That's what I did when I rebuilt a transaxel on my z-turn lawnmower, except for the really fast part. I did get it done quickly considering I didn't know what I was doing, but I wasn't in a hurry.
What my boss quotes the job at: 12 hours What i think only the work ammount is without driving there, preparing etc: 16 hours What it ends up totally: 37 hours
Yeah Aaron seems like the guy who thinks his abilities are the greatest but can’t believe real world aspects. Zack is the one who does realize the reality
Not sure if it's a "show" to the same degree (way lower budget), but Squire, who makes video game parodies (traditionally War Thunder or World of Tanks, has since diversified) has some absolutely hilarious ones, in some cases better than the actual content.
One pro for the air-cooled engines is that you preserve technology from back in the day and show how far things have come. And also how simple the essence of a internal combustion engine really is. Yes, newer engines have more power and torque and such, but these old engines show a step on the journey to the awesome engines we have today in my opinion.
As a guy that has a 74 bug its nice to see the excitement the whole crew had building the motor. You might not be the fastest car on the road but you are able to operate a piece of engineering history. That oil comment is very true you pretty much have to have a quart or 2 of oil in the "frunk" if you plan to daily the car. One of the easiest motors to tweak and mess with! I am curious what oil weight you are using for it though.
I love how y’all aren’t afraid to show the whole process. It makes it way more relatable because any car guy has had those days where the punches keep coming. I felt his frustration after the first engine start. Def been there before . It’s a shitty feeling so respect for showin that
Amen.... you obviously know what's up.. I honestly believe I've had Every Single type of starting Problem.. I drive Old Mopar.. Hahahaha there is a old Reggae song, Lyrics; Way out in the Morning Sun, there lies my baby she waits, she waits so impatiently.. let's not fight, let's Unite.. Man of man.. her Theme Song for a bit.. th-cam.com/video/LMXB3ovXzYE/w-d-xo.html
exactly man! How many times we all felt the relief of finishing a job only to then look under the car and seeing a puddle of coolant, oil or ever worse fuel.. always hurts :(
I really love these project-style videos! it's like what if roadkill was educational and aimed at a hipper audience. these vids are an instant click for me!
Should've called Mustie1 too, guy brings rusted old air cooled bug and bus engines back from the brink on the daily. Really knows his stuff and great content creator! Awesome vid guys learning a lot!
Literally the second I saw Grateful Dead, I knew you guys were gonna be my favorite channel of all time. It's been a dream of mine to own a bus and knowing that even you guys had a hard time but were able to pull through gives me hope that I can do the same.
8:03 I feel you bro, I don't work on cars, but I was dissembling and reassemble a laptop to change motherboard and thermal compound. But after reassembling it fully, I realized that I didn't plug in the CPU cooler fan cable. It was a nightmare to open it again and reassemble it again. By the way Idle CPU temps were about 63°C if you are interested.
Rich Humphrey i got my beetle when i was 17, I’m 21 now and i still haven’t fully restored mine, It’s my daily driver for college (so no time to have it stop at a shop and rebuild/repaint stuff) and I don’t have all the cash needed, but no f*kin way I’m ginving up on it. It’s a 1972 with a 1500 engine
I got a 1974 1300 beetle for my 21st birthday, not much to restore, so just some light customization, and, man, I tell you, it feels very good driving a beetle arround town and on the countryside
Tactical Pugs around my college (I’m a vet student and this is kind of a rural area) there are tons of gravel roads, awesome for some sideways fun with the beetle
My grandfather passed on to me his 1970 Beetle 2 years ago before he died. We had just finished restoring it. Luckily, he was able to drive it one last time and was also able to see me driving it. Now I daily drive it to college.
Hot wire for the coil, oil pressure sender wire, 3 charging wires to the alternator (or generator, if the VW engine still has one), and that's it. 8,10,13,17,21mm sockets/wrenches, plus half inch for the generator hold down strap. /me drove old bugs for more than 20 years.
latuba247 he just knows his shit. Like I could literally name every bolt size on a bmw if you handed them to me in my hand without me looking torx/star bits, you just got it or don’t my friend.
