Bravo! Just what I needed to see today. I'll be adding the oil temp gauge and oil relief sender to my 66 bug along with a tach soon and now I know what to expect with the sender install. Thank you, Slade!
Good idea. Next on the list of things to do on the next oil change. I currently have a temp sensor on the bottom of the oil sump, but it just seems like a bad spot. Pulling the engine, oil changes, road debris, and the usual shenanigans are just asking for trouble with my current setup.
I am glad you picked a super beetle 🐞 project for your videos. I enjoy the knowledge I get from watching your videos. I can't wait for this project to be finished only to see how this car turns out...
Thank you Joe! And thanks so much for taking the time to comment and be part of the community here. She’s almost there, couple of things left to do of course. I’m excited to put the GoPro inside and take it for a ride. Then we will start all over with the next project.
Good informative video. I had a periodic light on the Mexican engine in my 67....turns out it was a bent relief valve spring. (Captain obvious) I was looking for a socket in my box, and I come across a 3/8 black socket with a big ....1 1/2 Straight slot on the other end....I’m not sure, but I think that tool is to take off those Oem relief valve caps. I like the 1/4 socket idea though...slick!
When I seen the newer style caps, I had to order them. So much more convenient that the old style flat blade screws. I need to catch up on your channel. Your videos are great. And your personality and beliefs are right in line with mine, so makes me feel at home!
PLEASE READ THIS SLADES ,,,a good friend of mine named rick higgins he made the vw videos called bug me video ,,,,i wrote him a email telling him my story and of ezgz findings of diff sizes of oil pistons! he worked for vw for over 32 years he tells me that vw only made ONE SIZE piston for the oil relief ! and the others we are finding are just after market rejects !!!!! i wanted to tell you this quick because you been very open with us ,,,,,,thank you gotta run to the dentist ,,,,,,,
Well first of all I hope you’ve had luck at the dentist today. That’s the one thing I truly dread doing it’s going to the dentist. Thank you for getting a hold of Rick, I hope he is doing well. And I do respect his advice. That is a really good tip to know and I will try to bring it up in a future video and give you credit for it. I thought it was quite odd they would have different size pistons. I know they have different springs for higher pressure. Thank you for the wonderful addition to the VW community. I will hopefully be going live within the next week so we can all chat.
i picked up some scat relief plugs with a scat engine bolt kit. uses outie rather than innie hex. both way better than stock! i also use teflon tape on the threads. i wish i had time to work on my bug. i think i'll get to it in december. haven't cranked it up in 2 months. i did sit in it and listen to some zz top.
Wow, that's good info especially getting the correct oil pressure reading. Thinking about doing something similar for a water temp guage on my boat. There is non used bolt by the thermostat that can be removed to put a sensor on and run the wires. Future video someday. Love seeing engine work which is my main interest since I first turned a wrench at 15.
Helpful content. Got to do this job soon as I have an over pressure case. Despite breather lines from valve covers and fuel pump block off and oil filler neck. The road draft tube is just putting out excessive vapor/mist. All my problems began after an aux filter with lines and cb oil pump slightly larger pistons installed. Guess ill learn more going forward but how do i know if i have too much spring tension? Not enough would be problematic as well.
Hello, great video. Quick question, I have just fitted a VDO temp gauge and sensor to my KG. The sensor is by the crank pulley. I went for a 12mile drive and the gauge just about made it to 50⁰C. What temperature shuld a normal engine run at? Cheers, Kev
It makes sense to install the sensor there as it is closed to the oil pump. The oil is been pumped from the hottest point to that point to be recirculated.
At 2:25 you say "...tapped them lose.." and went on to say they were "multiple ways" to do it. Well, here's one way! Mine were really stuck tight; I tried a large (huge) screw driver with a vise grips for torque. No go! Then I ground down an old air chisel tip I had, ground down the tang so I could grip and use THAT with the vise grips like a big screw driver; . No workee. So, I saw where someone said to get a cold chisel, and just "tap it" counter clockwise to loosen it up. This sounded pretty drastic to me, but I saw it as a "hey I've tried everything else, why not?" moment. Well, it worked like a champ, and I didn't even ruin the screw head top at all. The cold chisel is a lot softer than the steel screw bolt head, I guess.
