Engine work on My 78 Westy

[otiswesty]

A few flash back pics

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

The motor and trans drive nice and pull hard. I haven't noticed a difference driving with the Peloquin, as I have just been driving on the streets. I had thought about taking it down to Syncrofest at the Hollister SVRA to see what the torque biasing differential can do, but the motor is pretty green and not fully broken in yet. If I get into trouble with it, its better to be an easy tow ride from home. Not interested in trailering it all the way down and back just to tool around on the dirt with it.

Maybe next year, hopefully with a spiffy repaint by then.
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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

I got the nose cone boot from VW Heritage
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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[Bleyseng]

You'll love the LSD, what a difference in rain, snow and muddy slop.
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70 Ghia Black convert-9/69 build date-stock w/133k 1600 SP-barn find now with a rebuilt tranny and engine
77 Westy 2.0L w/Ljet, Camper Special engine-95hp and with LSD!(sold)
76 Porsche 914 2.1L L20c, 120hp Djet (sold)
87 Syncro Westy Titan Red 2.1L 2 knob 100k miles

[Hoody]

Paruzzi and Keift and Klok both show the repops of these in stock.

[otiswesty]

Getting ready to put it all back together and gathering a few little parts.
I have a line on the shift rod bushings and boots,

But I cannot find the nose cone dust boot 211 711 115A
Any tips?

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

Got the gear box out of the bus last night and taking it down to German Transaxle in Bend for a rebuild and Peloquin torque biasing differential installation. 252K mile on this box so far, has been leaking gear oil from the nose cone at the shift rod.

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

Good info. My charcoal cannister is behind the battery, just hasn't been hooked up since 1992 I guess.
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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[aerosurfer]

For further elaboration, the shroud with the hole on he drivers side,the charcoal canister mounts on the firewall. This is on my 77 bus,

The hole on the passenger side, over and behind the alternator, was the later 78+ style with the charcoal canister tucked behind the right rear tail light mounted vertically, as pictured in the clean engine shots above.

The canisters are different, the early style like mine is wider, while the late style is a bit narrower. The connection on the airbox is different as well, but functions the same and you could route the hoses either way without too much difficulty
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Rebuild your own FI Harness..My Harness

77 Westy 2.0L Rockin and Rolling Resto!

72 Sportsmobile (sold)
79 Tran$porter... Parts car money machine (gone)

[BayCreamPuff]

It connects to the charcoal canister on the right side behind the starter battery.

Photos from Mayor Ratwell.

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Cream Puff
'79 CA Stock FI Deluxe Campmobile

Earl Grey
'87 GoWesty 2.2 Westfalia

Marsha Mellow
'00 Eurovan VR6 Full Camper

[otiswesty]

The support bracket was easy once pointed out where it went. There was only one way that works. Bolt in the fan housing to the muffler bolt.

My new motor is a GE donor that has a Camper Special kit. There is some sort of air hole that looks like some kind of pipe should be hooked up to it. It is on the right side of the tin just in front of the fan housing.

On the old GD motor, there is a very similar through hole protrusion on the left side but off of the fan housing.

Should these be hooked to anything? or are they just a vent of some sort?

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[timvw7476]

That left sided support bracket, 72-74, the upper portion bolts to
the side of the blower case, under the oil cooler support tang bolt(A/C mount), as far as where the lower fastens, I believe it goes on a support flange for
that specific exhaust, not sure, mine's cracked in two.

[otiswesty]

Here is the piece I am looking for, I think

Also, I am not sure where this left sided support bracket bolts to

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

[Wildthings]

A few years ago you could have gotten the parts you need at Traftons for a song. With Bill out of the picture today that type of stuff might still be there but will take a lot more digging to find. Check at Always Vdub and with John at Halsey as well.

[SGKent]

it is a short piece, then there is a plastic piece that sits on top of that and then a hose to the fan motor. I think this is the one plus the one you already have for the other side.

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1985514
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“Most people don’t know what they’re doing, and a lot of them are really good at it.” - George Carlin

[otiswesty]

I pulled the rear bumper and then the full exhaust system from the F-pipes back all in one piece. Most of the nuts were fused and rusted, a few to nubs. A cutting wheel took care of separating the pieces and I have some that I just put up in the classifieds as freebies.
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=1986607

I am looking for the right rear heater tube as I seem to either have lost it or never had that sourced back when I was putting together my parts pile for the 72-74 exhaust conversion.
Here are the heat tubes that I do have.

I need the tube that goes in here on the right side next to the alternator.

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

Well, here we are in 2016. The CS that I built back in 2009 has been sitting in my garage under a drop sheet cover. My original head work I had done as a stop gap measure and held up until now. At that time it was a cracked head and exhaust stud pulling out. Now I have 0 compression on #3.

The 1800 solid lifter motor in my bus was originally installed in 1992 in Ann Arbor Michigan. It has had head work a couple of times but I have put over 100K miles on this nice rebuild. The heat exchangers are original to the bus, even the muffler was an original VW muffler that was just showing some small holes.

The van still ran and drove when I backed it onto some ramps in the garage yesterday. I had spent Saturday going over the Camper Special that I picked up from Jake Raby and company back in early 2009. It was carefully assembled in the Spring of 2009 with my son, but has sat uninstalled since that time. Every thing looked okay, I double checked the drive train and have been getting my exhaust and ancillary parts together.

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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[otiswesty]

I've done lots of interior trim and electrical work and restorations. Always had a fear of major mechanicals, I don't know why. Probably it is the worry of a busted bolt or frozen nut that I think will stop me. so here I am, I'm biting the bullet and going to do a CS kit rebuild. Order is in
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1978 Sage Green P22 Westfalia
1989 T3 Syncro Single cab

Just a regular guy

[Wildthings]