Looking to add an electric blower unit to the front area here so I can have some airflow with the windows rolled up note Im not using the standard heat exchangers rather just wanted to have forced air to blow on the windshield/ into the cabin. Do I just add a junction to one of the hoses or what would you suggest?
I just replaced the clutch in my 1972 beetle it was a sachs and I also replaced the throw out bearing I installed the springs that snap over the clutch fork after reassembling the engine in the car and installing a new clutch cable adjusting it all the way. Still do not have clutch disengagement I suspect that the clutch bearing has come off its mounting clips and rotated so that the clutch fork is no longer moving. It is this something that happens? I don't want to have to pull the entire engine. It's looking like it. It was also suggested that safety wire would be a good safety measure to keep this from happening.
I'm looking into putting a 12-volt socket in my 1972 beetle. I don't like the idea of hanging anything off the bottom of the dashboard. Are there any good locations in the dash itself?
This might make people upset that I cut into the center channel but I prefer to be able to service the clutch and throttle cable without needing to pull the pedals off. I used many curse words taking that pedal assembly on and off and I want to be able to do this. If something breaks on the road I can easily fix and be on my way.
After getting everything sand blasted I started to paint my tins and reassembling it back on the engine with a new exhaust system,clutch, pushrod tubes, valve cover gaskets,rear main seal as well! Still have a bit more to go before I can put it back in the car.
On my 1972 beetle I have two switches on the master cylinder I reused the old ones and now the brake lights are on constantly thinking they are bad are they the same part? Why are there two of them?
What an awesome deal I wasn't expecting to upgrade my suspension but this will do nicely does anybody run these? If so how much of a difference does it make?
So after hearing everybody's comments, solder is not a good choice. So cutting down the guide and putting a press fit sleeve on the outside is what we did. It was a pretty tight fit so it's not going anywhere.
I've been struggling with finding a good cylinder head for my 72 1600cc I live in the central New York area id be willing to drive around 300mi to get one and spend less than $150 for it if in good shape.
So basically I figured that I could solder to add thickness.
I realize that lead melts at higher temperature but There's no way the intake valve is going to get that hot so I ended up just soldering it and running it through the lathe to get it all uniform then pressed it back in.
I also added a snap ring to the top so it doesn't push back in.
Should I remove the heads and replace them or are they okay to just be pressed back in place?
And yeah I've had them break doing the removal and did the welding and nut on the end method of removing them when that happens.
On my 1972 1600cc I've been trying to figure out how to get a gauge that will give me both cylinder head temperatures on one analog gauge or just a gauge with enough wire to reach the engine what do most people run in these?
I've found a few aircraft gauges that would work but don't know how to wire up sensors.
As I don't have a truck this little trailer moves all that I need including lumber and it's small/light enough not to use up much range and with one pedal driving it is easy to stop definitely something I'd recommend to people as a good option for truck like activities.
I'm just recently learning about crank end play and how there is a shim stack up behind the flywheel. I tested my engine and I do have a small clunk I was thinking about just ordering a set of shim's and I already have a new crank seal just to put more shims in and put the new seal in and retorque. Is there anything I should consider while doing this procedure? I was also considering pulling the heads and reseating and adjusting the valves as far as I understand, I only need head bolts to do that job? 1972 1600cc engine with 90,000mi
I put regular electrons in now. My motor is pinging...