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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 1:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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Maybe you can consider "buying" it back from the person who won it. You'd save face, respect and continue on with your adventure.


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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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If you are going oil bath air cleaner- drop by and us my sawzall - the rest is going to the scraper.

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Bottom right is the bracket it sits on. (pie pan thing.)


Bill, even if Ben doesn't take you up on it, I think that would be a worthy piece to cut off and save. I think the "dusty conditions" filter uses a different mount anyway.


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The dusty conditions oil bath is basically a 181 oil bath with a 2 strap bracket. This is a mimic of a lot of "small tractor" air cleaner.

But back to original equipment- I think the original T2 pre 71/72 air cleaner is as good, but hasn't the snorkel for getting cleaner air up higher the 181 has. Or the thermostatic controls on the intake for warm air the 181 has.
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PostPosted: Wed Mar 08, 2017 2:34 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 4:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

Hi

Some guys mentioned it before, but we drove our bus through some pretty remote areas, including Asia. If you're interested you can look through our prep threads to see what we changed on our bus. I added the links at the end of this post.

On our trip from Amsterdam to Being the only thing we had failing was the fuel pump relay I think, for which we carried a spare.

I think for overlanding, these would be the most important things:
- Make sure everything is in good shape when you start out, no worn bearings, brakes, engine etc.
- Get a LSD, it makes a huge difference when offroading
- Get new tyres from a good brand with the right size and thread.
- Install a transmission and sump guard as specified in the difficult conditions manual.
- Install CHT, oil temp and pressure gauges.
- Have jerrycans or similar for 50L of extra gas to extend range
- Get adjustable steering rods on both sides (easier to fix those when they get bent)

Send me a PM and I can send you a list of the spares we carried. All our spare parts fit under the rear bench, so you really don't need that much.

In about 70.000 kilometers of overlanding we really didn't have that many failures. What we've seen failing was: shocks (yes, even Koni's), bearings, CV's, front torsion leaves, front sway bar, windscreen (cracks), double relay, clutch cable, steering rod and our Coleman gas stove (we had spares for that one too, so fixed it Laughing)

Amsterdam - Beijing http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=241979
Amsterdam - Cape Town http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=370281
Amsterdam - Euro 2012 http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=448292 (Ended up using another vehicle)
New York - Rio http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=538190
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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 6:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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PostPosted: Sat Mar 11, 2017 11:01 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

I have a Toyota 3.4 liter V6 in my 78 bay. Super strong and reliable.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 11:27 am    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

If you go with a type 4 engine, use all stock components inside, except the cam and lifters. Get a web-cam and lifters. I say that because I have seen two sets of 'oem' (whatever that means) cam and lifters grind themselves flat in 250 miles on rebuilt engines recently. Someone has messed up the manufacturing process on those parts.

If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world. The metal is too weak for all the leverage required to move a heavy vehicle like a bus. This is why the mexican air-cooled bus never went above 50ps, because more horsepower in a mag case in a bus destroys the engine.

For either engine, have you thought about modern fuel injection, say megasquirt? You can buy a whole kit from this guy and he can tune it for you:

http://www.thedubshop.net/

Can you imagine not having to worry about a distributor? Megasquirt systems use GM components which are widely available worldwide.

Lastly you're gonna want a strong transaxle. Seen this?

https://weddleindustries.com/transaxles/vw-transaxles/ultimate-091-bus-transaxle-0

You can even get it with a locking differential, which you'll need.
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 1:18 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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Some guys mentioned it before, but we drove our bus through some pretty remote areas, including Asia. If you're interested you can look through our prep threads


Thanks very much for posting here and all you have added to TS already. Very useful for people like me. Cheers!

That list of failures seems pretty acceptable to me. I'm planning to have a similar list when I finish this next trip - better preparation is the key I think.

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If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world.


I would be inclined to agree with that.

I wonder if Mega squirt would pass emissions

Thanks for the advice guys

Keep it coming, reading with interest and we're still hunting for the bus
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 12, 2017 3:38 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world.


I would be inclined to agree with that.


I would not agree. A new mag case as the basis for a properly built lower rpm engine (driven and maintained by someone that knows VW's) is more than adequate. Mag cases also run much cooler and are about 15lbs lighter. I would never consider a used case for this application. The problem with VW's isn't the way they were engineered, it's the way they've been abused and repaired over the decades.

But that's just, like, my opinion, man. Wink
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 12:37 am    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world.


I would be inclined to agree with that.


I would not agree. A new mag case as the basis for a properly built lower rpm engine (driven and maintained by someone that knows VW's) is more than adequate. Mag cases also run much cooler and are about 15lbs lighter. I would never consider a used case for this application. The problem with VW's isn't the way they were engineered, it's the way they've been abused and repaired over the decades.

