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Amskeptic · Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 12:25 am Size: 1229x1600 Views: 134 Rating: Not rated

Amskeptic · Posted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:34 pm Size: 1594x1221 Views: 448 Rating: Not rated

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The difference between Pict2 and Pict3 and how it executes in the dual carb buses.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Jun 12, 2008 11:00 am Size: 1200x902 Views: 674 Rating: Not rated

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snow after muggy 88* Chicago was a shock to the system. Bus has 553,000 miles on it, running fine, good heat, lucky thing.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sat Mar 17, 2007 9:18 pm Size: 1140x692 Views: 2171 Rating: Not rated

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this engine has never been been torn down. All decals and little pieces are there. The odometer says 41,960 miles. I did have to change out those red breather hoses which I would like to track down.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:10 pm Size: 1000x488 Views: 654 Rating: Not rated

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The two air-cooled VWs in the total fleet of five.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 6:04 pm Size: 1000x751 Views: 1304 Rating: Not rated

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I've been looking out this windshield for 28 years now, and I still think it is one of the more attractive interiors, simple honest and rugged.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 5:57 pm Size: 1000x644 Views: 750 Rating: Not rated

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This is a chassis shot. Every fall since I have owned it I touch up the chips and scratches and rust everywhere on the chassis underneath. Now that there are six or seven coats of rubberized undercoating, many nicks don't even make it to the painted metal underneath. The lower engine tins and heater pipes need scrape/sand/painting every three years.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:29 pm Size: 999x760 Views: 788 Rating: Not rated

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We shall see how long these bushings keep the springs from eating any more of the throttle levers. . . .

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:28 pm Size: 500x434 Views: 345 Rating: Not rated

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I drilled the throttle levers with a bit that was slightly smaller than my new "bushings", heavily modified 16 ga spade terminals that were ground down on the bench grinder. They already have a nice "waist" to stay inside the holes on the throttle levers. I did need to bevel the ends to get them to start into the holes without too much of a fight.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:25 pm Size: 1000x776 Views: 408 Rating: Not rated

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I drilled the throttle lever spring holes

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:24 pm Size: 1000x725 Views: 614 Rating: Not rated

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My dual carbs have springs that have been slowly eating through the levers.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:18 pm Size: 1000x751 Views: 683 Rating: Not rated

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That tachometer belonged to a Jaguar long ago, it is a Lucas with a silk-screened face with VW numerals transposed. It is now 27 years-old and working fine. The tach's light diffuser is a coffee cup lid with a gap unfortunately growing at the top as the plastic shrinks

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:11 pm Size: 1000x751 Views: 1043 Rating: Not rated

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The exhaust system was last refreshed in 1995, with new exchangers and a Dansk muffler from RMMW. I keep the thing religiously painted and always warm the engine up thoroughly (a functional thermostat helps) when I start it to help reduce corrosive effects of condensation. You can see the valve covers and bales are painted too. The bale is given a scour to give it a brushed stainless steel look, then it is painted with engine clearcoat. The valve covers and tins are given Gloss Black Engine Enamel.(thems the red Koni shocks visible)

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 4:04 pm Size: 1000x571 Views: 776 Rating: Not rated

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There are some high mileage parts in this engine bay. The flywheel and pressure plate have an original 521,918 miles, as do the distributor, carburetors, tins, flaps, crankcase, oil cooler, etc. Its engine was last rebuilt in the winter of 2002/3, when I overhauled it in the dining room. It now has 86,918 miles since the Winnie TX gallery plug fiasco. I did put some used heads on it last May when the originals gave up some valve guides and showed some cracks in the wrong places at 505,000 miles. It is running well but I have a fresh engine with an almost new crankcase in the works.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:49 pm Size: 999x657 Views: 699 Rating: Not rated

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Though I have owned the car since 1979, I only recently got the last missing piece, the side seat cover from fellow member, satchmo.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:46 pm Size: 999x714 Views: 763 Rating: Not rated

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I re-covered the seats with TMI upholstery which has held up extremely well. It took three sets to get the correct pattern, however. The interior panels are becoming unglued from the cardboard, but this car has seen some brutally hot days out in the desert and has hosted some rather active kids along the way.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:40 pm Size: 1000x983 Views: 566 Rating: Not rated

