It’s amazing to watch someone who is so brilliant and yet so human. I remember someone once posting that they would watch Mustie making toast. I have to agree. I’ll never do any of this stuff, but find it fascinating to watch.
I watch the videos over and over,Mustie, Wes and JC Smith are the best. I’m in the UK and now disabled but I ran large Trucks for years,so I have the Best of watching as Wes And JC are involved with them,Mustie covers All the other bases....Thanks Boys.
Dear Mustie1. 👍👌👏 It's obvious that you are a professional because: Maaan, you sure let it look so easy working on that good looking bus. Congrats! Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing. Best regards luck and health.
I had the worst week. Then a youtube notification goes off. I get a mustie video that's over an hour. And all the stress and headache go away. Thank you.
Couldn't ask for an easier Transmission to do and busses are so fun and easy to work on I have 25 years experience working on VW I loved every minute of it
Yes Bus Trans axles are much easyer to work on..had to put some front bracket clips on mine..easy to git too.on a 74"..I think the 74 bus is the perfect Bus year with its 1600 dual port engine..and a nice set of nasty headers.
Nothing much to add to the comments re. your video(s), but that quick afternoon drive, you live in a beautiful neck of the woods, and the colour of those trees is fantastic! Thank you as always 👍
@@kennycybertron1 - and you usually weed-out who your real friends are. A lot of so-called "friends" only call when they need something. Too many people get taken advantage of because they are afraid to say no or are afraid of being lonely. When i was a teen i always wondered why my dad had no friends. He was a nice guy, neighborly, and all his employees loved him. He just didn't have those "go and do stuff and common interest" buddies. I'm 42 years this year. Now i know why. My dad was a genius.
@@mindeloman Additionally it's often a one-way street. You're always there to help a "friend", when they move, working on their car, help them out of a tight spot, etc. But when _you_ could use the help... crickets.. :(
Dude, I envy your shop. You are the Norm Abrams of VW repair, and these vids are gold. Makes me miss my 66 bug as well as my 78 air cooled bus, which I never should have sold. Keep it up!
When I was about 10 my cousin came over with a beetle he bought. I was amazed the engine was in the back. He took me for a ride and I loved it. I still feel that way when i get a chance to ride in VW. Coolest vehicles ever. Tha KS for the video!!
What a pleasure to watch! Don't have a part you make it, don't have a tool same thing! Actually I did a repair similar to the intake manifold in this vid on my uncle's 1970 Mercury Marquis with the 429 V8. A metal water nipple pressed into the intake rotted away causing a big coolant leak, I "fixed" it with a piece of copper pipe and Permatex. Worked for quite a few years! I used to set my 1962 1200 cc VW at .004" intake and .006" exhaust, first engine I ever worked on. Brings back fun memories.
Gamer Dad He doesn't even have to try. It is in his DNA. He was meant to do this and it is working. I am so glad he didn't sell his soul to the TV wolves. That tells you how smart he is. Dr. D is going to tell "THEM" when he can make it to the Tonight Show. I'm not positive, but I don't like thinking negative. ;-0
Hey Mustie.....when you split that pipe to patch the preheat tube, I expected you to weld the back half on first(from the inside) since it would be difficult to get around the back to weld. Then add the front half , doing the seams and the remaining radius halves. I have done something similar where there was no access to weld the back side. Anyhow....cool video as usual, I love the new shop and I really appreciate your ingenuity when repairing things that simply do not have parts availability. You and Andrew Camarata inspire me to take on projects that I would've avoided in the past. In today's society people have become so specialized or lazy(whichever)....that we just contribute to the disposable mentality. Most things are not rocket science if you have ANY inkling of mechanical aptitude, but I think many people just lack curiosity and would prefer not to tear into stuff . Keep it up brother!!
Curiosity is not something that is taught to people anymore, it's a shame really. I live with 9 other students, our washing machine was rocking back and forth and besides me only one-two were willing to get into it and figure out if it could be fixed. Others were already babbling about getting a new one. Gave them a little bit of a lecturing reply in return. Turned out it was a shock absorber and the fix was 30eu (over 10 people) and 2-3 hours of total work.
Exactly as I have just said Ed, about welding the preheat pipe! D'0h! But you said it first! I also agree with you on curiosity & the throw-away society.
Discovered your channel and videos a few months ago and have really enjoyed watching them. Thank you for posting them and providing very interesting educational and entertaining content! By the way, my first car was a 68 bug that my uncle converted into a baja bug for me. We worked on it together. I was 15. He was a German immigrant who owned a couple different repair shops in Rapid City, SD for many years. He worked on Volkswagen's and many other German and import vehicles. You remind me of him very much. 😊👍
I have to hand it to you VW guys just could not get into it mechanical functions. Besides my passion for Antique motorcycle, I love my Chevy LT1 muscle cars. I found a 55 Volvo in my younger years build a tube frame persuaded a built LT1 425 horse what's a rock Crusher transmission and a 411 positraction rear end in it and tubbed the rear end for tires. What a screamer and made it Street Worthy. But now it's 75 it's fun just to watch you do it. You sure brings back old memories of my youth. Love your show keep them coming man
When I was younger and working I did automotive side work in my garage...man did I have a lot of "friends". Once I retired and stopped working on cars nobody comes around anymore...imagine that!
I heard what you did there in the beginning, re: "favors." "YOU ALL ARE ON NOTICE! MY NEW SHOP DOESN'T RUN ON 'FAVORS!'" You're absolutely worth every penny and more from a boxed service shop. Much more attention to details, etc. I would rather trust you to work on something of mine than this mechanic's shop we have in town. Thankfully, I do have a friend like you who still has his farm - but now makes all his income wrenching in his shop. Very thorough - and fun to drink beers and hang out while he's pluggin' away!
I gotta tell ya, you are an excellent mechanic second to none! But I can tell when you are happiest working on restorations or your own design fabrications. Either way I anxiously await your next video. As I have told you before.....when you see someone do something and they make it look easy, it's because they are GOOD at it !
Great content as always with Mustie1. I can safely say this guy made me appreciate old VW'S. They are great machines. Much more honest that their current successors that are overengineered to the brim! Thank you Mustie1!