Theres a reason why germany and generally cold countries produced so many air cooled engines, its because back in the day the quality of the coolant wasn't that good and people mostly put water in their radiators so in countries that reach extremely cold temperatures they would make all their machinery aircooled to avoid having crappy coolant expanding and cracking their engines, I grew up in a farming town in macedonia (the colder part of Greece) and even today I still see diesel 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder air cooled tractors (mostly german deutz tractors) and some t2 vw vans around
Drove a 69 Baja bug all through highschool and freshman year of college. It was the car that got me into cars. I miss it so much. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane boys. Love the vids
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Watching this channel grow from 65k to millions of viewers is incredible, All these videos are inspiring and so knowledgeable. You guys put all your blood, sweat, and emotions into this and it’s paying off. You guys give me confidence on working on my own car everyday. Thank you for being you!!
These engines are amazingly simple honestly. I think if they took a minute to research it's totally possible to rebuild it in 12 hours. I rebuilt my first VW 1500 (converted to 1600) SP 1968 motor in my basement in the dead of winter during college. I started it using a drill and 1 cylinder then tightened the remaining 3 plugs. Got a lot assembly fluid on my carpet, my mother was not happy.
@@iamtheoffenderofall awfully aggressive towards people who even stated they didn't know what they were doing and were learning along the way. You can't learn without putting yourself out there for failure.
@@hollywoodpwnss when I was 10....armed with Nothing but a couple tools and a manual, I rebuilt a 100cc honda engine. I was TEN. It didn't take me 12 hours to do that. By the way....before you presume to know anything about me...i didn't have no one there to show me, teach me or even buy the rebuild kit for me. When I built that engine....there was no such thing as even the internet. You're too damned stupid to even make that comment. There should be zero reason in the age of information to be ignorant. Even if you never done something before, someone somewhere posted on the internet how to do the job. Stop displaying your ignorance.
The first day of my vehicle maintenance training and work we had an ex German fire engine that was an air cooled VW Bus and it still looks like an old fire engine but it was also a camper van. Very cool memory!
Was on a road trip from St.Louis to LA this summer and blew my radiator cap and overheated my engine in Albuquerque and I just have to say they have the nicest mechanics/Poeple that know about cars, within 15mins of pulling over at a gas station I had 4 people asking me if I needed help. Thanks Albuquerque for taking care of me
I had to do that with my 60 Bug. I know that pain ALL too well. And back then, there was no internet and few books. Was a matter of trial and error and picking the brains of experienced VW mechanics. But man, those air cooled engines.............so easy to maintain.
the second i heard Albuquerque i got really happy it’s not everyday anyone takes notice of us here in New Mexico so im glad that donut medias one of those rare but excellent times it happens
This is the channel i have seen grow and i kinda am proud of that . internet can do amazing things ,here i am in india watching some Americans having fun with cars
Rocky, what a very cool individual you are sir! Seriously giving up all the time to help speaks volumes of you! Buy his stuff folks if you have one of these buses!!
Watching this with my husband, a former VW mechanic, and I don't know if I've ever seen him get bothered by a video like this before. Trying is a generous word.
Me: Damm l have to do this homework now! Donut media: hey man do you wanna see an VW Air-Cooled engine rebuild? Me: Hipity Hopity my distraction is now your property
@@Enter_Aether I am not being offensive or anything, is just because I really like those engines in general, my dad has a Beetle and I just love to drive it with him, those Vw engines may not be the best but with some good maintence can last generations What I am saying is that a Donut media quality video, with such interesting content to me is way better than exponential equations or the frick I'm studying now But yeah can't deny I have a lack of attention sometimes ; ) By the way sorry for my english still improving it
I am an A&P aircraft mechanic. Believe it or not, almost every single engine used in general aviation (think Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft etc) is basically that engine. A horizontally opposed air cooled engine. And yes, it is shockingly similar to a VW engine. The cabin heat used in those planes is essentially the same thing. The exhaust is routed inside of the muffler. There is a shroud over the muffler that a piece of ducting connects to. And it robs the heat from the exhaust to warm the cabin. Works great, as long as there is no exhaust leak. Also the carb heat works on a very similar principle to prevent carb ice.
My last few days off have been dedicated to rebuilding the top end on my 1600. Heads, pistons and cylinders. Replacing the clutch, too. I'm feeling your pain right now.