Yea doesnt the flywheel side relief oil after bypassing the oil cooler? if I recall right that is excess oil that is bypassing the cooler. So yea it would be a much higher reading and less oil flows on that side so it would be much hotter.
you want it just where you put it. because at the other end it is getting oil that did not go through the cooler. You want to know actual case oil temp.
@@SladesVWBeetle Going to attempt it to install a oil temp sender and to see if the valve is in good working order. Might be messy lol :) Appreciate the time you spend making these videos, they are extremely helpful.
Great information. I'm sure mine has a sensor in the oil pan where the strainer is housed. Not sure if that's something that's recommended but that's how it came. Was never connected to anything when I got the car though.
Thanks you! I'm gonna figure out a technique real quick on the best routing for the wire to it. Of course I'll film it. Those new her bolts are a dream!
Yes that is a seriously big flat head screwdriver. Yes you can, if you’re having trouble, try to snap some vice grips or channel locks on to the lip of it and try breaking it loose.
I'm confused. One person who asked about the VDO temp sensor in the oil drain plug hole and you said that would work. I feel it would be the same result if you put the sensor you installed at the flywheel end . That valve dumps oil after the bearings right in the sump. The oil is returned to the sump from the heads via the push rod tubes and from the relief valve at the flywheel end. I have a 73 type 3 and have one in the sump in place of the drain plug. I also bought the one you installed in the cooler bypass relief valve. I read one person said there was a 10 F difference between the 2 sensors . I've read all sorts of things with varied opinions . I wanted to just check if the oil cooler bypass relief valve in my car is free then install the new sensor there and compare it with the one I have in the drain plug. That's the only way I would know .
I am so sorry William, I was not notified of this message. I am seeing different opinions all across the board. It’s almost turning into a…what oil to run. Ever bring that up on the forum? 😁 I believe the only way to really find out, as they put it in different locations and then take a reading on temperature.
For some reason I thought that sensor replaced the oil drain plug. Which I thought was kind of “dangerous”. Like you bottom out and rip it out. Will you be doing a video on installing the rest of that temperature unit? The gauge and everything?
I thought there is one that goes in the drain plug also. But I can't remember now. I'll be filming installing the gauge and also the wiring. I think I'm going to get my wife involved. To hard to film some of that stuff alone. Thanks for being here and commenting!!
Nice, I just got a Karmann Ghia with a hopped up motor and dual carbs and the previous owner has no clue what’s in there. I thought I would put head and oil temp gauges to monitor it. It already has oil pressure on it. Get this they put a remote oil cooler straight from the where the dog house cooler would be, under the package tray, with out a fan on it, kinda weird. I’m not comfortable with that, there wouldn’t be much cooling when standing still or going slow. Oh, they also didn’t cover where the dog house used to be. I’m either going to put it back to stock or put a fan assisted oil cooler on it. What do you think?
If the motor is high-performance I would definitely run an aftermarket cooler. I would probably put it above the transaxle under the luggage compartment, but I would 100% use an electric fan, i wouldn’t want to do it without one.
As long as you have, the car safely secured on jackstands it will be OK. The main importance is being safe. But yes, you can do it with the engine still in the car. Just put some cardboard down for a little bit of drippage.
Hey man, I myself have a vanagon with the european 1600 CT in it, just ran into some oil pressure issues with the pressure rising very much at idle ( to max on my gauge) even to the point that it blew my rocker gasket and all the oil leaked out.. anyhow i was thinking maybe it had to do with some issues with the pressure rellief system. I took it apart and i thought it looked just fine, but maybe that it might not go so smooth in there is there any chance of cleaning the inside where the piston goes while the motor is mounted? My issue right now is that my oil pressure is extremly high at idle.. Thanks again for this great video.
