The nice thing about having you do any work on this, the customer can look at the video and see exactly what you are talking about and not be wondering if you are giving the straight scoop or not. It does look good from the outside. Thanks for bringing us along Darrin.
I can remember very well the days when I-5 in CA (main North/South route) seemed to have a bug or bus on the shoulder of the road every 10 miles with the engine compartment lid up.
Gave a friend that advise long ago..yet he still does it, even at this mature age. He once asked me why I bought a car with rusted fenders, well it had low mileage, was immaculately taken care of by a literally old lady, a receipt was from the dealer to reattach the rear view mirror in the stack, and those fenders were not only cheap, but easy to replace. But he did it again, bought a Ford truck w/a nice shiny fairly new paint job, that has turned into nightmare vehicle!
@@niceguy2171 This is why i am switching back to a bug this year , will be a project because of limited funds. But atleast i can do everything myself again. (and not spend hours tracking a working/not working censor..)
The owner definitely got hoodwinked on this one. If you're not experienced with old school VW's it's easy to overlook all those issues. Excellent diagnosis once again by Mustie1.
I love the look and the sound of old Bugs...my uncle always had them and buses when I was growing up, but unless I could clone Mustie and keep him in my garage, no way man.
+sixtyfiveford That's certainly true, and its worse when you pay to have work done by someone who doesn't really know what they are doing as appears to be the case here. The best option is always to use a recommended specialist, if you don't know one for your particular car then ask the club, the chances are a member will know a good one not too far from you. It's true that they may cost you a bit more but you'll save a packet in not having to get work redone by someone who knows what they're doing or by not having poor work end up causing big, expensive problems. Or, better still, learn how to do it yourself, most classics are pretty easy to work on and maintain...
Hell I daily a 40 year old rotary powered vehicle. Complete engine rebuild will be no less than $2,000 and if you go that cheap the motor won’t last long at all...
Great video Mustie as always We have all been there with being caught out on a car I’ve got a British 1958 Wolesely 1500 that hasn’t run for 20 plus years that took less than 2 days to get running and fix the hydraulic clutch then drive into our shed for restoration We also were gifted a 89 Mercedes 300SE with brake issues that heaps of time spent,wrong parts, fixing previous owners goof ups including the mysterious disconnected emergency brake that turned out to be burnt out e brake shoes, totally adjusted wrong and stuck cable at the enrage lever ( right hand drive version) This has been a battle of learning how Mercedes do things. Other people’s attempts at repairs that are at best woeful and the best dealing with a repair shop parts supplier that’s not really clued up enough on the Benz ( my fault and a learning curve) I’m frustrated with the time this is taking but I’ve learnt heaps and now I’m finally on track to get it sorted for our first wedding anniversary
There's not a lot of people who would stop by a broken down car. my hat's off to you mustie. I'm disabled and it happened to me not so long ago and no one stopped to see if I was OK. one of the reasons why I love America, I'm from UK and wish I was there
Good vid Mustie Problem with these old VWs is the mystique about them, that they are cheap transportation, can't go wrong I think that was true, back in the day. When I was kid, I had 4 beetles. Could be bought for a few $hundreds. I had one I paid $50. (a 1959, with the engine in the back seat). A new beetle back in the early 60s was like $2K, cheap used were all over the place. But that was then, this is now. Thanks for showing some of the problems that these cars might have, so many years, so many owners.
My view - they lucked out that you stopped to help! If I was the owner, I'd just say 'fix it please' and work with you on the budget to do that over time. Great video (all of them), Thanks Mustie. I must work on my '71 Type 3, that's snoozing in the barn!!
Dear Mustie1. Yeah, I would love to see this in the sky by night! But what to do by daylight? Using the Batphone...uh...forgive me...Mustiephone is not possible because of strict confidentiality! So what to do?
the carb looked good LOLL geez M , they just fall in your lap from the roadside good for you , hope you had good day M....everytime i see you work on vw bug, i get flashbacks from my first car 73 super beetle ....
What a shame ;-(, if he got it for cheap then it can be corrected but if he payed too much then ...... yep!. My mate bought a morris minor 1000, but he didnt take anyone along to check it (pillock!!), the car turned out to be similar to that beetle, filler and bodges covered structure, the floor wasnt safe and the drivers door hinge piller post was crumbling in no time, filler and paint ;-(.