I watch, laugh and learn. I pulled the carb off my lawnmower and fixed it because of you. And you are making me want some kind of VW. I think a bug or a Ghia. I had a 67 bug when I was a teenager. Thanks Mr M
When I was young I remember my boss put the clutch disc in backwards on his Dodge plow truck. What a simple error to make, I would never do that. Several years later working on my CJ5 Jeep. Ooops, yup,
When I was wrenching at a Cadillac dealership, a customer had done his own break job, on one side they had both leading brake shoes, & both trailing shoes on the other. He wondered why his brakes didn’t work as well. One side was almost completely locked up, the other side was loosing brake fluid from the wheel cylinder exploding! The fronts were totally trashed as well because of not replacing pads correctly so this car got a complete brake system rebuild including steel and flex line, vice grips should never be used on steel lines, or brake lines in general, just let them bleed out into a pan. Four days later he returned with the car, its backend totally smashed, he stopped for traffic light, the F550 tow truck didn’t, went after everyone he could to reclaim his damages... it sucks when people carry absolute state minimum insurances!
Tim's Workshop TJY been there, and mostly on my own cars as a kid, I have owned cars, trucks and motorcycles since I was 12, learned a lot keeping junk on the road, and have surprised more then just my family on roadside rigging to get home!
Oh lord, driving that seal in without a seal driver? You just caused a few comments. Although I do the same lol! My girlfriend back in the 80s father was a master VW mechanic. So my first car was a 68 station wagon. He called it square back. Pulled it out of his junk yard. Had what he called a pancake engine. Started out as two single battle carbs. Not sure what he did but he changed it to two, two barrels. The little thing would pull the wheels in first and second. And from red light I could beat most motorcycles! Do not underestimate these little cars!!
You make it look so easy. I remember working on old VW Bugs with my dad when I was about 13 and he would take that darn engine out in one hour or less, replace gaskets, seals, and adjust the valves like it was a cake walk. I really learned a lot about the simplistic yet smart engineering around the Bugs design and the other models like the thing. My dad was some of the first American Technicians at a dealership here in Pittsburgh called McGee Volkswagen who trained to service them in the early 60's when the type 1 I believe was made for the US market. One funny thing I do remember was my dad using a stick to check the gas level because they didn't have gas gauges or his was broke and was pulling my leg, lol
When i first watched a Mustie1 vijeo(prob about a snowblower) a few years ago i was hooked. Binge watched most of the content except for vw related stuff. Never had the slightest interest in vw. Now i find myself not only watching them but also gradually catching on to what its all about. All thanks to Mustie1. Please keep ranting and explaining. PS. I find carb stripping and cleaning interesting and much appreciated even after all this time. Accuse me for my bad english😉 im swedish...
There’s something in the way Mustie1 explains things and bring the audience in with him. He makes it that even someone as mechanically ignorant as I am understands what he is doing and why. It’s not what he knows that raises him above other channels, it’s what the viewer knows by the end of the video. DiagnoseDan is another channel I find very informative.
thanks mustie 1 up here in quebec canada we get lots of snow and because of you i was able to fix my snowblower before i would never of tried it ,love your video,s i think i,m addicted,i,ll keep watching,thanks
Hi Mustie1 😎 Thank you for sharing your knowledge on mechanics. Always enjoy watching your videos. It’s almost addictive 🙂 Looking forward for the next videos.
Great condition VW Bus, and it deserves the good quality work that you do on it... You gave it a good shot. Wow! Quick shifting now,.Your friend has a good friend in you, you did him real good working on that bus.
I didn't see a sunroof in this one. But then again I wasn't looking...now I have to watch the whole video again. Dear, go fire up the flux capacitor!!!!
Thanks, now I can go back to the football game....my uncle had a 71 VW van but in tan, with the sun roof. Many fun memories of that machine. Nice to see you work on the classics. Keep on wrenching and filming. We appreciate it.
Great video! The clutch adjustment info is helpful as I have a Beetle. Learning lots about busses. A lot of comments about “friends”....as I’m sure Mustie you know if you go through life and have just ONE (1) REAL friend you have won the life lottery! Thanks Bro!
You should have a contest in which the prize is “A day with Mustie.” What fun it would be to come spend a day fetching your tools and holding the work light.
No Mustie video would be complete without the "Trusty Mustie Tapping Stick" and some steel from the stash. . . . Hat's off to you for making it look so easy, and working alone and all. The only thing missing was the carburettor going into the ultrasonic cleaner. 😁
That bus was built the same year I was born. I love these old VW's. My aunt had a Beetle in the same color as the bus and it was my favorite color of the VW's. I have always wanted a beetle but, can't seem to find a decent one that I can afford. All the ones I find are either rusted out shells with hardly anything on them or ones that are in really good shape that they want upwards of 5-9 thousand and above. Love watching you wrench on them Mustie. Thank you for that and educating me on a lot of this stuff so if I ever do get one, I will know better how to work on them. :)
Wow this brought back some good memories. The last VW I worked on (1986) was an overhaul of the engine in my Bradley GT kit car that I owned while living in Pittsburgh. During the overhaul I put on bigger jugs and took the engine to 1835cc's. It was a little fiberglass rocket ship to drive after that. Eventually sold it to my younger brother who was in the Navy when I was transferred to the deserts of southeast New Mexico. Wish I still had the Bradley. Keep up the great content. I look forward to each and every video.... Joe
Wanting to take a moment to thank you for the VW videos. My first car back in the day was a 6 year old 1972 standard Beetle, red with the cloth (corduroy like fabric) interior. It was a great car for my last year of high school and first two years of college. Your vids have me traveling the nostalgic road. One things for sure, if TH-cam and you had been around back in the day I would have understood my car better, been more skilled at doing some of the maintenance, and would have had greater appreciation of the engineering. Thanks for taking the time and all the effort to film, edit, and post the vids. I am in awe of the knowledge and abilities....
I took the little "raise button" off of my lift and put it in a metal outlet box with a 20' cord. Makes a world of difference as I can be anywhere around the car and lift it.
I thought that finally getting a "real shop" might not work out for you- I was wrong; you still get more out of rusty pliers and bent screwdrivers than anybody I know! Hats Off!FR
This bring back memories! I had a 67 beetle and totally rebuilt the engine after my mother ingested a valve. I added a 2 barrel carb and manifold and that car flew. After my first 4 hour attempt to remove the engine, I got so good at it, that i could get the engine out in 15 min!
