Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Guys, Ahhh...the good old days. Kirin, I turned my first VW in about 1970. Friend had one that mad bad noises and then wouldn't start. Went to the bank, borrowed $100.00 and bought it from him. Took the engine out, took inside on the kitchen floor and took off one of the heads...just picked one. Inside #3 cylinder was the infamous pict carb accelerator pump injection tube(brass thank godness). Picked it out cleaned up a little and then put it back together. Tote the engine back out, put in the car and drove the daylights out of it for several days. Sold it for $350 I think. Paid the banker off in less than 3 weeks and he was delighted...turned out I did so much VW business with him he just told me to start having people draft on him for the cars I bought. This was in the good old days when you actually knew your banker. I did a *lot* of that type of fixing. Turns out there was a place over in Ft. Worth with nothing but wrecked VW's for cheap. Some were not too bad and could be fixed up in order to make a little money. My best one was a lateish model KG *convertible*. Fanciest Vw I had been in up to that point. Top had been ripped pretty badly but amazingly it was really nice otherwise. Went to the vw junkyard, bought a whole new top in one piece and just literally bolted it in. I made an astounding(for the times) $1,000 off of that deal. Astounding cause I lived in a slum house(while going to college) and was paying $50 a month for rent. Cost me more for gas to keep it warm than for rent. Yes, we want to know what was in the cylinder! Cheers, dave On Thu, 24 Jan 2019, No Quarter wrote: Did you ever figure out what or how that piece of hardware made it into your engine Kirin? So much work for such a simple anomaly. NQ -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Pretty sure I dropped a carb screw down it's throat when I was installing the jet snorkels. Totally my bad. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:49 PM No Quarter Did you ever figure out what or how that piece of hardware made it into > your > engine Kirin? So much work for such a simple anomaly. > > NQ > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
Hi Dean and nice to see you still on here after all these years! I still have the same email address I did back then even. My ISP closed down years ago, but I pay to keep this one as the ISP who bought them out still offered it to me if I wanted to stay with them. With all the free email addresses available, it seems weird to pay, but I like it and want to keep it so whatever it's worth to a guy. You mention about remembering those who are gone. I remember a guy who was one the list for a very short time when he and Dad were killed in a plane wreck. I remember he posted a question and not many people answered and they felt bad when they learned of his passing. I mean he was only on for a week or 2 maybe when it happened. Scott Yuppa was his name and for some reason I just never forgot him. When researching it, it's been 20 years ago this year: CARMINE YUPPA, 64, of Gilbert, Ariz., and his son SCOTT YUPPA, 30, of Chandler, Ariz., both formerly of Lodi, died March 20 in a plane crash. Carmine Yuppa was a retired truck driver and an Air Force veteran. Scott Yuppa was a computer analyst and a graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. Arrangements: Lakeshore Mortuary, Mesa, Ariz. I firmly believe in an eventual afterlife and so I have a list that I maintain where I want to go find these people and meet them - let them know they are in memory and I thought enough of them over all these years to make it worth my while to not only remember, but to make good on it and meet them in person. I mean if someone were to find me in the afterlife and tell me what I meant to them, I'd be absolutely floored and honored. If they are that keen on remembering me, as long as they aren't a creeper or nothing like that, there is a good chance that person is worth being your friend and you being theirs. Stay warm and by all means get those heater boxes fixed up. John Lago modified his VW bus heater boxes so the exhaust goes on the outside and the heat goes down the center. He said it makes the heater way hotter since it isn't being cooled by the outside air. He is a splitty guy who wins best modified at shows with his beat up old bus that features a hole in the floor to go ice fishing out of it, swivel lawn chairs for front seats, 13 gallons of bondo on one side when he was forces off the road, wood burning pot-belly stove for heat, snowmobile rope start for when the battery gets drained (I rope started it once at Buses Nowhere Near the Arch), and upholstry done in velcro so he can stick anything anywhere he wants. He has also authored several books as far as I know. https://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=544554 I'm glad to see he is still around. It's been 18 years since I last saw him. NQ - Original Message - From: "Dean Johnson" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 8:29 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? I'm still here, on again off again lurker since the late '80s. My yellow '71 Super Beetle has her engine out (rebuilt heads) and just needs a bit of welding on the heat exchangers. It gets nice and cold up here in NY by lake Ontario so I need to get that in a-one condition. Nice to hear from everybody, and remember those who have gone. Dean Johnson On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:52 AM Anil Nair wrote: I tried to see if the list was active a few months back but sent it to the lisproc address.. forgot that it mograted to google..dohh! On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:26 PM Kirin Jacobsen wrote: Testing. I sent out a different email with a run down as to whats up with me and everything VW. Just seeing if this works. On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Anil Nair wrote: I'm still here..Hi from Malaysia On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:55 AM Lloyd McClelland < lloyd...