Quick question, did the heater box design kill lots of people or were they smart enough back then to realize when their exhaust rotted threw and got into the HVAC?
Guy got shafted when he bought this bug, now he's got a decision to make what to do with it, know how he feels, it's happened to me too, lesson learned.
On my 73 super with a 1600 dp someone dropped a tin screw down the intake and decided to fire it up anyways. The guy I bought it from drove the car like that for a year. It was only running on 3 cylinders. When I bought it the whole engine was torn apart and the tin screw was wedged under one of the valves. Ended up replacing the pistons and liners and got a cean set of used heads. I also split the case and replaced the cam and all the bearings. When I was done with it I had a fully rebuild beautiful running engine for a little over 1,100k.
Had a Beetle myself that dropped a valve, turned into a job that took one whole Saturday to repair, new set of P&C's and rebuilt heads, and of course and oil change, ruined my whole weekend. Those engines are stupid easy to remove and replace, 20 minutes to drop a bug engine is normal for any decent mechanic but some slow guys might spend a whole hour to do it, LOL!
Vwz never came with a temperature gauge. For good reason. They only hold 2.5 to 2.7 quarts of oil, which, especially in a bus, is woefully inadequate. All the vw "specialty" shops couldn't offer me a single solution. Believe it or not, they all said " don't drive over 60 and pull over once every 3 or so hours for 20 to 30 minutes to let it cool down in the summer. " After 2 engines and a lot of money, I decided to figure it out on my own. Long story short, a 5 quart after market oil pan, with the long pickup and a temp guage fixed the problem. There was a lot of trial and error with the amount of oil, though. 5 quarts and even on the hottest days, it wouldn't achieve 110 degrees. Fuel economy was 12 to 15 and it didn't seem to have the power anymore. Final fix was to drain 1.5 quarts, so a total of 3.5, Never exceeded 180 degrees after that. 20mpg, and very healthy. Of course, no expert agreed, but I didn't care. The results spoke for themselves. Only downside was the slightly lower ground clearance.
I wish I could remember the name of the shop I used to get my motor parts from in South Florida. I think it was in Hollywood, Pompano or maybe Fort Lauderdale? It was 1980 I think and I had a 1972 that I hated because it had a Automatic Servo Clutch that never worked the way it was supposed to. It also had a single port 1500cc. I would have much rather have a 4 speed manual but I will say the VW was one of the easiest engines to work on.
With the right kind of maintenance VWs are one of the best machines around. I'm not a huge fan of duel port motors as I've seen quite a few with cracks between the ports which means new heads.
Boy I hope they enlist you to rebuild that engine. It would be worth the time, the money, and the expertise. If worse comes to worse, you can offer to buy the car outright, and we get more awesome mustie videos!
Is the belt upside down? Was there also a wrapper shoved into the passenger side of motor heater line/ Doesn't look like much of the heater system is installed?
Sounds like he could have used your input BEFORE he made the purchase. Maybe you should start doing some pre-sales inspections. What you found in 10 minutes could have saved that guy $?????
Looks like at some point somebody thought, "VW motors are all the same, they never changed anything on these cars." And proceeded to find the ONE year where everything was different from what came before _and_ what came after, and stick a motor from that particular oddball model year in there.
It's a shame. I think we all get stung at one point or another through life. However, I have seen cars in much, much worse states than this, brought back from the dead. It depends on whether you fix it yourself, or pay another to do the work...
Is the dual port better or more powerful than the single? I'm in my 40s and love my trucks and heavy machinery. I have a shop and some land and an excavator and small boat, but I don't know much about vw's but I'm going to get one! Excellent video. Thanks a lot for sharing with us!!
I was about to say, in the early 80’s, we built a ‘62 Bug with a 1776 and used single port heads. Stayed with the swing axle for the lower gears. The car was a rocket off of the line and couldn’t be beat in the 1/4 buy any American made muscle car in those days....damn I miss that bug.
No Supers in the USA came with anything less than a 1600cc dual port. Looks like some through in a tired old 1500 single port for a quick fix. And your right....she been sucking in hot air. Willing to bet she had multi-weight oil (like 5w-30) run in her during hot weather as well. The only multi weights that these engines like are 15w-40 and 20w-50...and only when it's hot out. Sticking to a simple 30 weight is usually the best option, IMHO. Also...it has the wrong deck lid on it. The Supers and newer Standard Beetles had the 4-vent lid for better air flow and cooler running engines.
