote:

well, im making progress at least.

if I spin the rotor and purposefully seat it 180* out, instead of pointing to #1 at TDC, it finally squats down the rest of the way.

I pulled it back up a hair, spun it back into the correct position and again it binds and won't push the rest of the way in.

if I can replicate this behavior with two distributors, then perhaps there's something about the gear that's worn.... I suppose I could just turn the motor over 180* and then try installing it again - so that everything's pointing in the right direction.

Was the engine running with this distributor before you started messing with it? If it was then the "180�" position is the correct position. You most likely have your engine set at TDC for the #3 cylinder and not #1.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: My Red 1972 Microbus Deluxe - rolling resto/ patchjob

Author: Krautski
Posted: Yesterday 9:46 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 248

Mountainbikes?

rustbus wrote:

is 4th of July in the west coast states a good idea?!?

Statistically? No.
It's a crapshoot from BC to middle of Oregon.

Anywhere west of the mountains has a high probability of being wet.
Then again we backpacked the west coast of the Oly Pen for 4 days at that time period a couple years ago and had nothing but clear skies and low 70s.

Vancouver - Nanaimo - Victoria - Port Angeles - 101 West then 101 South.
You can't go wrong on 101. Well except SW WA, any town in that place is generally speaking a hick shithole. Scenery's nice though.

Or stay east of the mountains and enjoy clear(er) skies the whole way down. Kinda defeats the purpose of calling it a west coast trip though, might as well hit the Rockies and Yellowstone at that point.

Anywho, if you pass through Seattle, stop for a beer.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 9:44 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

airkooledchris wrote:

you know that the teeth on the bottom are offset right? if it slides all the way in, than thats probably the right way to install it....unless you got the gear 180 out from where it should be (remembering you are currently building the motor up)
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: airkooledchris
Posted: Yesterday 9:35 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

well, im making progress at least.

if I spin the rotor and purposefully seat it 180* out, instead of pointing to #1 at TDC, it finally squats down the rest of the way.

I pulled it back up a hair, spun it back into the correct position and again it binds and won't push the rest of the way in.

if I can replicate this behavior with two distributors, then perhaps there's something about the gear that's worn.... I suppose I could just turn the motor over 180* and then try installing it again - so that everything's pointing in the right direction.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: NOOB - 1977 Westfalia 1600cc Automatic - HELP

Author: asiab3
Posted: Yesterday 9:14 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 36

equinox wrote:

�blistering heat in the midwest!

What temps do you guys consider blistering?
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: My Red 1972 Microbus Deluxe - rolling resto/ patchjob

Author: rustbus
Posted: Yesterday 9:11 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 248

time for an update, gotta start keeping this thread better updated.

these are some farily random things i've done too the bus since the last post, so as i recall i'll try and take more pictures!

collected some parts while i waited for warmer weather:

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- adjustable timing flashing third brake light
- new AFM from VW germany
- new bosch fuel pump
- new bosh fuel regulator
- NOS gas pedal
- fancy gas pedal linkage from dude in the UK

- tired of the old loose gas pedal linkages, i've installed one of these wonderful setups:

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very easy to install, unfortunately i wasnt able to use the NOS pedal..the connection point is offset from vs the early bays and the touch down tab is longer. i just 'adjusted' my original one to be a bit tighter, and a new pin.

Its solid as hell now, smooth like a new car - very nice upgrade!

Three of 4 ball joints are originals and i was able to unscrew this little plastic cap and screw in a zerk.

nice, too bad the boots are torn...hope thi sbuys me some time
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located an original quick release clamp for the right side heater tube connection. should save me 1min, should i ever want to take the heater fan off. probably never will though, unless it craps out.

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This is a bit of a prize for me...sorry long story: i searched endlessly on and off for months to find a flip up jumpseat i could mount behind the passenger seat. something simple and low profile. most things were too new (cheap) looking, expensive, or bulky. i always thought back to this great little horsehair seat at my grandma's place that was in the front room so you could flip it down, sit, and put your shoes on. always wondered what happened. grandma moved, new people move in, renovated, thought i'd never see it again. then a few months ago im at my dads shop and there it is hanging on the wall...like 20 years later. I said wow and he said take it.

anyhow i took it, cleaned it up, torn it apart, reupholstered it, and put it back together with as much shine as i could polish back into it.

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sure, im going to have to drill 2 or 4 holes in the seat back and a couple in the floor, but i think its worth it. the floor already has the old icebox holes anyhow and if i do it right it will look fine

has a metal leg that slides out on deployment, then flips up like this:

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hopefully soon i can get into the install. need a backing plate with studs i figure and maybe some brass acorn nuts, or at least some nice fitting bolts.

sadly, this will interfere with my 'stoolbox' so it will have to go . it took up more space than i wanted it to anyhow. toolbox should still fit under the drivers side jumpseat...i dont really drag the whole toolbox around much any more for daily driving anyhow.

took the 'miss and a couple bikes to banff last weekend, held a cruising speed of 68-70mph, massive side wind for all 600 miles, CHT around 380-390. max speed 87mph. (instant peak, i didnt maintain this long...but felt good ya know? smoked past a vanagon on a huge long grade heading back into calgary. it was nice not to HAVE to be the slowest thing on the road. i chose to hold at 68mph but 75 was right there if i wanted it. amazing on the grades! smiles, neck cranes, cell phone pictures, thumbs ups, and wave the whole way.

