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PiperFixer
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 Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 6:15 am Post subject: Re: New to me 72 Super |
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Everything in place.
And closed. Sealed with Curil T. Nuts sealed with Permatex Aviation. Crank moving freely after all torques applied.
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Cusser
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PiperFixer
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 9:46 am Post subject: Re: New to me 72 Super |
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| Sounds like it's going well, great ! |
Mostly yeah! I could not for the life of me get the distributor drive gear situated without messing up the crank seating so I left it out until later. I know that's the 'harder' way but that's the choice I've got to live with now.
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Cusser
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| Posted: Mon Dec 01, 2025 12:04 pm Post subject: Re: New to me 72 Super |
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| Cusser wrote: |
| Sounds like it's going well, great ! |
Mostly yeah! I could not for the life of me get the distributor drive gear situated without messing up the crank seating so I left it out until later. I know that's the 'harder' way but that's the choice I've got to live with now. |
When I tore down/rebuilt my factory 1971 engine in 2016-2017, I also could not get the distributor drive gear out, and I had the correct tool from decades before. I ended up pounding it out with a block of wood and a hammer, once I had split the case.
No issues rebuilding, engine still running fine.
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1970 VW (owned since 1972) and 1971 VW Convertible (owned since 1976), second owner of each. The '71 now has the 1835 engine, swapped from the '70. Second owner of each. 1988 Mazda B2200 truck, 1998 Frontier, 2014 Yukon, 2004 Frontier King Cab. All manual transmission except for the Yukon. http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335294 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=335297 |
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PiperFixer
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: New to me 72 Super |
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Read a lot about heater box repair vs replacement. Decided on repair as under the rust mine are actually in decent condition.
Looked like this on removal.
Scraped. Degreased. Metal brushed. Bead blasted. Ospho'd and high temp painted.
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Bobs67vwagen
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| Posted: Tue Dec 02, 2025 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: New to me 72 Super |
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| Good job on that and probably better for and quality than any replacement available today. |
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