@suddenlink.net> wrote: Hi I’m still here , still have the ‘61 Beetle . I’ve sold the 57 Beetle- the fun part ( for me) was it went to Kafer Dave ..who knows where it is going next . Lloyd On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:11 AM, 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Hi All, I have a 69 vert in pieces for so long I forget the order that it came apart. Can anyone tell me order of reassembling the dash? Assume dash pad, gauges and switches, glove box, etc Thanks Ray Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: No Quarter Date: 1/21/19 9:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? No but I still have that bug. I got married and then had a house built in the country. Li'l Red is sitting in my parent's back yard so it's my goal to get him fired up and start driving him again this year. I never get rid of anything so I still have all my dubs and then some. LOL! I'm glad this list is still here - quite a few others I was on are no longer so maybe we can rekindle this list for a bit more... NQ - Original Message -
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
When you get those pictures posted Dave I'd love to see them. If anyone else is interested in joining up when you decide to have my wife and come down that would be fine with me. Maybe I'd get to meet some more listees. In the end it would be up to you Dave as I don't want to go inviting everyone to the party and besides, maybe you would prefer more one on one settings. I'm headed to Australia here in a month and honestly I'm more excited about going to Arkansas to learn FI tricks than going to Australia. LOL! NQ -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
I am not sure but I think you can link a few now? Anyone else have ideas? Thanks Ray Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Kirin Jacobsen Date: 1/24/19 10:06 AM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Sure got a bunch. Any suggestions on how to link them? They are on the usual social media suspects. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 5:59 AM 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Date: 1/23/19 10:38 PM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Hi all,Its been a very long time since I have made a post of this length. Today's number of posts has brought back a great bit of nostalgia for me. After all it was this list that actually got me my beetle. Anyways I wanted to give you a recap of whats gone on it probably about the last 15 years of owning this Beetle. I won't ever sell it, its got a life time place in my garage. The car itself has gone through a few iterations. I did a refresh for my highschool grad with a new interior, fresh 1600dp, disc brakes and it was VERY slammomatic It got put into storage for a year while I spent a year abroad. I came back sorted out the last few niggly things. Was all geared up to spend the show season enjoying the car when disaster struck. I got rearended on my way to an event that I had planned by another bug. It wiped out the rear apron, fender, decklid etc. At that point I wasn't quite sure what to do since the paint was pretty faded out most likely from some cheap respray. At that point with the encouragement of my friends I blew it all apart for a complete rotesserie resto. It spent 3 years in the body shop. Luckily because it was a California car it had virtually no rust. Although the only original bolt on panels that are on the car I'm pretty sure are the hood, drivers front fender, and passenger door and possibly the passenger rear fender. Body work was slow. And amongst all this I moved out of town to go to university and life ultimately got in the way. 5 years ago I bought a house with a 23x23 foot heated shop(Long potentially cold winters here). The bug came home and I started working on it again after 8 months renoeing my 1962 British Columbia box house. I made decent headway and then eventually got engaged. And like what had happened in prep for the original tight deadline for my beetle, it happend again. I was determined to get it finished for my wedding. I managed to finish putting together the Resto-cal look car of my dreams. It turned out better than I expected, yet I can see all its flaws that probably no one else will ever notice. Its super gratifying to see it sitting parked some where and every one comments on how shiney it is. And then after enjoying it for a month or so 6 weeks before my wedding the new 1914 developed a horrible rattle and lost power. I limped it home, tore it apart and found out that some piece of hardware had made it's way down the intake and had beat up cylinder head and piston top. Luckily Volkswagen people are the best. I had friends loan me a 1600dp and my car managed to make it to my wedding. Over the fall I have torn the 1914 down and am just waiting on receiving the cylinder head back from Brothers Machine shop. So of course I'm going to have a ton of questions. This is my first motor build. Albeit all the parts have under 1000 miles on them. Long term thoughts with this car are to eventually add air conditioning. I also terribly want a Split window van to round out the fleet. But I'm going to have to wait a bit on that. In the mean time I have to finish sorting out my new daily driver(Nissan Xterra) and then it's time to figure out how to get this 1914 back together. Enough ramblings for this evening. Thanks for reading. -Kirin Seabert 1962 Turkis Restocal -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
