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Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:52 am

Pics of my engine in my bus finally!

Sat Jun 14, 2008 10:07 am

My 69 before :(

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During :)
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After :D

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Much better :D

Sat Jun 14, 2008 5:52 pm

Sat Jun 14, 2008 6:08 pm

my 73 West with a 2.0 litre and Dels 34

Sat Jun 14, 2008 8:42 pm

The 74 Bus:

The 78 Westy:

the engine seal IS installed in the 78 now

Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:25 am

T-4 2056cc

Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:43 am

1975 bus, and 1975 crew cab

Sun Jun 15, 2008 12:59 am

Only one like it in Alaska...

MagicEddie88 :wink:

Sun Jun 15, 2008 2:33 am

Initial break-in with the Solex 34PICT3.

With the baby Webers for the past 12 months and 5,000 miles.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 4:15 am

I am computer iliterate. Please post my engine here, it is in my gallery.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:02 am

Mr. Loaf wrote: I am computer iliterate. Please post my engine here, it is in my gallery.

There you go, damn that looks good. Might want to put a picture of the turbo / underside up too

Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:21 am

Opossum wrote: Here is what I had before I got the Camper Special.

That can't be right! My 1973 VW 1600 Type 2's former 1584 cm³ displacement engine, had 50 DIN HP (i.e. hamster power)!

All these 1968~79 VW 1600 & 17/18/2000 Type 2 engines, and not one of them features a manual, cranked starting handle! :-({|= Am I the only one to have this useful feature!?! 8)

Sun Jun 15, 2008 5:34 am

this may look meek compared to the turbo FI, but it gave the adventurewagen 23 MPG consistantly in mixed driving. now its going into the 71 deluxe. sorry. lousy picture, need a new camera.

Sun Jun 15, 2008 7:47 am

So Nigel has a crank. What, too lazy to push? :roll:

Mon Jun 16, 2008 6:31 am

Mr. Loaf wrote: So Nigel has a crank. What, too lazy to push? :roll:

Of course I'm too lazy to push! :shock: All good engineers are intrinsically lazy; or so I was told by my esteemed senior colleague, way back in circa 1979/80. :roll: It's what prompts us to design ways of making our lives easier.

Besides which, it is rather difficult to push-start a vehicle solo, whilst simultaneously sitting in the driving seat, steering the vehicle and waiting to engage the clutch in 3rd or 4th gear, once the vehicle has attained a reasonable speed.

Once upon a time, nearly 26 years ago, in southern Sweden, during my family's 1982 summer touring holiday, I was obliged to perform a reverse rolling start in reverse-gear, down a moderately steep hill. It was quite exciting, but it's not something of which I would wish to make a habit. :lol:

A starting handle, is even more essential, for those who drive 1972~79 VW 17/18/2000 Type 2 automatics, which cannot be push started at all! ](*,)

Mon Jun 16, 2008 7:44 am

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:26 pm

Before install - I did fix the muffler...

Mon Jun 16, 2008 8:31 pm

Before install - I did fix the muffler...

Mon Jun 16, 2008 9:08 pm

hey..... where's Nigel's engine?

Tue Jun 17, 2008 5:47 am

jah_B wrote: hey..... where's Nigel's engine?

I sold the original AD-series (equivalent to AE-series), twin-port, 1584 cm³ displacement, 50 hamster-power, 1973 VW 1600 Type 2 engine, with retro-fitted starting-handle facility, sometime ago.

I have yet to assemble, the WO-series & AP-series 1911 cm³ displacement, 90+ hamster-power, modified hybrid, VW 17/1800 Type 2 & 4 engine, with retro-fitted starting-handle facility, so the only pictures I have, are of some of the various components.

Renovating the two-bedroom bungalow, which I inherited from my grandparents, is taking precedence at the moment. :(