I installed the new fuel pump and regulator, i plan to install the AFR soon too, just trying to baseline CHT, mileage and AFR before i install the new unit. the current one tracks perfect and hold the AFR where its supposed to be, so it can be a spare while i run the new unit.

big plans for a 2.5 week west coast road trip next month! is 4th of July in the west coast states a good idea?!?
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 8:54 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

airkooledchris wrote:

the gap exists even without the clamp, it just looks bigger then since the clamp isn't using up any of that space.

it may be as simple as Wildthings mentioned, where it simply won't seat all the way. my only concern being that when I pull UP on the rotor - sometimes I can feel it disengaged from the gear enough to rotate on it's own - so i'll need to make sure it's as seated as well as possible - or it could end up spinning in the hole and tear itself up against the gear.

did you say that any distributor will do the same thing? wondering if the one you have has a oblong or out of round shaft toward the top, and is binding before it can fully seat...
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: How To Install a Cold Draft Beer (and keep the water) System

Author: equinox
Posted: Yesterday 8:36 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 52

LOVE IT!

Was going to buld a new vanity/kitchenette and as a Westy and homebrewer (beer, wine, and mead), was going to install a "jockey keg" system smiilar to what you did with coil and just add ice/water.

Thanks for sharing your design and I didn't even think of using the cornelius keg(s) for water. i have man spares, so I will DEFINITELY be doing that!

I have a 77 West, so will have it behind the passanger seat by the sliding door soo peeps can pour themselves a drink inside or out and during tailgates!

Thanks for the ideas and sharing!!

Robb

Bay Window Bus :: RE: NOOB - 1977 Westfalia 1600cc Automatic - HELP

Author: equinox
Posted: Yesterday 8:33 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 36

Thanks Guys

Yes, I have pics. I'll have to see how best to post, since 1st time doing this and not sure the best way.

O MY GOD! I gotta hook up with "BellePlaine". We share the same interests and forward direction. Thank you soo much for the link! He has the pics and layouts which will help tremendously. Likewise, I wasn't even thinking of using the Cornelius Keg(s) for the water ALSO! I will DEFINITELY do that and have a lot of spares!

Well, this weekend is a long holiday weekend, so I have a couple chores and the garden to tend and get ready for this year and besides that, I'll be working on the Westy....getting it fully washed, installing the rear bumper, canvas top, emblem, and new parts....can't wait.

Besides that and the keg/water/cooking system, I need to work on layout and installing my amps and guitars (I'm an engineer and amp designer).

Can't wait!

Robb

Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: asiab3
Posted: Yesterday 8:32 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

lowbay wrote:

Blair and sons, 31st ave and broadway, bankers hours mon-fri 9-5pm

Haha� If he quotes you a price you like, you better buy it then because it will go up next time you ask him!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: grandpa pete
Posted: Yesterday 8:29 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

You got to love it !!!! 8 minutes to get the right name from 2 members....Thanks Kirk ......Obnoxious blue ; thanks for transferring the photo; cuz I don't know how .....this setup shure beats the $499 vanagon set up
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: lowbay
Posted: Yesterday 8:28 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

Blair and sons, 31st ave and broadway, bankers hours mon-fri 9-5pm
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: curtis4085
Posted: Yesterday 8:27 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

About half way down the page is a good setup

http://community-2.webtv.net/VanStuff/VanagonWestfalia/

And if you noticed there great fuel injection service binders forsale!!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: obnoxiousblue
Posted: Yesterday 8:20 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

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Credit to fastmc25 and his bus Clyde
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: airkooledchris
Posted: Yesterday 8:18 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

the gap exists even without the clamp, it just looks bigger then since the clamp isn't using up any of that space.

it may be as simple as Wildthings mentioned, where it simply won't seat all the way. my only concern being that when I pull UP on the rotor - sometimes I can feel it disengaged from the gear enough to rotate on it's own - so i'll need to make sure it's as seated as well as possible - or it could end up spinning in the hole and tear itself up against the gear.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: vwjunkie1974
Posted: Yesterday 8:16 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

Lowbay,

What junk yard is that at? Where is it?
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The anatomy of a Mid Life Crisis-"The Bus" (Pics)

Author: tootype2crazy
Posted: Yesterday 8:10 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 9

Don't feel bad man; my bus is also known as "The Bus". I'm not really into the naming thing. My other cars are "The Tiguan" and "The Toyota". It's not very creative, I know. Nice bus.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: Kirk
Posted: Yesterday 8:10 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

Pete, I sent you a PM. See if thats who you mean.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: obnoxiousblue
Posted: Yesterday 8:10 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

grandpa pete wrote:

hello busdaddy; I'm trying to Find the name of the samba member with the raised red and white high top bus that is set up for off road use...the window "shelf" idea is his and he has pictures.... Do you know who I am talking about ?