Anil Nair! I don't recall every meeting you nor ever really chatting, but your name has come to mind numerous times over the years because it's so unique! I was saying it one time to myself and trying to figure out where I had read it and it finally came to me it was from the list! Glad to see some of the old guard is still here. The listserv is so oldschool, but it's cool that John Sroka has seen fit to keep it alive. I only wish the archive of all the old posts was still around. Many were lost as I understand. Tons of good info lost on that old listserv. NQ - Original Message - From: "Anil Nair" To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 2:52 AM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? I tried to see if the list was active a few months back but sent it to the lisproc address.. forgot that it mograted to google..dohh! On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:26 PM Kirin Jacobsen wrote: Testing. I sent out a different email with a run down as to whats up with me and everything VW. Just seeing if this works. On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Anil Nair wrote: I'm still here..Hi from Malaysia On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:55 AM Lloyd McClelland wrote: Hi I’m still here , still have the ‘61 Beetle . I’ve sold the 57 Beetle- the fun part ( for me) was it went to Kafer Dave ..who knows where it is going next . Lloyd On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:11 AM, 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Hi All, I have a 69 vert in pieces for so long I forget the order that it came apart. Can anyone tell me order of reassembling the dash? Assume dash pad, gauges and switches, glove box, etc Thanks Ray Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: No Quarter Date: 1/21/19 9:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? No but I still have that bug. I got married and then had a house built in the country. Li'l Red is sitting in my parent's back yard so it's my goal to get him fired up and start driving him again this year. I never get rid of anything so I still have all my dubs and then some. LOL! I'm glad this list is still here - quite a few others I was on are no longer so maybe we can rekindle this list for a bit more... NQ - Original Message - From: "Brian" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? >I had forgotten all about this list. Subscribed in the 90's. NQ - is Lil >Red still on the road? > > > Brian B. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Did you ever figure out what or how that piece of hardware made it into your engine Kirin? So much work for such a simple anomaly. NQ -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Based on Kirin's facebook posts, he's already pulled the head is well on the way to getting it rebuilt. It nicked up the piston and head pretty good. Once he reads these posts, if he'll let me know if he wants me to post links to his photos on my website or not, I'll do it. NQ - Original Message - From: "Mike B." To: Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 6:44 PM Subject: RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Kirin, You might try a flexible digital camera borescope w/light source in thru the sparkplug hole to get a look see inside the cylinders. I have one. https://www.amazon.com/Endoscope-Waterproof-Inspection-Compatible-Smartphone/dp/B07CNY5KMY/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8=1548376758=8-19=phone+borescope+with+light Some small objects dropped into a cylinder will pass thru and out the exhaust with little or no damage. Some objects bounce around in there for a while and create lots of damage to the piston top and head chamber. Usually when you take the head off you find what’s left of the object and can confirm what it is (was!). I stuff a blue rag into the carb throat(s) while doing such work on an assembled engine. You could also add a magnet in the area to attract a dropped item (if it’s steel). Mike B. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Kirin Jacobsen Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:34 PM To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Pretty sure I dropped a carb screw down it's throat when I was installing the jet snorkels. Totally my bad. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:49 PM No Quarter Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Feel free to post at will Nq. They are already Facebook or zuckerbergs property. Engine is already blown apart. Going to be asking a bunch of questions in the near future. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 6:11 PM No Quarter Based on Kirin's facebook posts, he's already pulled the head is well on > the > way to getting it rebuilt. It nicked up the piston and head pretty good. > Once he reads these posts, if he'll let me know if he wants me to post > links > to his photos on my website or not, I'll do it. > > NQ > > - Original Message - > From: "Mike B." > To: > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 6:44 PM > Subject: RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert > > > Kirin, > You might try a flexible digital camera borescope w/light source in thru > the > sparkplug hole to get a look see inside the cylinders. I have one. > > > https://www.amazon.com/Endoscope-Waterproof-Inspection-Compatible-Smartphone/dp/B07CNY5KMY/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8=1548376758=8-19=phone+borescope+with+light > > Some small objects dropped into a cylinder will pass thru and out the > exhaust with little or no damage. Some objects bounce around in there > for > a while and create lots of damage to the piston top and head chamber. > Usually when you take the head off you find what’s left of the object and > can confirm what it is (was!). > I stuff a blue rag into the carb throat(s) while doing such work on an > assembled engine. You could also add a magnet in the area to attract a > dropped item (if it’s steel). > > > Mike B. > > Sent from Mail for Windows 10 > > From: Kirin Jacobsen > Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:34 PM > To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com > Subject: Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert > > Pretty sure I dropped a carb screw down it's throat when I was installing > the jet snorkels. Totally my bad. > -Kirin > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:49 PM No Quarter Did you ever figure out what or how that piece of hardware made it into > your > engine Kirin? So much work for such a simple anomaly. > > NQ > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Kirin, You might try a flexible digital camera borescope w/light source in thru the sparkplug hole to get a look see inside the cylinders. I have one. https://www.amazon.com/Endoscope-Waterproof-Inspection-Compatible-Smartphone/dp/B07CNY5KMY/ref=sr_1_19?ie=UTF8=1548376758=8-19=phone+borescope+with+light Some small objects dropped into a cylinder will pass thru and out the exhaust with little or no damage. Some objects bounce around in there for a while and create lots of damage to the piston top and head chamber. Usually when you take the head off you find what’s left of the object and can confirm what it is (was!). I stuff a blue rag into the carb throat(s) while doing such work on an assembled engine. You could also add a magnet in the area to attract a dropped item (if it’s steel). Mike B. Sent from Mail for Windows 10 From: Kirin Jacobsen Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2019 5:34 PM To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Pretty sure I dropped a carb screw down it's throat when I was installing the jet snorkels. Totally my bad. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 12:49 PM No Quarter http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
I tried to see if the list was active a few months back but sent it to the lisproc address.. forgot that it mograted to google..dohh! On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:26 PM Kirin Jacobsen wrote: > Testing. I sent out a different email with a run down as to whats up with > me and everything VW. Just seeing if this works. > > On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Anil Nair wrote: > >> I'm still here..Hi from Malaysia >> >> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:55 AM Lloyd McClelland >> wrote: >> >>> Hi I’m still here , still have the ‘61 Beetle . I’ve sold the 57 >>> Beetle- the fun part ( for me) was it went to Kafer Dave ..who knows where >>> it is going next . Lloyd >>> >>> On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:11 AM, 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled >>> Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: >>> >>> Hi All, >>> >>> I have a 69 vert in pieces for so long I forget the order that it came >>> apart. Can anyone tell me order of reassembling the dash? Assume dash pad, >>> gauges and switches, glove box, etc >>> >>> Thanks >>> >>> Ray >>> >>> >>> >>> Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone >>> >>> >>> Original message >>> From: No Quarter >>> Date: 1/21/19 9:23 PM (GMT-05:00) >>> To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com >>> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? >>> >>> No but I still have that bug. I got married and then had a house built >>> in >>> the country. Li'l Red is sitting in my parent's back yard so it's my >>> goal >>> to get him fired up and start driving him again this year. I never get >>> rid >>> of anything so I still have all my dubs and then some. LOL! >>> >>> I'm glad this list is still here - quite a few others I was on are no >>> longer >>> so maybe we can rekindle this list for a bit more... >>> >>> NQ >>> - Original Message - >>> From: "Brian" >>> To: >>> Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:14 PM >>> Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? >>> >>> >>> >I had forgotten all about this list. Subscribed in the 90's. NQ - is >>> Lil >>> >Red still on the road? >>> > >>> > >>> > Brian B. >>> > >>> > -- >>> > Visit the VintagVW archives at >>> > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com >>> > --- >>> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups >>> > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >>> > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an >>> > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >>> > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >>> > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> > >>> >>> -- >>> Visit the VintagVW archives at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> Visit the VintagVW archives at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >>> -- >>> Visit the VintagVW archives at >>> http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com >>> --- >>> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >>> Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >>> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send >>> an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >>> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >>> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >>> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> >> -- >> Visit the VintagVW archives at >> http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com >> --- >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. >> To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an >> email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. >> Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. >> For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >> >
RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Hi Kirin. , Any pics of you, your bride, and your beetle at the wedding? Thanks Ray Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: Kirin Jacobsen Date: 1/23/19 10:38 PM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: [vintagvw] State of Seabert Hi all,Its been a very long time since I have made a post of this length. Today's number of posts has brought back a great bit of nostalgia for me. After all it was this list that actually got me my beetle. Anyways I wanted to give you a recap of whats gone on it probably about the last 15 years of owning this Beetle. I won't ever sell it, its got a life time place in my garage. The car itself has gone through a few iterations. I did a refresh for my highschool grad with a new interior, fresh 1600dp, disc brakes and it was VERY slammomatic It got put into storage for a year while I spent a year abroad. I came back sorted out the last few niggly things. Was all geared up to spend the show season enjoying the car when disaster struck. I got rearended on my way to an event that I had planned by another bug. It wiped out the rear apron, fender, decklid etc. At that point I wasn't quite sure what to do since the paint was pretty faded out most likely from some cheap respray. At that point with the encouragement of my friends I blew it all apart for a complete rotesserie resto. It spent 3 years in the body shop. Luckily because it was a California car it had virtually no rust. Although the only original bolt on panels that are on the car I'm pretty sure are the hood, drivers front fender, and passenger door and possibly the passenger rear fender. Body work was slow. And amongst all this I moved out of town to go to university and life ultimately got in the way. 5 years ago I bought a house with a 23x23 foot heated shop(Long potentially cold winters here). The bug came home and I started working on it again after 8 months renoeing my 1962 British Columbia box house. I made decent headway and then eventually got engaged. And like what had happened in prep for the original tight deadline for my beetle, it happend again. I was determined to get it finished for my wedding. I managed to finish putting together the Resto-cal look car of my dreams. It turned out better than I expected, yet I can see all its flaws that probably no one else will ever notice. Its super gratifying to see it sitting parked some where and every one comments on how shiney it is. And then after enjoying it for a month or so 6 weeks before my wedding the new 1914 developed a horrible rattle and lost power. I limped it home, tore it apart and found out that some piece of hardware had made it's way down the intake and had beat up cylinder head and piston top. Luckily Volkswagen people are the best. I had friends loan me a 1600dp and my car managed to make it to my wedding. Over the fall I have torn the 1914 down and am just waiting on receiving the cylinder head back from Brothers Machine shop. So of course I'm going to have a ton of questions. This is my first motor build. Albeit all the parts have under 1000 miles on them. Long term thoughts with this car are to eventually add air conditioning. I also terribly want a Split window van to round out the fleet. But I'm going to have to wait a bit on that. In the mean time I have to finish sorting out my new daily driver(Nissan Xterra) and then it's time to figure out how to get this 1914 back together. Enough ramblings for this evening. Thanks for reading. -Kirin Seabert 1962 Turkis Restocal -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout.
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
I'm still here, on again off again lurker since the late '80s. My yellow '71 Super Beetle has her engine out (rebuilt heads) and just needs a bit of welding on the heat exchangers. It gets nice and cold up here in NY by lake Ontario so I need to get that in a-one condition. Nice to hear from everybody, and remember those who have gone. Dean Johnson On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:52 AM Anil Nair wrote: > I tried to see if the list was active a few months back but sent it to the > lisproc address.. forgot that it mograted to google..dohh! > > > On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 12:26 PM Kirin Jacobsen > wrote: > >> Testing. I sent out a different email with a run down as to whats up with >> me and everything VW. Just seeing if this works. >> >> On Wed, Jan 23, 2019 at 7:25 PM Anil Nair wrote: >> >>> I'm still here..Hi from Malaysia >>> >>> On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 3:55 AM Lloyd McClelland < >>> lloyd...