Show off your engine bay! - Post your pics!!

[dubsteez79]

[flat4olsen]

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Type 1 1968, Lotosweiss. 2109 oxyboxer engine
Early Bay 1970, Montana Red. Under construction

[challomoner]

[manoteal]

1969 bug with 1973 block, Stock Dual-port with heads/valves done by friend who has machine shop- guides replaced and seats/valves ground to spec.
34 PICT-3 rebuilt by Keifernet with rebushed throttle shaft and riveted plate hole. This one was on my Super beetle before I crashed that car in 2012.
AirCooledNet SVDA Distributor with Pertronix I from 2010- Still like new!
Stock Muffler with original German heater boxes.
VW Paradise (now Paradise Motorsports) of San Marcos bottom end- fixed spun bearing on #1 and polished and put in new Silverline bearings on crank/rods.
Replaced terrible cheap flywheel with good German one from Interstate Auto in Lake Elsinore.
Blue Coil (Brazil) painted black for ‘stealth’.
Got original air cleaner for 1973 from classifieds here.
Valve on vacuum line to air cleaner thermostat is to shut off hot air to carb on hot days (thermostat flap works but stays closed- hot air- all the time due to stuck thermostat). I leave it open to warm up the car and then shut it off after the motor is hot. On cool days or night driving I just leave it open (Preheat on).
Uses ‘waste air’ gauge under cylinders for temperature sensing. Dipstick sender bent and put through grommet in rear tin hole and under #2 cylinder.
Has Flaps and thermostat for proper warm up.
With stock ‘69 unvented engine cover- I use 3” modified ‘tennis ball trick’ for cooling.
Runs like a top with 27MPG average City/Hwy at 60 MPH on freeway.
Comments welcomed.

[Glenn]

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Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"

Member #1009

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[Tim Donahoe]

Looking good. The only thing I’d change is getting a new air-cleaner thermostat. I believe Rock Auto still sells them for the Rabbit, which is the same as on our later Bugs.

Tim
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Richard O'Brien

[RailBoy]

Check out the Carbs, not many doing that, maybe not until now! lol... RB

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[quote="smitty24"]"HELP, I ported my own heads and now have fire coming out my ass" .[/quote]

[sb001]

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1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor

[Glenn]

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Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"

Member #1009

#BlueSquare

[manoteal]

Thermostat on order.
Bought all new hoses and wires and plugs-
Ready to go soon with upgrades!

[wcfvw69]

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Decades of VW and VW parts restoration experience.
The Samba member since 2004.

**Now rebuilding throttle bodies for VW's and Porsche's**
**Restored German Bosch distributors for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored German Pierburg fuel pumps for sale or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche fuel pumps or I can restore yours**
**Restored Porsche distributors or I can restore yours**

[calvinater]

[manoteal]

Rock Auto-VW 038129828=$86.29 Gr
“ VW 035129630B= $98.79 Bl
AutoZone SU8153=$71.99 Gr
“ SU8654=$137.99 Bl
O’Reilly. ATS35=$64.99 Gr
Express OEM PARTS 035-129-630B =$84.23 Bl
“. 038-129-828= $78.87 Gr
(Has Lock plate and gasket too
Plate 113-129-830= $3.57
Gasket. 113-129-832=$1.67
Parts Vortex. 035-129-630B=$82.52 Bl
“. 038-129-828=$78.20 Gr
Clip and gasket same numbers and approx same prices here.

The two last ones are genuine VW shops so have clips and gasket if needed
Amazon has the thermostats, too. Try same numbers.
Gr= green body with plastic hose connectors.
Bl= black body ( like stock) and one brass and one plastic connector.
The O’Reilly one is the best value and same as the other Green ones.
On AutoZone and O’Reilly they say they will not work for 1973/74, but they do.
Hope this helps.

[sb001]

Calvinater, try a google search for VW part number 113 129 828.
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1969 autostick sedan, family owned since new
1600 SP engine
Solex 30 PICT 3 carburetor
Bosch 113905205AE autostick distributor

[sb001]

[manoteal]

After reading all the links for all the parts and looking up all the vendors, I thought I would ‘share the wealth ‘ of what I found.
Enjoy!
Mark

[Zundfolge1432]

1600 DP driven hard put away wet often.

[Zundfolge1432]

1600 DP driven hard put away wet often.

[manoteal]

What’s the difference between the green and black vacuum hoses?
The reason I ask is that the nipple on the intake manifold below the carburetor is larger than the nipple on the thermostat in air cleaner and I find it hard to get a ‘best fit’ on both.
Also, I have noticed that sometimes the black hose is conductive and sparks can be ‘grounded’ though its high carbon content?
Anyone else notice this and resort to rubber hose between air cleaner and manifold connection?
Thanks
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1969 bug with original Riviera wheels- daily driver.
'73 1600 DP- AD case
Solex 34 PICT-3 Carb by Keifernet
Bosch 034 SVDA dizzy by ACN
(2002 Honda Accord for parts runs)

[Xevin]

Not sure why VW used green hose. I was told by the boys at Avery’s Air-cooled that originally 73-74 bugs came with 2 green vacuum hoses
So that’s what I run.
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