For bolt removal, I prefer to use punched out cardboard and label them so I know which order they go in. Bags don't let you note which bolt came out of which hole. If it's obvious and the pattern doesn't matter, bags are great. Great content as always.
In the mid-seventies I rebuilt a '66 Bus, and later a '71. I used "John Muir's Guide to the VW Bus for the Complete Idiot." Start-to-finish, hardly a problem, and I had a good time. I got to the point where I could remove the engine, by myself, in 45 minutes; Install it in an hour and fifteen. In the dirt driveway, on a piece of plywood. Good times.
Quick correction, and it may be due to the lack of sleep, but a short block is the engine block with the crankshaft, connecting rods, and pistons. A long block is all that plus the heads and valve train. The intake and accessories make a complete package.
This is how we learn and grow! Nice work and nice keeping at it. Thanks for leaving the bleap bloop off camera so the audio stays kosher. Glad u found the collab you needed in the clutch.
I rebuilt my '64 VW van engine after it threw a rod in 24 hours, by myself, with nothing more than a hydraulic jack and a small toolbox in a random driveway. This was the 3'rd time to rebuild the same motor, and also when I finally learned to lap the jugs into the head with some valve grinding compound so that they actually sealed (I distinctly remember a copper ring head gasket, not sure why Donut didn't use any). That 1200cc engine would put out a full 40hp! At least when running on all cylinders it didn't roll backwards down the hills anymore. I sure miss that van. Years later I was in a situation where some punk had yanked the ignition wires off of a girl's VW bug distributor. I got to play hero because I still remembered the VW firing order.
Hey I know that dude! Rocky is a rare breed of young talent that an old-school air-cooled dude took the time to actually teach him instead of keep the talent to himself. Awesome 👍 man! I happen to drive a 1970 beetle that Rocky rebuilt the engine in Albuquerque and it was driven all the way to Tampa FL. I drive it daily and with the proper maintenance of course.. it is a strong tight little motor still. Be careful folks that you don't catch Air-cooled fever! I like the show guys. Keep making the vids and I'll be watching more donut
It doesn't make sense when they use mask all the time when they touch each other and whatever the others touched, so they would get the Coronavirus if they have worn a mask or not🤔🤨
@@Thatoneguyfromtheinternet not really, if they're taking the right precautions you can touch something that has been touched by someone with covid, as long as you desinfect your hands before touching your e mouth/nose(where the virus goes in your body(the reason for masks)
The VW air cooled engine is the only type of engine that I am intimately familiar with. I am 23 years old and I drive a 2003 Renault Thalia, but I sure did a repair and replace on a 1972 VW beetle air cooled engine, and let me tell you, daily driving that thing in the summer is a herculian chalenge (make sure to keep that engine hood up! ;)
Jeez dude....I rebuilt my first VW engine by myself when I was 16...in 1985. The only special tools I needed was a three arm gear puller and a clutch alignment dowel. That was a dual port 1600cc that I eventually built into an 1800 cc with dual Dellorto carbs, S&S Dual Quiet exhaust, high ratio rockers... They're dead simple to work on.
This may be a bit pedantic, but the engine oil makes up a substantial part of the cooling on most automotive and motorcycle air-cooled engines. Even these old VWs had large oil coolers inside the fan housing. The cylinders are largely cooled by air, but the heads are partly cooled by the engine oil, the pistons and and all the rotating parts are pretty much entirely cooled by oil.
I love the enthusiasm, basically "I've never done this before, so let's do it really fast"
always works out
It sound's like me studying before important exam
That's what I did when I rebuilt a transaxel on my z-turn lawnmower, except for the really fast part. I did get it done quickly considering I didn't know what I was doing, but I wasn't in a hurry.
Honestly, it takes an experienced vw mechanic about 4-6h working alone.. so 16h is a pretty good starting level. At one point you know all the bolts.
@@ArturBrzozowski444 he was studying the book during the practical exam lol
Zach: takes Miata to the track
*too slow*
Zach: well, we are going to work on something else now...
*picks giant bus with less than 100 horsepower on average*
@@idkwhattoputhere4695 less than 50
Yeah like the bus would be any faster
@@olivierfritzen2749 less than 40....
