Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
Oh well that won't work then. We got rid of all the bolt wheels with the bug. Good luck. Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: 4 bolts, 15" wheel. The car has 165R15 tires on it currently, and I think they are from at least 2005 so I'll probably need to replace them before I do any serious driving. I can't find a DOT date code though. The brand is Mastercraft. They have a lot of tread left. I only see one option for replacement at tirerack, so it appears this is not a common size these days. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Vredestein=Sprint+Classic=6HR5SC Thanks, Allan MG writes: Is that the big 5 bolt pattern or the small 4 bolt? I have an old 5 bolt from my long gone pickup. Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
4 bolts, 15" wheel. The car has 165R15 tires on it currently, and I think they are from at least 2005 so I'll probably need to replace them before I do any serious driving. I can't find a DOT date code though. The brand is Mastercraft. They have a lot of tread left. I only see one option for replacement at tirerack, so it appears this is not a common size these days. https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tires.jsp?tireMake=Vredestein=Sprint+Classic=6HR5SC Thanks, Allan MG writes: > Is that the big 5 bolt pattern or the small 4 > bolt? I have an old 5 bolt from my long gone pickup. > > Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: >> You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to >> subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I >> got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough >> in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I >> figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. >> >> However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and >> half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. >> >> It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they >> don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the >> rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer >> driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? >> >> I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior >> owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should >> probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? >> >> I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not >> catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A >> project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. >> >> Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is >> missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? >> >> Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
Is that the big 5 bolt pattern or the small 4 bolt? I have an old 5 bolt from my long gone pickup. Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
Aircooled engines run much higher cylinder head temps than liquid cooled engines, meaning a higher risk of detonation. Yes, I'd run premium without question. An aircraft engine with 8.5:1 pistons needs a minimum of 93 octane fuel. On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 5:37 PM Allan Streib via Mercedes < mercedes@okiebenz.com> wrote: > You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to > subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I > got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough > in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I > figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. > > However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and > half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. > > It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they > don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the > rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer > driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? > > I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior > owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should > probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? > > I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not > catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A > project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. > > Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is > missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? > > Allan > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > > -- OK Don "Whenever you find yourself on the side of the majority, it is time to pause and reflect." Mark Twain “Basic research is what I’m doing when I don’t know what I am doing.” Wernher Von Braun 2013 F150, 18 mpg 2017 Subaru Legacy, 30 mpg 1957 C182A, 12 mpg - but at 150 mph! ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
IIRC it's 10:1 (or is it after 10:1?) at which point you need higher grade gas but I could be remembering wrong... Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Sun, May 23, 2021 at 6:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes wrote: You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
They seem to have a presence on Facebook... https://www.facebook.com/houseofghia And a website that seems to be under renovation... http://www.house-of-ghia.com/ Might have to hold my nose and use my Facebook account I guess, if that's where they are active. As a random side note, while I had the car out in the sun I cleaned and polished all the glass. What a difference that makes in the appearance of any car. Something simple that sellers should be aware of. Allan Dan Penoff via Mercedes writes: > Look up House of Ghia. That use to be “the” place for everything Ghia. Not > sure that’s still the case, but the guy that founded it (who has since passed > on) was a major league fanatic about them and probably forgot more than > anyone else ever knew. > > -D > >> On May 23, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes >> wrote: >> >> You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to >> subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I >> got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough >> in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I >> figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. >> >> However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and >> half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. >> >> It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they >> don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the >> rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer >> driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? >> >> I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior >> owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should >> probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? >> >> I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not >> catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A >> project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. >> >> Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is >> missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? >> >> Allan >> ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
Look up House of Ghia. That use to be “the” place for everything Ghia. Not sure that’s still the case, but the guy that founded it (who has since passed on) was a major league fanatic about them and probably forgot more than anyone else ever knew. -D > On May 23, 2021, at 6:36 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to > subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I > got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough > in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I > figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. > > However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and > half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. > > It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they > don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the > rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer > driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? > > I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior > owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should > probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? > > I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not > catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A > project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. > > Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is > missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? > > Allan > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
Re: [MBZ] OT short ghia update
A guy I know is into old VWs. There’s quite a group around here. I can ask him if he might know of a group or a wheel --FT Sent from iPhone > On May 23, 2021, at 6:37 PM, Allan Streib via Mercedes > wrote: > > You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to > subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I > got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough > in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I > figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. > > However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and > half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. > > It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they > don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the > rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer > driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? > > I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior > owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should > probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? > > I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not > catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A > project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. > > Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is > missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? > > Allan > > ___ > http://www.okiebenz.com > > To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com > ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
[MBZ] OT short ghia update
You may recall I picked up a Karmann Ghia last November. Not wanting to subject it to any salt or winter it has been in the garage since then. I got it out today and it started up and ran nicely. It ran pretty rough in the driveway the few times I tried to run it during last winter so I figured I'd need to clean out the carbs and give it a general tune up. However it is running much better now. I added about 5g of fresh gas and half a bottle of Techron but not sure that really made a difference. It has a dual carb setup with Webers and I took a closer look and they don't seem to have any choke mechanism at all. So that would explain the rough running in the cold. I guess the car was set up as a summer driver. Not sure if such a thing is commonplace? I found in the documentation that with the rebuilt the prior owner installed has a 9:1 compression ratio. So I guess I should probably buy at least mid-grade gas for it? Or premium? I also discovered some rust on the passenger side rear floorpan. Not catastrophic but probably need to replace about a square foot of it. A project for next winter. The rest of the car seems solid. Need to track down an extra wheel for a spare tire, as that is missing. Anyone know of a good Aircooled email list? Allan ___ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
