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airschooled
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 Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:39 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Good catch! Those hoses actually seal best when the metal and plastic fittings are inserted farther into the s-boot. They have a “ridge” on their circumference (visible in your photo) that has a matching slot in the s-boot for sealing, and to make it harder to knock those hoses loose. 
If your s-boot is still supple you may try fully inserting those pipes all the way with a nice twisting motion. If the s-boot is hardened, like almost all of them are, consider a new s-boot from Airhead Parts next time you are freshening up anything in the engine compartment. (GeeBee’s boot is nice too but lacks the slots. Wolfsburg West’s boot doesn’t fit at all.)
See you on the road!
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Beef_Wallington
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| Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 8:58 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| asiab3 wrote: |
Good catch! Those hoses actually seal best when the metal and plastic fittings are inserted farther into the s-boot. They have a “ridge” on their circumference (visible in your photo) that has a matching slot in the s-boot for sealing, and to make it harder to knock those hoses loose.
If your s-boot is still supple you may try fully inserting those pipes all the way with a nice twisting motion. If the s-boot is hardened, like almost all of them are, consider a new s-boot from Airhead Parts next time you are freshening up anything in the engine compartment. (GeeBee’s boot is nice too but lacks the slots. Wolfsburg West’s boot doesn’t fit at all.)
See you on the road!
Robbie |
Awesome, thanks for the tip!
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Sat Jun 08, 2019 11:12 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Beef_Wallington wrote: |
| asiab3 wrote: |
Good catch! Those hoses actually seal best when the metal and plastic fittings are inserted farther into the s-boot. They have a “ridge” on their circumference (visible in your photo) that has a matching slot in the s-boot for sealing, and to make it harder to knock those hoses loose.
If your s-boot is still supple you may try fully inserting those pipes all the way with a nice twisting motion. If the s-boot is hardened, like almost all of them are, consider a new s-boot from Airhead Parts next time you are freshening up anything in the engine compartment. (GeeBee’s boot is nice too but lacks the slots. Wolfsburg West’s boot doesn’t fit at all.)
See you on the road!
Robbie |
Awesome, thanks for the tip! |
Heating the boot and lubricating the nipples can help get the nipples in to the correct depth. YMMV |
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ImAddicted
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 7:50 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
| Beef_Wallington wrote: |
Awesome, thanks for the tip! |
Heating the boot and lubricating the nipples can help get the nipples in to the correct depth. YMMV |
So many wrong things with this...
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Wildthings
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 11:43 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| ImAddicted wrote: |
| Wildthings wrote: |
| Beef_Wallington wrote: |
Awesome, thanks for the tip! |
Heating the boot and lubricating the nipples can help get the nipples in to the correct depth. YMMV |
So many wrong things with this... |
Why bother to post if you supply zero evidence to support your statement? |
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ImAddicted
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| Posted: Mon Jun 10, 2019 12:01 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Wildthings wrote: |
| ImAddicted wrote: |
| Wildthings wrote: |
| Beef_Wallington wrote: |
Awesome, thanks for the tip! |
Heating the boot and lubricating the nipples can help get the nipples in to the correct depth. YMMV |
So many wrong things with this... |
Why bother to post if you supply zero evidence to support your statement? |
Apparently the joke fell flat.
"thanks for the tip" and "Lubricating the nipples"
Heading back to the attic...
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smitty1976bus
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| Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 8:44 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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What did I walk into? Haha. Nipples..
Sorry. ok:
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These are the guys actually doing the work. I might be inclined to reach out to them directly instead:
https://fuelinjectioncorp.com/ |
Def. going to look into this, many thank yous airkooledchris
Stupid question time. Going to put new push rod tube seals in my 78' 2.0L EFI, and while ordering on BusDepot, saw Pushrod Tube Retaining Clips, and wondered if they are necessary. I don't think mine has them, and I cannot find any pictures of them installed on engines. Should I buy them? Is it worth it?
http://www.busdepot.com/021109339
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busdaddy
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| Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 12:45 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Stupid question time. Going to put new push rod tube seals in my 78' 2.0L EFI, and while ordering on BusDepot, saw Pushrod Tube Retaining Clips, and wondered if they are necessary. I don't think mine has them, and I cannot find any pictures of them installed on engines. Should I buy them? Is it worth it?
http://www.busdepot.com/021109339
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Yes, they are hard to spot once installed, your Bentley has some good photos.