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The bumpers have been resprayed twice since 2002, once in a Ralph's parking lot in 2004, the other time last week.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:37 pm Size: 1000x754 Views: 361 Rating: Not rated

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All of the reflectorized tape is un-noticeable in daylight.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 15, 2007 3:34 pm Size: 1000x591 Views: 902 Rating: Not rated

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It has been five years since I posted some pictures of my rattle can spray-paint job of my '73 bus at 419,000 miles.
It is now at 521,918 miles. That engine enamel is good tough exterior paint, easy to touch up, too.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:08 pm Size: 1000x515 Views: 616 Rating: Not rated

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I love this little car. Got me across the country with no problems whatsoever at 70-75 mph, ate a half a quart of oil, 25 mpg, responsive and light on its feet.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:06 pm Size: 1000x734 Views: 359 Rating: Not rated

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The hatch covers were crumbling brownish plastic. I coated the insides with clear rtv sealant to build some strength, and painted the outside with white plastic-bondable paint and rubbed the paint into the millions of hairline cracks with my finger. This helped bring out the grain of the vinyl too.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:03 pm Size: 900x1200 Views: 297 Rating: Not rated

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Repaired the reverse lights in Anthony TX, it was merely a dangling wire from the connector at the clutch replacement, but I took the opportunity to clean and De-Ox electrical connections and tail lamp housings.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 1:00 pm Size: 1000x750 Views: 504 Rating: Not rated

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Repaired the fresh air cables at Starbucks in Pheonix. Had the glovebox out and parts strewn all over the car before I realized how easy it was to fix in situ. Lubricated the ashtray slide and waxed the heck out of the painted surfaces in the interior.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:57 pm Size: 1220x535 Views: 369 Rating: Not rated

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Waited until I got to Atlanta before tackling the gauges for a cleaning and polishing of the bezels and lenses. Fixed the clock and it keeps time to within a minute every couple of days.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:55 pm Size: 1000x547 Views: 328 Rating: Not rated

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Pulled the soundproofing and painted the floors and battery box in Lordsburg NM, drove stoned off paint fumes for an afternoon or two.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:53 pm Size: 1000x1150 Views: 489 Rating: Not rated

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I undercoated the car and painted the heater boxes and exhaust in Casa Grande AZ.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:51 pm Size: 1000x597 Views: 613 Rating: Not rated

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Engine was untouched except for tune-ups and a clutch replacement. Fuel injection works flawlessly, all tins, screws, decals, and rubber bits are present.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:49 pm Size: 1000x843 Views: 238 Rating: Not rated

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Though the car was used as a farm truck or something, based on the strange dents across the front fenders and scratches and dirt, most of the damage looked to be too much CA sun.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:46 pm Size: 1000x765 Views: 202 Rating: Not rated

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This car was neglected in all the nooks and crannies, but the original paint came back nicely with some wax and elbow grease. All chassis and body bolts look untouched.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:44 pm Size: 1000x750 Views: 183 Rating: Not rated

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The windshield washer works. Factory recommends a whopping 55 psi in the spare to drive it until a cutoff occurs at 28.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:41 pm Size: 1000x776 Views: 282 Rating: Not rated

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Jack, tools, bag, decals, everything is there.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:40 pm Size: 1000x681 Views: 277 Rating: Not rated

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This car looks to be extremely original with 42,000 miles on the odometer. It did not work for some period of time.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sun Mar 04, 2007 12:38 pm Size: 1000x617 Views: 323 Rating: Not rated

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The culmination of a 32-day road trip"restoration."
Bought in L.A. on January 27th. Photos taken on March 4th.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Mar 25, 2004 10:25 pm Size: 765x990 Views: 3509 Rating: Not rated

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It is springtime. Get out to your bus and look closely for vacuum leaks before you toast your engine. Follow the pink. Two dimensional drawing makes it difficult to see elevations of parts but it'll make sense when you're out there. Any questions, PM.
Colin

Amskeptic · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:03 pm Size: 898x522 Views: 1156 Rating: Not rated

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All done ( except for heater hoses) drove to Yelm Washington from Glendale CA then back to New York for the break-in.