Fastmc25

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: grandpa pete
Posted: Yesterday 8:02 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

hello busdaddy; I'm trying to Find the name of the samba member with the raised red and white high top bus that is set up for off road use...the window "shelf" idea is his and he has pictures.... Do you know who I am talking about ?
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: Millennium Falcon
Posted: Yesterday 8:02 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

When you are testing your wipers be sure to spray some water on the windscreen first. You don't want to be dragging dry wipers across dry glass. The wiper motor is quite powerful and may even strip the wiper arms or do other damage if there is too much resistance.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: busdaddy
Posted: Yesterday 7:48 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

Wildthings wrote:

The problem is often just old stiff blades that have taken a set, this coupled with any slop that has developed in the linkage over the years.

Sometimes, but often the arms are bent so even a new set of blades isn't square to the glass. Now and then you can get away with sliding the blades out of the holders and inserting them from the opposite ends too (if the refills are the removeable type).
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: lowbay
Posted: Yesterday 7:46 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

Mached up the headers using the old heads and took some measurements for the heat shields for under the heads
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Side note check out this beauty I saw today at the local vw graveyard, I made an offer but he isnt selling...

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: busdaddy
Posted: Yesterday 7:42 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

grandpa pete wrote:

$293.00 for a fairly bulky unit..VS..$99 for a 5000BTU unit......you get a piece of closetmaid wire rack shelving as long as your drivers window is wide ........ you hook the shelf over the window(the window is rolled up 1 1/2 inches )........You support the outside end of the shelf from the gutter .........you set the AC unit on the shelf and fill in around it with pieces of high density foam

Or sit it on the luggage rack and blow through the zippered window upstairs. X2 on too much crap in the bus, indoor real estate is scarce enough when camping even on a nice day.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What's the go-to for campsite 110 volt air conditioning?

Author: grandpa pete
Posted: Yesterday 7:36 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

$293.00 for a fairly bulky unit..VS..$99 for a 5000BTU unit......you get a piece of closetmaid wire rack shelving as long as your drivers window is wide ........ you hook the shelf over the window(the window is rolled up 1 1/2 inches )........You support the outside end of the shelf from the gutter .........you set the AC unit on the shelf and fill in around it with pieces of high density foam
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 7:34 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

Try getting the dizzy in the clamp all the way off the engine, you did loosen up the clamp? You might have to just spread the clamp open with a screwdriver

Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: williamM
Subject: yikes
Posted: Yesterday 7:30 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

Got a new "big" honda bike and armeraled The seat and gave it full throttle on a straightaway. ---That shits slippery- and tends to apply more throttle
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Shifter Feels Loose All of a Sudden...

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 7:20 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 36

Yes
Yes

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Good deal on Bay Buses or parts thread

Author: Malokin Martin
Subject: Re: 72 Westy
Posted: Yesterday 7:19 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 412

1967250s wrote:

Decent looking Westy Bay if it does not go for too much-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-Westfalia-Camper...43bc321b29

I bet the metal is nuts underneath that carpet.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Hi! New guy with a question...

Author: hydrophobia
Posted: Yesterday 7:12 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 22

I am used to working on things- I help a friend farm with old equipment, and until today I was a prototype mechanic with Ford. I took a big leap and went to a desk job with a pretty big local trucking company... so now I'll WANT to work on something as opposed to HAVE to work on something, if you dig what I mean?

Gordon, were you at the show in Ypsi last weekend? I may have talked to you if you were...

Two Combi Camps, huh? Did they buy them new from Imported Cars in Royal Oak? I can remember spending many a weekend in there, drooling over Chris' TVR Tasmin in the showroom! LOL

I hope to see you around sometime. I live in Wayne now, grew up in Canton, the first house I bought was in Lower Town. Big mistake selling that one. :/

Thanks for the props guys (and girls). I'm definately going to start saving for one!

(As an aside, I read a thread over the weekend were someone bought just a key and kept it in his pocket, to curb the urge to spend money that wasn't going towards a Bus. I think I'm going to do the same thing. So if anyone local to the Detroit area has a key they want to part with...SPAM)

JK

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?

Author: lowbay
Posted: Yesterday 7:07 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

I agree with you completely, i really like the idea of it being tuned to my setup. I called to see if they had any idea when theirs would be available. Im holding out for one, but if I cant get one by the time my build is done i may just go for the petronix as ACN suggests and warranties them.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Good deal on Bay Buses or parts thread

Author: 1967250s
Subject: 72 Westy
Posted: Yesterday 7:07 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 412

Decent looking Westy Bay if it does not go for too much-
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/72-Westfalia-Camper...43bc321b29

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?

Author: asiab3
Posted: Yesterday 6:55 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

lowbay wrote:

I spoke with ACN last week about this and the biggest advantage is they tune their SVDA to match your setup. As they dont tune the petronix unit they sell they recommend it highly as the next best thing.

Hmm. I liked the idea that they tuned it to match the carb. I also prefer points, but ONLY because I like to fiddle with them. (Let's not get down the road of points vs. electronics.)