@suddenlink.net> wrote: >>> Hi I’m still here , still have the ‘61 Beetle . I’ve sold the 57 Beetle- the fun part ( for me) was it went to Kafer Dave ..who knows where it is going next . Lloyd On Jan 23, 2019, at 9:11 AM, 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Hi All, I have a 69 vert in pieces for so long I forget the order that it came apart. Can anyone tell me order of reassembling the dash? Assume dash pad, gauges and switches, glove box, etc Thanks Ray Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone Original message From: No Quarter Date: 1/21/19 9:23 PM (GMT-05:00) To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? No but I still have that bug. I got married and then had a house built in the country. Li'l Red is sitting in my parent's back yard so it's my goal to get him fired up and start driving him again this year. I never get rid of anything so I still have all my dubs and then some. LOL! I'm glad this list is still here - quite a few others I was on are no longer so maybe we can rekindle this list for a bit more... NQ - Original Message - From: "Brian" To: Sent: Monday, January 21, 2019 8:14 PM Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working? >I had forgotten all about this list. Subscribed in the 90's. NQ - is Lil >Red still on the road? > > > Brian B. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. -- Visit the VintagVW archives at http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. >>> -- >>>
Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert
Sure got a bunch. Any suggestions on how to link them? They are on the usual social media suspects. -Kirin On Thu, Jan 24, 2019, 5:59 AM 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Hi Kirin. , > > Any pics of you, your bride, and your beetle at the wedding? > > Thanks > > Ray > > > Sent from my Verizon 4G LTE smartphone > > > Original message > From: Kirin Jacobsen > Date: 1/23/19 10:38 PM (GMT-05:00) > To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com > Subject: [vintagvw] State of Seabert > > Hi all, > Its been a very long time since I have made a post of this length. Today's > number of posts has brought back a great bit of nostalgia for me. After all > it was this list that actually got me my beetle. Anyways I wanted to give > you a recap of whats gone on it probably about the last 15 years of owning > this Beetle. I won't ever sell it, its got a life time place in my garage. > > The car itself has gone through a few iterations. I did a refresh for my > highschool grad with a new interior, fresh 1600dp, disc brakes and it was > VERY slammomatic It got put into storage for a year while I spent a year > abroad. I came back sorted out the last few niggly things. Was all geared > up to spend the show season enjoying the car when disaster struck. I got > rearended on my way to an event that I had planned by another bug. It wiped > out the rear apron, fender, decklid etc. At that point I wasn't quite sure > what to do since the paint was pretty faded out most likely from some cheap > respray. At that point with the encouragement of my friends I blew it all > apart for a complete rotesserie resto. > > It spent 3 years in the body shop. Luckily because it was a California car > it had virtually no rust. Although the only original bolt on panels that > are on the car I'm pretty sure are the hood, drivers front fender, and > passenger door and possibly the passenger rear fender. Body work was slow. > And amongst all this I moved out of town to go to university and life > ultimately got in the way. 5 years ago I bought a house with a 23x23 foot > heated shop(Long potentially cold winters here). The bug came home and I > started working on it again after 8 months renoeing my 1962 British > Columbia box house. > > I made decent headway and then eventually got engaged. And like what had > happened in prep for the original tight deadline for my beetle, it happend > again. I was determined to get it finished for my wedding. I managed to > finish putting together the Resto-cal look car of my dreams. It turned out > better than I expected, yet I can see all its flaws that probably no one > else will ever notice. Its super gratifying to see it sitting parked some > where and every one comments on how shiney it is. > > And then after enjoying it for a month or so 6 weeks before my wedding the > new 1914 developed a horrible rattle and lost power. I limped it home, tore > it apart and found out that some piece of hardware had made it's way down > the intake and had beat up cylinder head and piston top. > > Luckily Volkswagen people are the best. I had friends loan me a 1600dp and > my car managed to make it to my wedding. Over the fall I have torn the 1914 > down and am just waiting on receiving the cylinder head back from Brothers > Machine shop. > > So of course I'm going to have a ton of questions. This is my first motor > build. Albeit all the parts have under 1000 miles on them. Long term > thoughts with this car are to eventually add air conditioning. I also > terribly want a Split window van to round out the fleet. But I'm going to > have to wait a bit on that. > > In the mean time I have to finish sorting out my new daily driver(Nissan > Xterra) and then it's time to figure out how to get this 1914 back together. > > Enough ramblings for this evening. Thanks for reading. > > -Kirin > Seabert 1962 Turkis Restocal > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit https://groups.google.com/d/optout. > > -- > Visit the VintagVW archives at > http://www.mail-archive.com/vintagvw@googlegroups.com > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to vintagvw+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > To post to this group, send email to vintagvw@googlegroups.com. > Visit this group at https://groups.google.com/group/vintagvw. > For more options, visit
Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?
