WILL IT RUN? Forgotten VW Thing Type 181 sitting for 32 years!
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 30 ก.ย. 2024
- Will this forgotten Vw Thing start after sitting 32 years ?
I do my best to burn the starter to the ground !
Email - J5150mxVw@yahoo.com
Instagram - / 5150mxvw
Dude, when cranking these old engines, please help them with some throttle!! For some reason many of y'all in the US will crank engines til the next century and would never touch the throttle, and it drives me crazy hahahaha
I know it's an engine that sat for a long time and that heavy acceleration might represent premature wear, but c'mon, you're just helping the engine a bit to get started and then you just keep it from revving up high.
and what would be your reasoning for giving it throttle ?
When it starts to catch just give it a bit of throttle and see what happens! It cant hurt. Its how we always used to get our cars going before computers.
@@5150mxVW The accelerator pump would give it a shot of fuel. Does it have fresh fuel? A choke? Firing order right? A friend has 3 of these that look almost new. They came from out west and never had any rust any where. I have one stored here in my shop and it's a show type sand runner. It has a Porsche engine hanging out the back. Roll bars, large tires, dual shocks each wheel, turning brakes, dual fuel tanks and batteries. It's had a lot of cash thrown at it. Problem is, no title and no Vin #.
I agree, giving it some throttle definitely helps them get going.
it had plenty of fuel haha, that was the point of my question ...boot was off it had air , choke was on ....
TIP for today.....REMOVE THE 13mm behind the distributor this will keep the timing close to stock (remove distributor with bracket in place) DONT REMOVE THE 10mm then your timing will be off. I remove the distributor all the time to put points in that way. Much easier.
Work the throttle man
it had plenty of fuel , I edited all that stuff down ... I always start em in the cold with the choke
I don't know whether to tell you you're freakin nuts, or awesome job for sticking to it in adverse conditions and getting it running. Enjoyed the last year and looking forward to your antics for the coming year. Stay safe and have fun in 2022.
Thank you MC , much appreciated, thank you for being here
@@5150mxVW Did you inspect the fuel system, fuel filter, is the fuel in the tank?
Just normal winter working conditions in the northeast. Probably a good day as it wasn't snowing heavily. 😁
no i was not running fuel from tank
I think bcoz the fuel system you not really through out checked, if you keep doing starting like that, that only can damage your starter unit instead, the best ways is back to the basic by checking the compressor power first then the most important thing is the fuel pump effiencies since you still using original tank which not clean bcoz of long layoff.
When you were cranking and it was sputtering i was screaming at the TV to GIVE IT SOME THROTTLE!!!!!
just one more time LOL....I have a tough time give up when I'm working on something too.
Hey, the engine doesn't sound that bad to me. The automatic start consists of a bimetal spring, which is heated by a coil as soon as the ignition is on. That means after a few minutes the choke flap opens whether the engine is on or not. You can still use the starter for hours. In addition, you always have to give it a little gas to start it. So when stationary it won't start when it's cold. So turn off the ignition, wait 10 minutes, accelerate several times. Then some fuel is injected into the intake manifold. If you didn't give it gas before starting, the choke flap is open when you start it and it won't start. So the choke closes due to the gas pressure and then remains closed until the bimetal is hot. This is quite normal for a Beetle engine when it is in good condition.
Wenn er das genau so gemacht hätte, wäre der Motor bereits nach 10 Minuten gelaufen !
Wow a 40 minute long video 😳 You never gave up Happy Birthday 😁 great video man 👍
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haha , oh it was wayyyy longer😆...thank you !
Jason.... This reminds me of the old Frankenstein movie when Dr. Frankenstein say's IT'S ALIVE IT'S ALIVE.... YOU ARE FUNNY! Love the vidio's! Happy Easter Buddy
You would have got it sooner if you operated the throttle........😀
...P.S.,,,,,,,,,,,,,,that thing----- has the exact taillights as my 73' bug!!!!!!..................who knew???????......DoooooooD.
Nice to see you working on one of the not so famous Of the Volswagen lineups, "The thing,181 Incannot believe that it would have a gas heater. like the 50s ,60s.Beetle,Go9d Luck & happy New year, (2032).
I think I got frostbite just watching this! Get inside bro!
the starter was so hot it was heating up the area😂
I've had the immense pleasure of driving an original WW II Kubelwagen, the impetus for the Thing. So cool! I would love to someday own a Schwimmwagen which is the amphibious version in 4 wheel drive.
