| Author |
Message |
DurocShark
Samba Member
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.
|
 Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:00 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
 |
|
Tried cleaning up and polishing an old chrome alt stand. It's junk, but I kinda like the aged chrome look, so gave it a shot. It's the one that came on the worn out 2234 on my baja when I bought it.
Chrome is so thin it's transparent in spots, can totally see the copper underneath. Obviously a garbage part. However...
I still kinda like the look. So I put it on the shelf for me to think about for a while.
_________________
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
|
| Back to top |
|
 |
Cusser
Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31361
Location: Hot Arizona
|
| Posted: Tue Jan 25, 2022 6:21 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| Tim Donahoe wrote: |
Speedometer cable was jumping around, so I replaced it today with a good German one. No more erratic speedo needle.
However, now my radio won’t work, I must have knocked a wire loose.
Tim |
You'll find the issue with radio. Modern stereos have a switched red wire and an always-hot yellow wire. My guess is a fuse or a wire knocked loose.
Good on the speedometer needle fix though !
_________________
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 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
1969vertbug
Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2021
Posts: 35
Location: Toronto, Canada
|
| Posted: Fri Jan 28, 2022 9:33 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
Today I replaced my shift rod bushing. It was destroyed!
After I got he rod out, I wanted to clean out any rust and spray some rust converter if necessary, but I noticed no light was coming through, so I took a pic down the tunnel.
Took a very Canadian solution, and used my son's aluminum hockey stick to extend my vacuum.
Pulled out what must have been some rodent's nest two owners ago (the PO i bought it off had it garage stored, and by the shape of the bushing it's been decades since anyone looked down the tunnel)
Now to clean and paint all the bits and parts, grease the shaft, use the ring trick to keep the bushing loose, and put it all back together again! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
radstude
Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2005
Posts: 397
Location: Lynchburg Va.
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 6:52 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| It’s going to get mighty cold in that car, without the extra insulation.😉 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
1969vertbug
Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2021
Posts: 35
Location: Toronto, Canada
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 7:03 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| There was so much insulation in there I actually looked up if I missed something and it should in fact be there. But as soon I got past it there was enough mouse poop and peanut shells to assuage all doubt. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Cusser
Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31361
Location: Hot Arizona
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 8:45 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| Cusser wrote: |
| Yesterday, somehow the driver door window "popped out" of alignment again on my 1971 Convertible. So again I pulled the door panel, popped the window into place so it worked.... |
UPDATE: I believe the window "popping out" was caused by me "forcing" the window crank handle when the VW/garage was cold. It seems like the grease I had used in the past was getting thick, as when the crank was hard to turn one morning, I simply "did nothing" and waited for the temperature to warm up to 70F, and all was OK.
Since the door panel was still off, I removed all the old grease (wheel bearing grease) using wipes and Q-Tip swabs, then used CRC aerosol lithium grease on the glides and gears, this is a much "thinner" lubricant. So I've checked this two cold mornings in a row, and think this is "the fix".
This CRC aerosol lithium grease lubricant is what the maker of this video uses, at 4:40 mark
Link
_________________
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 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mkgearhead
Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2009
Posts: 35
Location: Fort Morgan, CO
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| mkgearhead wrote: |
I'm still trying to get my '75 La Grande Super running on its own. I've got it narrowed down to the injectors not firing. I've checked the wiring and the grounds and it "should" be working. I've had this car for 13 years and I finally have a little time to work on it. I want to enter it in the annual car show here. I've got until September and at this rate it'll take me until then to get it to fire.  Here's a few pics of it when I got it in '09. It still looks the same now. It looks rough but there's no rust underneath.