Awesome recipe Dave! You’ve got me hunting parts now, thanks! Bruce Sent from my iPhone > On Jan 23, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Dave C. Bolen wrote: > > NQ, > > Longish on FI. > > The 68 has been running megasquirt for 14 years. After I replaced the > pistons and cylinders I decided to leave the turbo off to be able to get > to places that I plan to update(edis and wide band o2 instead of narrowband). > > Works just fine that way although I did retune it a little as the AAC p > appear to work much better than the old Mahle's. > > My setup... > CB FI intakes with 28lb/hr CB high Z injectors(no resistor pack needed). > CB FI rails > 78 bus pressure regulator(replaced with better Holley adjustable regulator). > 78 bus(2 L) throttle body(somewhat modified). > 78 bus fuel pump and gas filter. > megasquirt from the second group buy(BTW the CPU on it now hitting EOL(End of > life) but I have spares). > DISx ignition cause I use their tach output module for a clean injection > signal. > Narrow band o2 sensor. > Intake manifold air temp sensor and engine temp sensor(not oil). > Throttle position sensor. > > THIS IS a BLOW THRU setup when I get the turbo back on it. No blow off valve > needed. Oh and the turbo stuff started out with a lobuget carb setup. > > No spark control yet > NQ, there are sample fuel maps out there for VW guys galore(and mine). > > Ok, here is the hard part. Like anything with a diy setup and a computer, > you are going to want to fiddle with it. Tune from the front seat with a > laptop. Log a test run and then feed it to a piece of software that will > adjust the Fuel table for you. > > Oh, and from the logging, I know it takes me about 4/10ths of second to > shift. > > The biggest part of it is running the fuel line and the return back in to the > tank. Some easy ways around that and in a bus you don't have to go > farbut you must have a fuel ring(hi pressure gas). > > THen there is the wiring. Not too bad but you need the tool to do > crimps on GM weatherpack connector pins. > > NQ, count on about a 10% power increase with FI. > > My 1776 with turbo and meqaquirt is just awesome, no fall off in power > in 4th gear(in cool weather). VERY streetable but there when you want it and > guessing about 150hp in anything less than 90 degree weather. > > Yes, there is a learning curve but once you understand the fuel is delivered > based on throttle position, rpm, map, o2 sensor(and the fuel table)...you are > done. > > Want to come to North West Arkansas in the spring? > I teach for beer. > Got a brand new 1200 sq foot shop and a place to sleep. > > Cheers, dave > > > >> On Wed, 23 Jan 2019, No Quarter wrote: >> >> Hi Dave. Thanks for your reply! You analogy about relatives picking up >> from where they left off from is perfect. That's what this is. :) >> I want this engine for my 62 double cab and 67 bus. I would not build this >> way for a big, but torque is king in the bus and I want it all and I want it >> low. I had my first bad experience with CB Performance large valve heads on >> my 1776. It would have made tons of power, but in the bus at the point where >> the power band was kicking in, the bus hit terminal velocity. I was forever >> running behind the power curve. Traded straight across for Gene Berg 3 angle >> valve job stock valves and the power came in where I wanted it. The guy I'm >> looking for was building stroker engines for the bus crowd and he told me all >> he did was pull the venturi and up the main jet one size. He could tune it >> up and off he went. I've never had a vw engine over 4K and in fact my bus >> would >> cruise 3600 to 3800 rpm all day long. I suffered some low end losses with >> the freeway flyer and tall tires so that 1st hear takeoffs took a lot of >> revving >> to get going in the mountains and even around home. >> A friend of mine in Lake Havasu City and I had a chat years ago about him >> working on old propane powered trucks in the mines and how these big old 6 >> cylinder trucks had such small valves. They needed the increased port >> velocities down low for torque or they would never get anywhere. He even >> bored out >> a set of 1300cc heads and put them on a stroker engine for fun and then put >> them on his single cab. He let his friend drive it and his friend said it >> pulled like mad up to 35mph then fell flat on its face. What did you do? >> Lol! >> It was an experiment to test the theory and for buses it it sound. I need >> a conservative approach for my buses. I know this is a type 1 list, but I >> feel >> more at home here and I think the low end of the torque spectrum is worth >> investigating for those who would like to build an engine and last a long >> term due >> to keeping the revs in check. >> I would love to venture into the world of fuel injection. I'm fact, I >> would buy a plane ticket and pay someone who would let come to them and have >> them >>
