Good advice Dan. Now that it's not needed for daily transportation I'm going to do a compression check to determine the condition of the rings. I don't know what's wrong (if anything) with the engine. I do know that its got many tough miles since I've owned it with my daughter using it at college in San Antonio and then in El Paso.
How much play should there be when I pull on the crank pulley fore and aft? If it's too much wouldn't this indicate the need for an align bore and new bearings and possibly a crank? The heads will definitely be rebuilt or replaced but before I pay for a new long block or have this one rebuilt I want to be sure it's needed. I haven't heard anyone from the east or southeast speak up about a reputable machine shop that knows VW air-cooled engines. I'm willing to travel to have it done right. CA may be a stretch though. Thanks to all. Nick Stokes Dub~Tunes radio page: http://web.me.com/stokester/ Old Page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes On Aug 30, 2009, at 8:19 PM, Dan Moy wrote: > Nick, > Before you rip apart the engine you might want to do a few > diagnostics, oil pressure, compression. Sounds like the rings are > worn though. > > I think the general opinion regarding align-bore is that it is not > worth it because no one does it correctly on a type 1 case. If you > have low oil pressure and you can source a new case that is the way I > would go. If the pistons and cylinders are original you might want to > have the cylinders honed and install new rings. For heads there are a > few good places that restore them to better then new condition. A.J. > Sims (lowbudget), or Len Hoffman (HAM). > > Regards, > Dan > > On Sun, Aug 30, 2009 at 4:28 PM, Nicholas Stokes<[email protected]> > wrote: >> With my daughter off to grad school, I now have some time with her >> '74 >> Standard Bug to repaint and reseal. Part of this time will be to >> rebuild or replace which is to my knowledge the original 1600 DP >> which >> still runs quite well but burns oil and has an unknown number of >> miles. >> >> My question is about having this original case line-bored and the >> pistons/jugs replaced and heads rebuilt or buying a long block with a >> new case. With the limited number of mile that will probably be put >> on this car after the refurbishment, I'm thinking a rebuild may be >> the >> wisest choice. >> >> If I decide to rebuild, does anyone know a reputable place in the VA, >> MD, NC area of the country? Recommend a place for a long block? >> >> Thanks, >> >> Nick Stokes >> Dub~Tunes radio page: http://web.me.com/stokester/ >> Old Page: http://homepage.mac.com/stokester/dub_tunes >> >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> vintagvw site list >> [email protected] >> http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw >> > > _______________________________________________ > vintagvw site list > [email protected] > http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