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Manfreds78bay
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smitty1976bus
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| Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 5:34 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Yes, they are hard to spot once installed, your Bentley has some good photos. |
Found it! Cool, thank you.... thought they went somewhere else
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Beef_Wallington
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| Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:41 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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I’m going to be spending a lot of time here. 
Anyone know what this is? I found it sitting loose in the center of the inside of the nose of the van, in the cab. Upright as a ‘T’, behind the center column that I don’t remember what it does (my guess is air from heat exchangers?). Also looks like there is at least one hole filled with some sort of hard fill, not visible from outside.
Piece:
Location(ish):
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busdaddy
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Looks like a backer for some sort of home brewed spare tire mount to me.
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Beef_Wallington
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| Posted: Tue Jun 11, 2019 9:54 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| Looks like a backer for some sort of home brewed spare tire mount to me. |
That was my first thought as well, and I hadn’t seen anything like it while researching anything but figured I’d consult the experts.. It was just kind of loose back there, so couldn’t have been THAT important haha
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andrewtf
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| Posted: Wed Jun 12, 2019 4:55 am Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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My first thought was a home made bracket under the bus for a propane tank (or something similar) mount. Although it looks like a flat 'bar' section and not an 'L' section - so I'm sure my guess is an un-educated, incorrect one.
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magbee
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I recently acquired a 1977 Type 2 Transporter with a Type 4 engine, that has been converted to a carburetor setup.  The guy who had it before me clearly did not know what they were doing, nor did they keep track of all of the parts and hardware. I'm missing 3 of the four mounting nuts for the carb to the intake manifold, and I'm eager to crank this baby up!
Can anyone confirm the specific nut size for the mounting bolts for the carb (in this case) to the intake manifold? I'd very much like to ensure I've got the right nuts and do not strip bolts.
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| Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 12:14 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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| magbee wrote: |
I recently acquired a 1977 Type 2 Transporter with a Type 4 engine, that has been converted to a carburetor setup. The guy who had it before me clearly did not know what they were doing, nor did they keep track of all of the parts and hardware. I'm missing 3 of the four mounting nuts for the carb to the intake manifold, and I'm eager to crank this baby up!
Can anyone confirm the specific nut size for the mounting bolts for the carb (in this case) to the intake manifold? I'd very much like to ensure I've got the right nuts and do not strip bolts.
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Welcome!
Most of those adapter kits are made in Asia so I'd see how a M8X1.25 nut fits first, if it's clearly not going to thread on try a 5/16" SAE nut instead. Ace hardware likely has both.
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magbee
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| Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 3:17 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Thanks busdaddy!
I grabbed some M8x1.25 at Napa and they worked perfectly! Now to hook everything back up and hopefully, I've got a much easier project on my hands moving forward! Literally!  |
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NorCalWeekender
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Alright, I was stupid and didn't bag the screws for my Unicorn shore power set up when I took it out of the bus to clean it up.
I didn't see one in the gallery and I didn't see one searching threads in the forum here, but does anyone have a picture of the unit installed in their bus (talking 1971 here)? I'm looking for a shot from inside the bus. I have three screws that I think are the right ones, but want to double check before I commit to them.
Thanks!
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Angus II
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| Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:01 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Hello, This may help.
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NorCalWeekender
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| Posted: Fri Jun 14, 2019 8:11 pm Post subject: Re: The Stupid Question Thread |
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Very much so! Thank you.
I do have the right screws... And need to just buy a box of ziploc for the garage.
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