@@carlsagan2371 less than .01
Dude I really like that Zach admits his mistakes. And it’s so cool to see that now everyone has the answer and it’s always okay to ask for help!
Zach Jobes: 12 hours
Title: 16 hours
Thumbnail: 37 hours
Hotel: Trivago
Needs more likes tbh
What my boss quotes the job at: 12 hours
What i think only the work ammount is without driving there, preparing etc: 16 hours
What it ends up totally: 37 hours
you sound like fivio foreign 😭😂
Is this an ad
LMAO 🤣😆🤣😆
As someone who rebuilds engines as a hobby, I’m glad everyone’s favorite automotive channel has finally got a video on it!
I think we'll do more in the future! On a modern engine though 😅
Donut Media PLEASE REBUILD A TRASHED MINI VAN ENGINE (Preferable a Toyota Sienna)
Tsegeab Yehuwalaeshet no a Toyota Previa
Elias Wilson yea especially the high trim models that came with the AWD and supercharger
@@Donut how about a rebuilt DISI engine for all of us who have zoom zoom boomed? 😉
Says 12 hours
Titled 16 hours
Thumbnail: hour 37
Damn I love a Zach Jobe Vid
This is how things go in real life
Zach: We're gonna slap some numbers together and then call it a time!
Yup
That’s why we love donut!...
I KNEW I SAW 37 HOURS SOMEWHERE!
this is the most "normal car show" that donut has ever put out
Or money pit?
Zach has the anger management capabilities of a God. I would hate to be his therapist.
Why would you hate it? Isn't it a good thing
Who else randomly found Donut Media one day and has been watching ever since?
Me
Me
Me
Me
Me
"Honestly I feel we can get this turbo kit 100% on today"-Aaron installing a low end turbo
“Honestly I feel like we can get (insert any 5-day job here) finished up today” - said every car guy ever
I just started a channel where I bag on trucks in the mountains. I just want to make people laugh.
@@pieorion883 should be a thirty minute job.... honey ill be gone all day.
Yeah Aaron seems like the guy who thinks his abilities are the greatest but can’t believe real world aspects. Zack is the one who does realize the reality
As an air-cooled enthusiast I appreciate the process of Zack figuring it out.
Big ups to Rocky for helpin out so much! What a guy!
Donut media can start a advertising company. No joke it is the only show that makes an ad bearable.
if you like good ads. you should watch internet comment etiquette or internet historian. they make great ads too
Not sure if it's a "show" to the same degree (way lower budget), but Squire, who makes video game parodies (traditionally War Thunder or World of Tanks, has since diversified) has some absolutely hilarious ones, in some cases better than the actual content.
pretty sure they were a media company before YT so, yeah
Alternate title: *Watch us torture our employees for 16 hours*
All jokes! Much love from your friends at Rev Media!!😘
Ahhhahahahah
Ahhaahhahahahahahahahahahhahahahhahahaahahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahahahahhahaha love u guys too
MunKun21 thanks man!! We appreciate the love!!
Rev Media 😘
Well I think that’s the first time a girl wants me... let alone 2...
One pro for the air-cooled engines is that you preserve technology from back in the day and show how far things have come. And also how simple the essence of a internal combustion engine really is.
Yes, newer engines have more power and torque and such, but these old engines show a step on the journey to the awesome engines we have today in my opinion.
22:14 “THERE GOES MY HERO WATCH HIM AS HE GOES”
"Its not done right unless its done twice" -The Jobe family
I was literally just going to post this haha. Best quote ever.
Is this video made for kindergarten?
Yep I've gone through this many a times.
*If it's not done twice, it's not done right
We need a shirt with this
@@PMoz297 I went back to see if I got it correct and I flipped it!! Thanks for the edit!
Zack and Money Pit are a really solid addition to Donut Media, cool to see him get hands on
Pretty sure that exhaust pipe is a sausage dog, not a duck.
agreed!!
Exactly!
That's the heater bro did you even watch the show
Total wiener dog, fer sure.
As an air cooled VW guy, it's fun to see a new generation experiencing the beauty of classic VW. And to laugh at the mistakes...lol
Miata: well I think I'll just overheat myself here at this race track.
Zach: THAT'S IT! Time to work on something with NO RADIATORS!!