Nice video, Slade. I don’t think you mentioned how critical it was for owners not to get the pressure relief valve and spring, mixed up with the pressure control valve and spring. Mixing is a no, no. By the way, cutting off the top of an old-fashioned church key will give you a nice flat head that fits the slotted stock plugs perfectly. VW put in a flathead screwdriver slot in the plugs because they didn’t want people to over tighten them.
Hey, howya been? I should have mentioned not mixing the springs up, so I'm pinning this to the top! Thanks for helping out. Yeah I'm sure there was a good reason for them using the slotted. Nice little upgrade while I was at it. Im cautious about torque, but some folks aren't I suppose
I’ve been well, Slade. The last few days, I’ve been building a foundation for a green house. We’ll try our hand at planting winter vegetables in a week, or so. Apparently, the pressure control and relief valves usually don’t cause any problems-unless the owner doesn’t change his oil as often as he should. Then the grit and dirt plays havoc on them.
Wow my wife and I were just discussing a greenhouse for over the winter. We won't get it done until next time around. Unfortunately some folks don't change oil like they should. Sadly its so cheap and easy to do, and is ignored.
Did your oil temp sender come with the crush washer? Mine didn’t (from CIP1). I found one in my gasket stash that looks like it will work although it’s a pretty loose fit over the threads. We’ll see what happens 🤞
On 73 beetle what is the purpose on using that Allen,what ever it's called and not the regular screw came out,does it make pressure better using the new one or same on back,,just asking, Thanks
What is the advantage of doing an oil temperature gauge vs. a head temp gauge? I would think that putting a temp gauge on Cylinder 3 would be useful info.
I sincerely never ran a head temp gauge....yet! My next project soon will have the flat dash. And will have three gauges including head temp. But the motor will be high horsepower where this one is close to stock. Number 3 is always the problem child.
Hi Steve, and thank you very much. I actually have a tremor disorder, I’ve had it forever. But I did find something out recently, that nobody told me before. It’s been getting better slowly now. That’s an older video that you’re seeing. I’ve started working out and that’s fixing it. So hopefully it’s all gone in a few months. Thank you for asking.
@@MoiPloy it’s tricky to get them vice grips on there, but that’s how I always get them removed. Remember to use a lubricant, I like PB blast. You’re going to be snapping them on very tight, and when you do don’t try to turn them by hand at first, when you have the vice grips very tight, take a hammer and give it a smack. The handle of the vice grips that is. To break it loose. I surely hope that made sense.
Way too much is riding on oil pressure to simply "HOPE" that spring tension is as good as original. "You don't want it to be too much, you don't want it to be too little." What does this mean when you are trying to control oil pressure at RPM and idle? There is a spring tension specification in the Volkswagen manual under the Engine section, page 35 for Type 1 and page 30 for Type 2. Installing each of these springs should never be guess work. There is a lot of spring tension variation even among new springs. Spring tension is measured when the spring is compressed to the specified loaded length. To do this will require a scale on the drill press table. Set the depth control on the drill press to the specified spring loaded length above the scale surface. Compress the spring to the loaded length then observe and record the scale force. Install springs to your liking then observe their performance. Swap them out as necessary to adjust for desired performance. Read my technical paper titled "Measuring Oil Pressure & Oil Cooler Bypass Spring Tension" on the subject published on The Samba under Technical, Miscellaneous.
You’re not wasting your time bud, I appreciate all the info you’re passing on, it’s hard to come by these days for us newbies, thank you!
I appreciate the kind words Dustin! And thanks for being here and part of the community!
You're a lifesaver! Keep making these videos. God knows how many VWs are saved due to your help! Thank you!
Thank you so much, and thank you for taking the time to leave such a good comment.
You said exactly what I needed to know and why on locating the temp sender. Thanks.
Bravo! Just what I needed to see today. I'll be adding the oil temp gauge and oil relief sender to my 66 bug along with a tach soon and now I know what to expect with the sender install. Thank you, Slade!
You’re very welcome, and thank you for taking out the time to leave a comment it is truly appreciated.
Came to here and found the info exactly I was looking for...Thanks. Working on 73 Super Beetle now.
Outstanding! Thanks for being here James and being part of the community here. I’m glad to be of help.
