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Post by Lugnutz on Mar 20, 2014 22:08:00 GMT -5
Safety inspection? Should have that here.
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 22, 2014 0:21:31 GMT -5
Patched the air leak in the runner, discovered the air filter was decrepit - replaced. Discovered oil leak, kind of a bummer. Looks like the oil filler neck, metal line that runs into the crankcase. I'll have to take it out, see if it can be repaired or if it's easier to replace. I also found two thick metal lines that are corroded to hell and one is wet. I couldn't smell anything, I'm hoping it's AC lines. New tires tomorrow, alignment and inspection. I expect it to fail, but who knows?
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 22, 2014 8:46:19 GMT -5
And more fun, this morning the power/rack and pinion was really fighting me. Seemed rough, but maybe it's computer needs time to warm up to the new plugs and wires.
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 23, 2014 21:21:09 GMT -5
So. Oil Filler tube is rusted to shit. It also stalled and I panicked for a second, forgetting an automatic can only be started in Neutral or Park. I think the fuel filter is clogged, seemed like a fuel issue. I hope anyway.
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Post by Lugnutz on Mar 24, 2014 9:03:53 GMT -5
Sounds like you're picking away at it. Usually it's the 3 step rule. One step forward and two back.
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 25, 2014 19:25:04 GMT -5
Well, it fails inspect on the couple of holes in it and the parking brake cable. Picked up the cables and my mechanic buddy is going to weld some sheet metal to get it up to snuff. He'll also braze the oil filler neck to get it to stop leaking and I'll swap the fuel filter. Then i'll get it reinspected so I can drive it as need be. Fuel and brake lines, little odds and ends...
Going to put a Blaupunkt stereo in it. Talked to a guy about installing it and he, a professional, had never heard of the Blaupunkt. Hmph, what kind of a professional could he be?
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Post by Lugnutz on Mar 25, 2014 19:59:48 GMT -5
I had one of those decades ago. Was good for the time and the rusty POS it was in.
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Post by glh on Apr 14, 2014 0:34:30 GMT -5
I remember the old Beetles had Blaupunkt radios as original equipment. The company itself has been around since 1923, a subsidiary of Bosch from 1933-2009 when Bosch sold it to another German firm.
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Post by Dabeagle on May 7, 2014 8:27:14 GMT -5
So I replaced the fuel lines and filter, the oil filler neck was sanded and brazed, wheel cylinders and the metal lines they attach to were replaced along with the rubber brake lines front and back. I got nice braided metal lines to replace the flexible ones from Go Westy, along with a new deck lid seal. Two flanges had to be fabricated and welded onto the end of the header pipes and one other bit of piping in the exhaust completely replaced. Sheet metal was cut to fit and welded into the foot-well, however there were two problems remaining. One was that the driver's brake bleeder valve was frozen, and the brakes couldn't be properly bled. The other was as it got up to temperature, it'd bog out and die.
All grounds checked and repaired, mass air flow tested and cleaned, ditto water temp sensor. We thought it was the ECM, better known as the 'computer'. I checked with a local garage and they suggested unplugging the Oxygen Sensor - which solved the problem. New part is ordered and the torch will be put to the recalcitrant bleeder valve and it should be on the road all official like on Thursday. Pictures to follow!
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Post by Dabeagle on May 7, 2014 8:30:37 GMT -5
Oh, and those long corroded lines I hoped were A/C? Nope, Power Steering. And guess what? They don't make replacements anymore! Custom lines had to be made with high pressure hose and new fittings. Really easy to install, though, I must say.
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Post by Lugnutz on May 7, 2014 15:26:49 GMT -5
Was there a bit of sarcasm in that post or was it actually easier than you thought it would be? In a pinch, I've bled the calipers from the hose. Have someone pump the brakes up and crack the line loose, just like a bleeder but not as efficient.
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Post by Dabeagle on May 8, 2014 7:23:25 GMT -5
No, the issue is that the design of the system allows for gravity bleed, but the valve is stuck and the guys who did the inspect at Goodyear tightened the ever loving hell out of the lugs. They claim they use 'torque sticks' and that it has more to do with the bevel on the lug bolts and the rim, but I can't even budge them with an air gun and a ten pound hammer. Also using the method you describe wouldn't work because of the way the lines are set up - I'd never see the escaping air.
Howard will put the torch to the valve to get it to loosen and we'll replace it, bleed the whole system and then get that inspect done.
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 3, 2015 22:03:42 GMT -5
Okay, so, this image will be used in an upcoming story - for my bus is a stand in for Lucien's bus. So, there are a few things to address this spring before I can put it on the road. First, it won't start. I think it has a bad distributor, once the snow melts I can test it. My son and our foster daughter from last summer broke an armrest from the center row (I know, Lucien's bus has the much cooler table and jump seats) and they snapped one of the bolts to boot. When pushing it into the garage before we had our driveway done, I broke something to do with one of the headlamps. Yay, spring.
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Post by Lugnutz on Mar 3, 2015 22:20:29 GMT -5
They even make pop ups in that vintage?
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Post by Dabeagle on Mar 4, 2015 0:32:16 GMT -5
They did. Restored Synchro Vanagon's are worth north of 40k
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