I could have done with watching this 30 years ago. My '71 camper had the same problem of shifting into 2nd gear and the first time I really noticed it was on my first trip during rush hour on Sydney Harbour Bridge, causing me to slow the traffic. It took a bit of fiddling around to find I had to push the lever hard across to engage. Now I know what an easy fix it was. Keep on with keeping us informed and entertained Darren and thanks to you I have just stripped and cleaned a weed whacker carb.(found in the trash) and got it running.
Oh god, not another VW video. I'll be done with this in 10 minutes. WRONG! How is it you keep me interested in something I'm not that interested in? Great video. Thanks.
@@mustie1 silicone tire shine protects mufflers, and heat risers. It might have leaked just a bit, but you could have left the patch clamped on with the hose clamp without having to weld.
Jay Lee, does not deserve attention. You are one of the greatest TH-camr guys on the planet Mustie and don't you ever forget that. We your humble apprentices , can't wait for a new project to dive into with you at the helm , so motor engine transaxle transvestite ...who cares, keep doing what you do .
@@orsonwells7997 I was always a SK guy. Strapon & mac were way too much $. Had thousands in my sk til dopehead nephew relieved them when gone on vacation back in the 90's, boxes & all.
Alright Mustie , he had it for 15 years and you been working on it for 15 years!!??? Did it ever run LOLOL???Watch all your videos, love them. God Bless and keep working on that V W , maybe you will get lucky LOL.
Back in the 1970's when I was working on and driving VW's we would always lose the rear bumper, usually because it would be bent up anyway on the $50.00 vans we would pickup. Made engine swaps so much easier plus aftermarket exhaust would fit.
You made my memory's kick in on this one , those rubber air seals i had forgot what a pain those where pulling those in and totally forgot abut the shims on the generator, also had no knowlage of shiftier adjustment on floor ! all the rest i recall ! Great Job as you always do ! One of the best times in a van was winter of 69, put cut down log truck chains on it and ran around pulling others out of ditch, more like paddle tires, but when the snow plow cleared the main st had to quit , speed at 5 miles per hour would make to much jumping up and down ! pushed snow with head lights ! Thanks Mustie 1
Many times that I'm working around the house I put on one of your videos. It really cuts the drudgery of chores when you can listen and watch you work your magic. I had a 77 Westie so a lot of what you talk about I can visualize in my mind when I can't look directly at the video. I love your channel, bud.
That's a really nice bus, and glad he had you do that work on it, so it gets done right. Runs good too, and that's to bad that pre-heat tube rusted through, but bet that happens on a lot of them, think I would have used some JB weld on the back where you couldn't weld though..not usually a big user of it, but it's good for things like that. Although they make a high-temp silicone sealer that would work as well, actually have some here for one of my projects. Really nice getting those seals replaced, think I would condition them with some 303 aerospace protectant to extend their life. Have made a rolling lift out of a old transmission jack, but would like to come across a rolling lift like you got, that's a handy thing, although the one I cobbled together has changeable jigs for my common things I work on.
I now have ingrained in my memory, the orientation of that mounting bracket. Thank You Mustie1. Your methods of teaching are unorthodox, yet effective. You are a true scholar and master.
There's a lot of torque and action in every Mustie1 video...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣 For those that complain about his torque settings, during his time as a test pilot for NASA Mustie1 lost control of his bird and suffered horrendous injuries. However "they" had the technology, "they" had the capability, to make him better...stronger...faster, and so Mustie1 has a bionic torque wrench right arm, that's all I can say, the rest of his modifications/enhancements are still classified as TOP SECRET!!!!!
I've been working non-stop all my life I'm the same way I only use a torque wrench and your components transmission components and such though I do use my clutch is usually
Dear General Disarray. Uuuh, thank you very much for this information! I always wondered but at least I now know why great Mustie1 is able to heal/fix nearly any mechanical stuff: 1) Because he is a kind of a Supermechanicalman. 2) Because he is partswise mechanical too he understands the garden tractors etc.p.p.. And the other way around of course: The garden tractors feel/sense this kind of similarity. The equipment makes efforts to help the unique biomechanical Mustie1 because they want to live again and they want to hear his "Ha!". It's a kind of life respectively health elixir! Best regards luck and health.
But where do you think the technology came from? I would guess that there is an elite special forces group with technological enhancements, including *[REDACTED]* and a USB port.
Alex Jamieson I thought it was from all the close shaves at Gillette, but Must1 and many others have mastered the “feeling of torque” in their hands and arms. I know at 50lbs of torque my shoulder will dislocate, and at 70lbs of torque mu back will crack!
Aaaah, " during his time as a test pilot for NASA "... You're kidding, right ? What's the story then ?! Mustie1= test pilot. I would'nt be surprised at all if this bright, talented man ever was !!
Hi, So pleased to find your channel again, Ime getting to an age now where sciatica and carpal tunnel kinda hurts but doesn't stop me fixing my bus, Hampshire UK climate has not been kind to my 72 RHD Westie Bay window (a rare one here not many have survived), some times I bite off more than I can chew in my small garage workshop... But always fun trying.. Never welded before but made fair job cutting and replacing inner and outer sils /out riggers last year, now on front valance, step areas etc, luckily back in 79 I completed a marine electro mechanical apprenticeship for the MOD so transfer of skills anything electrical fabrication, or engines always a bonus. Gotta say its been good fun owning Harlow for past 9yrs.. All your vids are worth watching especially the bus ones in lockdown, take care, atb regards from Tom.. 👍👍..
I did shout to let you know about the mount being upside down,but you must of heard me,great video once more Mustie,look forward to next weeks thrilling installment!!
Always enjoy you wrenching on bugs (really a bus). Enjoyed the view. Can’t wait for your next adventure. It amazes me how you are able to find good things that people throw away. That doesn’t happen in this part of the country.
Just came here to post the same thing. JB Weld is magic stuff. Even muffler putty with some steel mesh reinforcement would work, as I doubt there is much pressure in that small pipe.
In 1978 I bought a 1971 1600 cc VW van just like this one. Converted to a camper van by Devon in the UK. Used it to transport two racing motor cycles , full camping gear, tools, spares and four people all over the UK. Did many thousands of miles at maximum speed, maybe 80 mph on a good day, after a long run up !. Brakes were poor, no servo on mine. But over perhaps 50,000 miles it needed one exhaust system, fumes in the cab, and regular oil changes and general basic servicing. Did not even need tyres replacing, never let me down once, few times we virtually ran the single battery down but it always just managed to start somehow. Was home, workshop, transporter, and friend. A high quality vehicle, better than todays equivalents I think.