It has oil cooler tho :p
@@fila1445 well yeah but oil operates at a higher temp than liquid coolant anyway.
@@Patrick94GSR but it still has a cooler :p
I thought it was gonna be: “are aftermarket radiators worth it on the Miata”😫
I'm getting ready to film that today!
Donut Media fantastic❤️
@@Donut I don't even care for wrenching videos, but I love watching your videos and Hi/Lo.
@@Donut hey zach. Also do a road trip on your miata and make a series about it man. We will love to see it.
@@Donut so this video is in the wrong playlist?
Rocky be like: oh no what did i get myself into
As a guy that has a 74 bug its nice to see the excitement the whole crew had building the motor. You might not be the fastest car on the road but you are able to operate a piece of engineering history. That oil comment is very true you pretty much have to have a quart or 2 of oil in the "frunk" if you plan to daily the car. One of the easiest motors to tweak and mess with! I am curious what oil weight you are using for it though.
Hell yeah, getting my chemo today. Get to watch Zach build and take apart an engine after. Already a better day :)
I wish you all the best! Stay strong
I hope everything works out as You wish. Wish You all the strength in the world man, never give up!
Stay strong 👊
Good luck on your journey Mr. Eddy Rod.
"Speedy" recovery my friend ;-)
Rocky is the real MVP this time!
All hail lord Rocky
The lord bless him with many many children!
Seriously, Rocky is the Dude!
Look out Jobe..., Rocky gna take ye Job at donut 🤣🤣🤣
Came here to say this.
If Zach Jobe can’t do it smoothly I’m sure I can’t either
Awesome video, I’ve had Rocky work on my carb and help me get other parts for my bus, good guy!
When buying a boxer:
"How is the haed gasket?"
Owner:" Oh,no worries, i did the delete"
It's a feature not a bug
catmanistheman no it’s a BUS, not a bug....
Yeah I know that one was bad. I’ll leave now.
If your coolant is milkshake brown
You're in blow head gasket town.
@@d_t_r7101 "coolant" in a bus motor?? do you mean "air"?
@@stuartgray5877 ohh actually that was related to today's boxer engines specifically Subaru.
I love how y’all aren’t afraid to show the whole process. It makes it way more relatable because any car guy has had those days where the punches keep coming.
I felt his frustration after the first engine start. Def been there before . It’s a shitty feeling so respect for showin that
Amen.... you obviously know what's up.. I honestly believe I've had Every Single type of starting Problem.. I drive Old Mopar.. Hahahaha there is a old Reggae song, Lyrics; Way out in the Morning Sun, there lies my baby she waits, she waits so impatiently.. let's not fight, let's Unite.. Man of man.. her Theme Song for a bit..
th-cam.com/video/LMXB3ovXzYE/w-d-xo.html
exactly man! How many times we all felt the relief of finishing a job only to then look under the car and seeing a puddle of coolant, oil or ever worse fuel.. always hurts :(
I can sense the growing frustration through my monitor.
When doing anything in a workshop, ALWAYS multiply your estimated time goals by a factor of 1,5-3
I really love these project-style videos! it's like what if roadkill was educational and aimed at a hipper audience. these vids are an instant click for me!
Rocky is the real MVP. Whatever car he has, do a Bumper2Bumper on it!
Or on his guns! That's a smokeshow!
This needs to be a thing
Damn, down in mexico I've seen how they rebuild them in less then 6 hours
Must be because there's literally one in every corner 😂
Should've called Mustie1 too, guy brings rusted old air cooled bug and bus engines back from the brink on the daily. Really knows his stuff and great content creator! Awesome vid guys learning a lot!
Man, I love when good people pitch in and help with stuff like this.
"These are all the electronics this thing has"
Less headaches babeh!
Yeah, we didn't have any headaches!! 😭😭
Literally the second I saw Grateful Dead, I knew you guys were gonna be my favorite channel of all time. It's been a dream of mine to own a bus and knowing that even you guys had a hard time but were able to pull through gives me hope that I can do the same.
8:03 I feel you bro, I don't work on cars, but I was dissembling and reassemble a laptop to change motherboard and thermal compound. But after reassembling it fully, I realized that I didn't plug in the CPU cooler fan cable. It was a nightmare to open it again and reassemble it again. By the way Idle CPU temps were about 63°C if you are interested.
