The Air-Schooled Games - 3 - newbies only!

[ivwshane]

Can I request more type IV questions? I don't know shit about type 1's.


My random guess though...How about a stuck open oil bath flap? Or does this engine have a modified oil cooling system?
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77 westy 2.0 FI
69 ghia coup 1600dp
70 single cab

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[Xevin]

[telford dorr]

WD40 is actually a mediocre lubricant. It was intended as a water displacing fluid, which it works pretty well at. Unfortunately, it evaporates pretty quickly, which is why it makes a poor long term lube. (Now there are situations where you want the lube to evaporate, such as when you're using it as a penetrating oil to free something up, and then re-lube it with real lube later.) For garage door springs and pivots, I'd use motor oil or plain 'ol high pressure moly grease, if you can get it in there. The pressure on pivot points and spring hangers of a typical tilting style wooden garage door are pretty high, as is the wear (kinda like the clutch cable pin on a Bus...). Now if you have a rattly tin door, then LPS3 on the roller shafts works well. FYI.

(p.s. wrong carb on that engine.)

(You have an alternator for me?)
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[JimmyJagged]

I'm trying to graduate from beginner to intermediate.
I'm kinda stumped because I don't think the sound is because of changing the oil (unless you didn't replace the drain plug and you actually have no oil in the engine).
What is the loud sound like?
If it is metal on metal grinding, then I am thinking the rear CV boots don't have any grease.
If it is a spinning/whirling, then I am thinking a problem with the clutch system.
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1971 Tin Top Weekender Bus
1973 Squareback
1985 Pop Top Weekender Vanagon (my 19yo son's first car. father/son project)
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Past:
1976 Rabbit diesel (my first car). RIP. totaled by drunk driver (not me!)
1973 Pop Top Westfalia Weekender Bus. RIP. Blown engine due to 25yo ignorant of VW maintenance (me).
1986 Vanagon Transporter. RIP. totaled by drunk driver (not me!)
1987 Vanagon Syncro. I never should have sold.

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[SGKent]

clean the paper bag out of the fan housing, that or remove the rat nest
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[ivwshane]

Can you describe the noise better? All I can picture is the sound of a, higher than normal, revving engine. Other than the hissing sound of a vacuum leak, all other sounds I'm familiar with are mechanical in nature. Then again, I've never heard what an engine sounds like when it's starved for oil.
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77 westy 2.0 FI
69 ghia coup 1600dp
70 single cab

[Spezialist]

I have not seen the ever so important spezial little shitbag nuts for the oil sump plate explained or even mentioned.
Fail of the first order.
Of course I’m a perpetual noobe, Evvert has told the class that I should make it coherent and to ignore me with the same keyboard.
Never mind the shitbag little copper washers, similar but different strainers. Don’t get em started on what weight of oil, or rating.
What’s the real question here, cause someone needs more traffic at their webpage?
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[telford dorr]

[RONIN10]

When you performed your valve adjustment, was there fresh oil in the rocker area?
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Oscar: 1976 Westfalia Deluxe Camper, 2.0L FI, Manual Transaxle

[Spike0180]

1) To start, verify that you have solid electrical connections on your carb. (mainly the choke). Then if that is ok,
2) Then make sure you replace all the hoses you had to move while changing your oil. (breather hose to the oil bath cleaner, is the oil fill cap sitting next to the crank in the tin instead of properly installed?).
3) Now if those are both good, then remove the belt to make sure it isn't something with the fan or alternator.

Report back with results please.

Do I still count as a noob? I'm not a mechanic, and have only ever worked on my own old ACVW and then fords and newer VW's...
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[SGKent]

anyone missing a cat?
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