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sgbdoe
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| Will 78 transporter back seats fit in a 71 transporter? |
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Zelten
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Is there a specific name or part number for the brace that holds the exhaust to the engine on the drivers side?
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Stuartzickefoose
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| Is there a specific name or part number for the brace that holds the exhaust to the engine on the drivers side? |
i bet ken at busco has one...
206 523 6525
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Zelten
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I've been doing some research. Apparently our buses (1978) never had them on the drivers side.
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busdaddy
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| Will 78 transporter back seats fit in a 71 transporter? |
Yes but there'll be no way to bolt down the vertical back, the seatbelt holes it uses to secure the hinges are in a different spot and the welded in nuts on the sidewalls for the latch strikers are too small. You can make it work as a fixed seat with some fab skills but it's far from a bolt in job.
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Thrasher22
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I pulled my heater boxes a couple days ago and two of the copper exhaust gaskets are stuck to the head... Any tips for getting them off?
I've been soaking them with penetrating spray and using a small pick tp pry at them with no luck.
In case its not obvious what I'm talking about:
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-039-256-251-4 |
There is a tool specifically made for this problem... I bought one and it would have worked on 99% of copper gaskets... but not mine. Instead I sharpened a wood chisel and VERY carefully chiseled the gasket almost in half at One single point where then I could pry it out with the tool... Of course laying on my back in the driveway! If I can I'll post pics
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Thanks! I'll give it another go tonight, but if it still fails I'll try this 
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dugfresh
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I pulled my heater boxes a couple days ago and two of the copper exhaust gaskets are stuck to the head... Any tips for getting them off?
I've been soaking them with penetrating spray and using a small pick tp pry at them with no luck.
In case its not obvious what I'm talking about:
http://www.cip1.ca/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=VWC-039-256-251-4 |
There is a tool specifically made for this problem... I bought one and it would have worked on 99% of copper gaskets... but not mine. Instead I sharpened a wood chisel and VERY carefully chiseled the gasket almost in half at One single point where then I could pry it out with the tool... Of course laying on my back in the driveway! If I can I'll post pics
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Thanks! I'll give it another go tonight, but if it still fails I'll try this |
This is the tool I used... Sorry, forgot to include this. ***EDIT*** just found the thread where I got this tool idea from posted below. FWIW, I used a VERY sharp wood chisel so that I was using the least amount of force.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=7243791&highlight=#7243791
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TwistedGray
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<started searching then got lazy>
Full tank, not up the neck, but full...took a nice turn and filled the gas tank lid area with gas and cleaned up that mistake. Gas cap looks in normal condition - no major signs of age.
So wondering if their is a better gas cap or if this is just life with a bus?
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Stuartzickefoose
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<started searching then got lazy>
Full tank, not up the neck, but full...took a nice turn and filled the gas tank lid area with gas and cleaned up that mistake. Gas cap looks in normal condition - no major signs of age.
So wondering if their is a better gas cap or if this is just life with a bus?
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check the gasket under the rim? you can buy a cheapo aftermarket gas cap and swap the gasket over pretty easy onto a stock VW one..
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TwistedGray
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<started searching then got lazy>
Full tank, not up the neck, but full...took a nice turn and filled the gas tank lid area with gas and cleaned up that mistake. Gas cap looks in normal condition - no major signs of age.
So wondering if their is a better gas cap or if this is just life with a bus?
-bus newb |
check the gasket under the rim? you can buy a cheapo aftermarket gas cap and swap the gasket over pretty easy onto a stock VW one.. |
Ha, brilliant idea |
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Beryl Green
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Hi, will get my stupid gasket questions out of the way at once. What adhesives should I use for: oil filler tube to case, manifold to head, and heater boxs to exhaust? What grease, ect should I use for the throw out bearing?
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busdaddy
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Curil or another non shellac based gasket compound for the filler tube.
Nothing between the manifolds (intake or exhaust) and the heads.
Nothing between any other exhaust connections unless they are rough, then copper hi temp RTV gasket maker.
Any good grease for the pilot bearing but a thick synthetic is best.
Put all the exhaust system on finger tight and snug everything up a little at a time. Make sure that the upper cylinder tin doesn't get pinched under an intake manifold.
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Beryl Green
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| Thanks Busdaddy, Is there a suggested torque for manifolds and exhaust muffler? |
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busdaddy
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Without knowing what you are working on I can't even guess, I assume you don't have a Bentley or Wilson book?
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Beryl Green
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| No worries ill try 14. Bentley doesn't seem to have a torque for intake manifold |
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laurensbus
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| Im converting from 73 dual carb 003 auto to 78 FI 010 auto. Does the 78 solid rod throttle linkage from the 010 Auto transmission to the FI throttle body go through the hole in the motor mount or below it. My 73 has a hole thats mostly blocked by the black bracket middle trans mount and will need to be enlarged to use the late 010 transmission if it does. |
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force3g
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I have a 1970 Westy with an AS, 1977, code 1600DP engine block. Are the spark plugs and plug wires the same when I install replacements or is there a difference? For example do you run different spark plugs on a 1977 1600 vs. 1970?
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| Posted: Thu Sep 18, 2014 7:53 am Post subject: Re: Which tune up parts? |
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| I have a 1970 Westy with an AS, 1977, code 1600DP engine block. Are the spark plugs and plug wires the same when I install replacements or is there a difference? For example do you run different spark plugs on a 1977 1600 vs. 1970? |
You should be using the plug wires for your 1600 engine, not your 77 model year. So plug wires from a 68-71 bus will be correct. Spark plugs depend on your heads, old German heads use the short threaded plugs like the Bosch W8AC, whereas new Mexican heads use long-thread plugs. Aftermarket heads could be any bet. Pull one plug and see what it looks like, or give us a clear and in-focus picture of your head with the valve covers off.
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