Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Kirin Jacobsen
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 >

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread 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 -

RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Mike B .
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.

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Kirin Jacobsen
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. > >

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
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

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread 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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread No Quarter
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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread No Quarter
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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread No Quarter
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

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread 'Rayvwbug' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List
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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread Dave C. Bolen
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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread 'Bruce Howard' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List
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

Re: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread Kirin Jacobsen
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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread Dean Johnson
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

RE: [vintagvw] State of Seabert

2019-01-24 Thread '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

Re: [vintagvw] Is the VintagVW list still working?

2019-01-24 Thread Anil Nair
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