Tip: Spark plug gap should be inversely related to compression, so if you an engine that won't fire due to low compression like that, try a really big spark plug gap like .050" though if the internal insulator is fouling, do the opposite. Try a really small spark plug gap like .015". You can even try combinations and hope it starts on some cylinders and the rest chime in later. Also get the "hottest" plugs you can find. that is, the plugs with the tallest internal insulator towers that are most resistant to allowing the spark to short out through the dirt on the internal insulator tower. They are not a threat to a worn out engine, but if you are worried about hot plugs, you can always switch back to regular plugs once you get it running.
I also can't tell if he has enough throttle. if he has the throttle set at idle, it will act just like that. But he should be experienced enough to know that.
Is it ballast resister circuit? where the spark only fires as long as the starter is running so the engine shuts off with the starter motor? It is sounding that way to me!
,,,P.S.S,,,........you did,,,,,,what I did,,,,,,,,,,,........when I was,,,,,,,...................................................................50yo. .
My guess is put a hotter Battery in her and she will suprise you sure you can file the Points or swap out the Condenser none of that is expensive or very time Consuming to do i’ve played with many of cars over my 60 years and one of my favorite tools to have around is a 110volt battery charger with a Jump mode Monkeying around with Crappy Batteries suck or pulling them out of something else they should be in also Sucks especially in the Dark and Cold Outside
Wow, you're 50?! Would have put you at your upper 30s at most, but keep doing what you're doing to stay young...
When these came out in the 70s I thought they were so cool. My dad had a 73 super beetle with ac, yes ac. My dad said the thing was an old German army car from years back. They had no insulation and were loud as hell inside.
and then,the TIMING is now.harken sweet Norse Dietieys,Thor,And his ,,,damnit. start.
Happy Birthday! it was fun watching you slowly descend into madness lol!
thank you !🤣
great video and happy birthday your awesome. Have you been workin on your mustie chuckle?
All ways wanted a thing but by 1992 most were too rusty and not worth dumping cash into and the good ones were to expensive and on a side note they ride like a garbage can and are a 'high theft car and are full of one of a kind parts.
I had kone of those same color yellow a d rust brown. It was the coolest car I ever had. Ibwould take all the doors out and fold the windows down. No real heat in the winter. Fun car!
If You Come To My City to get a score, You Have to Check in with me first, That's why it took you so long to start this heap. lol Be safe Dizzy.
Hey dizzy!,any new builds in the future??...me and I'm shure many others miss them
This guy laughs at failures. I would be swearing to the point of peeling the paint off the deck lid.
Goodo, shes a runner. lol.
Don't worry bout the neighbours I bet Jen knows your nuts. She's a keeper fer sure.
I Was A Master Tech On Air Cooled Engine in 1973. Open the throttle.
I got stressed out listening to that poor starter. I turned the sound off, and got a beer. I drank said beer, came back, and watched until you got it to run.
good idea ! try editing that mess 😂
These was a 2-beer episode for me. In honor of our host’s 50th
It's a wonderful engine start ♪ I want a car ♪
You're a better man than me! No way would I work outside, especially in a snow storm. That Thing would need to be in my heated workshop for at leasr 24 hrs before I even took a look at it!
I always thought that a 30 degree night would be the best time to start a old parked VW that hasn’t run in 20 years.
With a little planning ahead, you could have had some basic tools, like what VW supplies with the car. Clean & gap the plugs, a little oil in the cylinders, fresh points / condenser.... and it would have started in less time than you spent here! That said: any time I pull a distributor I scribe a mark where it meets the hold-down bracket, and that's my starting point for sticking it back in. You can also eyeball the TDC mark on the pulley and line up to the #1 mark on the distributor rim. BTW, you have probably figured out there's an odd noise in there. From where I sit it might be acorns in the cooling fan. Take the belt off and give it a turn by hand to confirm. Edited to add: happy birthday!
Aren't you special.
@@keithbronson9777 ... yeah, almost sounds like I might have done that before, right?
hey 53 , I usually do a much more thorough pre start checklist ..oil , valves, lube cylinders etc ....but not on this , i wasn't digging all the mouse nest / crap out of the plug holes and i wasn't dragging it to the shop ....I always pull the dizz at tdc , and put it back tdc no biggie ...I could of static timed it as well but it's really not that hard to get these to fire and run 1/2 ass ....just this one lol. Good tip on the belt , thank you. Just a vid to have a little fun :)
@@5150mxVW ... yeah fun, but the frustration level was high watching you go through those motions. I know you are not all that far away from me so maybe a road trip could be in the works when the weather breaks. I'm about 10 miles south of Danbury.
Northern Wisconsin's polar weather made me buy a jumper pack that I can use in the cigarette lighter. I am SO OVER working in the cold. You are a joy to watch, crazy man. :)
Snap on, you can buy a better ratchet, but you’ll never pay more.