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Bruce, thanks! I didn't think the subject would draw much attention since I have had it so long. The only thing I would like to change on mine is the throttle body but substitutions(mostly from motorcycle parts) seem few and far between. I will take some pictures soon and post them on my website. Cheers, dave On Thu, 24 Jan 2019, 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List wrote: Awesome recipe Dave! You’ve got me hunting parts now, thanks! Bruce Sent from my iPhone On Jan 23, 2019, at 10:20 AM, Dave C. Bolen wrote: NQ, Longish on FI. The 68 has been running megasquirt for 14 years. After I replaced the pistons and cylinders I decided to leave the turbo off to be able to get to places that I plan to update(edis and wide band o2 instead of narrowband). Works just fine that way although I did retune it a little as the AAC p appear to work much better than the old Mahle's. My setup... CB FI intakes with 28lb/hr CB high Z injectors(no resistor pack needed). CB FI rails 78 bus pressure regulator(replaced with better Holley adjustable regulator). 78 bus(2 L) throttle body(somewhat modified). 78 bus fuel pump and gas filter. megasquirt from the second group buy(BTW the CPU on it now hitting EOL(End of life) but I have spares). DISx ignition cause I use their tach output module for a clean injection signal. Narrow band o2 sensor. Intake manifold air temp sensor and engine temp sensor(not oil). Throttle position sensor. THIS IS a BLOW THRU setup when I get the turbo back on it. No blow off valve needed. Oh and the turbo stuff started out with a lobuget carb setup. No spark control yet NQ, there are sample fuel maps out there for VW guys galore(and mine). Ok, here is the hard part. Like anything with a diy setup and a computer, you are going to want to fiddle with it. Tune from the front seat with a laptop. Log a test run and then feed it to a piece of software that will adjust the Fuel table for you. Oh, and from the logging, I know it takes me about 4/10ths of second to shift. The biggest part of it is running the fuel line and the return back in to the tank. Some easy ways around that and in a bus you don't have to go farbut you must have a fuel ring(hi pressure gas). THen there is the wiring. Not too bad but you need the tool to do crimps on GM weatherpack connector pins. NQ, count on about a 10% power increase with FI. My 1776 with turbo and meqaquirt is just awesome, no fall off in power in 4th gear(in cool weather). VERY streetable but there when you want it and guessing about 150hp in anything less than 90 degree weather. Yes, there is a learning curve but once you understand the fuel is delivered based on throttle position, rpm, map, o2 sensor(and the fuel table)...you are done. Want to come to North West Arkansas in the spring? I teach for beer. Got a brand new 1200 sq foot shop and a place to sleep. Cheers, dave On Wed, 23 Jan 2019, No Quarter wrote: Hi Dave. Thanks for your reply! You analogy about relatives picking up from where they left off from is perfect. That's what this is. :) I want this engine for my 62 double cab and 67 bus. I would not build this way for a big, but torque is king in the bus and I want it all and I want it low. I had my first bad experience with CB Performance large valve heads on my 1776. It would have made tons of power, but in the bus at the point where the power band was kicking in, the bus hit terminal velocity. I was forever running behind the power curve. Traded straight across for Gene Berg 3 angle valve job stock valves and the power came in where I wanted it. The guy I'm looking for was building stroker engines for the bus crowd and he told me all he did was pull the venturi and up the main jet one size. He could tune it up and off he went. I've never had a vw engine over 4K and in fact my bus would cruise 3600 to 3800 rpm all day long. I suffered some low end losses with the freeway flyer and tall tires so that 1st hear takeoffs took a lot of revving to get going in the mountains and even around home. A friend of mine in Lake Havasu City and I had a chat years ago about him working on old propane powered trucks in the mines and how these big old 6 cylinder trucks had such small valves. They needed the increased port velocities down low for torque or they would never get anywhere. He even bored out a set of 1300cc heads and put them on a stroker engine for fun and then put them on his single cab. He let his friend drive it and his friend said it pulled like mad up to 35mph then fell flat on its face. What did you do? Lol! It was an experiment to test the theory and for buses it it sound. I need a conservative approach for my buses. I know this is a type 1 list, but I feel more at home here and I think the low end of the torque spectrum is worth investigating for those who would like to build an engine and last a long term due to keeping the
