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DurocShark
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Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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 Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2018 7:17 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Did all three trans mounts, removed the straps, put in a new bowden tube, and installed a rotary fuel pump. Then scrubbed the engine compartment. Someone in the past had painted over dirt. Ugh.
Tomorrow I'll put the finishing touches on the 1835 and get it mounted up.
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73SlowBug
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Location: PENNSYLVANIA
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| Posted: Sun Sep 16, 2018 8:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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I hit 80+ mph today! With a passenger in the car. Old girl's still got it I guess! I think it could go about 85, because it was still accelerating. That isn't bad for a stock motor.
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Lingwendil
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Location: Antioch, California, a block from the hood
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DurocShark
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Joined: April 05, 2004
Posts: 6624
Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 7:53 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Got the 1835 bolted up:
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Volcrew
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Location: South Texas
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 5:40 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Put the steering box back together and painted it.
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73SlowBug
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Location: PENNSYLVANIA
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| Posted: Mon Sep 17, 2018 6:37 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| DurocShark wrote: |
Got the 1835 bolted up:
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Shiny! Looking good.
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Volcrew
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Location: South Texas
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:06 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Mounted the steering box and hung the tie rods.
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DurocShark
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Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 18, 2018 4:57 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| Volcrew wrote: |
Mounted the steering box and hung the tie rods.
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Man, that looks great!
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Volcrew
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:20 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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With the front suspension almost done, attention will turn to the IRS. FedEx brought a box of Sway-A-Way goodness today.
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VW_Jimbo 
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Joined: May 22, 2016
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Location: Huntington Beach, CA
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 2:34 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| Volcrew wrote: |
With the front suspension almost done, attention will turn to the IRS. FedEx brought a box of Sway-A-Way goodness today.
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I love it when the delivery companies leave me presents on the front door step!!!! Isn't it the best feeling!!!!!
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GFY's Xevin and VW_Jimbo!  |
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Volcrew
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| Posted: Thu Sep 20, 2018 3:39 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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For sure!
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sb001
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Location: NW Arkansas
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| Posted: Sun Sep 23, 2018 3:08 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Drive it to work today for the first time in over a month!
Replaced a head a while back, and had issues getting into first gear after, which all seems to have resolved itself  |
Best kind of problem!! 
I changed the oil and drain plate gaskets today- car seems to have lost the valve "chatter" I had been experiencing since I last adjusted my valves. Drove to work this evening-- nice and smooth!
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DurocShark
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Joined: April 05, 2004
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Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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| Posted: Mon Sep 24, 2018 5:44 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Cranked the new engine to check for oil pressure. Light went out. WOOT!
Discovered that the crank pulley was rubbing on the oil pump cover bolts. Swapped for a power pulley for now.
Discovered that I screwed up the distributor installation. Tried to get the drive gear out. I have no idea how it just fell in, but is too big to get out. Sigh.
I left it there for now. I'm going to rearrange the plug wires and mark a new #1 on the distributor when I can stomach it.
https://i.imgur.com/wtwHEcF.mp4
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AlmostHeavenWV_VW
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Joined: October 12, 2017
Posts: 1965
Location: WV
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Fixed a 'weeping' front brake hose, bled the brakes, and adjusted the shoes.
Replaced the speedo cable, then discovered the source of a substantial bit of road noise.
I think my driver's front outer bearing might have been shot.... 
just maybe that was the noise 
Funniest thing was the outer race was german, but the bearing was Japanese...... Guess the PO decided to re-use and mix parts 
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DurocShark
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Joined: April 05, 2004
Posts: 6624
Location: Crappy town in a crappy state. But the beach is nearby, so I have that going for me.
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 7:02 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| AlmostHeavenWV_VW wrote: |
just maybe that was the noise
Funniest thing was the outer race was german, but the bearing was Japanese...... Guess the PO decided to re-use and mix parts |
I would never ever admit to doing that. (Bearing shot, race still looked ok, didn't have a press or any way to replace the race, so ... )
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wcfvw69
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Location: Arizona
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:03 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| AlmostHeavenWV_VW wrote: |
just maybe that was the noise
Funniest thing was the outer race was german, but the bearing was Japanese...... Guess the PO decided to re-use and mix parts |
I would never ever admit to doing that. (Bearing shot, race still looked ok, didn't have a press or any way to replace the race, so ... ) |
Clearly the previous owner/mechanic saw no value in replacing bearings and races as a set.
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sb001
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| Posted: Tue Sep 25, 2018 8:33 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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I changed the oil in my 69 a couple days ago without replacing the oil in the air cleaner and cleaning the top portion so I took care of that today.
No wonder VW went to paper filters eventually-- what a mess cleaning that oil bath cleaner makes. No one should have to go through that sort of trouble.
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1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor |
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AlmostHeavenWV_VW
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Location: WV
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 5:24 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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| AlmostHeavenWV_VW wrote: |
just maybe that was the noise
Funniest thing was the outer race was german, but the bearing was Japanese...... Guess the PO decided to re-use and mix parts |
I would never ever admit to doing that. (Bearing shot, race still looked ok, didn't have a press or any way to replace the race, so ... ) |
By no means should anyone take any of that personally, if the race is good- I can see the benefit or advantage of getting a good bearing in there, but I don't think he looked at the outer race when doing so.
because....that re-used outer race probably caused the new bearing to end up like that so soon.
Couldn't get a good pic of it to show, but the outer race looked like the surface of the moon Nothing but pits and divots.
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seiyaTokyo
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| Posted: Wed Sep 26, 2018 8:43 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Enjoy driving '74 my beetle 1200
make a Gopro movie!!
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sb001
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Location: NW Arkansas
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| Posted: Thu Sep 27, 2018 5:46 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
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Installed a new thermostat that Zunde was kind enough to give me after my last one apparently failed due to the pushrod ganging up on the cylinder head tunnel...
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=...mp;start=0
We'll see how this one does, going to have to keep a close eye on it for awhile as if the pushrod can't move upward, the flaps can't open for cooling air!!
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