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what happens if you put the inductor of the timing light facing away from the head on cyl 1 wire?

Hi, the pipe that comes up from cab floor has a switch but i cannot see how to connect this on my van, nor do i know what is open and not. The lever is not parallel to the levers on the dash. Am i missing something?

Very helpful thanks

On the Type 3 the exhaust was fitted to the heat exchangers with large nuts, about 50mm across flats. I spent ages trying to free them with a cold chisel and a hammer, I think I gave up eventually. Presumably VW had a special spanner/s for it.

Back in the 80s I purchased a used 1971 bus. After the first winter I decided to find out why the heater wasn't working, I grew up with VW buses and knew they could do more than what this one was. First stop was the heater boxes. The cables weren't properly adjusted so they only partly opened the ducts. I lubed things up and adjusted the pulls so the dash control opened them fully at the top but they were fully closed at the other end of the slide. Then I got to the long pipe you showed. Mine still had the blanket on it so I took that off for inspection. There was only a couple of inches remaining at each end, the rest had rusted away. A previous owner had attempted a repair but worked against themselves - they used PVC pipe which I'm surprised didn't melt, but worse they used an adapter to reduce the size of the pipe from about 4 inches down to 2 inches, then had a corresponding adapter at the front. Obviously this was severely restricting the air flow. I found that metal stove pipe would fit so I bought enough to replace the big pipe and cut it to fit. Before mounting it I decided to check the airflow in the front of the vehicle with a shop vac on blow, and some debris came out the defroster vents and it was obvious there were clogs. So I vacuumed it out and a ton of rodent nesting material came out. Eventually I got the front pipes cleared. I reattached the pipe and replaced the insulation in the blanket. This all had quite an effect on the heater output. If I had it on defrost and had any papers lying on the dash, when the engine revved up as you moved off all the papers would blow off the dash. Air flow was excellent. Due to the size of the van the interior didn't warm up fast but the defroster was effective and the heat would build. We found out on one road trip it was 22 degrees F outside and in about 20 minutes the interior was up to 70 degrees F. People have to remember that this system is a lot like a forced air furnace in a home. If one duct is closed the air will take the easiest path to escape, and if all ducts are closed or blocked the air will not force it's way out, it just stalls at the fan. Since the heat in the VW is kind of marginal ANY losses are felt - incomplete opening of the heater boxes, leaking air hoses from the fan to the heater boxes, and often the mini heaters on the rear exhaust will pop loose and let air escape before it even goes into the heater box.

Very informative video, thank you. I’ll be attempting this install on my VW.

Fuse is 👍.

Sounds like I need a new horn! 🤣 Toot toot not blast blast😢? Although I haven't cleaned anything but it does work😊(2008)

Great informative production. Thank you for uploading!!!!

Hi Can I ask where You fill up flush water for the toilet, and where the tank is? Thank You Jacob, Denmark

You are in for a treat.......just spent 7 weeks doing rustrepare on mine. Just about the only thing left is brakes all around and a oilservice. Been of the roads since 87...... Cheers ! Hakan in Sweden

Instead of removing the heat riser/intake assembly what would you think of just tapping on the heat riser while still on the vehicle to free up blockage?

what was the final number of turns for the small screw. If you dont know what was the inital turns for the small screw

Keep up the clips 🤞 / good job 👍

very informative videos thanks

Great video, thanks so much

Good thing you caught your mistake when reassembling the CV joints, I was shaking my head when you put the first one back together. But I feel you should have mentioned exactly what you did wrong, then shown how you corrected the issue. Also, I believe the chamfered edge of the inner race should be positioned toward the axle, not toward the case, as it gives the axle just a bit more range of outward pivoting motion without it making contact with the race. Good video, thanks for sharing. 👍

IRELAND? I THOUGHT YOU DROVE MINI COOPERS THERE

Good wiring on this important install.

Hey rob! looking to change mine out. How many hoses are there exactly? Do they each need a filter? Thanks in advance

Was literally just trying to see the one thing you left out before i accidentally break something. Guess we're just going to smash it out and figure it out with the new housings.

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Cheers , gonna check mine out tomorrow as never had any heat since I bought it last year . Good to see the system and hose locations .

You've helped a lot. I have that switch on my gearbox but wasn't smart enough to figure what it was for.

Thanks for the explanation. The after market header exhaust on my bus and broken at a weld joint and I am trying to decide what type of exhaust to replace it with and leaning towards stock exhaust/heater box. Luckily I still have the duct to the front of the bus and my fan shroud has the air flow ports. Though a sidewinder exhaust just looks cool.

Grazie,se spiegavi come agire sulle due viti...cosi non si e' capito niente

I really like your I only have one complaint And it may just be me It's hard to pay attention when your eyes are darting and all over the damn place.

Thanks for revealing the heating system with the air-cooled Beetle engine. it is new for me and would be a good idea to do some experiments and record the temperatures inside and outside the car-cabin with and without the heat exchange working. What if I live in a hot country! How can I improve air cooling for my Beetle engine only. Do these heaters help cool the engine while traveling? Or will removing it will cool the engine more efficiently? best regards

Always use steel clips no cable tie

Car in very rusty condition

This is exactly what I have to do on my '70 beetle. Thanks for this video. Even JBugs video isn't this thorough. I'm by myself with no help, so lifting the fan shroud up and removing the alternator and fan is where I'm at now in this process. I didn't know I had to remove the oil cooler duct stuff. Pulling the engine out is my last resort to remove the intake and heat riser. I'm going from single carb to dual.

interesting i have a 5th gen Honda prelude no spark coming from dizzy just on cylinder one tested everything apart from ecu solder joints but never thought of checking to see if this magnet issue was the problem il go check that right now

You explain that so well thanks 🎉🎉

Nine years later, here is the answer: Your batterie is dead...

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To be honest....maybe im just lucky but...i put my pully to TDC and also put my distributor pointing to the line and my engine runs like an absolute boss...never used a timing light..did run across this figured id check it out its basically what i do with my engine but with the headache lol

Brilliant! Thanks for sharing. Must order a kit and have a go myself.

Thanks for this. I have a ‘79 and have looking at the ways to heat the van whilst driving, over winter. I thought ‘why don’t I just get the original system set up correctly?’ But then worried that it might not be very warm, but you’ve assured me that it’s absolutely the best thing to do! 😊

I don’t own an older VW, but when I do I am certain this will help me at some point. Thank you for sharing!

Cheers thankyou,rgds Steve

Hi Rob,we're about to buy,a 1972t21600cc van,and wonder can the heat exchangers be changed without removing the Engine.manythanks&rgds Steve&Theresa

G Morn Rob,excellent advise,much needed &Appreciated,rgds&best wishes Steve&Theresa Rainham Essex England

Is taking the vacuum hose off and plugging it correct

Excellent video, thank you

Good work! I have a similar issue. I was thinking of cutting off (carefully) the drums, but your approach looks better!

I have the same carb on a Honda 1200 Goldwing and had to change out the 55 idle Jet for 60 idle jet for it to idle better.

I did not learn much.....WHAT your final settings ???

Thanks for that. I have your DoKa's son - the 1980 T3 (T25) DoKa, also in red, and reverse light switch issues after gearbox work. Keep it up.

Very nice, I have mounted recently on my vanagon t3 1600ct Aircooled, and I was wondering if you could guide me within what scale it should hang out, and what to look out for when driving, thanks 🙏

Where do you get your VDO ?