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Well 5150 welcome to the old man’s club,,,,, another birthday you stop running your mouth when you get a few more of your belt!!!!!!!!it will just be another day to remind all the aches and pains from your motorcycle days....... I know you’re laughing,,,,,, I’m older than you..... I’m telling you the truth a kid......one FYI safety Sally to the max you Gotta be careful with your fingers!!!!!!!!I’ve got frostbite in my fingers and my toes and my forehead it sucks!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! being outside all my life touch cold steel.....not good wet gloves wet boots,when I was on Little older than a little man,,, I deliver newspapers back in the day Hartford current cost seven cents Sunday paper cost $.30 take care yourself glad to see you got it running,,,,, hope you didn’t damage your fingers safety Sally a.k.a. junkman do AKA frostbite Willy
Watching at 25:00.... I dunno - you may have a stuck valve.
The Thing was at one time quite the thing. I know, that was a bad one. My garage is a 10 ft X 20 ft King Canopy. Needless to say, it doesn't provide much comfort in January. I'm thinking about adding optional sidewalls. By the way, Germany's Second World War Jeep was a VW with a striking resemblance to the Thing. Except for the sloping front, they could almost be mistaken for one another.
32:58 That mouse is making you work for it, with a tease here and there. LOL!
Jason, happy birthday. Oh, to be 50 again. As for your entertaining pursuit of the "great yellow whale"... Madness.
thank you ! :)
Your maniacal laugh and giggles are reminiscent of an evil villain! Ha ha!
She’s a runner!👍😎👍
hahah..I give you 11 out of 10 for persistence..at the end, I was thinking to myself how many things might be keeping her from running like frightened rabbit
haha, thank you , this was not my usual approach ....I must of had brain freeze lol
Happy Birthday and happy new year!!!
We're like corona virus, we're not going away...
This is quality content. Neighbors will understand. Is that the fan chafing on the tin? There's some type of inappropriate chafing going on.
thank you Roger ...I have new neighbors , the good news is he owns an 80's Cutlass like the one I traded Mustie1 for ....the bad news is the Cutlass is at the shop and my driveway is full of VW's haha....yes , we will get the Thing on the lift and see what's going on
I love those late models...and my bug does have an ECM haha Champagne looks good to lol. Does all the ruined equipment count as a tax right off?? I think it does
Where are all the snow blowers Mustie1 fixed for you?
I wish I had one from him ...
i would have givin up for the day long before u did .. lol great vid!!
haha, yes , not my usual approach on these but we got there ...kind of :)
thank you
Wow! This model it looks like a mini Hummer! So unique and pretty good!
What an awesome birthday gift!
Happy Birthday. Long-life and good health to you!
I saw the Thing in the background of the last video you posted..I see it has a Fred Flintsone floor pan.
But that is the least of the problems.
Happy New year and Happy Birthday dude.
thank you Jaws
Happy Birthday, great videos as always.
thank you Carl , much appreciated
Happy New Year and Happy Birthday. Jason
Don't those air cooled VW's run straight 30-WT oil,and your trying to start it in the middle of winter?
no said this was the best idea lol
Unbelievable!! Fantastic!! An epic video YOU ARE SUPER GREATEST
Happy 50th! Love the Thing, I always wanted one when I was young but my Dad said they weren't safe. Plus I live in Iowa and they just rusted away here, just couldn't fine one, but I still like 'em.
The first time I seen one . I was in Cold Bay Alaska out on the Aleutian chain. It was crossing the river I was fishing in .
great story !!!
Wow it’s cold for that!! Happy Birthday!!! 50 is still young!!! Magnum PI edition 😁 Ohhhh that adapter is smoked!
If you would give it some throttle the thing would run
She's a runner, perserverance is 80% of success and you've proved that! Very enjoyable and Happy Birthday!
You are legendary! I couldn't shut it off. I pictured you in the Arctic and the Thing is your only way home and source of heat to survive. Like the professor on Gilligan's you found a way off the island! So much respect for you!
Jayson... Your a trooper. Say good night go in the house. I think compression.
thank you Jim :)
Sandra Bullock drove yellow- Thing in the movie Speed 2 :).
I don't know if I saw the second one , I should get this one ready for her haha.
that is what it is all about, keep trying till you win
I bought a 1973 Thing in 1974, drove as my everyday car for 12 years, redid rocker panels at 100,000 miles , running gear was never out of the car. Mine had the fiberglass hardtop and was retired at 140,000 miles due to rust , still had all original running gear and was 100% reliable. Only complaint was lack of heat in winter , at over 50 mph the side windows would flap open and the gas heater just couldn’t keep up. 👍😄🎩
LoL nice happy dance buddy now to the carwash
I see my young self in Josh, when my dad taught me what he called a ‘jack knife tuneup,’ which entailed scraping the points, rotor and cap with his trusty jack knife and checking the cap for (‘crud and corruption’) corrosion at the wires. Which was 50-plus years ago. Love the determination.
