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Made a cup holder out of some copper I had laying around. I'll buy one of those basket type eventually but even those done appeal to me much. I made this with a larger ring at top so it fits tapered cups as well especially those stainless coffee cups.
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Thanks guys for the kind words. Now on the the next chapter, I spent some time modifying an old air cleaner bracket and making a bracket finger to mount the correct air cleaner for the bus just not for a sp 1600. The bracket is badly rust pitted so it doesn't bother me to ruin it. When I build a stock 40 I will get a new set from Greg that he makes they are awesome. I know I typically sand blast and paint everything but this one just feels good for the time being. The bus likes this air cleaner better than that Chinese piece of crap. I could hear the air being forced through theChinese one. This one is quiet.
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Unless you love old cars like we do, you will never know the feeling that Ron is relating. Those of us who love old cars like we do just got a chill and cracked a smile. I could actually HEAR the coconut fibers wafting down on the seat stands.
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| Okay so trip report...crazy? |
Way to go! You should be proud wearing your large "Atta-Boy" pin!
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sventinker
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Okay so trip report I left a little after 3 am and after a stop for a caffeine endorsement made it to the freeway by 3:30. The trip was uneventful as there were no cars anywhere at that time. I didnt even see an acvw till within 3 miles of the show and that was a beetle. My navigation took me on the 10 to the 605. I got there at 6 am and waited for who knows how long as the rumor making it back in the line were the staff was running late. nevertheless made friends with the guy in the bug.
I made the mistake of bringing stuff to sell or so I thought it was a mistake. I had brought all of my extra stuff and sold quite a bit to my surprise. But after three hours of that nonsense I hit the swap to look around and said hi to some friends and acquaintances. I left at 11:30 a bit early but I wanted to beat the traffic.
The drive home was not the surreal drive I had in the am. There was some traffic and people just plain suck on the freeways as all of you know our cooling for the cabin is the air in front of us and the exhaust from the other vehicles gave me a headache. It was that and or the rattling of the cargo doors but after a three hour drive home I was spent. Overall the more miles I put under me the better the bus ran even now the engine really stretched out and even idles smoother is that crazy?
Below is the only four pics I took all day and I copy and pasted an email I sent to a friend who asked me what it was like to drive a vw bus.
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| when you drive a 52 year old vw bus it is an extension of yourself. It is not like modern cars where the utmost concern is comfort and convenience. At about 55 mph you have reached the vehicles speed limit. There is no more power to pass you are the one being passed. You are sitting upright not reclined directly over the front wheels. When you hit a bump you feel it and bounce on the springy seat. The seat padding is coconut husks covered in thick vinyl. There is no a/c and little heat you rely on movement to keep outside air flowing through the windows for comfort. Every creak, vibration, or rattle and smell fills your senses with information about what is going on with the bus. You are one with the bus it becomes you and you become it. At times you love yourself and later you feel different. It is living and breathing you rely on it as much as it does you. A mechanical partnership in its most rudimentary form. |
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So happy to see that Sventinker's last disastrous post stating he was going to miss his goal of making it to OCTO has been deleted and my PM box full of mile-by-mile on-board engine reports as he in fact, clicked off the miles successfully arriving at OCTO on Saturday morning!
So stoked to hear this. Now we just need a trip report from the man himself! Take it away Mr. Sventinker! How about some pictures??? Congratulations man! You did it!
Twenty years in progress, finally the 62 pearl White Mouse Grey Standard and Sventinker are ON THE ROAD AGAIN!!
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sventinker
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Okay totally stoked drove the bus for an hour in town up hills and I really pushed her, got her home and the engine didn't even feel hot and I live at the top of a large hill so it would be its warmest when I got home. This makes me feel comfortable with the jetting on the carburetor so I think I will run the German 30 pict 2 for the time being and use the new carb money elsewhere.
It is such a testament to the correct tin installed correctly. I admit I don't have flaps/ t-stat or the little pieces for the heat risers. I couldn't get the shroud to set with the flaps in even though I was told all flaps are the same the arm was in the complete wrong position so I will find some later. and I hope to find the heat riser tin at octo.
That said my happy ass is driving my bus to work tomorrow.
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Do you have the correct vented cas cap?
Is the choke still working (not that you need it where you are) meaning is it open after initially closing?
Is the idle cut-off (if you have one) (but you say it idles ok) opening?
Did you recently put on a new fuel pump?
Last resort try the two-second tune-up trick (if you know that one).