So I don't want to buy the Pertronix distributor only to have to take the $80 module out. I am happy to spend a lot of money on the best products. But I do not want to spend any money on products I have to Mickey-Mouse right after I open the box.

aircooled.net website wrote:

Build quality is not as good as the ACN SVDA, you MAY have to disassemble, clean, and lube it to ensure smooth operation. But it is completely warrantied, so no worries there!

I appreciate their mission to sell the best SVDA unit; I just don't want less than the best.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Front caliper bushing dimensions.

Author: Hal9000
Posted: Yesterday 6:54 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 5

Girling is what they are.... I just hadn't had my coffee yet this morning. And in retrospect I think that they actually are late model calipers and maybe just got mis labelled. Anyway, they have under 10K miles on them... The ATE's have been sitting without plugs for an unknown amount of time, and at one point they got put into a commercial parts cleaner according to the mechanic I got them from. Externally they're pretty pitted. None of that's a guarantee but I'm expecting to find some internal corrosion when I tear them down. Rebuilding and using them isn't out of the question though.

I wouldn't "cheap out" on brakes (I'm too fond of my life and health). But not cheaping out doesn't mean I have to limit myself either. A set of steel spacers is hardly a wild modification.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?

Author: lowbay
Posted: Yesterday 6:51 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

I spoke with ACN last week about this and the biggest advantage is they tune their SVDA to match your setup. As they dont tune the petronix unit they sell they recommend it highly as the next best thing.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Lowering a Bay

Author: SkyDawgVW
Posted: Yesterday 6:50 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 3856

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: lowbay
Posted: Yesterday 6:42 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

For a street motor 7.8 - 8.0, I really havnt seen any higher than that besides race motors, but im no expert.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Hi! New guy with a question...

Author: Beagledog1
Posted: Yesterday 6:32 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 22

Hi Jason,

I too live in SE Michigan and I know a guy with two Combi camps, although he doesn't pull them with a VW bus. I have a '79 Westy and I wouldn't hesitate to pull something as light as a combi-camp.

As for local clubs, there is the Michigan Vintage Volkswagen Club (MVVC) and the Not-A-VW Club. Both can be reached by googling the name.

Gordon
Plymouth
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Off road modifications for your bus

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 6:32 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 488

suffecool2 wrote:

Crazyfiggi wrote:

Hi everyone,
Alex here from Sydney, Australia.
Here are a few pics of my baja style kombi.
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Very cool set up More details & pics please !

first off, that is awesome.

second, do you have to use the front tire to jump up in there?

third, THAT IS REALLY AWESOME!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: Wildthings
Posted: Yesterday 6:31 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

The problem is often just old stiff blades that have taken a set, this coupled with any slop that has developed in the linkage over the years.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Hi! New guy with a question...

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 6:29 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 22

tootype2crazy wrote:

Nobody's said it yet so I will. Owning an air-cooled VW is like owning a very needy dog. It will require lots of attention and care. There will never be something that doesn't need to be done on it. If you are a mechanic by trade that's great. But if you don't LIKE working on things, you will have a problem. That's the appeal of owning a bus for me, I like working on things and when the bus is rolling down the street because I put it together right and made this or that part I feel really good about that. Also everywhere you go people will wave and honk and give peace signs and tell you stories about how their relative had one and they slept in the back on top of the engine compartment because it was the only warm place in it during the winter. I'm just trying to prepare you for the inevitabilities. If you get one, welcome to the club!

well said! that is EXACTLY how i feel about them.
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DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: Wildthings
Posted: Yesterday 6:27 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

Don't sweat it, a lot of Type 4 distributors don't fit down fully. Don't know if it is the case machining or the machining of the distributor drive, but it is common to see dizzies that stick up a 1/16" or so above the clamping plate.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Off road modifications for your bus

Author: suffecool2
Posted: Yesterday 6:24 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 488

Crazyfiggi wrote:

Very cool set up More details & pics please !
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Converting to Jaousie windows. What seals?

Author: asiab3
Subject: Re: Converting to Jaousie windows. What seals?
Posted: Yesterday 6:14 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2

grungeant wrote:

Is this all I need?
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=231069413

You'll need two of them if you plan to do both sides.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Converting to Jaousie windows. What seals?

Author: curtis4085
Posted: Yesterday 6:13 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2

Yes. And patience

Here is a long winded thread I did.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=479591
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: sjhotz
Posted: Yesterday 6:13 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

No wife really helps my VW addiction, there is no stopping it!
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Bay Window Bus :: Converting to Jaousie windows. What seals?

Author: grungeant
Subject: Converting to Jaousie windows. What seals?
Posted: Yesterday 6:11 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2

Is this all I need?
http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=231069413

I have regular windows with wing vents.
The person selling me the camper windows said they should be resealed.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The anatomy of a Mid Life Crisis-"The Bus" (Pics)

Author: Marleybus
Posted: Yesterday 6:10 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 9

The PO bought passenger tires for her a couple years ago I will be looking for hankooks later this summer.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 1973 Bay window,1700cc and automatic transmission, with a/c

Author: smittykins
Posted: Yesterday 6:06 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 20

stuco wrote:

Link

There's also a Lodi in my area(blink and you miss it). My mom says you wouldn't want to get stuck there, either.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: Jalabert
Posted: Yesterday 6:02 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

Cool - thanks guys.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: borninabus
Posted: Yesterday 6:01 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

i wouldn't say a fat pair of mole grips (whatever those are, i don't speak kiwi) or brute force is needed.
they just need a little tweak.

believe it or not there are instructions for just this fix in the service manual.

