My first Bus experience! Smoke, zip ties and idiot lights...

[Tom Powell]

[wcfvw69]

[busdaddy]

The water up front is due to the lack of vapor barriers and their inner flaps, the scrapers do little to keep water out, VW just let it all run through and diverted it out of the way: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=445486&highlight=barrier . Looks like you'll want to buy shares in the Waxoil company, that whole bus would benefit from a good sloppy coating inside all the panels and doors, at least it'll arrest the rot until you can address it properly.

The hatch seal is weak even when it's brand new, cleaning out the slot it fits in so it can seal against the body as well as the hatch will help, bending that drip rail back up so it's not peeing on the hatch seam might help as well.

The foam engine seal looks OK for now, but if you can scratch it with your fingernail and make a gouge it needs replacement, it's around that stage of decay that bits break off and go into the fan clogging up the cooling system.

The grommets around the oil filler funnel and dipstick not only seal off warm air, they also prevent the tin from digging through the side of the tube, if you can't source the correct grommets right now some split fuel line and RTV may be a good alternative.

Still doesn't look all that bad overall, we've seen much worse here, yours is tame in comparison to some

As already mentioned, "one bite at a time", don't freak out over the big picture, pick an item and deal with it, then move on to the next microproject.
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[Clatter]

My take in these is this; don't try to look at it all, it will overwhelm you.

Break it down into manageable-sized pieces.

1. Do your homework - here and in the Bentley.
2. Get the parts you need - based upon the homework.
3. Get the tools, again, based upon what you learned.
4. Take it apart.
5. Clean it up.
6. Put it back together.
7. Test it out.
8. Repeat as necessary.

Or, alternately,
8. Celebrate!

Like, for example the CVs or throttle cable.
Get new CV boots or throttle stuff.
Do like the guys here say, and make one finished/clean/right thing.
Then you will have that one part done for a good long while...

When you are balls deep in a big project like the motor or trans,
You won't have to think about the CVs or throttle cable!

Have fun!
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Bus Motor Build

What’s That Noise?!?

[Clatter]

Oh, and I cover cleaning out heater boxes in the Bus Motor Build in my sig.

it's also in the Bentley.

FWIW.
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Bus Motor Build

What’s That Noise?!?

[Angelus343]

[Angelus343]

Minor Update:

I got few requests for pictures of the interior and crazy enough the sun was out today for more then a few minutes! So I went out and took of few of the current state of things.

Basic pictures of the exterior.

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We removed all the kick trim panels to see what we're dealing with, and from what I can see it's not bad at all. Except for the wire cluster, it looks awful.

They put a wire bundle behind the airduct hinge, so whenever you close the duct it crimps these all together. Major face palm.

Apparently I have a window washer reservoir! There was no indication I had one, no buttons or lever pumps around. Just this random tank of fluid.

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This cabinet is the one non-original piece in here, it's a mix of original wood and pieces of random panels. the stove and sink don't seem stock, and the water container is in the bottom of where the icebox is sometimes.

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Thankfully the material seems in good shape, the rest of the cushions and fabric are in the wash.

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I found the cables for these speakers just routed under the carpet form the dash, Im super anal about wire routing so more facepalming is necessary.

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These seats drive me insane, no adjustment at all and I'm only 5'3. You should see me try to drive this, I look ridiculous.

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All the panels are made with this fabric, clashes pretty hard with the original plaid so we're thinking of doing a tweed/wood mix. I plan on tracing these and using Baltic bird or MDF as replacements. Lack of any vapor barriers has rotted quite a few of these panels.

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Couldn't do any tests today or even the oil change, I'm one size away from having the right socket to change the oil, can't wait for my tools to arrive.

[curtp07]

So I went with Baltic Birch to replace my wood headliner...awesome.

Also for authentic panels:

http://nlavw.com/interior/198-westfalia-interior-panel-for-berlin-7-piece-set.html

May not be the correct set but you get the idea...they're VERY nice people to deal with as well.

Curt
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[oscarsnapkin]

[Wildthings]

[Angelus343]

Tools finally came in the mail! Phase 1 tool kit complete.

Except for the large flat head. Can't seem to find one Or a good file set, I hear getting a large bastard helps with the manifold copper gaskets.

[Spike0180]

[Tom Powell]

You're missing a 3/8" torque wrench for the CV bolts, a 6 ft pipe to extend your cheater bar and a BFH.

Aloha
tp

[Abscate]

[Clatter]

Let's see a pic of your CVs all clean and shiny from a good gas bath!

Thou shall anoint thee - and blessed be thy who hath be thus baptized.

Upon departure of thine journey unto bushood, a bath of gas, and CV cleaning trials, shall impart upon the pilgrim the soundness of spirit, and show all in the village that the pilgrim has indeed fullness of heart, and drive, to follow the journey through the tribulations that the blessed shall encounter..
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Bus Motor Build

What’s That Noise?!?

[Abscate]

..and thou shalt not be awakened to the click clack clonk of the AntiChrist making havoc upon thy CV joints..
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[williamM]

[Angelus343]

[Angelus343]

[Angelus343]

So today I planned on changing the oil, tuning the engine and hopefully doing compression tests.

Turned out with the amount of little stuff that kept coming up with the interior I only got the oil change done which had little hangups in itself.



I figured an oil change is no big deal, but since i planned on inspecting and replacing the oil strainer and filter, I took my time and got comfortable with my new tools. (specifically the torque wrench.)

The previous oil strainer had two gaskets but the second one was not inbetween the strainer and the sump itself. There also was no crush washer for the bolt.

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I found this weird silicone stuff in the plate, but none in the strainer which was odd. The second gasket they used for the strainer was rubber, not paper. probably the parts of it kept melting and formed this shit.

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I never knew the magic of gasoline as a cleaner. I do now.

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New gaskets, strainer and washer.

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I hit a snag for a while, and from what i read on samba and the lack of this particular step in the Bentley or Muir book. I used common sense in the end.

What happend was the my new strainer wouldn't fit onto the bolt, the previous strainer was a snug fit too but not as bad as the new one. The only way the new strainer could fit on was by threading it on, wouldn't didnt feel right at all.

I tried fileing it down, but that wasen't really working and felt more like improvising. In the end I used the original strainer which more or less slips over the bolt. It was still serviceable, so no biggie.

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Here's some pictures of the improvised piece of crap kitchen cabinet that was installed. I wish i could show you this in person, it's a hybrid of original panels and actual bullshit slapped together.

It was actually glued on in so many places so the wife got angry.

Engine started which was nice, only the oil light went out after starting, the battery light stayed on indefinitely, engine sounded off and was skipping. Tune up is scheduled for tomorrow.