This is a shame Any updates on the car as far as what has happened to it I’m assuming it probably went to a parts yard. Or stripped for parts. Because it needed a lot of things
Normally I'm in agreement with Mustie on things, but in this case not totally. It's went from a running bug, to a dead one, to it's not worth fixing, it's a parts car, etc. I understand cars up there are not as clean as down here, but why not just conjure up a cheap, good running engine for the guy, stick it in and let him be on his way enjoying his car.Does he not have the money? Anyway, the reason why #3 cylinder runs hotter is because the airflow to that cylinder passes through and is partially obstructed by the oil cooler, which is mounted on the top of the case and is covered by the shroud. What happens usually is that the valve adjustment gets ignored, and since exhaust valves GROW as they absorb heat, the valve clearance closes up and the valve does not spend enough time on the valve seat to transfer heat to the head. That's why you always see that valve adjustment specs for most engines are looser on the exhaust side than they are on the intake. VW improved this issue later with the doghouse fan shroud which placed the oil cooler inside an "add-on" to the shroud and out of the way of the cooling air. First-time VW owners tend to be a danger to themselves and their cars because they basically don't know sh*t about how an aircooled engine works, and some people who've owned them for years ignore the important stuff.
+WhoSaidTyler no such thing as a cheap engine anymore, just to get it running and paying my labor, $1200, then it still needs the head frame and pans, thats another 2k, ,heater channels, another $1500, a clean super can be had for 4k, just not worth it, he ended up selling it back to the guy he got it from,
I thought so too but it was the camera angle. It's one of those belts with nubs on the outside instead of on the inside. I never liked the look of those belts, and never figured out if they're nubs for grip or relief cuts to shorten the life of the belt. If you razor off the nubs there wouldn't be much of a belt remaining.
Surprised you didn't mention that the valve gear was bone dry when it should be drenched even when cold. I never saw corrosion under a valve cover before. That oil circulation is a big part of cooling. Another *big* factor is the missing heater tin and the air being dumped out through the heater supply tubes. And that deck seal is critical to keeping the heat out. It's probably the biggest reason for overheating especially in buses. So-called power pulleys and worn belts make for hotter engines also. Amazing that so many "mechanics" believe that they know better than the engineers that designed it. You are right that this was fixed to sell and not to run. A little knowledge and a few bucks at assembly could have made this bug engine live a long life. Until you drop the clutch and break the case because of one missing bolt. Mike (o\!/o)
another good buggy contender.... still worth 10 grand in Ohio though... already this year ive seen 4 or 5 no nothing super beetles for around 10 gs.... i tell em all that there better be 3 1915 s sitting in the back seat before a stock beetle with no garage full of parts to be worth more than 5 grand...
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The nice thing about having you do any work on this, the customer can look at the video and see exactly what you are talking about and not be wondering if you are giving the straight scoop or not. It does look good from the outside. Thanks for bringing us along Darrin.
Thats a VERY good point. That must feel nice to be able to get a good mechanic that you can actually sit and watch him do his work like that.
Looks really nice on the outside. Poor bug, at least they have an excellent mechanic now.
+cutworm59 needs to go to your house for parts
I can remember very well the days when I-5 in CA (main North/South route) seemed to have a bug or bus on the shoulder of the road every 10 miles with the engine compartment lid up.
Lots of people just do enough to get by, not concerned like you. Says a lot about you! 👏🏻👍🏻
It's a shame to see something hacked up like that!! I always say, don't by a paint job!!☺
+805ROADKING so true,
Gave a friend that advise long ago..yet he still does it, even at this mature age. He once asked me why I bought a car with rusted fenders, well it had low mileage, was immaculately taken care of by a literally old lady, a receipt was from the dealer to reattach the rear view mirror in the stack, and those fenders were not only cheap, but easy to replace.
But he did it again, bought a Ford truck w/a nice shiny fairly new paint job, that has turned into nightmare vehicle!
@@niceguy2171 This is why i am switching back to a bug this year , will be a project because of limited funds.
But atleast i can do everything myself again. (and not spend hours tracking a working/not working censor..)
The owner definitely got hoodwinked on this one. If you're not experienced with old school VW's it's easy to overlook all those issues. Excellent diagnosis once again by Mustie1.