Good idea. Next on the list of things to do on the next oil change. I currently have a temp sensor on the bottom of the oil sump, but it just seems like a bad spot. Pulling the engine, oil changes, road debris, and the usual shenanigans are just asking for trouble with my current setup.
great video, saving for a later upgrade
Thank you very much appreciate that.
Hello from England , this video is exactly what I needed too see , keep up the good work !
Hey
Cute little card. I probably would have poked myself in the eye.
HA!!! You crack me up!!!! 🤣
Thank you very much.!From Kosova.!
Great video. Stay safe out there
Thank you very much Eugene, thanks for taking the time to comment and be here.
I am glad you picked a super beetle 🐞 project for your videos. I enjoy the knowledge I get from watching your videos. I can't wait for this project to be finished only to see how this car turns out...
Thank you Joe! And thanks so much for taking the time to comment and be part of the community here. She’s almost there, couple of things left to do of course. I’m excited to put the GoPro inside and take it for a ride. Then we will start all over with the next project.
Good informative video. I had a periodic light on the Mexican engine in my 67....turns out it was a bent relief valve spring. (Captain obvious)
I was looking for a socket in my box, and I come across a 3/8 black socket with a big ....1 1/2
Straight slot on the other end....I’m not sure, but I think that tool is to take off those Oem relief valve caps.
I like the 1/4 socket idea though...slick!
When I seen the newer style caps, I had to order them. So much more convenient that the old style flat blade screws. I need to catch up on your channel. Your videos are great. And your personality and beliefs are right in line with mine, so makes me feel at home!
Great 👍 job , stay safe and healthy my friend!
Thanks my friend!! I hope your safe, healthy, and happy!! ✌
PLEASE READ THIS SLADES ,,,a good friend of mine named rick higgins he made the vw videos called bug me video ,,,,i wrote him a email telling him my story and of ezgz findings of diff sizes of oil pistons! he worked for vw for over 32 years he tells me that vw only made ONE SIZE piston for the oil relief ! and the others we are finding are just after market rejects !!!!! i wanted to tell you this quick because you been very open with us ,,,,,,thank you gotta run to the dentist ,,,,,,,
Well first of all I hope you’ve had luck at the dentist today. That’s the one thing I truly dread doing it’s going to the dentist. Thank you for getting a hold of Rick, I hope he is doing well. And I do respect his advice.
That is a really good tip to know and I will try to bring it up in a future video and give you credit for it. I thought it was quite odd they would have different size pistons. I know they have different springs for higher pressure. Thank you for the wonderful addition to the VW community. I will hopefully be going live within the next week so we can all chat.
Great channel! Excellent video on relief valves that helped me greatly. Thanks!
i picked up some scat relief plugs with a scat engine bolt kit. uses outie rather than innie hex. both way better than stock! i also use teflon tape on the threads. i wish i had time to work on my bug. i think i'll get to it in december. haven't cranked it up in 2 months. i did sit in it and listen to some zz top.
Oh wow!! Some zz top would be great in a bug. I like the aftermarket plugs, they make it so convenient!!
Wow, that's good info especially getting the correct oil pressure reading. Thinking about doing something similar for a water temp guage on my boat. There is non used bolt by the thermostat that can be removed to put a sensor on and run the wires. Future video someday. Love seeing engine work which is my main interest since I first turned a wrench at 15.
Thank you! I try to get stuff out there that might help someone out. I need to get to your channel and catch up!
Thanks Slade, here is my latest one I released last Thursday.
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Helpful content. Got to do this job soon as I have an over pressure case. Despite breather lines from valve covers and fuel pump block off and oil filler neck. The road draft tube is just putting out excessive vapor/mist. All my problems began after an aux filter with lines and cb oil pump slightly larger pistons installed. Guess ill learn more going forward but how do i know if i have too much spring tension? Not enough would be problematic as well.
Great info , thanks have great day
And thank you Samuel for taking the time to leave a comment. Have a wonderful day.
