Most outrageous parroted wives tale ‘bout ACVWs?

[Jeff Geisen]

IMHO the myth regarding #3 cylinder failure.
Doghouse type I and type IV engines are exempt from the old in-the-shroud oil cooler issue actually responsible for the oft parroted un-true tale.
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I Corinthians 4: 1 thru 5

‘63 ragtop - ‘68 single cab

[skills@eurocarsplus]

well, seems to me that 3-4 valve failure is still on the list in T1 or T4 flavor.

I think this one is true:

vw's are cheap to (own, build, fix)

and then the 'Porsche motor' stories
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[Jeff Geisen]

My engine does not need thermostat & flaps because the weather where I live is mild.
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I Corinthians 4: 1 thru 5

‘63 ragtop - ‘68 single cab

[alman72]

FI sucks. Throw a carb on there.

[raygreenwood]

They should all leak oil....its normal.

Ray

[ImAddicted]

[orwell84]

Putting a freeway flyer on your bus

[Wildthings]

ACVW don't have a cooling system, or you need to stop every "X" number of miles and let the engine (or tranny) cool down.

[Wildthings]

During the sixties when VW were at their peak of popularity a typical American car got 12-14 miles per gallon so when a bug got 24 or a bus got 20 it was a major improvement. Today the old VW may not even do that well but many people think that they use less fuel than a modern rig getting 30+ mpg for a car or 25 mpg for an SUV.

[andrewtf]

The ubiquitous..........

"Ran when parked"
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'75 Riviera - 'BIG EMMA' - Travel Beast
'77 Riviera - 'Murphy' - Daily driver in nice weather
'78 Westy - New to the family
'63 Austin Healey - sitting alone in a museum

[consvws]

the heater never worked on aircooled vws

[Xevin]

“You have a Hippie Van”
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Keep on Busin'

[ivwshane]

[Spike0180]

"Its the mystery machine!"

… no.

or "Those are so simple to work on! must be nice!"

no, ford trucks are simple and easy to work on. an acvw you have to actually pay attention and make sure everything is adjusted. After you take out the engine.

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Brutis Patches Izabich: 1970 VW Transporter - 1776cc DP
Current State: Projects never truly end...
Location: Grosse Pointe, Michigan
Other cars: 2003 F150, 2003 Jetta GLI vr6-6sp

Sambastic: adj; the quality of being nit picky, elitist, expecting everyone to do things the way they believe is best with no regard to situation, "sambastic"

[jlrftype7]

[SGKent]

1 - This bolt on bus accessory will give you the power you want.

2 - This will make your bus engine run a lot cooler without any major other work.

3 - This bolt on accessory will stop a strong wind from blowing your bus all over the place.

4. Lean forward and you can go uphill faster.
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George Carlin:
"Most people don't know what they're doing, and a lot of them are really good at it."

Skills@EuroCarsPlus:
"never time to do it right but always time to do it twice"

[Manfreds78bay]

[airkooledchris]

"Go ahead and paint that splitty nose on your bay, it's your bus and you should do whatever you want to it."

[Jeff Geisen]

... four bolts and the engine is out!
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I Corinthians 4: 1 thru 5

‘63 ragtop - ‘68 single cab

[Hoppy Camper]