It is nice hearing an experts diagnosis. So matter of fact.. Too bad for the owner it does look very cobbled together.. Take Care..
+ItsAlwaysRusty bandaid car
I love the look and the sound of old Bugs...my uncle always had them and buses when I was growing up, but unless I could clone Mustie and keep him in my garage, no way man.
Great forensic diagnosis. It sounds like the owner might have been ripped off.
+A LeBlanc, yes, he knows what he is doing!
+A LeBlanc he sure was
i have a 1973 vw auto-stick among others...it's my daily driver...these vids are the day to day thing everyone needs in life...history that matters.
These old cars get really expensive fast if you're not able to do all the mechanics yourself. Thanks for the informative look around.
+sixtyfiveford That's certainly true, and its worse when you pay to have work done by someone who doesn't really know what they are doing as appears to be the case here. The best option is always to use a recommended specialist, if you don't know one for your particular car then ask the club, the chances are a member will know a good one not too far from you. It's true that they may cost you a bit more but you'll save a packet in not having to get work redone by someone who knows what they're doing or by not having poor work end up causing big, expensive problems. Or, better still, learn how to do it yourself, most classics are pretty easy to work on and maintain...
still cheaper to rebuild the entire car than it costs to replace 1 transmission in a new car!
Hell I daily a 40 year old rotary powered vehicle. Complete engine rebuild will be no less than $2,000 and if you go that cheap the motor won’t last long at all...
If you can’t fix it, you don’t own it 🔧
Great video Mustie as always
We have all been there with being caught out on a car
I’ve got a British 1958 Wolesely 1500 that hasn’t run for 20 plus years that took less than 2 days to get running and fix the hydraulic clutch then drive into our shed for restoration
We also were gifted a 89 Mercedes 300SE with brake issues that heaps of time spent,wrong parts, fixing previous owners goof ups including the mysterious disconnected emergency brake that turned out to be burnt out e brake shoes, totally adjusted wrong and stuck cable at the enrage lever ( right hand drive version)
This has been a battle of learning how Mercedes do things. Other people’s attempts at repairs that are at best woeful and the best dealing with a repair shop parts supplier that’s not really clued up enough on the Benz ( my fault and a learning curve)
I’m frustrated with the time this is taking but I’ve learnt heaps and now I’m finally on track to get it sorted for our first wedding anniversary
There's not a lot of people who would stop by a broken down car. my hat's off to you mustie. I'm disabled and it happened to me not so long ago and no one stopped to see if I was OK. one of the reasons why I love America, I'm from UK and wish I was there
Simon Summers - Be careful what you wish for Simon. 🙄
I know your sister Ann
Simon the grass is not always greener on the other side.
Good vid Mustie
Problem with these old VWs is the mystique about them, that they are cheap transportation, can't go wrong
I think that was true, back in the day.
When I was kid, I had 4 beetles.
Could be bought for a few $hundreds.
I had one I paid $50. (a 1959, with the engine in the back seat).
A new beetle back in the early 60s was like $2K, cheap used were all over the place.
But that was then, this is now.
Thanks for showing some of the problems that these cars might have, so many years, so many owners.
Great video and I really applaud the fact that you wanted to assist him while he was stranded on the side of the road. Awesome of you “Mustie”
My view - they lucked out that you stopped to help! If I was the owner, I'd just say 'fix it please' and work with you on the budget to do that over time. Great video (all of them), Thanks Mustie.
I must work on my '71 Type 3, that's snoozing in the barn!!
+Mark Lunn love type 3s they are hard to find any more
bummer about the bug. great info on what to look for the problem areas on v-dubs!
Lol folks need to have something similar to the bat signal to summon you in !
Lucky for them you happened by 👍
+Bagot Corner vw emblem
Dear Mustie1. Yeah, I would love to see this in the sky by night! But what to do by daylight? Using the Batphone...uh...forgive me...Mustiephone is not possible because of strict confidentiality! So what to do?
looks like it might be a good candidate for a cheap electrical conversion.
i mean cheap regarding cost, not necessarily regarding time and effort. lol
Good review of the cars condition. Easy to fall for a good looking car and overlook the important parts.
Love this stuff Muskie 1, why my garage is full of VWs...every type from years of driving them all.
the carb looked good LOLL geez M , they just fall in your lap from the roadside good for you , hope you had good day M....everytime i see you work on vw bug, i get flashbacks from my first car 73 super beetle ....