Happy birthday!!
Welcome across the bridge to 50 brother! I’m 52! I thought most of the VW THINGS were all gone! You found one! I’m curious to think what the wife will think of this one. You find amazing VW’s!! I’m really happy for you your tenacity paid off!
Did I just see a wooden bumper?I had one on an nissan truck, hit so many deer I just give up and put on the oak!
yes , that Thing would push drag cars I think ....love the old Nissan trucks :)
You’re not going to hurt it if you work the throttle as you’re cranking it over
broken vws the world around need you
haha you're enthusiasm, laughter and never giving up attitude is so addicting! As fellow 50-something year old you make me feel like I'm not to old to start the hobby of getting old iron running....as long as the wife okay's some clutter around. haha Great video!
i must say this has been one of your more entertaining videos ... i wouldn't want to see you go through this all the time ... 😎✌👌👍🖖🤓Happy Birthday
Great video to start the New Year. A marathon Special Edition feature episode, kicking it up a notch for 2022 outstanding. Thanks a bunch for this I was ready to go for my supper 3 times but you just would not let go. Cheers Take care
Happy Birthday! You are a year younger than my son. Great first start video! The first problem is there is snow. Don't go outside if there is snow. It's cold. Good to see Josh again. Good "thing" you got it going before you went for the battery in Jen's car.
While certainly not an attribute, I find myself being jealous of you every now and then.
Why were you not working the throttle/choke?
HAHA! it had plenty of fuel , cold so choke on , never had an issue ....well not like this day lol
Almost in my area I live near mustie
92 miles away
Ok, maybe you're a little crazy but it's a good crazy.
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Man,you suffer for your art.Inclement weather?All that white stuff doesn't qualify as inclement?I hate snow a biker's worst nightmare.....................................
Happy 50th sir! Thought of you a couple days ago. While watching a muscle car burnout festival (took place so where in Pennsylvania) and some crazy dude driving a VW Thing worked his way into the festivities. It was absolutely hilarious!! HBD to you and many happy returns.
I still think the new electric one should be called the Thing-e (Thingy)
I bought this from Jason. The restoration is in progress. Lots of rust repair!
Floor pan and miscellaneous bits!
If you had took the time to clean the plugs and file the points right and gage them on top of not pulling the distributer and getting it a hair out of time on top of it all it would have already been running ! SMH LOL
spark plug holes were packed with mouse ... you think a hair out time makes a difference ? nah . I'll go through it at the shop ....
@@5150mxVW Your right none of it matters that's why it cranked right up ! Hey they make new starters everyday to lol ! Good luck it looks like you have a handle on it now !
Give it some throttle 🤔🤔🤔
Your fricken CRAZY
Wow man. The neighbors lol. For sure they know you!
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Sounds like it is 180 out of time
You always know when it’s time to stop, when the teeth on the flywheel are gone.
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i love the it runs dance
Happy Birthday and Happy New Year Love ya 💟💟💟💟💟
THE BEST W.I.R VIDEO EVER!!THAT'S A WIN!
I do NOT miss those New England winters in the least...
season change is nice , March is only weeks away :).
Dear 5150mxVW "J".
Happy new year to all of you and happy Birthday to you! Maaaan, you definitely don't look like 50 years old. I always thought that your much younger. I would have given you 49,5 years at max! ;-) :-) Welcome to the 50s club. Unfortunately I will leave the club next year, sigh. But nevertheless, I'm still at least as nuts as you are! ;-) :-) This year my birthday date is very special (2/22/2022). Unfortunately no party because of COVID-19. But I will definitely have an enormous party in 2/22/2222! ;-) Until then:
Best regards, luck and health.
"don't give up"
Josh is so cute.. I'm glad you value his opinion.
thank you
Lol war of attrition!!!
Love the VW Thing, I remember my father almost bought one but instead kept his 66 Bug. Would have been a lot of fun during the summer at the Jersey shore.
thank you Dave...yes , beach mobile for sure
Love the vids . Keep up the good work. What happened to the motorcycles.
thank you Brian ...it's winter time , that is MC time right ? ....at least woking on them time :)
@@5150mxVW I'm in Texas so we don't get your kind of weather. Lol. But I grew up in Illinois so I know where your coming from. Are weather was like where your at. Love your channel and look forward to your vids.
Dump some oil on the top side of each piston, create your own compression
I should of done that as well as a few other things . I usually put marvel in but i wasn't digging out all the mouse nest / crud in the plug holes that day .
Happy belated J !!