I'm in Western NY. Joined originally in Michigan before moving in 1990. Been on
and off since.
1971 yellow Super Beetle in the middle of a transaxle swap.
Dean Johnson
Sent from my iPod
On Nov 20, 2012, at 2:14 AM, Kristof Carton kristof.car...@skynet.be wrote:
Check...
I hope I'm
I received a transaxle in the mail and am prepping it for installation. I
notice there is a metallic and plastic 'ring' on the shift rod at the front. Is
this a shipping thing or should it stay on? I've never seen a clean transaxle
before and can't identify it.
IRS BTW
Thanks.
Sent from my
I probably shouldn't have said shift rod I meant the rod that stick our
of the front of the transaxle, the aforementioned hockey stick.
Here is a small pic (138 KB).
It looks temporary to me, but I never took my transaxle out before and
don't want to do anything I'll regret.
Thanks.
On Sun, Nov
I'm putting the dual weber 44s back on my bug, engine currently out of car.
I've forgotten how much of the carb I can put on and still have the engine
fit in.
1915 cc, 1971 Super Beetle.
I just can't remember if I re-install the whole thing in the car, or can I
have the manifolds on? the carbs on?
I managed to bend one of my circlips on a CV joint and ordered a set of
four from Chirco. The circlips that came are much thicker than those I took
off, they also do not have the holes in the end. I'm not worried about the
holes, and haven't tried to put them on yet. I don't want to open them up
miles on an 1915 cc engine
rebuilt by Strictly Foreign (circa 2000). I was running it with a single
34pict jetted for the larger displacement.
Dean Johnson
Williamson, NY
p.s. to make sure my terminology makes sense,
valve stem: skinny end of valve sticking out towards the rocker assembly.
valve
@googlegroups.com [mailto:vintagvw@googlegroups.com] *On
Behalf Of *Dean Johnson
*Sent:* Thursday, March 28, 2013 3:24 PM
*To:* vintagvw@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?
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Chuck,
Then engine wasn't making any rattling before I
in it that rests on
the retainer.
Chuck Kuecker
On 3/28/2013 6:36 PM, Dean Johnson wrote:
Also, where would I be likely to find a valve spring compressor tool to use
with heads on engine, engine in car. I can find pictures but none to buy,
borrow, or steal.
On Mar 28, 2013 6:32 PM, John
[mailto:vintagvw@googlegroups.com] On Behalf
Of Dean Johnson
Sent: Thursday, March 28, 2013 4:37 PM
To: vintagvw@googlegroups.com
Subject: RE: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?
Also, where would I be likely to find a valve spring compressor tool to use
with heads
I put two pics on my extremely inactive blog. It looks like the very end of
the valve stem has failed. The keepers are in place but the valve can move
laterally between them. Not sure if this is due to stretching of wear, but
I'm thinking I'll need to pull the engine and then the head(s).
Here is
I have ball foot swivel adjuster and there doesn't appear to be any
difference from that valve to its neighbors. The contact area at the end of
the valve stem also appears undamaged. It looks like a ring of material is
missing from the end just shy of the end.
When I applied the compressed air to
Yes, a lucky catch. I still had plenty of thread on the adjusters and
didn't notice that valve being excessively loose the last time I adjusted
the valves. But perhaps I didn't adjust them as often as I should have.
Still, I don't think I had to turn it in any more than the others the last
time I
PM, Chuck Kuecker ckuec...@ckent.org wrote:
The point contact of the ball might have aggravated a soft valve stem.
Take a close look at the others - might be a lot problem.
Chuck Kuecker
On 3/31/2013 10:16 AM, Dean Johnson wrote:
Yes, a lucky catch. I still had plenty of thread
I finally got the rusted nuts off the heat exchangers so I have the
offending head off. I resorted to a cold chisel and pounded them off. Only
one was on so bad it split before turning.
Now, I need to decide how far to go with this.
1. buy an intake valve and keepers and replace just the bad one.
I took my head to a local VW guy (not a machinist), he checked out the
head. The valve guides are good and all the other valves are good too.
The bad valve was stripped of its grooves for some reason. I'm just going
to replace the one valve. While I hate to ask for advice and not take it,
the
match
it to the valve seat otherwise it will leak.
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:21 PM, Dean Johnson
dean.g.johns...@gmail.comwrote:
I took my head to a local VW guy (not a machinist), he checked out the
head. The valve guides are good and all the other valves are good too.
The bad valve
: The spring wasn't as compressed as the others
the springs should all be the same height?
Regards,
Dan
On Wed, Apr 17, 2013 at 12:58 PM, Dean Johnson
dean.g.johns...@gmail.comwrote:
I also want to know why. I'll report what I can after I get the valve
out. The keeper grooves are gone. I don't
] *On
Behalf Of *Dean Johnson
*Sent:* Wednesday, April 17, 2013 1:21 PM
*To:* vintagvw@googlegroups.com
*Subject:* Re: [vintagvw] Valve spring retainer keepers. gone missing?***
*
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Dan,
The spring on the bad valve is not compressed as much because the valve
is stripped and the keeper
http://deangj.tumblr.com/post/48465403682/i-had-to-grind-of-the-end-of-the-intake-valve-to
I talked to my local VW guy and the VW mechanic/teacher and they both
advise getting a new 40mm intake valve and lapping it in. They don't see
the need for a machinist since the valve guide is in good
http://deangj.tumblr.com/post/48545655072/i-took-the-springs-off-of-a-couple-more-valves-and
I have the head back and took a spring off another intake and an exhaust
valve. Both have some wear in the grooves. They aren't as bad as the failed
valve but neither will fit through their guides and
event? That stress could be another
explanation.
