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I think and hope you are right. I tried to clean the tube out and ordered a new cable. It’s been snowing since I got it. Hopefully it will work.

@Johnhasabus check to make sure it's not frayed anywhere. Especially around the dog house

@ the one I pulled out seems like a single cable and super stiff. The new cable is braided and easily moves around. Hopefully it will work great.

Happy to help. I wish you luck! I have some wiring to finish up. Always something. But definitely a fun project.

I’m finally getting back to the bus.

@Johnhasabus one project at a time for as long as you can...step by step it all comes together to create a beautiful collage of your efforts. 😎

@@jeremykonnerth9335 not sure how to lube the cable. I did try and move it back and forth at the gas pedal and carb. The gas pedal often stays down. Was thinking of replacing the spring up front but I think the cable is rusted all the way back. Should I try pb blaster? Thanks!

@Johnhasabus disconnect the cable from the carb a tie a piece of kite string to it with a good knot. Pull the cable out from the front along with the string. Then spray the tube real good with blaster and blow all the crud out with compressed air. If the cable is worth saving then just pull the kite string from the back to feed it through. As far as the linkage, if it's hanging up you can replace it with one from buttys bits. They have them on there website. Keep that old steel rolling!

Awesome. Thanks for the help. I’ll do that. Plus that way I can measure the cable. I see there are at least two lengths.

Lower on the manifold. I have a single port. I’ll post a video soon.

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I'm excited to get my bus driving. Sadly I need to replace my gas pedal spring.

I’ll have to take a better look. Thanks!

Sorry for the late reply. Just saw this. Sadly I haven’t driven my bus yet to know.

It’s definitely a 20 footer. But will be fun to take my kids camping in.

So much easier when it’s hot out. Sadly I didn’t have a choice.

I went with an original style one. But I’m afraid I need to rebuild my engine.

@@Johnhasabus if you think you need to rebuild it, you probably do. Good luck. Will make you way better at future maintenance though.

It seems pretty good. Although I needed to use my bigger compressor.

I tried that sadly.

I think I’ll try that most of the way then use a nut cracker. I’m afraid of hurting the bolt. Thanks!

I totally forgot about those. I have one somewhere. Thanks!

I was expecting worse but glad it wasn’t. I hope I can weld some of the pin holes and then treat everything. I want to get it painted and back in so I can move onto the next part.

Started sanding it today. Lots to do.

Funny you say that because I’ve been watching TH-cam videos on converting it if the engine does.

Especially since I haven’t even driven it out of my yard.

@@Johnhasabus ha, well they all start somewhere. 10 months ago ours was only around the block, then it was 2 miles to dinner and grocery store, and now we’re up to 20 mile beach outings.

That’s awesome. Small steps are my plan too. Sadly my windshield is leaking really bad so that’s on the to do list soon. Then back the the engine.

Thanks for the sub! Also enjoyed your newest engine update video.

Thanks! If you mean the bumper fangs. They did come with some buses. I used longer carriage bolts and reused the bumper mounting holes. Fog lights are next hopefully.

Thanks for the help. I did that. Sadly it still sounds horrible. Might have to learn how to rebuild it this winter.

Thanks!

@@Johnhasabus welcome

@@Johnhasabus one more thing: the thick red cord attached to the positive or D+ is the power line. It's the cord that feeds or charges the battery. Touching it while the engine is running would not kill but hurts. Specially at high rpm (3000 rpm) when the voltage reaches 40 to 70 volts. So, never touch it while engine running.

My cap only goes one way but I probably swapped the wires it by accident. Thanks for the help!

Turned out I did need more shims. Seems like it’s good now. Thanks

@@Johnhasabus 👍👍👍👍

Stock 14 inch.

I’m I missing a top piece or just have the wrong one? I’m going to try and pull the engine this weekend to get a better view. Just don’t know what it’s supposed to look like. Other than it’s not sealing. Thanks!

@@Johnhasabus it's hard to describe it, but if I come across one I'll let you know, looks like the sedan tin but definitely has an extra piece of tin welded in place, changing the shape to fit the transporter.

​@@JohnhasabusFYI, jbugs has the correct tin you're looking for, a little pricey but will give you an idea of what you need.

I finally pulled the engine out. The one I have doesn’t have a cutout but I think I need the one that does. Thanks!

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I’m trying to covert my 71 bus to a camper.

That’s a great idea. It would be a big bolt. I tried a metal bar but I bent the bar instead of the door.

@@Johnhasabus if I remember correctly, I think it's the same thread as the seatbelt plug.

@@donaldbrittsan984 that’s crazy! I’ll check that out. Thanks

Says 2ply but also for trucks 4x4 etc.

I have the same tires for my truck and they’re 6 ply

Thanks for the help. I found out later since I have the German distributor it has a mark about where I point to , that you can align with. Just like you say 90 off.

I just got new ones today. I'm keeping the old ones since they are original ones and I hope to rebuild in the future. I'm finding I like the originals better but need to learn how to rebuild them. My carburetor is frozen solid but my new one seems really cheap.

Awesome! What will you be driving?

Hopefully some great memories will be made too.

@@Johnhasabus yes, absolutely. I've just re- read my post it seemed a bit negative but was not meant to! They are great vehicles if you look after them. Everywhere you go people want to talk to you and look at the bus. It's like driving a high end porsche but attracts a much wider demographic.

@@hunterluxton5976 old cars are fun that way. My 2001 beetle often gets a similar effect. I’m working on the brakes right now. It’s a project. Thanks for the comment.

Hi from Montana USA! It’s a slow process but I’m getting closer each day. Just welding the exhaust and got the brake parts yesterday. Thanks for commenting and I look forward to watching more of your videos.

Do you have a brand or style you like? Thanks!

Thanks! My bus is a long way from driving but I’ll keep this around.

​@@Johnhasabusthat heater is fairly simple and easy to get working again, the only problem we had in the past is the fan motor was 6volt, but a voltage drop cured that, good luck.

@@donaldbrittsan984 thanks for the tip. I’m in Montana and it’s cold so some heat will be a welcome benefit. How did you step down the power?

​@@JohnhasabusI'm sure you can get a 12v to 6v voltage drop at NAPA or get it off Amazon, when we converted 6v VW'S to 12v, we put a voltage drop on the wiper motor and a heater reostat, it dropped the voltage even lower but you could crank up the voltage and and have a higher speed on the wipers.

Thanks. It kinda looked like that but doesn’t seem to want to fit like that.

Thanks. I think it’s right.

You got it right.

@@donaldbrittsan984 thanks! I got the engine running in the bus today. It’s the first time. Sadly I also have several fuel leaks.