Wish so called "professional mechanics" were so straight forward with their customers.
The car is what it is.
+WaveAction777 l they need to make that overhead
Thank you for your knowledge. It is much appreciated.
What a shame ;-(, if he got it for cheap then it can be corrected but if he payed too much then ...... yep!.
My mate bought a morris minor 1000, but he didnt take anyone along to check it (pillock!!), the car turned out to be similar to that beetle, filler and bodges covered structure, the floor wasnt safe and the drivers door hinge piller post was crumbling in no time, filler and paint ;-(.
Quick question, did the heater box design kill lots of people or were they smart enough back then to realize when their exhaust rotted threw and got into the HVAC?
Guy got shafted when he bought this bug, now he's got a decision to make what to do with it, know how he feels, it's happened to me too, lesson learned.
He will have to put it to sleep . to that VW In the sky
i hope it gets fixed even with all the things not correct on it i think it is a pretty cute looking car and would love to have it for myself
On my 73 super with a 1600 dp someone dropped a tin screw down the intake and decided to fire it up anyways. The guy I bought it from drove the car like that for a year. It was only running on 3 cylinders. When I bought it the whole engine was torn apart and the tin screw was wedged under one of the valves. Ended up replacing the pistons and liners and got a cean set of used heads. I also split the case and replaced the cam and all the bearings. When I was done with it I had a fully rebuild beautiful running engine for a little over 1,100k.
Had a Beetle myself that dropped a valve, turned into a job that took one whole Saturday to repair, new set of P&C's and rebuilt heads, and of course and oil change, ruined my whole weekend. Those engines are stupid easy to remove and replace, 20 minutes to drop a bug engine is normal for any decent mechanic but some slow guys might spend a whole hour to do it, LOL!
Great looking little car to put on A roof if one had A business selling V. W. parts!!
Vwz never came with a temperature gauge. For good reason. They only hold 2.5 to 2.7 quarts of oil, which, especially in a bus, is woefully inadequate. All the vw "specialty" shops couldn't offer me a single solution. Believe it or not, they all said " don't drive over 60 and pull over once every 3 or so hours for 20 to 30 minutes to let it cool down in the summer. " After 2 engines and a lot of money, I decided to figure it out on my own. Long story short, a 5 quart after market oil pan, with the long pickup and a temp guage fixed the problem. There was a lot of trial and error with the amount of oil, though. 5 quarts and even on the hottest days, it wouldn't achieve 110 degrees. Fuel economy was 12 to 15 and it didn't seem to have the power anymore. Final fix was to drain 1.5 quarts, so a total of 3.5, Never exceeded 180 degrees after that. 20mpg, and very healthy. Of course, no expert agreed, but I didn't care. The results spoke for themselves. Only downside was the slightly lower ground clearance.
I was going to ask ,the difference between single and duel port engine, then BINGO, u gave the explanation as we watch! ,regards from Downunder ❤️🦘🦘🦘
you were spot on on that call as far as it dropping a valve--did not take you long to prove it.
+Dan “Busman54” Love common problem
I wish I could remember the name of the shop I used to get my motor parts from in South Florida. I think it was in Hollywood, Pompano or maybe Fort Lauderdale? It was 1980 I think and I had a 1972 that I hated because it had a Automatic Servo Clutch that never worked the way it was supposed to. It also had a single port 1500cc. I would have much rather have a 4 speed manual but I will say the VW was one of the easiest engines to work on.
To bad about the engine. but the floor pan also needs to be replaced to make it safe. More of a parts car or a Mustie1 Rebuild projected.
With the right kind of maintenance VWs are one of the best machines around. I'm not a huge fan of duel port motors as I've seen quite a few with cracks between the ports which means new heads.
The dreaded #3 EXHAUST VALVE head fell off. Fairly common years ago, can happen to other cylinders but usually #3 due to the oil cooler.
Feel sorry for the owner, hope this had a happy ending for him, I know how he feels, same thing happened to me.
Boy I hope they enlist you to rebuild that engine. It would be worth the time, the money, and the expertise. If worse comes to worse, you can offer to buy the car outright, and we get more awesome mustie videos!
In Australia that colour was known as "Honey Brown".
Looks good from the outside. The boot needs some work.
Excellent job on the reality/logic check!
