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caleb0101
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 Posted: Mon Jan 03, 2022 4:55 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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I finally decided to tackle this daemon. I was sick of cleaning oily dirty of the back hatch.
I used Belzona 1121. I think my dreams of becoming a claymation artist are officially dashed. |
how has this repair held up?
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Sat Sep 28, 2019 10:32 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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So I put the engine back in. Made a mistake. Connected a wire on the wrong side of the coil. Ruined a very nice set of points and and a condenser.
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I had a guy bring over a dune buggy that wouldn't run. The points and condensor looked just like that set. Put a new set in, and it fired right up. 
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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W1K1
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 1:21 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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I did the same with brand new points from Glenn on my 019 
lots of the magic smoke on that one
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old_man
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Location: Newfoundland
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| Posted: Fri Sep 27, 2019 11:56 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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So I put the engine back in. Made a mistake. Connected a wire on the wrong side of the coil. Ruined a very nice set of points and and a condenser.
And I went from this:
To this:
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old_man
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 11:45 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Are you planning on dropping the engine that often? Seems like it from here, adding those fittings to the lines. |
It's thinking ahead. Had I not installed those fittings I would be having to drop the engine a dozen more times. Now that I have installed those fittings I will never have to drop the engine again.
It's like that generator I bought because we kept getting blackouts. Now that I bought it....no more blackouts. |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:30 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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I also installed a quick disconnect on the fuel line running from the tunnel to the engine. I did this because 1) It is hard to reach either end that section of fuel line to disconnect the line in case of engine drop, and 2) when I do disconnect them I am left with fuel coming out of the gas tank end that needs to be stopped somehow. Now I just press the detent and it does it all.
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Are you planning on dropping the engine that often? Seems like it from here, adding those fittings to the lines.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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| "Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
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| People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Thu Sep 26, 2019 7:27 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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A thin smear of Ultra Copper Permatex on the gasket to sump surface will help with the oil issue.  The repair looks good, just don't over tigten that 1 bolt. |
Thanks! Does that work with the silicone gaskets? My leak was that I couldn't tighten that one stud too much as it was pulling out. It being pulled out also caused me to use a regular not and not the factory acorn nuts which caused leaks via the threads.
I also have leaks elsewhere that I am not in the mood to investigate. |
Yes, I would think it would work with silicone gaskets. I use it with the stock paper ones.
Yes, I've also ran into oil running down the threads, but with nylock nuts. On my all aluminum case engine it came with them on the sump studs. It makes a mess, but I also keep an eye on the oil level. I just haven't changed the nuts in all of the oil changes I've done on it. A little silicone on the threads slows the oil drips down too.
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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| "Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
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| People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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old_man
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 3:10 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Out of boredom I also re greased my throw out bearing as per some instructions I found on this site. Hopefully I didn't make things worse.
I also installed a quick disconnect on the fuel line running from the tunnel to the engine. I did this because 1) It is hard to reach either end that section of fuel line to disconnect the line in case of engine drop, and 2) when I do disconnect them I am left with fuel coming out of the gas tank end that needs to be stopped somehow. Now I just press the detent and it does it all.
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old_man
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:47 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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| A thin smear of Ultra Copper Permatex on the gasket to sump surface will help with the oil issue. The repair looks good, just don't over tigten that 1 bolt. |
Thanks! Does that work with the silicone gaskets? My leak was that I couldn't tighten that one stud too much as it was pulling out. It being pulled out also caused me to use a regular not and not the factory acorn nuts which caused leaks via the threads.
I also have leaks elsewhere that I am not in the mood to investigate. |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:30 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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A thin smear of Ultra Copper Permatex on the gasket to sump surface will help with the oil issue. The repair looks good, just don't over tigten that 1 bolt.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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| "Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
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| People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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old_man
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| Posted: Wed Sep 25, 2019 7:18 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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I finally decided to tackle this daemon. I was sick of cleaning oily dirty of the back hatch.
I used Belzona 1121. I think my dreams of becoming a claymation artist are officially dashed. |
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old_man
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 1:51 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Is the new for an automatic? Just asking as it's very large. As for the old one, I'd hang on to it, as it does work (sometimes). Maybe rebuild it. |
Ya, it's a Bosch SR17X. Self supporting for an auto. It really turns over the engine.
On a positive note I believe I have fixed my nagging overheating problems. All I got to say is 311 119 599A. It's important, especially if you have a slight exhaust leak. I could actually see soot marks where it was being ingested by the cooling fan. It is also a bitch to put in after the fact.