|
I got her running! It ended up being a bad ECU. I picked one up from a member here for a great price. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
1969vertbug
Samba Member
Joined: November 11, 2021
Posts: 35
Location: Toronto, Canada
|
| Posted: Sat Jan 29, 2022 3:41 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| mkgearhead wrote: |
I got her running! It ended up being a bad ECU. I picked one up from a member here for a great price. |
Congrats! Those moments are often what make it worth it. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
mkgearhead
Samba Member
Joined: February 22, 2009
Posts: 35
Location: Fort Morgan, CO
|
| Posted: Sun Jan 30, 2022 7:47 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| 1969vertbug wrote: |
| mkgearhead wrote: |
I got her running! It ended up being a bad ECU. I picked one up from a member here for a great price. |
Congrats! Those moments are often what make it worth it. |
Thanks! I got the doghouse and alternator put on today. Finally coming back to life after a 20 year hibernation. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Cusser
Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31361
Location: Hot Arizona
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
OTTO 1303
Samba Member
Joined: March 17, 2020
Posts: 635
Location: Louisiana
|
| Posted: Mon Jan 31, 2022 6:55 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
Love the Plate
_________________
74 Super Sun Bug - OTTO
74 Super - DANZIG
74 Super - HERZOG |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Cusser
Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2006
Posts: 31361
Location: Hot Arizona
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 7:08 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| OTTO 1303 wrote: |
| Love the Plate |
From first day that personalized license plate were allowed in Arizona.
Later on, state updated it
_________________
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 |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Jimbug57
Samba Member
Joined: October 08, 2002
Posts: 817
Location: Mid Michigan
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 11:58 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
I bought these stone guards here on the samba. Got them installed over my Hella headlights today.
_________________
Repeat after me "I am smarter than metal!" |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Maddel
Samba Member
Joined: February 12, 2013
Posts: 935
|
| Posted: Tue Feb 01, 2022 10:46 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
^ ^ ^ 
For some reason I really like your ride JimBug.
Looking forward to the "mirror project".
They will perfectly blend into the MIL look for sure! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Lie2me
Samba Member
Joined: May 26, 2008
Posts: 8
Location: Alabama
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:36 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
Very Cool, Jim. I've grown very fond of the Type 87...I wasn't aware of the 'war bugs'; assumed kubelwagens were the only bugs used by the military.
As far as what I did today, rewired the headlights & cleaned up my headlight assemblies. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
DurocShark
Samba Member
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.
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:40 am Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
Ran out of gas for the umpteenth time this morning. Stupid unreliable fuel sender.
Since it's an early 68 tank with the stupid oval filler neck, I just decided to buy all of it. New tank, sender tap and sock, etc.
Debating on going AN fittings. Anybody done that and still used the tunnel fuel line?
_________________
No boom today. Boom tomorrow. There's always a boom tomorrow. |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Lingwendil
Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2009
Posts: 3988
Location: Antioch, California, a block from the hood
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Gr0unded
Samba Member
Joined: October 02, 2018
Posts: 256
Location: North Carolina
|
| Posted: Wed Feb 02, 2022 2:25 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
| Lingwendil wrote: |
I just need to find some smaller ones for my driving lights next. Maybe from a motorcycle place  |
Didn't you have some "Eagle eye" driving lights on there before?? What do you have now?
_________________
B r i a n
1976 VW Type 1 Beetle - Standard
Stop Dead Photo Links! Post your VW photos to the Samba Gallery! |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
Lingwendil
Samba Member
Joined: February 25, 2009
Posts: 3988
Location: Antioch, California, a block from the hood
|
|
| Back to top |
|
|
stagewex
Samba Member
Joined: November 17, 2021
Posts: 165
Location: New Rochelle, New York
|
| Posted: Fri Feb 04, 2022 7:19 pm Post subject: Re: What did you do to your Bug Today? |
|
|
The Hella's look nice. I have a set on my Jeep but the modern squarish-type. Nothing but round will do on a bug. They really do help with nighttime driving especially on secondary roads with no street lamps.
What did you use for the hot/power & ground? Assume you didn't run all the way back to the battery? |
|
| Back to top |
|
|
|