I worked at a Vintage VW shop for about 12 years......this is all so familiar...the video makes everything seem so smooth, no surprises, I remember so many surprises, especially when doing brakes/suspension work. Yeah, sure, we can throw new shoes in for $200...oh wait, it needs wheel cylinders....oh wait, it needs new wheel bearings....now it's good....oh shit, the front lines are partially plugged and it pulls, it's needs all new lines now......I learned to quote a FULL brake system overhaul and then when it was less than $1000 for the job, they were happy. In fact that job made me a decent service writer in addition to a tech.....figuring out when to quote the moon is an art...it's an art to keep the good customers and get rid of the penny pinchers. I worked FLAT RATE there....it was not easy to quote jobs, I started to hate old cars....I've been running my own business for the past decade and I'm loving my old VW's again. I wish I could post pictures in TH-cam comments...my 1st car with a license at 16 was a 1968 sunroof bus, my 5th was a 1966 splitty...my 8th was a 1955 splitty. (my real 1st car, at 12 years old was a Dodge Dart, #2 was a 1968 beetle at 14....but I could only drive those illegally.
Nice work! When you run across a loose oil fill like that, you can cross two large flat-blade screwdrivers in an X shape and press their blades into the little opposite slots. Grip both handles and rotate the locking collar. Rock on!
I have 74 Kastenwagen and restoring it atm. Always fun to watch your videos. You are like Bob Ross of mechanics. Very relaxing and informative at the same time.
Great diagnosis: I have seen coils totally rotted by being near the stacks of boilers on hospitals. They would only last between five to ten years, and would be full of soot. Thanks for the great video's.
I wish there was as big a VW community in southern Wisconsin as you seem to have in New England. Did you actually trust the impact wrench to torque the flywheel? I've got a Torque-Meister I bought years ago, and have never trusted a VW gland nut without it, red Loctite and a torque wrench. 217 foot-pounds is very hard to ensure without it. I used to use a flywheel lock and a big pipe on a breaker bar - until I had a flywheel come loose. Quick way to ruin a crank and flywheel.
Charles Kuecker you are correct. The flywheels do come loose. I would also use red locktite and a scientific instrument to set the torque. My boss 40 years ago used an 8 foot bar and hung off it to tighten the gland nut. He told me to help and the nut broke in the back of the crankshaft. But we heard that familiar flywheel knock regularly from vws sent to us other mechanics couldn't diagnose.
I mark it wit pencil the removal with hammer and cold chisel. Retighten till marks line up again with chisel and hammer. Got this from the John Muir book
The interior of this bus really reminds me of my dad's ol' T2 which he had modified with Volvo motor, sky blue hammer laquer outside.. man the nostalgia this gave me.. Much love from Sweden!
It’s amazing to watch someone who is so brilliant and yet so human. I remember someone once posting that they would watch Mustie making toast. I have to agree. I’ll never do any of this stuff, but find it fascinating to watch.
I totally agree and what an excellent analogy
John 👍🏴
I watch the videos over and over,Mustie, Wes and JC Smith are the best. I’m in the UK and now disabled but I ran large Trucks for years,so I have the Best of watching as Wes And JC are involved with them,Mustie covers All the other bases....Thanks Boys.
Dear Mustie1.
👍👌👏 It's obvious that you are a professional because: Maaan, you sure let it look so easy working on that good looking bus. Congrats!
Thanks a lot for making taping editing uploading and sharing.
Best regards luck and health.
chru cas try using punctuation bro, I mean, really try!
@@jeremysmith8990shows that he is obviously nothing else than a typical internet troll respectively hater!
I had the worst week. Then a youtube notification goes off. I get a mustie video that's over an hour. And all the stress and headache go away. Thank you.
I love that you leave the mistakes in the video. It keeps it very real. great videos!
Couldn't ask for an easier Transmission to do and busses are so fun and easy to work on I have 25 years experience working on VW I loved every minute of it
Yes Bus Trans axles are much easyer to work on..had to put some front bracket clips on mine..easy to git too.on a 74"..I think the 74 bus is the perfect Bus year with its 1600 dual port engine..and a nice set of nasty headers.
@@allenschmitz9644 some of those after market mufflers do sound good.
@@allenschmitz9644 some of those after market mufflers sound so nice.
Nothing much to add to the comments re. your video(s), but that quick afternoon drive, you live in a beautiful neck of the woods, and the colour of those trees is fantastic! Thank you as always 👍
"This is the last of the commitments to friends to working on their vehicles" This cracked me up, I hit this point 3 years ago...
Yep....i hit that mark last year. I'm done.
Yep, from now on ...SHOW ME THE MONEY BUDDY !!! No more freebies
@@kennycybertron1 - and you usually weed-out who your real friends are. A lot of so-called "friends" only call when they need something. Too many people get taken advantage of because they are afraid to say no or are afraid of being lonely. When i was a teen i always wondered why my dad had no friends. He was a nice guy, neighborly, and all his employees loved him. He just didn't have those "go and do stuff and common interest" buddies. I'm 42 years this year. Now i know why. My dad was a genius.
I hear ya........same here, no more freebies.......got tired of my garage full of everyone elses crap......lol......just family now !!
@@mindeloman Additionally it's often a one-way street. You're always there to help a "friend", when they move, working on their car, help them out of a tight spot, etc. But when _you_ could use the help... crickets.. :(
Dude, I envy your shop. You are the Norm Abrams of VW repair, and these vids are gold. Makes me miss my 66 bug as well as my 78 air cooled bus, which I never should have sold. Keep it up!
When I was about 10 my cousin came over with a beetle he bought. I was amazed the engine was in the back. He took me for a ride and I loved it. I still feel that way when i get a chance to ride in VW. Coolest vehicles ever. Tha KS for the video!!
Love the engine "pinging" noises too
VW BEETLES BUG ME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
What a pleasure to watch! Don't have a part you make it, don't have a tool same thing!