On a down side, my new stock throttle return springs came in the mail and I installed them. They are much stiffer/stronger than whatever I was using before. Now my car idles high...I don't know why. |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Fri Sep 13, 2019 9:29 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Out with the old and in with the new (well, rebuilt anyways). The old one was giving me troubles every now and then necessitating a gentle tap with a hammer to get it working. Not fun in a rainy parking lot. I took it apart and the wires on the brushes that, I think, were contacting the housing. It helped but it still gave me trouble.
Amazon had a sale on this thing so I went for it. Hopefully it doesn't give me troubles. Not sure what I should do with the old one.
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Is the new for an automatic? Just asking as it's very large. As for the old one, I'd hang on to it, as it does work (sometimes). Maybe rebuild it.
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Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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| "Friends are God's way of apologizing for relatives." |
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| People keep confusing "restored" and "restroyed". |
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old_man
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| Posted: Thu Sep 12, 2019 12:23 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Out with the old and in with the new (well, rebuilt anyways). The old one was giving me troubles every now and then necessitating a gentle tap with a hammer to get it working. Not fun in a rainy parking lot. I took it apart and the wires on the brushes that, I think, were contacting the housing. It helped but it still gave me trouble.
Amazon had a sale on this thing so I went for it. Hopefully it doesn't give me troubles. Not sure what I should do with the old one.
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old_man
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| Posted: Mon Aug 26, 2019 2:13 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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So I've been chasing an overheating problem. I don't think it's anyone one thing wrong but rather a series of things that add up.
One of them might have been my single relief spring being tired. So I bought a new one. I read all the warnings about how new ones are the wrong length but I think I managed to find one......so I ordered 10 of them.
Here is the old one; that is no longer the correct length, and here is the new one; that is the correct length.
I created a rudimentary spring tester to see if it had the correct spring force according to Bentley and it was bang on. Well, at least as close as my spring tester could measure. I then tried to measure the old one but then my spring tester broke. It set the spring flying across the shop. I haven't found it yet.
Here is the invoice from where I got them. They are on clearance and very cheap so I thought I would spread that info if anyone else needs one.
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ibjack
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| Posted: Thu Aug 15, 2019 7:51 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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| Out of curiosity, anyone ever install an altitude corrector into their solexes? I'm not really at altitude these days, just wondering if anyone had ever used one. |
I’ve got them in my automatic 68 T34. Runs similar to my 64 T34 without.
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old_man
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| Posted: Wed Aug 14, 2019 4:18 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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| Out of curiosity, anyone ever install an altitude corrector into their solexes? I'm not really at altitude these days, just wondering if anyone had ever used one. |
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oxsign
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| Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 3:30 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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So I was having problems with stability at speeds of 70 mph and above. It would really dance all over the place if there was a bit of wind. A bit of research led me to believe it was the front end getting really light due to aerodynamics.
$11 from a junkyard and the problem seems to be solved.
It's off an old Jaguar XJS, I just had to trim the ends. I still have to do some more testing and I may put a couple metal brackets behind it as a backing but it seems to be working.
Asethetically I don't think it's very obtrusive or even noticeable. |
I'll be honest, I didn't even notice it till the 3rd pic, lol. If it works, that's all that matters. As long as it's not some crazy "Fast & Furious" chin guard, lol.
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old_man
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| Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 2:43 pm Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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Check the front tire pressure, as it might be too high. These cars like 18-20 psi on the front, and 28-30 in the rear. |
I just checked. 28/29 in the rear. 20/21 in the front. |
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Tue Aug 13, 2019 11:44 am Post subject: Re: My 67 Squareback |
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So I was having problems with stability at speeds of 70 mph and above. It would really dance all over the place if there was a bit of wind. A bit of research led me to believe it was the front end getting really light due to aerodynamics.
$11 from a junkyard and the problem seems to be solved.
It's off an old Jaguar XJS, I just had to trim the ends. I still have to do some more testing and I may put a couple metal brackets behind it as a backing but it seems to be working.
Asethetically I don't think it's very obtrusive or even noticeable. |
Check the front tire pressure, as it might be too high. These cars like 18-20 psi on the front, and 28-30 in the rear.
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71 Notch ...aka Krunchy; build pics here;
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
64 T-34 Ghia...aka Wolfie, under construction... http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=412120
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