+2jeffs1 shoud be painted lemon yellow
A sad one, where you get into it and find some really sloppy patch type work, not done well, but it's real life, and to often the case.
That is why valve adjustment (.006") is so critical on these air coolers!
Liberty Patriot Mine are at .002?
jk
Mustie1 Enjoying all your vids.. great vw and all others and Mbikes A great education. I just
leave your channel running lately !!ATB.
Is the belt upside down? Was there also a wrapper shoved into the passenger side of motor heater line/ Doesn't look like much of the heater system is installed?
Gotta adjust them valves. Yessir.
Yes. And over heating the area with the stripped off heater boxes was asking for it.
Its always hard to know when to say when and move on. It was looking pretty rough under there.
well that just stinks, hope he finds the things he needs. cheers man
that's too bad, why do the super beetles seem to get botched up so much'
Sounds like he could have used your input BEFORE he made the purchase. Maybe you should start doing some pre-sales inspections. What you found in 10 minutes could have saved that guy $?????
Every time I think my Sonetts rough I see something like this..
Any thought on using the Ion cam?
+Amesie's Automotive Corner l am stepping up my internet this week, dsl is too slow
When You Tear Engine Down Look For The Little Metal Air Deflector Between The Cylenders. THEY HAVE TO BE THERE TO PREVENT HOT SPOTS.
aww..great you stopped....bummer on sucking a valve
crazy mutt motor. i run across them often here
Game over for that on I recon...Option 2 sounds the better one..I'm not sure he's good at car shopping 'tho..
All it takes is money, money, money, money, and more money to bring it back up to speed.
That guy lucked out you drove by. Are those vents in the deck lid factory?
Looks like at some point somebody thought, "VW motors are all the same, they never changed anything on these cars." And proceeded to find the ONE year where everything was different from what came before _and_ what came after, and stick a motor from that particular oddball model year in there.
So the seller polished a turd and sold it to an ill informed buyer. Unfortunately this happens every day.
I had a Volkswagen Dasher Diesel and it was one of the best cars I ever owned
again how much do you put into it or bust it down for what parts can be saved or would it be worth it to repan it
Looks like the belt is upside-down!!
It's a shame. I think we all get stung at one point or another through life. However, I have seen cars in much, much worse states than this, brought back from the dead. It depends on whether you fix it yourself, or pay another to do the work...
Is the dual port better or more powerful than the single? I'm in my 40s and love my trucks and heavy machinery. I have a shop and some land and an excavator and small boat, but I don't know much about vw's but I'm going to get one! Excellent video. Thanks a lot for sharing with us!!
+Steven King dual is better in the high revs and a single makes more torque in the lower rpms, so it depends on what its going to be used for
+Mustie1 excellent answer. Thanks!
I was about to say, in the early 80’s, we built a ‘62 Bug with a 1776 and used single port heads. Stayed with the swing axle for the lower gears. The car was a rocket off of the line and couldn’t be beat in the 1/4 buy any American made muscle car in those days....damn I miss that bug.
1/4 mile “by”.
No Supers in the USA came with anything less than a 1600cc dual port. Looks like some through in a tired old 1500 single port for a quick fix. And your right....she been sucking in hot air. Willing to bet she had multi-weight oil (like 5w-30) run in her during hot weather as well. The only multi weights that these engines like are 15w-40 and 20w-50...and only when it's hot out. Sticking to a simple 30 weight is usually the best option, IMHO. Also...it has the wrong deck lid on it. The Supers and newer Standard Beetles had the 4-vent lid for better air flow and cooler running engines.
+firstmusic00 lm in a colder climat, so lstick with 30 unless its a leaker
with that pully & rear tin is a 1967 1500 mortor most likley
This is a shame Any updates on the car as far as what has happened to it I’m assuming it probably went to a parts yard. Or stripped for parts. Because it needed a lot of things
im beginning to wonder is there NOTHING up there that isnt rusted to bits ??
That vw owner is the luckiest guy in the world.
I can't see any drop of oil lubricating rocker, push rods or even valves, the whole section is dry as hell, is that normal in this type of engine?
Great public service announcement for dreamers like yours truly. How about a few with boats?
I always learn from your vids thanks.
+59chevt thanks for takin the time to watch
Poor guy that bought this bug got shafted, it's happend to me too, I'm embarrassed to say, several times.
Why do you have a VW Tow bar?