Actually I did a repair similar to the intake manifold in this vid on my uncle's 1970 Mercury Marquis with the 429 V8. A metal water nipple pressed into the intake rotted away causing a big coolant leak, I "fixed" it with a piece of copper pipe and Permatex. Worked for quite a few years!
I used to set my 1962 1200 cc VW at .004" intake and .006" exhaust, first engine I ever worked on. Brings back fun memories.
"Think it's ground but I'm not positive on that" I see what you did there. Lol
Beat me to it by 9 minutes! lol!
Gotta' love the pos ground 6 V Beetles. It kept the body dust free!! :-) 6 V. Ugh. Pos Ground. Acckk!! (Bill the Cat).
Gamer Dad He doesn't even have to try. It is in his DNA. He was meant to do this and it is working. I am so glad he didn't sell his soul to the TV wolves. That tells you how smart he is. Dr. D is going to tell "THEM" when he can make it to the Tonight Show. I'm not positive, but I don't like thinking negative. ;-0
Out of all the guys that I watch VW video, I learned more from you, you make a great teacher! Thanks for this video, very educational.
Hey Mustie.....when you split that pipe to patch the preheat tube, I expected you to weld the back half on first(from the inside) since it would be difficult to get around the back to weld. Then add the front half , doing the seams and the remaining radius halves. I have done something similar where there was no access to weld the back side.
Anyhow....cool video as usual, I love the new shop and I really appreciate your ingenuity when repairing things that simply do not have parts availability. You and Andrew Camarata inspire me to take on projects that I would've avoided in the past. In today's society people have become so specialized or lazy(whichever)....that we just contribute to the disposable mentality. Most things are not rocket science if you have ANY inkling of mechanical aptitude, but I think many people just lack curiosity and would prefer not to tear into stuff .
Keep it up brother!!
Curiosity is not something that is taught to people anymore, it's a shame really.
I live with 9 other students, our washing machine was rocking back and forth and besides me only one-two were willing to get into it and figure out if it could be fixed.
Others were already babbling about getting a new one. Gave them a little bit of a lecturing reply in return. Turned out it was a shock absorber and the fix was 30eu (over 10 people) and 2-3 hours of total work.
Exactly as I have just said Ed, about welding the preheat pipe! D'0h! But you said it first! I also agree with you on curiosity & the throw-away society.
Thanks for having me over for another fun adventure bud.👍👍✌
Discovered your channel and videos a few months ago and have really enjoyed watching them. Thank you for posting them and providing very interesting educational and entertaining content! By the way, my first car was a 68 bug that my uncle converted into a baja bug for me. We worked on it together. I was 15. He was a German immigrant who owned a couple different repair shops in Rapid City, SD for many years. He worked on Volkswagen's and many other German and import vehicles. You remind me of him very much. 😊👍
I have to hand it to you VW guys just could not get into it mechanical functions. Besides my passion for Antique motorcycle, I love my Chevy LT1 muscle cars. I found a 55 Volvo in my younger years build a tube frame persuaded a built LT1 425 horse what's a rock Crusher transmission and a 411 positraction rear end in it and tubbed the rear end for tires. What a screamer and made it Street Worthy. But now it's 75 it's fun just to watch you do it. You sure brings back old memories of my youth. Love your show keep them coming man
When I was younger and working I did automotive side work in my garage...man did I have a lot of "friends". Once I retired and stopped working on cars nobody comes around anymore...imagine that!
Been there my friend
Very enjoyable to spend time with you in the workshop thanks 👍
Yes! Really enjoyed this one mustie. Thanks for sharing this with us 😊. Have a great one mustie!
I heard what you did there in the beginning, re: "favors." "YOU ALL ARE ON NOTICE! MY NEW SHOP DOESN'T RUN ON 'FAVORS!'" You're absolutely worth every penny and more from a boxed service shop. Much more attention to details, etc. I would rather trust you to work on something of mine than this mechanic's shop we have in town. Thankfully, I do have a friend like you who still has his farm - but now makes all his income wrenching in his shop. Very thorough - and fun to drink beers and hang out while he's pluggin' away!
I gotta tell ya, you are an excellent mechanic second to none! But I can tell when you are happiest working on restorations or your own design fabrications. Either way I anxiously await your next video. As I have told you before.....when you see someone do something and they make it look easy, it's because they are GOOD at it !
i have a '71 UK bus, same colour as this one. You're vid is a big help in me learning all things bus related. Cheers from the UK.
Great content as always with Mustie1. I can safely say this guy made me appreciate old VW'S. They are great machines. Much more honest that their current successors that are overengineered to the brim! Thank you Mustie1!
I watch, laugh and learn. I pulled the carb off my lawnmower and fixed it because of you.
And you are making me want some kind of VW. I think a bug or a Ghia. I had a 67 bug when I was a teenager.
Thanks Mr M
When I was young I remember my boss put the clutch disc in backwards on his Dodge plow truck. What a simple error to make, I would never do that. Several years later working on my CJ5 Jeep. Ooops, yup,
When I was wrenching at a Cadillac dealership, a customer had done his own break job, on one side they had both leading brake shoes, & both trailing shoes on the other. He wondered why his brakes didn’t work as well. One side was almost completely locked up, the other side was loosing brake fluid from the wheel cylinder exploding! The fronts were totally trashed as well because of not replacing pads correctly so this car got a complete brake system rebuild including steel and flex line, vice grips should never be used on steel lines, or brake lines in general, just let them bleed out into a pan.
Four days later he returned with the car, its backend totally smashed, he stopped for traffic light, the F550 tow truck didn’t, went after everyone he could to reclaim his damages... it sucks when people carry absolute state minimum insurances!
Putting stuff in wrong builds character and perfects mechanical skills doing it more than once🤣
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Everybodies screwed up sometime, and anyone who tells you they never have..well they don't work on things much then ;)
Tim's Workshop TJY been there, and mostly on my own cars as a kid, I have owned cars, trucks and motorcycles since I was 12, learned a lot keeping junk on the road, and have surprised more then just my family on roadside rigging to get home!
Oh lord, driving that seal in without a seal driver? You just caused a few comments. Although I do the same lol! My girlfriend back in the 80s father was a master VW mechanic. So my first car was a 68 station wagon. He called it square back. Pulled it out of his junk yard. Had what he called a pancake engine. Started out as two single battle carbs. Not sure what he did but he changed it to two, two barrels. The little thing would pull the wheels in first and second. And from red light I could beat most motorcycles! Do not underestimate these little cars!!