I rebuilt one of these for my VW beetle with my grandpa back in the day when I was 15. We spent 2 years restoring the whole car.
Rich Humphrey i got my beetle when i was 17, I’m 21 now and i still haven’t fully restored mine, It’s my daily driver for college (so no time to have it stop at a shop and rebuild/repaint stuff) and I don’t have all the cash needed, but no f*kin way I’m ginving up on it. It’s a 1972 with a 1500 engine
I got a 1974 1300 beetle for my 21st birthday, not much to restore, so just some light customization, and, man, I tell you, it feels very good driving a beetle arround town and on the countryside
Tactical Pugs around my college (I’m a vet student and this is kind of a rural area) there are tons of gravel roads, awesome for some sideways fun with the beetle
My grandfather passed on to me his 1970 Beetle 2 years ago before he died. We had just finished restoring it. Luckily, he was able to drive it one last time and was also able to see me driving it. Now I daily drive it to college.
All the replies are soooooo long. Also I’m jelous.
‘’This is all the electronics this thing has’’
Me: gets confused and messes it up
Hot wire for the coil, oil pressure sender wire, 3 charging wires to the alternator (or generator, if the VW engine still has one), and that's it. 8,10,13,17,21mm sockets/wrenches, plus half inch for the generator hold down strap. /me drove old bugs for more than 20 years.
UnknownSailor real chad here fellas. But on a serious note I hope to one day own a Bahama yellow 912, or whatever the original 911 was called.
Me irl
latuba247 he just knows his shit. Like I could literally name every bolt size on a bmw if you handed them to me in my hand without me looking torx/star bits, you just got it or don’t my friend.
1000 kicks one time < one kick 1000 times - bruce lee
Theres a reason why germany and generally cold countries produced so many air cooled engines, its because back in the day the quality of the coolant wasn't that good and people mostly put water in their radiators so in countries that reach extremely cold temperatures they would make all their machinery aircooled to avoid having crappy coolant expanding and cracking their engines, I grew up in a farming town in macedonia (the colder part of Greece) and even today I still see diesel 4 cylinder and 6 cylinder air cooled tractors (mostly german deutz tractors) and some t2 vw vans around
Drove a 69 Baja bug all through highschool and freshman year of college. It was the car that got me into cars. I miss it so much. Thanks for the stroll down memory lane boys. Love the vids
Video Title: "Trying to rebuild an air-cooled engine in 16 hours"
Thumbnail: "Hour 37"
Oh this gonna be *good*
Zach: This consumes 1 qt of oil per 1000 miles, which is a lot!
Me: cries in Fiat 1.4 multiair...
Damn i think Nikki likes your car
Our opel also drinks more, about 1.5qt on 1000 Miles
Fiat = Fix It Again Tomorrow 🤣🤣
@@rubytwoshoes1032 fix it again Tony 😉
I know the pai all to well i think we are a quart every 500 miles
Rocky came in clutch!!!! Totally appreciate guys like that still out here specializing in these older motors, totally rad!
No one gonna comment about having a grateful dead themed VW bus? most 60s thing ive ever seen, but also kind of sick
(although i am biased. I'm a deadhead.)
I love how several people were willing to take time out of their days to help you all.
Usually, one dude working on a project has two or three people helping in little ways.
Even if it's helping push a shell up a slanted driveway
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The ozzy Ford falcon! The US falcons are cool, but they didn't have a ute or a Barra
Yes yes yes yes *YES*
random dude thanks 👍. Have been doing this for a while but not keeping track. Prob around 20ish days. Any requests?
50k subs with meme videos who else has seen this comment 50 times and is copied bye everyone?
Watching this channel grow from 65k to millions of viewers is incredible, All these videos are inspiring and so knowledgeable. You guys put all your blood, sweat, and emotions into this and it’s paying off. You guys give me confidence on working on my own car everyday. Thank you for being you!!
These engines are amazingly simple honestly. I think if they took a minute to research it's totally possible to rebuild it in 12 hours. I rebuilt my first VW 1500 (converted to 1600) SP 1968 motor in my basement in the dead of winter during college. I started it using a drill and 1 cylinder then tightened the remaining 3 plugs. Got a lot assembly fluid on my carpet, my mother was not happy.