I'd concur with listees on having heads quoted/done by a reliable shop.
Compare with your cost of individual valves.
On Apr 21, 2013 12:10 PM, Dean Johnson dean.g.johns...@gmail.com
wrote:
http://deangj.tumblr.com/post/48545655072/i-took
I finally took both heads off and sent to Richard Sedoris. Below is some of
his analysis. I should have them next week.
Dean
...
The heads look good. I glass beaded the ports and chambers and found no
cracks.
On the head that had the old valves in it I saw the wear on the keeper
grooves.
Welcome back,
I'm pretty sure I remember you, I've been an on again off again member
since the 80's. (Mostly off).
Dean
'71 Super Beetle
Williamson, NY
On Tue, Jul 23, 2013 at 10:41 AM, Kyle 01ksda...@gmail.com wrote:
I used to be a member way back in the 90s. I've only recently acquired an
http://rismachine.tumblr.com/
Rich took some nice picks of my heads. Make me wish I had the money to have
him rebuild the whole engine.
Dean
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I've taken so long putting my engine back together that I've misplaced the
rocker shaft nuts. I think there should be wavy washers too. Can I replace
these with hardware store items? Are they 8 mm 1.25? This is a 1915 cc
with stock rockers.
Dean
'71 Super Beetle
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You can also convert the light string from 117 VAC to 12 VDC.
http://www.fly.net/~thundt/xmas12v.htm describes it in great detail. It's
pretty simple, normally the 117 VAC is applied across all the lights in a
string, say 50 lights. In order to apply the same 2.34 V per light with 12
VDC supply
Upstate. Rochester. Not close at all.
On Apr 18, 2015 5:26 PM, 'fan2012' via VintagVW - Air Cooled Volkswagen
Discussion List vintagvw@googlegroups.com wrote:
Dean,
Do you live anywhere near Long Island?
Rudy LI NY
The shinier the surface the more poorly it conducts heat. Dark matte
shims installed at the base
of the cylinders?
On May 26, 2015, at 9:36 PM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu
wrote:
I read the How to hot rod instructions and couldn't make sense of them
'Adjust the push rod so that it fits...' Not helpful and I don't have any
idea what centerlines
Hey, Robin, I was on the listserver in the late 80's (I was a grad student
at Michigan State from 1988 to 1990 when I started). Mostly lurking, on and
off as well.
There is a pdf of the Hoover sermons.
http://www.vwsage.com/images/vwsage/Bob%20Hoovers%20Sermons.pdf
I loved his writing, he could
I am finally installing my rebuilt heads into my 1915 cc engine. I have the
heads on, put in the push rods and am test fitting the rocker arms to check
geometry.
I put the shims that had been installed under the shafts originally and
there is not nearly enough room for the swivel foot adjusters.
No, stock rockers.
On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, Daniel Moy sole...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Dean,
Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push rods?
Dan
On May 25, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu
wrote:
I am finally installing my rebuilt heads into my
height? Are u using longer rocker studs?
On May 25, 2015, at 6:43 PM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu
wrote:
No, stock rockers.
On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, Daniel Moy sole...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Dean,
Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push rods?
Dan
On May
the head work.
On May 26, 2015 4:13 AM, Dean Johnson dean.john...@rochester.edu wrote:
No, stock rockers.
On May 25, 2015 5:32 PM, Daniel Moy sole...@gmail.com wrote:
Hi Dean,
Did you have ratio rocker arms, if so did you size the push rods?
Dan
On May 25, 2015, at 5:21 PM, Dean Johnson
I'm finally getting around to putting my engine together. I had the heads (
40 x 35) rebuilt after discovering the valve stem ends nearly failed and
was a short time away from a very bad day. I also put in a full flow oil
cooler.
My question: I had to use two shims, 0.06 and 0.03; is it okay to
Thanks, I will do.
On Jan 24, 2017 5:58 PM, "Dan Moy" <sole...@gmail.com> wrote:
> I would also check with Jake he is very knowledgeable.
>
> On Jan 24, 2017, at 3:55 PM, Dean Johnson <dean.g.johns...@gmail.com>
> wrote:
>
> I had good oil pressure and th
On Mon, Jan 28, 2019 at 9:19 PM No Quarter wrote:
> .
> Has anyone else here done anything recently on their Type 1s?
>
First, it's great you are out and about meeting new VWs and their owners. I
like those 2.2 ecotech engines. I worked on my daughter's Cobalt. Not the
engine though, always ran
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
NQ,
I just want to clear the ice off the windscreen, I can take the cold, but I
do need to see. :)
I would think a propane heater would be easier, and safer, than a gas
heater. I actually had a gas heater when I lived in Michigan, but the fuel
smell kept me from using it most of the time. I do
Well I'm still here. I'm putting a new gas tank in my '71 super beetle. I
tried to clean the old one but it was too crusty. I haven't run the car
since getting the heads rebuilt a few years ago. I rebuilt my barn this
past pandemic to repair squirrel and water damage so I should be able to
get to
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