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: busdaddy
Posted: Yesterday 6:00 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

Pretty much, but a small crescent wrench or even your fingers is much more civilized, you want the blade 90 degrees to the window.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: tootype2crazy
Posted: Yesterday 5:59 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

I sold my first car, a 1971 bright purple baja beetle in pristine condition, because it would die when it came to a stop. I used the money to buy a junker beetle with a supposed "rebuilt" engine that dropped a valve on the highway a week later. After buying an engine and rebuilding it myself, learning along the way, I realized I could have fixed my first beetle in a half an hour. I knew nothing about cars with the first beetle, but the ordeal made me the mechanic I am today. I still kick myself over getting rid of that baja though.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Changed Muffler - Small Leak

Author: wanderglobe
Posted: Yesterday 5:57 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 10

Millennium Falcon wrote:

No one is going to give him the business about buying that muffler???

There'll be no business giving here do you understand?? It's the muffler that fits...sort of. I used some sealant this time around so we'll see how it goes tomorrow.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?

Author: borninabus
Posted: Yesterday 5:57 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

the 71 205Q will be a tough find.
the best thing you could do is find a low mile or refurbished OG unit.
i would go for a 205 "034" if vacuum advance is your thing.
i find them a bit mushy for my taste.
019 is the one for me.

try contacting member tasb.
he does mainly old cast iron dist's but has a ton of later (aluminum) cores and might be sweet talked into going through one for you.
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Bay Window Bus :: Windscreen wiper judder

Author: Jalabert
Subject: Windscreen wiper judder
Posted: Yesterday 5:50 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 7

I'm sure I'm not the only one that suffers from this, but I couldn't find anything with a search - my wipers go up the screen fine but judder on the way back down. The wiper blades don't flip over - am I right in thinking the cure for this involves a big fat pair of mole grips and some brute force?

Cheers,

Simon
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Changed Muffler - Small Leak

Author: Millennium Falcon
Posted: Yesterday 5:49 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 10

No one is going to give him the business about buying that muffler???
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1972 White Campmobile
1700 cc Type IV
Dual Solex 34 PDSIT2/3

Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: fes
Posted: Yesterday 5:48 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

[quote="sjhotz"]

airkooledchris wrote:

fes wrote:

Buying a house instead of a giant garage with small living quarters

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Attempting to buy a house with this in mind, I want a big yard for my Buses, & neighbors I can tell to fuck off if they don't like it (I.E. no HOA) when i'm out till midnight banging away at my masterpiece

I dont think there is property or a building big enough for this addiction..My bus is barely back on the road after almost a decade of resto and the wife is already after me for a bug or a ghia..not to mention the other aircooled stuff we have (motorcyles) and the endless amount of parts i should have started hoarding years ago

Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: airkooledchris
Subject: Re: fully seating the distributor?
Posted: Yesterday 5:44 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

busdaddy wrote:

airkooledchris wrote:

busdaddy wrote:

airkooledchris wrote:

[img]picture[/img]

Did you stick that coppery colored thing in there as a pointer or is that something else?

I was just trying to point out the gap.

I've twisted the rotor while pushing pretty hard down on the body to no avail, so far. I'll keep trying, I just want to be sure im not missing something and then doing damage by continuing to push it into place...

Was that a full 360+ degrees of pushing and turning?

Have a look around the front and left side and confirm the clamp isn't caught on the cylinder tin, it happens.

There is no tin installed currently. The motor is sitting on a motorcycle jack in my garage. I didn't spin it very far. I can tell that the distributor is in the correct location because I can seat it in far enough where I can't turn the rotor - it's sitting in the correct groove. but if I lift up just a little on the rotor I can then spin it out of it's groove and around the horn if I want to.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: GusC2it
Posted: Yesterday 5:41 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

Did you pull the dist. driven pinion out for any reason? Are you looking at the slot to see which direction the rotor should point and go from there. (It can only point ONE way.)
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: sjhotz
Posted: Yesterday 5:39 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

sjhotz wrote:

17 years old, with buddy who knew bugs well working on 71 Bubble Top Contempo Campers rear brakes, went to remove the drums with no idea that the hubs are reverse thread... yup thats right 10 foot breaker bar with my buddy and I bouncing on it till the bus literally hopped. My Dad runs out yelling "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!!!!" Luckily he stopped us in time, no major damage, ya I was an idiot!