Hello, great video. Quick question, I have just fitted a VDO temp gauge and sensor to my KG. The sensor is by the crank pulley. I went for a 12mile drive and the gauge just about made it to 50⁰C. What temperature shuld a normal engine run at?
Cheers,
Kev
Nice video Slades
Thank you!
It makes sense to install the sensor there as it is closed to the oil pump. The oil is been pumped from the hottest point to that point to be recirculated.
Thankyou for explaining that all the way thru . No a question can I do that without taking the motor out of the car.?
Yes, you should be able too!
At 2:25 you say "...tapped them lose.." and went on to say they were "multiple ways" to do it. Well, here's one way! Mine were really stuck tight; I tried a large (huge) screw driver with a vise grips for torque. No go! Then I ground down an old air chisel tip I had, ground down the tang so I could grip and use THAT with the vise grips like a big screw driver; . No workee. So, I saw where someone said to get a cold chisel, and just "tap it" counter clockwise to loosen it up. This sounded pretty drastic to me, but I saw it as a "hey I've tried everything else, why not?" moment. Well, it worked like a champ, and I didn't even ruin the screw head top at all. The cold chisel is a lot softer than the steel screw bolt head, I guess.
Excellent!!! Thank you for posting this!
What up it's cool, I watched em' both
Thanks Greg! I appreciate you being here!
Magnificent Video
Thank you very much William! And thank you for taking the time to comment.
Nice job. Great vid
Thanks very much, I appreciate that!!
Yea doesnt the flywheel side relief oil after bypassing the oil cooler? if I recall right that is excess oil that is bypassing the cooler. So yea it would be a much higher reading and less oil flows on that side so it would be much hotter.
you want it just where you put it. because at the other end it is getting oil that did not go through the cooler. You want to know actual case oil temp.
Thanks Mike!! I appreciate the input sir! I need to catch up and binge watch your channel!
Nice info.
Thank you!!
Thanks for the video . Hope you are ok . Looks like you have Parkensons ?
Thank you!! I’m good, it’s a tremor disorder, I’ve had it since I was a small child.
I’m assuming you can do this if the engine is in place of course after you do an oil change and empty correct thank you.
Slade i was wondering if you used a brass bore brush from a gun cleaning kit if it would clean the oil bore. Thanks in advance
will i be able to do this with my engine in next time i change my oil?
Thank you for the video. Just curious if you have ever done this with the motor in the car?
I have never tried that yet. But I imagine it could be done.
@@SladesVWBeetle Going to attempt it to install a oil temp sender and to see if the valve is in good working order. Might be messy lol :) Appreciate the time you spend making these videos, they are extremely helpful.
Great information. I'm sure mine has a sensor in the oil pan where the strainer is housed. Not sure if that's something that's recommended but that's how it came. Was never connected to anything when I got the car though.
They do make a fitting for their. There’s nothing wrong with that. You can hook a gauge up to it. If it’s still good.
Will the wiring run under the engine? Good video. I learned about stuff I didn't know existed. Hate slotted fasteners.
Thanks you! I'm gonna figure out a technique real quick on the best routing for the wire to it. Of course I'll film it. Those new her bolts are a dream!
Thank you sir
On a VW the flywheel end (it’s not a side) is the front! I understand why people call it the rear but that’s just wrong!
Thank you.👍🏾🛠️🇬🇧
And thank you for being here I appreciate it.
@@SladesVWBeetle my van is up and running now, becuase of some of your vids.👍🏾🛠️🇬🇧
Thank you. I am wondering what problem I will run into getting the originals out. That is a huge screwdriver slot.
Yes that is a seriously big flat head screwdriver. Yes you can, if you’re having trouble, try to snap some vice grips or channel locks on to the lip of it and try breaking it loose.
I'm confused. One person who asked about the VDO temp sensor in the oil drain plug hole and you said that would work. I feel it would be the same result if you put the sensor you installed at the flywheel end . That valve dumps oil after the bearings right in the sump. The oil is returned to the sump from the heads via the push rod tubes and from the relief valve at the flywheel end. I have a 73 type 3 and have one in the sump in place of the drain plug. I also bought the one you installed in the cooler bypass relief valve. I read one person said there was a 10 F difference between the 2 sensors . I've read all sorts of things with varied opinions . I wanted to just check if the oil cooler bypass relief valve in my car is free then install the new sensor there and compare it with the one I have in the drain plug. That's the only way I would know .