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Do you have the correct vented cas cap?
Yes
Is the choke still working (not that you need it where you are) meaning is it open after initially closing?
Yes and when the engine is warm it stays open
Is the idle cut-off (if you have one) (but you say it idles ok) opening?
Yes idles fine
Did you recently put on a new fuel pump?
yes new and the bowl stays full
Last resort try the two-second tune-up trick (if you know that one).
I know it and didn't think about it
Cap and rotor nice and clean on the contacts?
Yes all new and purdy.
So last night It fired up no issues at all. I took for a drive and warmed it up and started like a dream every time. So instead of messing with that I spent some time working on getting the rear apron to fit and installed new rubber on it. I also installed the rear bumper and changed the exhaust tip to a german one. I need to get to the hardware store and get some more nuts and bolts. She is ready to roll other than that. I am going to probably change the carb out just to be safe.
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Do you have the correct vented cas cap?
Is the choke still working (not that you need it where you are) meaning is it open after initially closing?
Is the idle cut-off (if you have one) (but you say it idles ok) opening?
Did you recently put on a new fuel pump?
Last resort try the two-second tune-up trick (if you know that one).
Cap and rotor nice and clean on the contacts? |
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sventinker
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Okay I will check tonight
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... When I first got her running she would start at the tap of the key. But now she cranks and cranks and I basically have to hold the accelerator down to get the engine to start but it stays idling just fine. This has been since replacing the muffler for a stock one. So I adjusted the points, Played with the carb adjustment 30-2 not much to adjust. Like I said it idles and drives fine. Not even the known 009 hesitation.
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when you say you have to hold the throttle down, do you mean mash it and hold it, or do you pump it?
holding the throttle open puts a lot of air into the carb, pumping it puts a lot of fuel in the carb....
When you look at your carb is the choke open? sitting on the steps, don't really know how to explain that...
Anyway, find out if you get too much fuel or not enough. sounds like you are getting too much and have since fouled the plugs
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sventinker
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Okay need some help and don't want to start another thread. I have been driving the bus as much as I can squeeze in. When I first got her running she would start at the tap of the key. But now she cranks and cranks and I basically have to hold the accelerator down to get the engine to start but it stays idling just fine. This has been since replacing the muffler for a stock one. So I adjusted the points, Played with the carb adjustment 30-2 not much to adjust. Like I said it idles and drives fine. Not even the known 009 hesitation.
I will pull the plugs tomorrow and will check the valves too. I have only done about 25 miles total. Do I need to re torque the heads? Why would it all of a sudden take forever to start but then idle fine? This is also true even when the engine is completely warm
Oh and to the above post I read it again The timing was off 1 degree and the engine has been running cool. Thanks again Brian
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I need to get some road time to feel better about the long trip to octo.
I would like to meet up with others to drive in to octo. I live in Palm Springs and am thinking about driving to My Dad's house in Placentia the night before so the morning drive into the show is less. In all reality I will be driving at 55 MPH right?
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Stoked for you Sventinker! Great work! Your trip to OCTO won't be all that long, in my experience, even driving buses with no fourth gear, smoking on three cylinders, bias ply tire tire caps flapping in the wheel wells and running with only a hand brake, the time seems to go by pretty quickly -something about the adrenalin coursing through the veins in preparation for the potential of a mechanical challenge.
You rolling to your dads house the evening before is good thinking, with all the working systems rolling around in your head like Frontispiece in the Idiot Manual, you want every chance you can to analyze and monitor the bus that you can -you may find it a lot easier hooking up with other drivers from nearer OCTO too.
My emphatic advice is -whether registered or not- do absolutely everything you can to acid test and put miles on your engine NOW. Don't rest assured that this current engine will pack the gear to serve; continue on seeking and keeping a "Plan B" long block ready to go at all times. Having a fully turn-key plan B is optimal, but I usually just keep a known smoker long block on call at all times, and then just strip the latest cadaver of it's boots and dentures and put em' on the hungry-for-action Plan B.
Be sensitive to 1) Timing. Timing often changes after initial setting (.016"/0.4mm gap) while the Phenolic on the points set to their happy spot on the distributor cam. I time mine statically with an light tester and always shoot for a conservative neutral time on pulley despite the better performance at the hotter-running more advanced timing -especially during hot conditions. I use the laser temp tester see how my engines are cooking OFTEN while initially running in new mystery motors. The unscientific "dip stick test" is a pretty good barometer as to whether your engine is running hot or not: can pull it out and hold it without burning your hand, good. Too hot to touch, you may be over-heating for whatever reason.