Hmm on second thought selling her for 900 bucks to make rent, ya I'll never forgive myself and have never been able to find it, ya that was even dumber!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: sjhotz
Posted: Yesterday 5:32 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

airkooledchris wrote:

fes wrote:

Buying a house instead of a giant garage with small living quarters

Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: sjhotz
Posted: Yesterday 5:23 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

17 years old, with buddy who knew bugs well working on 71 Bubble Top Contempo Campers rear brakes, went to remove the drums with no idea that the hubs are reverse thread... yup thats right 10 foot breaker bar with my buddy and I bouncing on it till the bus literally hopped. My Dad runs out yelling "WHAT THE HELL ARE YOU DOING!!!!!!" Luckily he stopped us in time, no major damage, ya I was an idiot!
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Need help identifying the type of motor we have.

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 5:20 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 8

It still has the original coil bracket with the arm for the spring for the accel cable to Og carbs. As mine was same color and same year, my money is on original 1700. Does exhaust header have dual outlets into muffler on both sides?

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Oil leak from filler tube

Author: curtis4085
Posted: Yesterday 5:15 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 6

Ok you said you rotated the oil filler but have you tried just rotating the clamp by itself.

Make sure your oil is not over filled at all.

I had slight leak at this same location after my last R&R on the engine and it just took mine the small tweak I described to fix it.

PCV valve or oil breather could be clogged?

I have head of the plastic housings getting tired and failing to seal. Could always find a NOS oil filler or good used and try to see if that helps.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: busdaddy
Subject: Re: fully seating the distributor?
Posted: Yesterday 5:12 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

airkooledchris wrote:

busdaddy wrote:

airkooledchris wrote:

[img]picture[/img]

Did you stick that coppery colored thing in there as a pointer or is that something else?

Was that a full 360+ degrees of pushing and turning?

Have a look around the front and left side and confirm the clamp isn't caught on the cylinder tin, it happens.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: What is missing on my dash?

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 5:03 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 10

Sell it whole. Looks like a very restorable Bay. What kind of rust? If I was out there, I'd take it, just too far west. Just out of curiousity, how much for it complete? Maybe someone will bite, instead of killing another Bay. God knows there are enough parts Busses out there. Make a deal. Or donate it to the local high school. Just save it.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Oil leak from filler tube

Author: Wildthings
Posted: Yesterday 5:01 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 6

Foaming oil and/or a blocked crankcase ventilation system will cause the filler tube to leak.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Oil leak from filler tube

Author: 75bus4/me
Posted: Yesterday 4:58 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 6

[quote="curtis4085"]Now are you talking you have oil coming out of the bottom of the plastic oil filler tube? IF so is it coming from where the cap seats or the bottom where the plastic filler connects to the metal pipe?

Yes that is were it is coming from and flowing down to the dipstick boot then on the ground
I have rotated the filler cap and it still leaks or seeps.

Thanks
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: Wildthings
Posted: Yesterday 4:58 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

69doublecab wrote:

Wildthings wrote:

At a minimum you should have the case completely miked out, but since you have the Vanagon case, it just seem simpler to start there. I have heard pros and cons for running solid lifters on hydraulic lifter cams. Personally since you have the engine out and partially torn down, why not install a Web cam or other cam of your choice.

Why, because I'm a cheap ass and I'm not looking for ANY performance increase whatsoever !I'm sorta aware of the shortcomings of the stock cam.
What I am interested in would be less maintenance and possibly better gas mileage. The intended use for this is to ship it to Ireland where my (ex) wife will drive it and live happily ever after. Low maintenance is primary. I think there is hardly a road in Ireland that one needs to drive over 70mph upon.
And gas is expensive as hell, at least 2x what it is here.
So, I guess the main thing is: 1. do I possibly want to change the mounts to the Vanagon style and 2. do I need to use the push rods and springs for the hydraulic engine?
Al

Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: 69doublecab
Posted: Yesterday 4:57 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

SGKent wrote:

Did I read that right? You aren't interested in a new cam because you don't need performance but you are interested in 914 pistons.? I am having a disconnect here.

Quote:

Why, because I'm a cheap ass and I'm not looking for ANY performance increase whatsoever

Quote:

Other thing that tempts me would be to put on a set of 914 pistons... This give(s) free horsepower

I think it is time to vacation from this strange Alice in Wonderland website where up is down and right is left.

FREE MPG being the primary concern with $9.00/gallon gas.
Free horsepower is the byproduct.
Al
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1971 Dormobile
November 1955 (Wolfsburg) pickup WANT TO BUY ORIGINAL 15" BUS RIMS dated 2/55, 3/55, or 8/55, 9/55 or 10/55, OR ANY dated 1955- I'M DESPERATE!
69 doublecab (sold it!)
Vanagons

Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: airkooledchris
Posted: Yesterday 4:49 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

fes wrote:

Buying a house instead of a giant garage with small living quarters

Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: SGKent
Posted: Yesterday 4:48 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

Did I read that right? You aren't interested in a new cam because you don't need performance but you are interested in 914 pistons.? I am having a disconnect here.

Quote:

Why, because I'm a cheap ass and I'm not looking for ANY performance increase whatsoever

Quote:

Other thing that tempts me would be to put on a set of 914 pistons... This give(s) free horsepower

I think it is time to vacation from this strange Alice in Wonderland website where up is down and right is left.
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formerly Steve's Racing and Engine Blueprinting. Wrenching since 1967.

bdamico on GF wrote

Quote:

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Bay Window Bus :: RE: 72 Deluxe

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 4:40 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

What is a good higher CR for the t4 engine that won't destroy it?