I am so sorry William, I was not notified of this message. I am seeing different opinions all across the board. It’s almost turning into a…what oil to run. Ever bring that up on the forum? 😁
I believe the only way to really find out, as they put it in different locations and then take a reading on temperature.
For some reason I thought that sensor replaced the oil drain plug. Which I thought was kind of “dangerous”. Like you bottom out and rip it out. Will you be doing a video on installing the rest of that temperature unit? The gauge and everything?
I thought there is one that goes in the drain plug also. But I can't remember now. I'll be filming installing the gauge and also the wiring. I think I'm going to get my wife involved. To hard to film some of that stuff alone. Thanks for being here and commenting!!
Nice, I just got a Karmann Ghia with a hopped up motor and dual carbs and the previous owner has no clue what’s in there. I thought I would put head and oil temp gauges to monitor it. It already has oil pressure on it. Get this they put a remote oil cooler straight from the where the dog house cooler would be, under the package tray, with out a fan on it, kinda weird. I’m not comfortable with that, there wouldn’t be much cooling when standing still or going slow. Oh, they also didn’t cover where the dog house used to be. I’m either going to put it back to stock or put a fan assisted oil cooler on it. What do you think?
If the motor is high-performance I would definitely run an aftermarket cooler. I would probably put it above the transaxle under the luggage compartment, but I would 100% use an electric fan, i wouldn’t want to do it without one.
Hi there, do you have a part number for the 1/4 in plug? can find them at Texas air cooled site. Thanks much!
Buenas noches el sensor de temperatura es M18 x 1.5???
Creo que esa es la medida del tornillo de la valvula de alivio???
Is there any reason it would be impossible or just a bad idea in general to try this with the engine still in the car and on jack stands?
As long as you have, the car safely secured on jackstands it will be OK. The main importance is being safe. But yes, you can do it with the engine still in the car. Just put some cardboard down for a little bit of drippage.
Hey man,
I myself have a vanagon with the european 1600 CT in it, just ran into some oil pressure issues with the pressure rising very much at idle ( to max on my gauge) even to the point that it blew my rocker gasket and all the oil leaked out.. anyhow i was thinking maybe it had to do with some issues with the pressure rellief system. I took it apart and i thought it looked just fine, but maybe that it might not go so smooth in there is there any chance of cleaning the inside where the piston goes while the motor is mounted?
My issue right now is that my oil pressure is extremly high at idle..
Thanks again for this great video.
Hey Slade! I'm curious how you would build the perfect stock 1600 engine? You have so much knowledge on the subject, I'd love to hear what you think?
Honestly I will be doing a 1600 upcoming in a few months. I’m going to build a stock and also a high performance engine.
@@SladesVWBeetle yet another video to look forward to! Thanks Slade👍🏼
How much pressure should it take to put the flywheel side spring in? Mine will hand tighten almost all the way in.
Honestly I never thought about the pressure. It should turn by hand all of the way in. Of course until completely tight
Nice video, Slade. I don’t think you mentioned how critical it was for owners not to get the pressure relief valve and spring, mixed up with the pressure control valve and spring. Mixing is a no, no.
By the way, cutting off the top of an old-fashioned church key will give you a nice flat head that fits the slotted stock plugs perfectly. VW put in a flathead screwdriver slot in the plugs because they didn’t want people to over tighten them.
Hey, howya been? I should have mentioned not mixing the springs up, so I'm pinning this to the top! Thanks for helping out. Yeah I'm sure there was a good reason for them using the slotted. Nice little upgrade while I was at it. Im cautious about torque, but some folks aren't I suppose
I’ve been well, Slade. The last few days, I’ve been building a foundation for a green house. We’ll try our hand at planting winter vegetables in a week, or so.
