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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:56 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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Thanks 67R. To make sure I'm understanding and asking a probably obvious question...is the boss the sleeve in the piston that the pin slides into? So I hit it w/the propane from the underside of the piston, right?

Correct!
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:11 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Hmmm - didn't the pistons ship/arrive with the piston pins already in the pistons??????????

Anyway, instead of a torch, I'd borrow the future ex-wife's oven mitts, and heat up the entire piston in her toaster oven, and put the piston pin in the freezer to shrink it, and then try the install promptly onto the connecting rod end.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 7:20 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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Hmmm - didn't the pistons ship/arrive with the piston pins already in the pistons??????????

Anyway, instead of a torch, I'd borrow the future ex-wife's oven mitts, and heat up the entire piston in her toaster oven, and put the piston pin in the freezer to shrink it, and then try the install promptly onto the connecting rod end.


Well Cusser...i would promptly find the block and other personal items dumped out in the snow and mud if I did that!

The pins on the two piston sets I've bought new, including this one, are packaged separately w/each piston/cylinder, not pre-installed in the piston.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:03 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Vamram - I don't know if you have access to this equipment - I suggest measuring the pin diameter with a micrometer. And measure the diameter through the piston with gauge pins. Are they in spec?

I'm no expert - but I'd be hesitant to heat expand/shrink parts for assembly if they're out of spec.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 11:10 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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Vamram - I don't know if you have access to this equipment - I suggest measuring the pin diameter with a micrometer. And measure the diameter through the piston with gauge pins. Are they in spec?

I'm no expert - but I'd be hesitant to heat expand/shrink parts for assembly if they're out of spec.

Good idea before playing w/fire. I have a micro meter I can use. I used it to measure the crankshaft journals too.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:22 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

vamram wrote:
The pins on the two piston sets I've bought new, including this one, are packaged separately w/each piston/cylinder, not pre-installed in the piston.


Well, I honestly cannot remember; mine mere Moresa pistons, purchased late 2016, and I don't have any photos. I remember weighing my pistons but cannot remember if I weighed the pistons separately or with a wrist pin.
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 12:43 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Just got a phone personal call from Ron at Carcraft. He's shipping me a replacement piston today. Well, AA is after he made the call. He's not sure AA will want this one back. We'll see if there's an RMA in the packaging of the replacement.

Now *that* is quality customer service!! Very Happy Cool
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 1:57 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Insane prices for some of his stuff. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1534095
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 5:23 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Did anyone consider that a piston in a running engine, gets a hell of allot hotter, than heating the piston boss to 200°F?
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PostPosted: Mon Feb 22, 2021 6:15 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

67R, I would have gone the heat route, but Car Craft is replacing the piston. I prefer going this route. If AA doesn't want me to return the one piston I'll put the torch to it just to see how that would have worked. Then I guess I'll have a spare 88mm piston. Ron already said he doesn't want it back.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 2:27 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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I’m curious why people post cars for sale at a certain price, then raise the price later on? This particular car first popped up on craigslist for $9900, then on here for $15k, then $13.9k, now $14.5k? There’s another car on here that was $15k, then $16k, now it’s $19k. I just don’t understand it.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2451183

We have been taught that when something is cheap and too good to be true it must be a "scam".
So, if the price is really high, it must be legit.


We once tried to get rid of a couch for free. Put it out on the front yard with a "free" sign on it. Sat there for weeks. We then changed our strategy: We took off the "free" sign and put on a "$20" sign. It got stolen that night.
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PostPosted: Tue Feb 23, 2021 3:47 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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We once tried to get rid of a couch for free. Put it out on the front yard with a "free" sign on it. Sat there for weeks. We then changed our strategy: We took off the "free" sign and put on a "$20" sign. It got stolen that night.

Someone gave us a 2008 52" flat screen HDTV last year. So I advertised for free our 2004 47" rear projection HDTV, took 4 weeks for the 5th inquirer to come for it (had address listed, was on sidewalk, sign said that it worked and was free). Soon after, had an issue with a 36" Sony CRT TV, and since I had a Sony 32" HDTV left over from my mom, used that and put the 36" TV in the quarterly trash pile; it was gone the next day.

That 47" rear projection TV was worth way more !!!
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 28, 2021 3:42 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

a CL find

https://hudsonvalley.craigslist.org/pts/d/port-jervis-body-from-vw-bug/7296387035.html
$300

This is the front 1/2 of the body of a Volkswagen bug. It is metal,
I do not know too much about this as it was left by the pervious owner. I will be happy to answer any questions or take more picture.
I do have a forklift and can help load on truck or trailer.

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PostPosted: Tue Mar 30, 2021 7:28 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Not sure if this has been brought up before but here it goes. I’m working on a 79 super for some one and I’m trying to install the steering shaft and it has been a pain. I guess there’s only one company making then and it’s in Taiwan. It just seems the teeth don’t want to slide on very good at all. I finally got the top one on but the bottom one I’m still having problems. Not much room for a rubber mallet. I’m wondering there has to be an easier way to get the bottom one onto the rack and pinion. If it was German it would probably slide right on easy enough but it’s not. I’m might try some kind of puller.
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 5:08 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

1971 Super Beetle Price: $7000

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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:07 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

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1971 Super Beetle Price: $7000

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Wow! That is not safe! I can see the tar board and the bottom of the carped from the one photo on the bottoms side Laughing That is some sterile rot, I think it is closer to $700 in value
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PostPosted: Mon Apr 05, 2021 6:44 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

That looks like a parts car to me.
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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 9:37 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

"professional patina'd" umm, yeah that looks realistic! Laughing

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PostPosted: Thu Apr 08, 2021 12:05 pm    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

Hmmmm. Can't say anything nice so won't say anything at all.
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PostPosted: Fri Apr 09, 2021 1:27 am    Post subject: Re: Official whine about Late Model/Super and parts for sale Reply with quote

^^ what a strange way to sell anything! Confused
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