Normally I'm in agreement with Mustie on things, but in this case not totally. It's went from a running bug, to a dead one, to it's not worth fixing, it's a parts car, etc. I understand cars up there are not as clean as down here, but why not just conjure up a cheap, good running engine for the guy, stick it in and let him be on his way enjoying his car.Does he not have the money?
Anyway, the reason why #3 cylinder runs hotter is because the airflow to that cylinder passes through and is partially obstructed by the oil cooler, which is mounted on the top of the case and is covered by the shroud.
What happens usually is that the valve adjustment gets ignored, and since exhaust valves GROW as they absorb heat, the valve clearance closes up and the valve does not spend enough time on the valve seat to transfer heat to the head. That's why you always see that valve adjustment specs for most engines are looser on the exhaust side than they are on the intake.
VW improved this issue later with the doghouse fan shroud which placed the oil cooler inside an "add-on" to the shroud and out of the way of the cooling air.
First-time VW owners tend to be a danger to themselves and their cars because they basically don't know sh*t about how an aircooled engine works, and some people who've owned them for years ignore the important stuff.
+WhoSaidTyler no such thing as a cheap engine anymore, just to get it running and paying my labor, $1200, then it still needs the head frame and pans, thats another 2k, ,heater channels, another $1500, a clean super can be had for 4k, just not worth it, he ended up selling it back to the guy he got it from,
Wow, is that a common thing for them engines, that valve must have been real hot. Nice vid.
valves were most likely never adjusted either...
What year VW..? Looks like my 'ol 70...
Yes, it's a shame how some car sellers act! And it's a pity for that car and of course it's owner.
Someone posted that Mustie commented and said that the owner got his money back and got a clean '66 instead
Dear John Kifflom. Uuh, if this is really true justice has won! I would love this. Thanks for positively answering. Best regards.
the black particlues was off the fan belt it looks like its fitted upside down ..
Is that fan belt on upside down. It looks like the teeth are outside rather than in!!
It's hard to afford to be a car guy if you don't have a bunch of knowledge.
+MrHevyshevy or money
Poor guy . Somebody seen him coming didn't they ?
OMG!!! It looks exactly like a 72 super I just bought! Wanna come help me out?
Was that belt on backwards???
if you mean fan-belt.. i thought so too
I thought so too but it was the camera angle. It's one of those belts with nubs on the outside instead of on the inside. I never liked the look of those belts, and never figured out if they're nubs for grip or relief cuts to shorten the life of the belt. If you razor off the nubs there wouldn't be much of a belt remaining.
Alright, so pull the motor, rebuild or rebuilt heads, new cylinders & pistons, new rod bearings and evaluate the mains. You don't need a new motor.
Surprised you didn't mention that the valve gear was bone dry when it should be drenched even when cold. I never saw corrosion under a valve cover before. That oil circulation is a big part of cooling. Another *big* factor is the missing heater tin and the air being dumped out through the heater supply tubes. And that deck seal is critical to keeping the heat out. It's probably the biggest reason for overheating especially in buses. So-called power pulleys and worn belts make for hotter engines also. Amazing that so many "mechanics" believe that they know better than the engineers that designed it.
You are right that this was fixed to sell and not to run. A little knowledge and a few bucks at assembly could have made this bug engine live a long life. Until you drop the clutch and break the case because of one missing bolt.
Mike (o\!/o)
Is it just me being dumb or is the belt on the wrong way round? I always thought the toothed side went down, not up.
he may have put that on to get by never seen one with slots on it on a bug lifeofaenglishman sorry it is a modern belt there like that some are
Bad valve seat?
Great video! Can't wait to see how it turns out.
sad , been that guy b4
+Rodder Files me too in my younger years
Alternate title Let's see what's not broke. What you say about using the DP fan shroud on the SP?
another good buggy contender.... still worth 10 grand in Ohio though... already this year ive seen 4 or 5 no nothing super beetles for around 10 gs.... i tell em all that there better be 3 1915 s sitting in the back seat before a stock beetle with no garage full of parts to be worth more than 5 grand...
+Mopar Volkswagen man l need to send cars your way
Isn't that belt backwards?
He got screwed by the seller. I assume you never saw it again?
how can they fix number 3 to be cool
Did anything more come of this?
Good candidate for new floor pans and convert to electric.
Curious, what ever happened to this one? Did you end up doing any repairs? I didn't see any follow up videos