Be sensitive to 2) heat smoke/stink. The new muffler will take a little while to burn off the paint, that's not the stink I'm talking about. The fan belt breaking often makes a loud "thump" as it throws itself upon the top of the engine compartment, but don't count on hearing it. Neither should you count on seeing your charging light illuminate. More than once my charging light illuminated (or didn't) or was not noticed due to bright sunlight or light bulb failure. As an absolute test that your fan is doing the business: crack your heater and feel for the wind coming up from the vents. I sometimes tape a short piece of yarn on the vent to give me confidence we're cooling.
Good job on the muffler install. Yes, they're typically a little argumentative on the install, but are a hell of a lot worse when your exhaust studs are rusted. I concur too, that the noise of the engine at idle through a new stock muffler is indeed sweet. Good work so far! Keep working on the engine analysis, you're NOT there yet... keep acid testing the engine to uncover it's secrets now. |
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sventinker
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I finally received and installed a stock muffler I bought this one
http://www.busdepot.com/211251053ec
The fit of the muffler is crap this could have been the packing as the box was annihilated but the muffler seems unharmed.
It still fought me going on unless that is normal? I doubt it...
I did not use the damper bracket that came with it as I had an NOS one that fit better.
I have to say hearing my bus with a stock muffler is amazing, there is nothing like it. I also bought some kyb shocks and will put them on soon as soon as I find the hardware.
I checked with the DMV as the bus has been under non operational status for nearly 20 years to check on what I need to register it. I was shocked to learn its still in the system. All it will take is proof of insurance about $100 (includes plates) and my vin which I have memorized.
They told me the dmv officer who put the bus under non operational status all those years ago classified it as a retired government vehicle being used as a display???? wth? I have never heard of this but they assured me it won't inhibit my future efforts. I need to get some road time to feel better about the long trip to octo.
I would like to meet up with others to drive in to octo. I live in Palm Springs and am thinking about driving to My Dad's house in Placentia the night before so the morning drive into the show is less. In all reality I will be driving at 55 MPH right?
If there is any buses driving down the 10 freeway I can meet up but I figure I have better luck meeting up with people in OC the morning of the show. Any one want to let me join their caravan?
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Put in some h4's I bought a while ago and just put them in (remember bus hasn't had a battery in 19 years either) I know there is some negative fodder on here about h4's in my case they were a steal and way cheaper than standard bulbs. It was more of a curiosity thing and as it turns out one of my stock bulbs was out. I have to say they are amazing I don't know how many times I'll get flashed but I have them pointed pretty low. and the high beams are like the spotlight on a search helicopter well not really but they are nice. These have the slightest blue tinge to them which I am thankful about as I don't care for that.
I also checked my timing with a timing light I bought 20 years ago from chief auto parts a sunpro brand that my friends said was a pos well who knew sunpro turned out to be a pretty nice brand and it is nicer than the crap coming out of china. It has the dial on the back so 30 degrees at full advance is easy cheesy. I adjusted the idle fuel air screw (30 pict 2) and it runs even better than earlier even ran cooler. I am so stoked right now.
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Thanks
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Ron-Don't go buying a front sway bar. I still have one with your name on it.
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no worries, without stories and memories, they would just be cars...
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Thanks I appreciate your post.
Well today was a special day my father in law came over because of the bus is running and he wanted to go for a ride. He is a v-8 guy and admits to never being in a air cooled vw before. Part of the reason to finally get the bus running is Bill. He was diagnosed 8 months ago with cancer and he is terminal. Part of my plans were to take him for a spin someday in the bus well knowing his time is limited I had to get off the pot. So he made one of my dreams come true today. He remembered I wanted to do this. It is with great joy I report we got the bus up to 56 mph and we did it together. Bill had his GPS navigation on his phone going and was reading me the speed. He commented that i had balls to take this thing up to that speed (think he felt unsafe up there in the crumple zone). Mainly joking im sure. Bill is a great man and one of the best mechanics I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. His approval means a lot to me "not too bad" he said twice. And he said it handled nice.
Sorry to go on about personal stuff. Carry on
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Yes, yes. Fear not there are followers to this thread. You are doing wonderfully, and I could not see a jump in point where my opinion would help or matter( this is me thinking that from time to time it does help or matter). There is also no sign of weakness, so the jackles, hyenas and vultures are not circling. So that in itself says you are on the right track.
Well done, so far....
gordo.
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