55:29 - “she ain’t the prettiest girl on the block.....(but) she’s got strong legs”
I almost spewed out my coffee
Exactly, glad I wasn't drinking coffee!
Always remember. Worst case senario. Sell it for scrap for $50
Great video Mustie. I'm always amazed that you dont curse when fixing things. Applause...
Fascinating video from start to finish. Didn't realise the length as I was so engrossed. Thanks!!
Your knowledge of VW's is amazing and your videos are addictive. God Bless
I enjoy watching you work on anything man. I actually learn quite a bit watching. Thanks man.
Mustie, you are the king of the utube channels. Always a pleasure to watch you. Wayne
You make it look so easy. I remember working on old VW Bugs with my dad when I was about 13 and he would take that darn engine out in one hour or less, replace gaskets, seals, and adjust the valves like it was a cake walk. I really learned a lot about the simplistic yet smart engineering around the Bugs design and the other models like the thing.
My dad was some of the first American Technicians at a dealership here in Pittsburgh called McGee Volkswagen who trained to service them in the early 60's when the type 1 I believe was made for the US market. One funny thing I do remember was my dad using a stick to check the gas level because they didn't have gas gauges or his was broke and was pulling my leg, lol
When i first watched a Mustie1 vijeo(prob about a snowblower) a few years ago i was hooked. Binge watched most of the content except for vw related stuff. Never had the slightest interest in vw. Now i find myself not only watching them but also gradually catching on to what its all about. All thanks to Mustie1.
Please keep ranting and explaining.
PS. I find carb stripping and cleaning interesting and much appreciated even after all this time.
Accuse me for my bad english😉 im swedish...
There’s something in the way Mustie1 explains things and bring the audience in with him. He makes it that even someone as mechanically ignorant as I am understands what he is doing and why. It’s not what he knows that raises him above other channels, it’s what the viewer knows by the end of the video. DiagnoseDan is another channel I find very informative.
thanks mustie 1 up here in quebec canada we get lots of snow and because of you i was able to fix my snowblower before i would never of tried it ,love your video,s i think i,m addicted,i,ll keep watching,thanks
Hi Mustie1 😎
Thank you for sharing your knowledge on mechanics. Always enjoy watching your videos. It’s almost addictive 🙂
Looking forward for the next videos.
Great condition VW Bus, and it deserves the good quality work that you do on it... You gave it a good shot. Wow! Quick shifting now,.Your friend has a good friend in you, you did him real good working on that bus.
My god they found me, i dont know how but they found me... RUN FOR IT MARTY!!!
wonder how many will get it
I didn't see a sunroof in this one. But then again I wasn't looking...now I have to watch the whole video again. Dear, go fire up the flux capacitor!!!!
@@12tallod its got the big sunroof
Thanks, now I can go back to the football game....my uncle had a 71 VW van but in tan, with the sun roof. Many fun memories of that machine. Nice to see you work on the classics. Keep on wrenching and filming. We appreciate it.
@@mustie1 OK yha i just got it ,i won;'t spoil it for anybody else , ha ha ha .thanks
Great video! The clutch adjustment info is helpful as I have a Beetle. Learning lots about busses. A lot of comments about “friends”....as I’m sure Mustie you know if you go through life and have just ONE (1) REAL friend you have won the life lottery! Thanks Bro!
You should have a contest in which the prize is “A day with Mustie.” What fun it would be to come spend a day fetching your tools and holding the work light.
No Mustie video would be complete without the "Trusty Mustie Tapping Stick" and some steel from the stash. . . . Hat's off to you for making it look so easy, and working alone and all. The only thing missing was the carburettor going into the ultrasonic cleaner. 😁
This bus should feel and drive like a new one after all of this! Nice service job Mustie1!
Me and my little boy (5years old) love watching your channel we are a long way for you uk 🇬🇧 but will always support you
Thank you for posting this vid , excellent info , I learned al lot 👍
Dear 5150mxVW.
Nice to meet you here.
Have a good day, Sir.
Hey 5150... did ya get the stash moved yet?
Never to old to learn 5150 yeah I'm here love you 3
Over an hour of aircooled spannering, one of my favourite topics of yours. Thanks for taking us along as usual mate. Respect from the UK
That bus was built the same year I was born. I love these old VW's. My aunt had a Beetle in the same color as the bus and it was my favorite color of the VW's. I have always wanted a beetle but, can't seem to find a decent one that I can afford. All the ones I find are either rusted out shells with hardly anything on them or ones that are in really good shape that they want upwards of 5-9 thousand and above. Love watching you wrench on them Mustie. Thank you for that and educating me on a lot of this stuff so if I ever do get one, I will know better how to work on them. :)
Fantastic video mustie mate I don’t care what you call things it’s an education to watch you at work!!!!
Keep up the great work love your channel
Best way to start the day. Thanks again for sharing Mustie!
Wow this brought back some good memories. The last VW I worked on (1986) was an overhaul of the engine in my Bradley GT kit car that I owned while living in Pittsburgh. During the overhaul I put on bigger jugs and took the engine to 1835cc's. It was a little fiberglass rocket ship to drive after that. Eventually sold it to my younger brother who was in the Navy when I was transferred to the deserts of southeast New Mexico. Wish I still had the Bradley. Keep up the great content. I look forward to each and every video.... Joe
You know how you know you're hooked on Mustie1 vids? You have absolutely zero interest on the particular topic, and still watch every second.
TRUE
Yes, I think it’s apart of the “method of his madness” that keeps us watching!
@@gettintheresafelywithpatf2869 Agreed!
Wanting to take a moment to thank you for the VW videos. My first car back in the day was a 6 year old 1972 standard Beetle, red with the cloth (corduroy like fabric) interior. It was a great car for my last year of high school and first two years of college. Your vids have me traveling the nostalgic road. One things for sure, if TH-cam and you had been around back in the day I would have understood my car better, been more skilled at doing some of the maintenance, and would have had greater appreciation of the engineering. Thanks for taking the time and all the effort to film, edit, and post the vids. I am in awe of the knowledge and abilities....
