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hsosa1 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2005 Posts: 1897 Location: Fontana
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 5:18 pm Post subject: 40hp Hi-po vintage |
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Im working on building a 40hp vintage style okrasa engine except without putting in the big dollars. Where can I find good heater boxes. Im also going to do a old schol fram oil filter on the shroud . any info ou there or suggestions. I currently have a 40hp it was rebuilt a few years back. currently have a cooling problem . the engine turns off. when hot anyhow Im planning at hooking up the okrasa style oil cooling system and the fram oil filter . also maybe some new valve empi covers. thanks |
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hsosa1 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2005 Posts: 1897 Location: Fontana
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Posted: Sat Apr 16, 2005 7:50 pm Post subject: |
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anyone out there have any info on my cooling problem? |
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DaveM Mad Samba Scientist
Joined: June 11, 2002 Posts: 3010 Location: Dry side of Oregon
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 7:58 am Post subject: |
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Okrasa equals big dollars, period.
Browse through some of the catalogs I have posted on my web site and look at what was available for the 40hp.
http://www.amayesing.com/oldvwlit.htm
Do realize that its difficult to get a whole bunch of power out of a 40hp.
good luck _________________ Sounding like a broken record as to why You should be measuring protein during harvest in order to better your agronomic practices. |
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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hsosa1 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2005 Posts: 1897 Location: Fontana
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 3:42 pm Post subject: |
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right I know . I just want the vintage look you know . i understand its not a lot of power . its a stock 62 convert with white walls.. not slammed with alloys. Ok will check the site. thanks for the info |
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OB Bus Samba Member
Joined: February 09, 2003 Posts: 2541 Location: Ocean Beach in Beautiful BLUE California
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Posted: Sun Apr 17, 2005 5:36 pm Post subject: |
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A long, long time ago I had a completely worn out '63 bug with a 40 horse. Compression was below 90 in all 4. There was a hill on I-8 that I would start out at the bottom of the hill indicating 75 mph and go over the top at 50 mph.
I put in the 83mm kit (then made by Repco in Australia) which took it to 1385cc, had the heads rebuilt, put on a cheap extractor exhaust, and rebuilt the 28 PICT. Other than the exhaust everything looked completely stock. After the work I could start out that same hill at 50 mph and go over the top at 75 mph. And my fuel economy increased by 5 mpg. What a difference. _________________ Larry in OB
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crofty Judas of the North
Joined: August 09, 2000 Posts: 19672 Location: Land of Whine and Phonies
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Posted: Wed May 25, 2005 3:27 pm Post subject: |
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You can run the 83 mm kit and put in a 69mm crank. You'll need to machine both sides of the rods and run large barrel spacers.
How to hot rod vw engines shows you how to do it. _________________ Your Vanagon sucks, Stop waving at me.
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Matthew Samba Member
Joined: January 29, 2004 Posts: 1760 Location: Eastern Tennessee
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Posted: Thu May 26, 2005 7:06 pm Post subject: cooling problems |
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hsosa1 wrote: |
anyone out there have any info on my cooling problem? |
Do you have all of the factory sheetmetal installed? Engine compartment seal installed? The compartment should be air tight around the engine so that all of the cooling air comes from above and not from below the engine. If the fan is able to pull hot air from under the engine, it will run hot. What is your ignition timing at full advance? |
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hsosa1 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2005 Posts: 1897 Location: Fontana
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Posted: Sun May 29, 2005 12:25 pm Post subject: |
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back again . i have all sheet metal except for the heater boxes. I solved the heating problem . I adjusted the valves. and changed the oil. Now I have a carb problem. I have a 30 pict brosol carb off the shelf new. the botom of the return is leaking gas. I found the problem yesterday morning. I heard a sucking sound from the carb. This morning I found that the carb arm was leaking gas. crappy brosol carb. Now Im looking for the guy on samba who sells rebuilt german carbs. if anyone can point me in the right direction. thanks . Im planning on adding a 010 distributor . okrasa style oil system with Nos fram filter and I need stock heater boxes anyone out there I will buy them thanks |
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John Moxon Samba Moderator
Joined: March 07, 2004 Posts: 13958 Location: Southampton U.K.
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nsracing Samba Member
Joined: November 16, 2003 Posts: 9481 Location: NOVA
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 6:56 am Post subject: really? |
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We want to eat at a fine restaurant, but we do not want to pay. Does this make sense?
When I use to work for a shop many moons ago, there was this customer that brought all his new parts and never really ordered it through the shop. We had good prices and very tiny mark up because it had to be delivered to us. Anyway....it was like eating at a restaurant and bringing all your vegetables and meat to get cooked. Funny.
anyway...no offense to anyone. But we have to be realistic too. If you want to play with the Vintage parts that are so rare, expect to pay big bucks for them.
This is most of the reason we have aftermarket parts because it got really expensive.
Good luck though. |
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hsosa1 Samba Member
Joined: January 17, 2005 Posts: 1897 Location: Fontana
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Posted: Mon May 30, 2005 3:13 pm Post subject: |
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your right. about the money deal. as for the carb. the guys that restored the car replaced the stock rebuilt carb that I had . although I didnt know how crappy the brosol carbs are until now. thanks for the help. |
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