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Kdavid
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 Posted: Mon Sep 11, 2023 9:27 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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👌🏻
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sun Sep 03, 2023 8:29 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Have 2 new additions in my bus
First
Behr Quirl fan I found on ebay
For the hot 🥵 days and slow traffic
I wonder if i could replace those worn rubber fan blades ??
Second
My custom home made 4speed 140cc drift kart 😜
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sat Aug 12, 2023 10:42 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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First 150 miles on the newly built engine 👌🏻
All works fine, bus drives great (for a 50j+ car 😜)
Exept sincro on second gear.. those are gone my DIY fix did not work 🥹
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matthew henricks
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Roger Lockhart
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| Posted: Tue Jun 13, 2023 3:50 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Fri Jun 09, 2023 4:31 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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The moment has arrived…
Inspection 🧐
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sgellis
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Huetti_1989
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sun Apr 09, 2023 12:50 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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One cushion done two more to go 😳
Big thanks to my lovely wife Sophie !!
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sun Mar 19, 2023 8:28 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Next challenge 😅
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Sat Mar 18, 2023 6:59 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Here are the results
Meter don’t reach Full
28 Liter and the tank was completely full
Happy with the results 👍🏻
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mdege
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velvetgreen
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:10 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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| Any idea where the VDO sender mentioned ("VDO stainless steel encoder Veratron from the VDO Marine range") in the bullikartei article can purchased? |
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mtnbus
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 1:48 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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| awesome build ! |
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69aircooled
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Location: North Carolina
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 12:56 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Clever to get the original out and to try a beetle style sender.
I suppose you have voided any warranty on the first one  |
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Tue Mar 14, 2023 11:26 am Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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So i went to the local vw aircooled parts dealer to see the bug senders..
Option 1 was a .. VDO sender (VDO stamp and plain AliXpress box) 🧐
Oprion 2 a cheaper one, 1/3 of the VDO ones price 😄
The thing was the cheapo looked better made than the VDO one 😂
Resistance on both the same in full and empty position
I went for the cheap one 👍🏻
First adjusted the float, so the sender can reach the full position
before hitting the top of the tank.
And bending a bit so it don’t hit the side wall of the tank
No problem installing the unit 👍🏻
One other difference with these type of senders is on full the resistance stay’s around 7 ohm (meaning the meter with a full tank is between 3/4 and full. )
Thinking i can solve this problem by adding an extra resistor between the ground and signal wire (bypass to lower the resistance on the sender) not to much so the reserve and empty side reads correct (have some play there)
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 10:11 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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You are making great progress!
Ground wire from the sender in the top of the tank to the crossmember above and behind the tank is missing in this photo, the hole for the sheet metal screw is visible, sure you didn't forget it? |
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Yea I’m sure 😅
In the picture you shared was i still finishing the wiring.
The brown wire on top of the tank is the ground for the sender
Signal not even attached 😄👍🏻 |
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BonTonRoulet
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 2:45 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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| easy e wrote: |
You are making great progress!
I can see you are not completely finished installing the axle boots… so good place for a suggestion:
Best to orient the axle boot seam (horizontal) to either point towards the front or rear of the bus. Any other orientation makes excess stress / can cause premature failure.
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Ground wire from the sender in the top of the tank to the crossmember above and behind the tank is missing in this photo, the hole for the sheet metal screw is visible, sure you didn't forget it?
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Kdavid
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| Posted: Mon Mar 13, 2023 12:43 pm Post subject: Re: 64 Microbus Body Restoration |
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Don’t want to take out the engine again
I know it’s not a big thing taking out an engine
Doing it without damaging the paint… or other parts 🫣
And making an opening (hatch) above the tank
Is also no option for me.
Thats why I’m thinking of installing a bug sending unit 🧐 |
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mdege
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