But that's just, like, my opinion, man. Wink


Where's the hard data that a mag case runs cooler?? Has someone taken the guts out of a mag case and thrown them in an aluminum case and run both around a track at the exact same temperature outside?? That is a huge myth. I worked on hundreds and hundreds of ACVWs at the shop I worked at here in St. Louis for over 10 years and saw countless buses with mag cases that had spread bearing journals and other irreparable damage to the case. If it's a 1600 sure that's ok, if you don't over-rev it. Anything bigger and you're asking for trouble IF you plan on daily driving it, which he is gonna. Type 4 cases are aluminum and never, ever have a problem with the cases unless someone seriously abuses them with no oil and overheating. Porsche was involved with the development of the type 4 engine. Originally VW made the type 4 cases out of mag but then switched to aluminum because the porsche engineers didn't want the weakness of the type 1 engine going in their cars. It's a fact that aluminum is a better material for an engine block, or else all cars today would be made with magnesium engine blocks. The only drawback that an aluminum case has over mag is the weight, but the durability of them is worth that sacrifice.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 6:37 am    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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I wonder if Mega squirt would pass emissions



Megasquirt if fully adjustable, as long as you tune it right, it'll pass emissions no problem.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 7:39 am    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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I wonder if Mega squirt would pass emissions



Megasquirt if fully adjustable, as long as you tune it right, it'll pass emissions no problem.


Unless you live in a state where you have to show all of the original equipment, no matter how practical it may be to do so. (Looking at you, California.)

I have no problem in theory of emissions requirements. It is obvious that they have gone a very long way toward cleaning up the air. And I like air.

However, it has always astounded me that in some locales, the emissions requirements don't necessarily care as much about the numbers as they do about the equipment.

I would have to imagine that a modern fuel management system such as Mega Squirt would probably allow for a much more efficient engine, but would not be legal in California because it isn't original to the vehicle/engine.

Or, if it can manage to meet the required numbers but doesn't have all the equipment, it'll fail too. Just doesn't make sense to me.

That nonsense did work out in my favor one time, though. Years ago I bought the 72-74 exhaust system off a guy who moved to California. He couldn't register the bus there because it didn't have the exact exhaust system from his '78 anymore. Even though it met the actual exhaust numbers requirement. (He had moved from a different state that only had a tailpipe requirement.)

Tailpipe requirements seem much more reasonable. Who cares what is bolted to the engine if the engine is meeting the tailpipe requirement?
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Can you imagine not having to worry about a distributor?


Is this a joke? This has to be a joke.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 3:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

In my earlier post I mentioned I could share the spare parts list we used. So I created a quick shared Google doc. You can view it here:

https://docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d/1fOOftxpHJcytmTHv4McMa9dMfw6iKQ06Pxu9cuJggL8/edit?usp=sharing

Please note this list is specific to our setup, so go ahead and cherry-pick what you think is useful but it should be a good starting point.

I also noticed a few people talking about Megasquirt here. I would say it definitely has its upsides for overlanding. Two main advantages for us are that it has full automatic baro adjustment so it adjusts for changes in altitude. (Try running an L-jet car from sea level to 4000 meters without adjustment) And it makes any troubleshooting a whole lot easier, plug in your laptop and immediately see if all your sensors are giving you sensible data. And as a bonus you can make mixture and spark changes as required for driving conditions.

We choose to set it up in parallel to the original L-jet and dizzy setup so in case of issues I can switch back to stock ignition and or fuel within a minute. Basically giving us a redundant spark and fuel system.
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If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world.


I would be inclined to agree with that.


I would not agree. A new mag case as the basis for a properly built lower rpm engine (driven and maintained by someone that knows VW's) is more than adequate. Mag cases also run much cooler and are about 15lbs lighter. I would never consider a used case for this application. The problem with VW's isn't the way they were engineered, it's the way they've been abused and repaired over the decades.

But that's just, like, my opinion, man. Wink


Where's the hard data that a mag case runs cooler?? Has someone taken the guts out of a mag case and thrown them in an aluminum case and run both around a track at the exact same temperature outside?? That is a huge myth. I worked on hundreds and hundreds of ACVWs at the shop I worked at here in St. Louis for over 10 years and saw countless buses with mag cases that had spread bearing journals and other irreparable damage to the case. If it's a 1600 sure that's ok, if you don't over-rev it. Anything bigger and you're asking for trouble IF you plan on daily driving it, which he is gonna. Type 4 cases are aluminum and never, ever have a problem with the cases unless someone seriously abuses them with no oil and overheating. Porsche was involved with the development of the type 4 engine. Originally VW made the type 4 cases out of mag but then switched to aluminum because the porsche engineers didn't want the weakness of the type 1 engine going in their cars. It's a fact that aluminum is a better material for an engine block, or else all cars today would be made with magnesium engine blocks. The only drawback that an aluminum case has over mag is the weight, but the durability of them is worth that sacrifice.