Bay Window Bus :: RE: DUMBEST MISTAKES you have made

Author: fes
Posted: Yesterday 4:39 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 54

Buying a house instead of a giant garage with small living quarters

Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: 69doublecab
Posted: Yesterday 4:35 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

SGKent wrote:

is the rod or crank blued from the spun bearing? if so the case webs may have warped and the case junk.

No.. nothing is blue. I suspected something wrong because it cranked so hard. Sitting so long I suspected rust in the cylinders, but the rest of the car is so dry.
The main saddles in the case have a little of what I would call fretting, IOW, there has been a slight amount of movement, but not to the point of galling or any upsetting. I think the case will be fine. I'll definitely put the crank in the mains and torque the 6 big thru bolts. It should still turn super easy if everything is okay.
But I think this Vanagon case is the easy answer.
Bright gold VW of Canada stickers are worth their weight. Cam and lifter much nicer than my 1976 70k mile cam.
Other thing that tempts me would be to put on a set of 914 pistons.They raise the c/r from 7.3 to 7.7 or so. This give free horsepower and fuel economy too. At the risk of failure from low quality fuel. Plus I have some laying around.
Years ago they used to be pretty thick on the ground when Tweeks was offering flat top European 914 sets for good prices. These would end up at swap meets often. I think I paid $20 for a nice set 8 years ago.
I could maybe turn this into a world's biggest tight assed type 4 rebuild. Maybe we don't even have to label it as such.
Seriously, I worked in a high performance machine shop many years ago and saw many engines go out the door for 2x the price of a crate motor. And most were not very reliable, even on the street. It seems like hardly any rebuilders get reliability as good as the original factory. I don't know why, most always the tolerances on a custom motor are way better. My guess is it's mostly just knowledge and practice.. Pretty hard to beat work done by someone who's been doing the same damned job for 8 years or something!
Even me, when I slide a rod home onto the crank and it feels wrong-oops! I don't ever do it flawlessly, but I can usually feel it when I mess up.
Some of my best engine successes came from doing extreme budget jobs.
I guess it's time to clean this case and drill out the motor mount holes.
Al
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1971 Dormobile
November 1955 (Wolfsburg) pickup WANT TO BUY ORIGINAL 15" BUS RIMS dated 2/55, 3/55, or 8/55, 9/55 or 10/55, OR ANY dated 1955- I'M DESPERATE!
69 doublecab (sold it!)
Vanagons

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Your Biggest Bus/Camper Mistake?

Author: 1967250s
Posted: Yesterday 4:29 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 10

Several of them. Didn't peen all the rod bolts. Cost me the original case. Second, bolted case together with main bearing not on the pin properly, lasted about 30 miles and froze. Third, never repainted/undercoated bottom of Bus when I bought it, led to a ton of rust, which leads to: last, went to a supposed air cooled body shop where they welded on crap parts. And that's the short list, LOL

Bay Window Bus :: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?

Author: asiab3
Subject: Aircooled.net SVDA distributor backorder - alternate unit?
Posted: Yesterday 4:27 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 4

Most know by now that Aircooled.net is backordered on their best SVDA distributor.

None of these show up in the classifieds in any respectable form�

oldvolkshome wrote:

Bus & Pickup 1971 * 1600

Distributor: VW 211-905-205Q, Bosch 0231 167 055 or 211-905-205S, 0231 180 001 > 043-905-205D, 0231 176 033

Can Use: VW 043-905-205D, Bosch 0231 176 033, 113-905-205AH, 0231 167 053

I am looking for a unit of equal high quality, does anyone have any real-world experience with other units?
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pictures: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjz8SSLu
-'09 Jetta California Edition

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Tacky Tiki Bus Projects

Author: Rodmullet
Subject: Tacky tiki bus projects
Posted: Yesterday 4:21 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 41

Well, another update with a small project. I guess once she has the airbrush in hand there is no stopping her....

Headlight rims with the Tacky Tiki Bus treatment...

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Coming very soon, Tacky Tiki Bus interior lights!

Rod

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Off road modifications for your bus

Author: Crazyfiggi
Posted: Yesterday 4:15 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 488

Hi everyone,
Alex here from Sydney, Australia.
Here are a few pics of my baja style kombi.
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: airkooledchris
Subject: Re: fully seating the distributor?
Posted: Yesterday 4:12 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

busdaddy wrote:

airkooledchris wrote:

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Did you stick that coppery colored thing in there as a pointer or is that something else?

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Hi! New guy with a question...