I took the little "raise button" off of my lift and put it in a metal outlet box with a 20' cord. Makes a world of difference as I can be anywhere around the car and lift it.
l like that
I thought that finally getting a "real shop" might not work out for you- I was wrong; you still get more out of rusty pliers and bent screwdrivers than anybody I know! Hats Off!FR
This bring back memories! I had a 67 beetle and totally rebuilt the engine after my mother ingested a valve. I added a 2 barrel carb and manifold and that car flew.
After my first 4 hour attempt to remove the engine, I got so good at it, that i could get the engine out in 15 min!
Makes me smile every time I see that green Craftsman jack. I have the same one. Bought it new in the late 70’s. One of the best tools I have bought.
And the Torque setting is...4 ugga duggas with the air impact!
"It has a torque spec, and it's about there". lol
Again....uggs duggas in shop....😂😂👏👍
I see the triple A sticker......but, with a mechanic like you with your knowledge, who needs AAA ????
I could have done with watching this 30 years ago. My '71 camper had the same problem of shifting into 2nd gear and the first time I really noticed it was on my first trip during rush hour on Sydney Harbour Bridge, causing me to slow the traffic. It took a bit of fiddling around to find I had to push the lever hard across to engage. Now I know what an easy fix it was. Keep on with keeping us informed and entertained Darren and thanks to you I have just stripped and cleaned a weed whacker carb.(found in the trash) and got it running.
A Wigan Kebab ( Meat & Potato pie on a buttered Bun ) for the ones who don't know.. Coffee and a New Mustie1 video. Heaven on a Sunday..
Oh god, not another VW video. I'll be done with this in 10 minutes. WRONG! How is it you keep me interested in something I'm not that interested in? Great video.
Thanks.
Mustie I need a friend like you ! Love your videos
There are few things more satisfying than watching a mechanic at work.
This has to be my favourite channel ever. And i do follow many!
thanks
ypu can bet its my favorite too, ever since i found mustie i quit tv.
@@mustie1 silicone tire shine protects mufflers, and heat risers. It might have leaked just a bit, but you could have left the patch clamped on with the hose clamp without having to weld.
Yes this has become my favorite channel,,!!
Jay Lee, does not deserve attention. You are one of the greatest TH-camr guys on the planet Mustie and don't you ever forget that. We your humble apprentices , can't wait for a new project to dive into with you at the helm , so motor engine transaxle transvestite ...who cares, keep doing what you do .
Good one. I stil have my VW clutch centering tool from the late 1960s. Oh, and the 36 mm socket. Haven't touched a VW in 30 years.
used to use an old SK 3/8 drive ratchet handle for a pilot tool for VW's.... was the perfect fit.... lol.
@@orsonwells7997 I was always a SK guy. Strapon & mac were way too much $. Had thousands in my sk til dopehead nephew relieved them when gone on vacation back in the 90's, boxes & all.
@@keysersoze1296 I think we have the same nephew... one of mine did the same.
Its always a pleasure to watch you work Mustie1
I'm going to enjoy this, love the longer vids!
You've stayed true to your style, and yet your content has really improved over the years. Excellent work as always!
thanks
Beautiful job on that transmission swap.
Alright Mustie , he had it for 15 years and you been working on it for 15 years!!??? Did it ever run LOLOL???Watch all your videos, love them. God Bless and keep working on that V W , maybe you will get lucky LOL.
Back in the 1970's when I was working on and driving VW's we would always lose the rear bumper, usually because it would be bent up anyway on the $50.00 vans we would pickup. Made engine swaps so much easier plus aftermarket exhaust would fit.
I enjoyed the video very much Darrin ... Transmission .....Transaxle ....We know you know it's a transaxle. You
e a very excellent mechanic.
Quality content right here. Love all your VW repair videos. This is why I subscribed in the first place. Would love to see more like this. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼
You made my memory's kick in on this one , those rubber air seals i had forgot what a pain those where pulling those in and totally forgot abut the shims on the generator, also had no knowlage of shiftier adjustment on floor ! all the rest i recall ! Great Job as you always do ! One of the best times in a van was winter of 69, put cut down log truck chains on it and ran around pulling others out of ditch, more like paddle tires, but when the snow plow cleared the main st had to quit , speed at 5 miles per hour would make to much jumping up and down ! pushed snow with head lights ! Thanks Mustie 1
A clean bus example. Must be nice to work on for a change vs rusty and dirty. Alittle greasy but still a nice bus.
I need to get one lol.
Many times that I'm working around the house I put on one of your videos. It really cuts the drudgery of chores when you can listen and watch you work your magic.
I had a 77 Westie so a lot of what you talk about I can visualize in my mind when I can't look directly at the video. I love your channel, bud.
That's a really nice bus, and glad he had you do that work on it, so it gets done right. Runs good too, and that's to bad that pre-heat tube rusted through, but bet that happens on a lot of them, think I would have used some JB weld on the back where you couldn't weld though..not usually a big user of it, but it's good for things like that. Although they make a high-temp silicone sealer that would work as well, actually have some here for one of my projects. Really nice getting those seals replaced, think I would condition them with some 303 aerospace protectant to extend their life. Have made a rolling lift out of a old transmission jack, but would like to come across a rolling lift like you got, that's a handy thing, although the one I cobbled together has changeable jigs for my common things I work on.
I now have ingrained in my memory, the orientation of that mounting bracket. Thank You Mustie1. Your methods of teaching are unorthodox, yet effective. You are a true scholar and master.
There's a lot of torque and action in every Mustie1 video...🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣
For those that complain about his torque settings, during his time as a test pilot for NASA Mustie1 lost control of his bird and suffered horrendous injuries. However "they" had the technology, "they" had the capability, to make him better...stronger...faster, and so Mustie1 has a bionic torque wrench right arm, that's all I can say, the rest of his modifications/enhancements are still classified as TOP SECRET!!!!!
I've been working non-stop all my life I'm the same way I only use a torque wrench and your components transmission components and such though I do use my clutch is usually
Dear General Disarray.
Uuuh, thank you very much for this information! I always wondered but at least I now know why great Mustie1 is able to heal/fix nearly any mechanical stuff:
1) Because he is a kind of a Supermechanicalman.
2) Because he is partswise mechanical too he understands the garden tractors etc.p.p.. And the other way around of course: The garden tractors feel/sense this kind of similarity. The equipment makes efforts to help the unique biomechanical Mustie1 because they want to live again and they want to hear his "Ha!". It's a kind of life respectively health elixir!