Apparently, the pressure control and relief valves usually don’t cause any problems-unless the owner doesn’t change his oil as often as he should. Then the grit and dirt plays havoc on them.
Wow my wife and I were just discussing a greenhouse for over the winter. We won't get it done until next time around.
Unfortunately some folks don't change oil like they should. Sadly its so cheap and easy to do, and is ignored.
On 73 beetle is there a certain way the vents on tin plate under generator stand should turn
Did your oil temp sender come with the crush washer? Mine didn’t (from CIP1). I found one in my gasket stash that looks like it will work although it’s a pretty loose fit over the threads. We’ll see what happens 🤞
No mine didn’t either! I thought it was just me!
On 73 beetle what is the purpose on using that Allen,what ever it's called and not the regular screw came out,does it make pressure better using the new one or same on back,,just asking, Thanks
What is the advantage of doing an oil temperature gauge vs. a head temp gauge? I would think that putting a temp gauge on Cylinder 3 would be useful info.
I sincerely never ran a head temp gauge....yet! My next project soon will have the flat dash. And will have three gauges including head temp. But the motor will be high horsepower where this one is close to stock. Number 3 is always the problem child.
@@SladesVWBeetle Looking forward to your upcoming videos.
@@kenmoyer9704 Thank you Ken, and thank you for being here!
If I pull them will oil come out if motor is sitting in car
You will get a little bit of oil but nothing to get excitable over. Just put a little cloth down.
Hey what is the size of the Allen Bolt 😂 jk great video, I'm going have to get one
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Thank you!!
Really like your videos! Why you so shakey?
Hi Steve, and thank you very much. I actually have a tremor disorder, I’ve had it forever.
But I did find something out recently, that nobody told me before. It’s been getting better slowly now. That’s an older video that you’re seeing. I’ve started working out and that’s fixing it. So hopefully it’s all gone in a few months. Thank you for asking.
I didn’t wanna sound rude if I did I sincerely apologize. Your videos are very informative and look fwd to watching many more
@@stevelewis9677 Oh my! You weren’t being rude at all. And thanks for the kind comment!
kinda nightmare to unscrew those bolts specially when your underneath the car
They’re definitely stubborn! Try using vice grips on them if you didn’t get them yet. Little tricky to get on, but it works
@@SladesVWBeetle ill take any advise coz honestly till now i cant unscrew them ill try the vicegrips trick..
@@MoiPloy it’s tricky to get them vice grips on there, but that’s how I always get them removed.
Remember to use a lubricant, I like PB blast.
You’re going to be snapping them on very tight, and when you do don’t try to turn them by hand at first, when you have the vice grips very tight, take a hammer and give it a smack. The handle of the vice grips that is. To break it loose. I surely hope that made sense.
Very strange position for the sensor, no direkt oilflow over sensor, there is no flow below the plunger
I've read the same but the question is where IS the flow the best to measure accurate temp?
Way too much is riding on oil pressure to simply "HOPE" that spring tension is as good as original. "You don't want it to be too much, you don't want it to be too little." What does this mean when you are trying to control oil pressure at RPM and idle? There is a spring tension specification in the Volkswagen manual under the Engine section, page 35 for Type 1 and page 30 for Type 2. Installing each of these springs should never be guess work. There is a lot of spring tension variation even among new springs. Spring tension is measured when the spring is compressed to the specified loaded length. To do this will require a scale on the drill press table. Set the depth control on the drill press to the specified spring loaded length above the scale surface. Compress the spring to the loaded length then observe and record the scale force. Install springs to your liking then observe their performance. Swap them out as necessary to adjust for desired performance. Read my technical paper titled "Measuring Oil Pressure & Oil Cooler Bypass Spring Tension" on the subject published on The Samba under Technical, Miscellaneous.
As bad as your hands shake, I’m surprised that you don’t drop stuff all the time.
I really don’t honestly. It’s a tremor disorder so I’m quite used to it. Have had it forever
Wouldn’t you really rather know the hottest that it gets?
Absolutely! I would prefer to have cylinder head temperature, oil temperature, and oil pressure.