Author: tootype2crazy
Posted: Yesterday 4:11 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 22

Nobody's said it yet so I will. Owning an air-cooled VW is like owning a very needy dog. It will require lots of attention and care. There will never be something that doesn't need to be done on it. If you are a mechanic by trade that's great. But if you don't LIKE working on things, you will have a problem. That's the appeal of owning a bus for me, I like working on things and when the bus is rolling down the street because I put it together right and made this or that part I feel really good about that. Also everywhere you go people will wave and honk and give peace signs and tell you stories about how their relative had one and they slept in the back on top of the engine compartment because it was the only warm place in it during the winter. I'm just trying to prepare you for the inevitabilities. If you get one, welcome to the club!
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1979 Sunroof Deluxe Bus with the sunroof and its parts sitting in my closet and a westy pop-top to cover the hole. Lower 1/5 of the body is gone from rust. Freshly rebuilt 2.0 with Federal FI and newly restored heat exchangers.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Greater Seattle Bus Gathering?

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 4:04 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 303

notchboy wrote:

So I may or may not (probly not) go to the Classic in Irvine. And if I dont then we for sure need to get on Beckler and maybe a Great Canadian trip?

Stuart - Not this weekend (as Im in San Antonio at a Convention) but next - we need to tour Beckler. If you go to Woodburn - Ill go solo or with Zelten or Lynn or something.

Ive never done the Canadian show so Id like to do it atleast once.

Whats y'alls plans?

I can now carry more beer, more tent, more BS and still have room in the bus to move around and have people actually sit

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beckler over woodburn for sure! i call shotgun!
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DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.

�Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.�

�Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.�

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Gene Berg Whale Bus

Author: Glenn
Posted: Yesterday 4:02 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 5

I would strongly suggest replacing the valve springs before installing the engine. after 14 years they are fatigued.
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74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
HBB/RW
www.DasVolks.com
Long Island's Aircooled Club

Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: busdaddy
Subject: Re: fully seating the distributor?
Posted: Yesterday 4:00 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

airkooledchris wrote:

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Wanted, 68-73 westy OG plaid curtains, singles OK.

Bay Window Bus :: RE: Gene Berg Whale Bus

Author: hydrophobia
Posted: Yesterday 3:55 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 5

They are both beauties! Wow!

Thanks for sharing!

JK

Bay Window Bus :: RE: spun rod bearing 1976 2.0 liter

Author: 69doublecab
Posted: Yesterday 3:48 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 11

Wildthings wrote:

Bay Window Bus :: RE: I want to cut a hole in my top and I've do a search.

Author: asiab3
Posted: Yesterday 3:47 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 5

skills@eurocarsplus wrote:

the rani gutter is very integral to the roof structure. do not cut it. (well, go ahead, then you will never be able to keep glass in it due to the flex)

if i was in your shoes, i would get a sliding rag top

http://www.slidingragtops.com/

they usually beef up the hole, ao you would not run the risk of anything weird happening.

Alright those look pretty neat. My PO left me a list of "things to be done" on the bus, and "huge sunroof" was on there I HOPE this is what he meant�
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∞ smiles per gallon)
pictures: http://flic.kr/s/aHsjz8SSLu
-'09 Jetta California Edition

Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: Stuartzickefoose
Posted: Yesterday 3:45 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

twist the rotor and push down on the body. should slide right in to place when you line up the teeth on the bottom properly.
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MINE - 1978 Westfalia ~ Maisy ~ FI, Hydraulic Valves, Electronic Points, 2.0 (NEED A SET OF HEADS, PM ME IF YOU HAVE A SET)

DAD's - 1972 Westfalia ~ Sticky ~ 1.7(?) 914 motor, allison electronic ignition, electric fuel pump, dual webers w/o choke.

�Don't cry because it's over, smile because it happened.�

�Those who mind don't matter, and those who matter don't mind.�

Bay Window Bus :: RE: I want to cut a hole in my top and I've do a search.

Author: jtauxe
Posted: Yesterday 3:41 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 5

I have a sunroof top minus the sunroof that you could use -- that would be ideal, if you can cover the hole adequately when you are not using it.

The hardest part is shipping it from New Mexico to Florida.
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"The bus came by and I got on. That's when it all began..." - Garcia/Weir/Kreutzman
Long gone: 1969 and '78 CE Transporters, Westies: 71, 76, 77, 76, 77, 71, 73, 77, 74
Current projects: 1975 ME Single Cab, 1978 RHD Double Cab 2.0-L FI
http://vw.tauxe.net

Bay Window Bus :: RE: The Stupid Question Thread

Author: airkooledchris
Subject: fully seating the distributor?
Posted: Yesterday 3:40 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 2056

Ok, im lost. What's the trick to fully seating the distributor?

I can get mine in *most* of the way, but not *ALL* the way.

Is the drive gear sitting too high?

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Even with a different distributor it seems to get stuck at the same point:

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hammertime?
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Bay Window Bus :: RE: Clutch cable wing nut removal

Author: grtfldan
Posted: Yesterday 3:24 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 13

you can use a ratchet strap to hold the clutch arm back a bit. Makes threading the cable thru the arm allot easier.
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70 Mexibeetle Fuel Injected
71 Bug standard carb

Bay Window Bus :: RE: A general VIN question

Author: busdaddy
Subject: Re: A general VIN question
Posted: Yesterday 3:19 pm (GMT -7)
Topic Replies: 1

jtauxe wrote:

Is that how it works?

Yes.
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Wanted, 68-73 westy OG plaid curtains, singles OK.