Best regards luck and health.
But where do you think the technology came from? I would guess that there is an elite special forces group with technological enhancements, including *[REDACTED]* and a USB port.
Alex Jamieson I thought it was from all the close shaves at Gillette, but Must1 and many others have mastered the “feeling of torque” in their hands and arms. I know at 50lbs of torque my shoulder will dislocate, and at 70lbs of torque mu back will crack!
Aaaah, " during his time as a test pilot for NASA "... You're kidding, right ? What's the story then ?! Mustie1= test pilot.
I would'nt be surprised at all if this bright, talented man ever was !!
Hi, So pleased to find your channel again, Ime getting to an age now where sciatica and carpal tunnel kinda hurts but doesn't stop me fixing my bus, Hampshire UK climate has not been kind to my 72 RHD Westie Bay window (a rare one here not many have survived), some times I bite off more than I can chew in my small garage workshop... But always fun trying.. Never welded before but made fair job cutting and replacing inner and outer sils /out riggers last year, now on front valance, step areas etc, luckily back in 79 I completed a marine electro mechanical apprenticeship for the MOD so transfer of skills anything electrical fabrication, or engines always a bonus. Gotta say its been good fun owning Harlow for past 9yrs.. All your vids are worth watching especially the bus ones in lockdown, take care, atb regards from Tom..
👍👍..
The fast forwarded part at the end makes it sound like an old motorbike.
I did shout to let you know about the mount being upside down,but you must of heard me,great video once more Mustie,look forward to next weeks thrilling installment!!
Awesome video appreciate you sharing your VW knowledge with us.
Always enjoy you wrenching on bugs (really a bus). Enjoyed the view. Can’t wait for your next adventure. It amazes me how you are able to find good things that people throw away. That doesn’t happen in this part of the country.
JB weld would have sealed up the tube by itself or the small area that was hard to reach. Great fab fix on the heater duct! 👍
Just came here to post the same thing. JB Weld is magic stuff. Even muffler putty with some steel mesh reinforcement would work, as I doubt there is much pressure in that small pipe.
I was thinking he could have just wrapped a little rubber around both ends and secure them with a hose clamp?
In 1978 I bought a 1971 1600 cc VW van just like this one. Converted to a camper van by Devon in the UK. Used it to transport two racing motor cycles , full camping gear, tools, spares and four people all over the UK. Did many thousands of miles at maximum speed, maybe 80 mph on a good day, after a long run up !. Brakes were poor, no servo on mine. But over perhaps 50,000 miles it needed one exhaust system, fumes in the cab, and regular oil changes and general basic servicing. Did not even need tyres replacing, never let me down once, few times we virtually ran the single battery down but it always just managed to start somehow. Was home, workshop, transporter, and friend. A high quality vehicle, better than todays equivalents I think.
Wow. We changed a transmission and did a test drive in less than an hour and a half!
I worked at a Vintage VW shop for about 12 years......this is all so familiar...the video makes everything seem so smooth, no surprises, I remember so many surprises, especially when doing brakes/suspension work. Yeah, sure, we can throw new shoes in for $200...oh wait, it needs wheel cylinders....oh wait, it needs new wheel bearings....now it's good....oh shit, the front lines are partially plugged and it pulls, it's needs all new lines now......I learned to quote a FULL brake system overhaul and then when it was less than $1000 for the job, they were happy. In fact that job made me a decent service writer in addition to a tech.....figuring out when to quote the moon is an art...it's an art to keep the good customers and get rid of the penny pinchers.
I worked FLAT RATE there....it was not easy to quote jobs, I started to hate old cars....I've been running my own business for the past decade and I'm loving my old VW's again.
I wish I could post pictures in TH-cam comments...my 1st car with a license at 16 was a 1968 sunroof bus, my 5th was a 1966 splitty...my 8th was a 1955 splitty. (my real 1st car, at 12 years old was a Dodge Dart, #2 was a 1968 beetle at 14....but I could only drive those illegally.
Great video! Now maybe I can get the reverse lights working on my '70.
I could sit here and watch you tinker with stuff all day and never get bored. Best channel on YT
Hi from northern part of norway
You are osom👍😊
thanks roy
Nice work! When you run across a loose oil fill like that, you can cross two large flat-blade screwdrivers in an X shape and press their blades into the little opposite slots. Grip both handles and rotate the locking collar. Rock on!
22:12 "... and now for the little Allen wrench" ... lol.
"And that substantiates the rumor the Mustie1 sense of humor is dryer than the Texas sand"- with apologies to Gary P. Nunn - "London Homesick Blues" !
I have 74 Kastenwagen and restoring it atm. Always fun to watch your videos. You are like Bob Ross of mechanics. Very relaxing and informative at the same time.
Ban saw already stepping up to the plate. Mustie1 "If you don't have the tool you make one". lol
Great diagnosis: I have seen coils totally rotted by being near the stacks of boilers on hospitals. They would only last between five to ten years, and would be full of soot. Thanks for the great video's.
lisence plate: antique
MRBUS
heh only 1 minute in and it got a small chuckle out of me
It was fun watching you wrestle the motor putting it back in , it looked from here like it almost hip threw you once, good job fighting it off!
I wish there was as big a VW community in southern Wisconsin as you seem to have in New England.
Did you actually trust the impact wrench to torque the flywheel?
I've got a Torque-Meister I bought years ago, and have never trusted a VW gland nut without it, red Loctite and a torque wrench. 217 foot-pounds is very hard to ensure without it.
I used to use a flywheel lock and a big pipe on a breaker bar - until I had a flywheel come loose. Quick way to ruin a crank and flywheel.
Charles Kuecker you are correct.
The flywheels do come loose.
I would also use red locktite and a scientific instrument to set the torque.
My boss 40 years ago used an 8 foot bar and hung off it to tighten the gland nut. He told me to help and the nut broke in the back of the crankshaft.
But we heard that familiar flywheel knock regularly from vws sent to us other mechanics couldn't diagnose.
I mark it wit pencil the removal with hammer and cold chisel. Retighten till marks line up again with chisel and hammer.
Got this from the John Muir book
The interior of this bus really reminds me of my dad's ol' T2 which he had modified with Volvo motor, sky blue hammer laquer outside.. man the nostalgia this gave me.. Much love from Sweden!