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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Nov 16, 2014 8:53 am Post subject: |
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Did a compression test yesterday after finding the parts of a piston ring in the oil pan.
#1 = 139 psi
#2 = 140 psi
#3 = 139 psi
#4 = 140 psi
From those #'s and the way it runs, the piston ring parts had to have come from a previous problem.
The old plugs and wires did not look too old, but I put new plugs and wires in it.
Old plugs:
#1 = little wet with fuel
#2 = dry and a light tan color
#3 = little wet with fuel
#4 = dry with some soot on the bottom
I'm gonna take it by a local VW shop and they are gonna let me put it on a lift to get a good look underneath. _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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57BLITZ Samba Member
Joined: June 12, 2012 Posts: 2385 Location: DEEK - U.S.A.
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Posted: Mon Nov 17, 2014 10:15 pm Post subject: |
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v_dub_ya wrote: |
My right tail light would flicker when driving. I took it apart last night and found some exposed wire where the factory loom ends. My guess is that it was touching the fender and grounding itself out. I put some electrical tape on it and hopefully that will solve the problem. |
Good you found the bare wire, but if it was shorting, you would probably find a blown fuse.
If you continue to have a problem with that light . . . probably a bad ground. Unbolt the housing from the fender, clean the mounting studs and nuts, and also the area on the fender where the housing bolts on.
Next would be loosen a couple fender bolts and snug them back up. _________________ Jesucristo es mi Seņor y Salvador! |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 7:41 am Post subject: |
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57BLITZ wrote: |
v_dub_ya wrote: |
My right tail light would flicker when driving. I took it apart last night and found some exposed wire where the factory loom ends. My guess is that it was touching the fender and grounding itself out. I put some electrical tape on it and hopefully that will solve the problem. |
Good you found the bare wire, but if it was shorting, you would probably find a blown fuse.
If you continue to have a problem with that light . . . probably a bad ground. Unbolt the housing from the fender, clean the mounting studs and nuts, and also the area on the fender where the housing bolts on.
Next would be loosen a couple fender bolts and snug them back up. |
Thanks for the tips! _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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Flycast47 Samba Member
Joined: August 25, 2014 Posts: 7
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Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2014 1:04 pm Post subject: |
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From those #'s and the way it runs, the piston ring parts had to have come from a previous problem.
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Most likely a previous piston failure with the repair operation replacing only the pistons and cylinders and not disassembling and cleaning the engine case. |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Nov 23, 2014 11:01 am Post subject: Got me a roof rack! |
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My new roof rack showed up this past Tuesday. Took me about an hour to assemble and install it.
Before
After
_________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2014 6:44 pm Post subject: |
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Christmas came early
New front and rear shocks, steering damper, front inner and outer wheel bearings, 4 new wheel cylinders, 4 new soft brake lines, correct heater tubes, and new tail pipes. I'm gonna be busy this Saturday and will love every minute of it!
New and old tail pipes!
_________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sun Dec 07, 2014 4:24 pm Post subject: |
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Had Saturday set aside to install new front inner and outer wheels bearings, all 4 shocks, steering damper, all 4 wheel cylinders, all 4 soft brake lines and heater tubes.
Let's start with the right front wheel bearings. Look at the bearing cap , prior to me owning the car, it looks like someone got a little upset trying to get the bearing cap off:
Took me about 20 minutes just to get the cap off and once I did, it had a blue hue to it on the lip, it obviously got extremely hot at one time.
Then to the brake drum. It would not turn freely at all. The brake adjusters were pretty well frozen. Used a little 'Deep Creep from SeaFoam' and let it set. After 15 minutes, I started again trying to adjust the shoes in to get the drum off. The adjusters started working, badly, but working. Then it was hell getting the drum off, it was acting like it was 'off-center', for lack of a better term. It would not ever get centered to freely spin. After at least another 45 minutes of pulling and pushing, cussing and cussing some more, the drum finally came off. After inspection of the drum, it appears to have had some pretty nasty hits from a BFH
My first thought was the drum had a 'lip' from the brake shoes wearing on it, but no lip at all. After further inspection of the drum, I thought maybe the bearing races were not installed 'square' to the drum, nope they both were seated to the respective shoulders. Not sure if you can see in this next picture, but the only thought that I have is that the center of the drum, where the bearings ride, is 'warped, off center', from someone wailing on it with a BFH ????
Here are pictures of the left front drum, luckily no BFH damage:
I am going to get a new drum Monday, I did not want to chance putting new bearings in the old drum for the possibility of the same problem.
Has anyone ever experienced a drum to be 'off center, warped' where the bearings ride?
What are y'alls thoughts? _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 3:56 pm Post subject: |
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After the disappointment with the right front brake drum. I did get all the shocks installed as well as both front soft brake lines and the steering damper. Had to wait till monday to get a new brake drum, thanks http://vikingimportsnc.com/. Steering is MUCH tighter with the new damper! Feels like ive got some bad king pin bushings though , that will be for a later day. _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Wed Dec 24, 2014 4:09 pm Post subject: |
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Look what showed up on my doorstep last week
A set of 4 Coker American Classic 2 1/4" 165R15 Wide whitewalls !
Many thanks to http://www.summitracing.com/?gclid=CjwKEAiA5emkBRC...oCjZzw_wcB, i ordered the tires on Tuesday at 9pm and they were delivered on Thursday at 11am with free shipping!!
Out with the 8 year old dry rotted tires
In with the new tires
Thanks to Ken at http://www.dellingerbrotherstire.com/ and http://www.monkeynutvw.com/ for letting Dellinger Brothers use their wide 5 adapter to balance the tires!
This is the exact look i was going for
Now if it will just stop raining so i can go for a ride
Merry Christmas everyone! _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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cfelke Samba Member
Joined: October 05, 2007 Posts: 136 Location: Greenwood, Indiana
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Sat Feb 06, 2016 1:04 pm Post subject: Re: My '64 Beetle |
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cfelke wrote: |
It is amazing how much those ww tires changed that car. Looks Great! |
Thanks, it is the exact look I was going for!
I like your build thread, lots of good info. _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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Sumneree Samba Member
Joined: February 02, 2014 Posts: 44 Location: Mt vernon WA
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Posted: Sun Feb 07, 2016 11:59 pm Post subject: Re: My '64 Beetle |
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Looks awesome! Keep up the good work! |
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crankbait09 Samba Member
Joined: October 10, 2016 Posts: 1299 Location: Cincinnati, Ohio
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:13 pm Post subject: Re: My '64 Beetle |
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those tires look phenominal on that car......very nicely done.
woul dyou mind posting the link where you got your roof rack?
car looks super duper good |
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TheDon Samba Member
Joined: July 14, 2005 Posts: 498 Location: Windermere
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 6:46 pm Post subject: Re: My '64 Beetle |
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wow, looks super nice! _________________
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flyboy161 Samba Member
Joined: December 26, 2009 Posts: 2091 Location: Perry, GA
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v_dub_ya Samba Member
Joined: April 07, 2003 Posts: 85 Location: North Carolina
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Posted: Thu Oct 27, 2016 8:46 pm Post subject: Re: My '64 Beetle |
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crankbait09 wrote: |
those tires look phenominal on that car......very nicely done.
woul dyou mind posting the link where you got your roof rack?
car looks super duper good |
Appreciate it!
Here ya go for the roof rack:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0046VPWB6/ref=mp_s...+roof+eack _________________ 1964 Beetle Deluxe |
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