It has been observed many times Smile Aluminium absolutely has its advantages over magnesium, but heat dissipation is not one of them. All cars today are water cooled, making heat much easier to control. They also need the strength as most power plants make gobs more hp/liter than they did in the 60's. Apples vs oranges.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 13, 2017 8:11 pm    Post subject: Re: Overlanding a VW Bus Around The World?! Reply with quote

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If you go type 1, use an aluminum case. Magnesium (especially used) cases just don't have what it takes to push a bus around the world.


I would be inclined to agree with that.


I would not agree. A new mag case as the basis for a properly built lower rpm engine (driven and maintained by someone that knows VW's) is more than adequate. Mag cases also run much cooler and are about 15lbs lighter. I would never consider a used case for this application. The problem with VW's isn't the way they were engineered, it's the way they've been abused and repaired over the decades.

But that's just, like, my opinion, man. Wink


Where's the hard data that a mag case runs cooler?? Has someone taken the guts out of a mag case and thrown them in an aluminum case and run both around a track at the exact same temperature outside?? That is a huge myth. I worked on hundreds and hundreds of ACVWs at the shop I worked at here in St. Louis for over 10 years and saw countless buses with mag cases that had spread bearing journals and other irreparable damage to the case. If it's a 1600 sure that's ok, if you don't over-rev it. Anything bigger and you're asking for trouble IF you plan on daily driving it, which he is gonna. Type 4 cases are aluminum and never, ever have a problem with the cases unless someone seriously abuses them with no oil and overheating. Porsche was involved with the development of the type 4 engine. Originally VW made the type 4 cases out of mag but then switched to aluminum because the porsche engineers didn't want the weakness of the type 1 engine going in their cars. It's a fact that aluminum is a better material for an engine block, or else all cars today would be made with magnesium engine blocks. The only drawback that an aluminum case has over mag is the weight, but the durability of them is worth that sacrifice.


It has been observed many times Smile Aluminium absolutely has its advantages over magnesium, but heat dissipation is not one of them. All cars today are water cooled, making heat much easier to control. They also need the strength as most power plants make gobs more hp/liter than they did in the 60's. Apples vs oranges.


Lots of data out there on how a aluminum case runs 10-15* hotter then a mag case. If you're building anything big you're gonna add a full flow system, which will keep the temps in control. So it's a moot point, IMO.
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Lots of data out there on how a aluminum case runs 10-15* hotter then a mag case. If you're building anything big you're gonna add a full flow system, which will keep the temps in control. So it's a moot point, IMO.


External oil cooler will do the trick, but a good one (Setrab) with a thermostat will be costly, it adds complexity, more parts to fail or get damaged, more costly oil changes and adds additional weight. If it was mine I'd build a modest mag cased based engine with a type 4 cooler (among other tricks) and call it a day. K.I.S.S.

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^Yes, building a quality FF system is not cheap. Especially if you use proper hoses and fittings. But, if you're building a bomb proof 2L T1 for a bus, you're gonna need the full flow with Tstat and oil filter.

Ben wants a sick ass T1 to travel the globe, right? Why ask us? He needs to find a builder and go with their expertise. I'd be calling someone like Pat Downs and having an engine built. Yea, it's gonna cost money but that's the world. You want/buy a shitty $3000 engine, your gonna have a shitty time. Spend the money before you go, not while you're going.
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I also noticed a few people talking about Megasquirt here. I would say it definitely has its upsides for overlanding.


Hey thanks very much for the spare parts list, have saved a copy.

Megasquirt does sound good. Not sure the Australian import people will say about it as it is not stock. Maybe we should run dual system like you and remove the Megasquirt when we get Australia.

Like VWWestyman said - I don't see what the problem with non-stock is, as long as the results are better for everyone.

In response to RichParker's last comment. Engines in North America cost about 10 times what they do south of the border. I just hope that they work 10 times better too.
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In response to RichParker's last comment. Engines in North America cost about 10 times what they do south of the border. I just hope that they work 10 times better too.


I'm sure they do, it's the whole first world thing. All joking aside, you've had a lot of issues with the parts and the engine (s) you've got (bought) in South America. Time to make a change and drop the money on a proper engine built by a proper builder.
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