The Stupid Question Thread

[blue72beetle]

002 trans, 71 Bus...

Does the Selector link shaft really rest on the nose cone housing? I don't see any circlip or anything holding it up, and it kinda just fell when I pulled the nose cone housing off.
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-Andy-
-1970 Ghia-
-1971 Bus 1776 Microsquirt EFI-

[wihr]

I would replace as long as it is our. What does the throw out bearing look like?
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WIHR

1970 Campmobile "Van Ordinaire"
2009 Lincoln Town Car "Behemoth"
1969 Lambretta 150 DL "Nina"
1962 Matchless G 12 CS 650cc

[blue72beetle]

Found the answer.

https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=731507

I had to change my search terms. Should've done that before I posted, that was dumb.
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-Andy-
-1970 Ghia-
-1971 Bus 1776 Microsquirt EFI-

[costonjs]

here's a quick stupid question for those with expert knowledge of the early type iv (1.7 liter) engines - did they come from the factory with swivel foot style adjusters?

i ask because the answer is relevant to a set of mods the type 1 guys do called Hoover or HVX mods.
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73 sport beetle blue 1745cc (going to sister)
74 std beetle grey w/ factory sunroof 2016cc

[germansupplyscott]

They do not come with swivel foot adjusters from the factory.
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SL

[costonjs]

[KeensGhia]

I did an Autostick to manual conversion on my 72 Ghia that included a new W100 cam. Now I have fuel smell coming from my oil. I can't find anything in the manuals on this. Any help would be appreciated.

[Wildthings]

Your carburetor float could be becoming saturated or the needle valve could otherwise be leaking though.

[D/A/N]

How long are the 3 bolts that secure the mustache bar to the case on a 68-71 bus?
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'69 Fuel Injected Squareback. "B" D-jet. 1600 with balanced rotating assembly and lightened flywheel. Full flow and external filter.

'70 Riviera. 1904cc w/ 40mm Dellortos, 019 distributor, Steve Tims “super stock” 37x32 heads, Web Cam 218, Vintage Speed SS143 Super Speed exhaust, 1 1/2” heater boxes

[busdaddy]

[PetetheVWguy]

This is becoming my most-used thread, namely because of the low intelligence level of some of my questions... But, does anyone know the valve lift and the duration numbers for a 78 2.0l with hydro lifters? Also using the BDC-TDC point of reference, when do the valves open and close? Im trying to crunch the numbers for a new cam, and making sure I have the right one. Also, does anyone on God's green earth sell pushrods for the 2.0l??
Thanks-Pete
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1978 Bus, 2.0 FI Oceanic Blue. “‘Ol Blew.”
Rebuilt engine after it sat for ~20 years.

[chift]

Alright, I've been gone for a while, but I'm digging into this more again. I got a video of the noise.

Some more diagnosis.

* It happens in all gears (1-2, 2-3, 3-4) and is dependent on how high I rev the engine (see video)
* The noise also happens when I Lay off the gas (but leaving it in gear) let's say in 4th gear @ 80km/h, it'll make the noise down to 60 km/h
* You can vaguely hear the noise if I rev in idle

Video:

https://youtu.be/ZBr4S4-6jeI
This video i shifting 2nd to 3rd (7 sec in the video) and 3rd to 4th (15 sec i the video)


What I've done:

I've rechecked all my bolts (motor / trans) and everything is tight (if I have specs they are to spec).
I've tried removing the bumped, and everything but the heater box (elbow, engine tin / air deflects), but nothing has made a difference.

I ran this by a car friend of mine and from him he thinks something is vibration when it shouldn't be.

Any suggestions / thoughts?

[brownbus2]

Where are the ground terminals for FI grounds on a 76? Under plenum?
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formerly known as Brown_Bus
1976 FI Marino Yellow Westy

[busdaddy]

[brownbus2]

since I just put the engine back in I am reconnecting everything. Where might the elsewheres be ?
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formerly known as Brown_Bus
1976 FI Marino Yellow Westy

[busdaddy]

The only ones you disconnect for an engine job are under the plenum, the others are where the DR screws on, and the mount for the TTS (it is the ground to the case).
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[DocNexil]

I've got a single Weber 40 IDF 19 1B carburetor (dual port), what distributer(s) work well with it? In researching, I've seen so many kinds of dizzys and combos but for the most part I can't find a ton of info on what dizzy to use with this specific arrangement.

I don't know what my current dizzy is but I've done the suck test and the vac. advance is working as far as I can tell, but maybe there isn't enough vacuum from my carb because there is no discernable advance made when I was trying to time my engine. Could this be the cause for my poor gas mileage? I'm getting less than 12mpg here.

Any help is appreciated, even if it's just directing me to some better search terms.

Here's a pic of my distributor, and I will gladly pull it for a better look at the serial numbers if that will help out at all.

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1971 Dormobile "Juliett"
1970 beetle "Rudie"

[Wildthings]

You have a SVDA (single vacuum dual advance) which may or may not be what you want. You will likely not see vacuum advance at idle with the hose hooked up because the vacuum is ported.

With the engine warm and running and hose removed from the distributor you want to see around 28-32° of advance when the engine is revved to 3800+ rpm with the hose removed from the distributor. If you do not have a timing light with an advance function, you want to make a mark on your pulley showing where 28 or 32° is. It is something like 1-3/4 or 1-7/8" to the right of the "u" mark on the pulley, hopefully someone else will have the exact distance.

If you have a light with an advance function, you want to just align the "u" with the case seam.

[DocNexil]

[Wildthings]

I don't recognize that as being a vacuum only distributor, maybe its time for some numbers off of it.