Amskeptic · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 9:00 pm Size: 798x457 Views: 1323 Rating: Not rated

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Nice sandblasted/clearcoated fan housing back on. This job took five days in a parking lot 3,300 miles from home. Didn't need the overhaul it turned out, machinist thought cam gear was loose. It wasn't. Put in new bearings anyways since it was 100,000 miles since last overhaul in 1992.

Amskeptic · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:56 pm Size: 858x556 Views: 734 Rating: Not rated

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Here the long block is back together, fan is being used to adjust valves.

Amskeptic · Posted: Fri Mar 19, 2004 8:54 pm Size: 898x601 Views: 1122 Rating: Not rated

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It can be done, Type 4 engine teardown and reassembly in car. Didn't need so much as a jack. Heads were off in a couple of hours.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sat Mar 13, 2004 6:03 pm Size: 824x567 Views: 1116 Rating: Not rated

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Two brass plugs 13mm at front of carb float bowls, and two idle cut-offs, unscrew, blast chambers/ports with GumOut and red nozzles, reassemble with all washers accounted for.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:11 pm Size: 658x478 Views: 2171 Rating: Not rated

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Again, may be difficult to read this mess, but I hope to use it as a reference for those who ask about dual carb bus tune-up adjustment problems. I will be doing a major write-up on how these systems work. When they do, you can't beat the driveability and economy, and of course, the value of your bus skyrockets when it is all original. : )

Amskeptic · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:07 pm Size: 658x478 Views: 1645 Rating: Not rated

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May be hard to read, but there is a note that says" 1974 has throttle switch activated and temperature switch-controlled EGR vacuum signal valve. For the record, the photo of my engine shows that I pinched off the EGR pipe from my balance pipe.

Amskeptic · Posted: Sat Mar 06, 2004 7:02 pm Size: 494x359 Views: 1442 Rating: Not rated

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This is reference material for those who have questions about setting up their fine dual carburetor bus. I will be doing text to go along with these, soon.

Amskeptic · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:20 pm Size: 451x601 Views: 1776 Rating: Not rated

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Though it looks like my car is running a little rich, I was actually doing a quickie 5 day parking lot overhaul while passing through Glendale CA and the mountains were on fire. Fortunately it was only a two day fire.
(that was the famous Unnecessary Overhaul where the machine shop gave me some mis-matched rods and charged me for valve guides that he never put in. The noise was not a loose camshaft gear, it was merely the oil pump drive lug rattling in the groove)

Amskeptic · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:20 pm Size: 902x601 Views: 1065 Rating: Not rated

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I ordered a new timing scale because mine lost all of its numbers over the years. The new one was cheesy plastic? so I painted the high-lighted numerals, stuck my own reference mark between the recommended 5*ATDC and 10*ATDC marks that came with the scale. The fan housing was sand blasted and clearcoated for a nice durable sort-of-original-looking finish.

Amskeptic · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:20 pm Size: 898x601 Views: 1373 Rating: Not rated

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Bird's Eye View for those who have stock dual carbs on their 1973-4 bus engine.

Amskeptic · Posted: Wed Feb 04, 2004 6:20 pm Size: 675x451 Views: 1035 Rating: Not rated

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Performed two years ago, this rebuild was photographed from beginning to end. This shot looks sort of arty. The valve cover bail was sanded then clear-coated, still looks nice lurking under the car where it belongs.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:09 pm Size: 743x491 Views: 1063 Rating: Not rated

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I tried to enhance the contrast in ACDSee to show the silkscreening on the tach face, but the photo is a little too over-exposed. I had the numerals from the speedometer transferred onto a Jaguar/Lucas tachometer. That is a specially trimmed Plastic Coffee Lid Instrument Lamp Diffuser around the perimeter of the tach face.

Amskeptic · Posted: Thu Jan 29, 2004 6:09 pm Size: 598x401 Views: 1527 Rating: Not rated

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. . . sometimes 74 bhp doesn't seem quite enough.

Amskeptic · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:03 pm Size: 598x404 Views: 975 Rating: Not rated

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After visiting Bottomend in August, this one day before spewing out the gallery plug in Texas @ 435,000 miles or so.

Amskeptic · Posted: Mon Jan 26, 2004 6:03 pm Size: 600x386 Views: 841 Rating: Not rated

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First road trip photo of my '73 Bus taken in the Rockies at 110,000 miles travelling with my gf from Connecticut to L.A.


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