So what have you learned ?
Me : rocky saves the day
Title: how to rebuild an engine in 16 hrs
Intro: how to rebuild an engine in 12 hrs
Me: sooo...seems like things went smoothly
No...morons took 12 hours to build a 5 hour engine. They lost money.
@@iamtheoffenderofall awfully aggressive towards people who even stated they didn't know what they were doing and were learning along the way. You can't learn without putting yourself out there for failure.
@@hollywoodpwnss when I was 10....armed with Nothing but a couple tools and a manual, I rebuilt a 100cc honda engine. I was TEN. It didn't take me 12 hours to do that. By the way....before you presume to know anything about me...i didn't have no one there to show me, teach me or even buy the rebuild kit for me. When I built that engine....there was no such thing as even the internet. You're too damned stupid to even make that comment. There should be zero reason in the age of information to be ignorant. Even if you never done something before, someone somewhere posted on the internet how to do the job. Stop displaying your ignorance.
@@iamtheoffenderofall Name checks out.
I am the Offender of All why are you so mad? no one cares about your life story either
So thankful for the big yellow progressbar at the bottom of the screen during every sponsor break.
The first day of my vehicle maintenance training and work we had an ex German fire engine that was an air cooled VW Bus and it still looks like an old fire engine but it was also a camper van. Very cool memory!
Rocky: ' I'm working with a bunch of clown'
Was on a road trip from St.Louis to LA this summer and blew my radiator cap and overheated my engine in Albuquerque and I just have to say they have the nicest mechanics/Poeple that know about cars, within 15mins of pulling over at a gas station I had 4 people asking me if I needed help. Thanks Albuquerque for taking care of me
I had to do that with my 60 Bug. I know that pain ALL too well. And back then, there was no internet and few books. Was a matter of trial and error and picking the brains of experienced VW mechanics. But man, those air cooled engines.............so easy to maintain.
It's a bold journey that showcases skill, speed, and a deep love for classic machinery. Bravo!!!
Dude, I really appreciate this video. As a bug owner I feel so related, air cooled engines are so fun to work with.
Twas an adventure for sure
"and much like a grandfather i never worked on one" that had me laughing so hard
Step-grandfather*
my grandfather and his suzuki swift
Hi
@@ethanparker7875 hello
the second i heard Albuquerque i got really happy it’s not everyday anyone takes notice of us here in New Mexico so im glad that donut medias one of those rare but excellent times it happens
This is the channel i have seen grow and i kinda am proud of that . internet can do amazing things ,here i am in india watching some Americans having fun with cars
Hey Donut...FYI:
Short Block= Complete cylinder block without head(s)
Long Block= Complete engine minus accessories
I was just about to say this.
@@cloudvsephiroth215 Same here. IDK if it's different for an aircooled because of the funky architecture of an aircooled.
yeah that was my understanding of the term as well :)
Winner winner chicken dinner. I give Zach a bit of a pass though after no sleep lol
Aircooled guy here, this information is accurate in my world too.
Actual title: Trying to rebuild an air-cooled engine in 16 hours, til Rocky showed us. LOL
Rocky, what a very cool individual you are sir! Seriously giving up all the time to help speaks volumes of you! Buy his stuff folks if you have one of these buses!!
I’ve got a vw camper. Since 1974 it’s never needed an engine rebuild, it’s got the original tyres. Ours has held on nicely
Yes! Air cooled VWs are near and dear to my heart, so it’s nice to see them on Donut
Rocky the man! Holy crap I hope he gets some good business his way
my three favorite things all in one video, Old volkswagen’s, The grateful dead, AND donut
Watching this with my husband, a former VW mechanic, and I don't know if I've ever seen him get bothered by a video like this before. Trying is a generous word.
That poor, poor bus. It doesn't deserve that upholstery or wrap. Much less everything else.
Me: Damm l have to do this homework now!
Donut media: hey man do you wanna see an VW Air-Cooled engine rebuild?
Me: Hipity Hopity my distraction is now your property
Attention
@@Enter_Aether I am not being offensive or anything, is just because I really like those engines in general, my dad has a Beetle and I just love to drive it with him, those Vw engines may not be the best but with some good maintence can last generations
What I am saying is that a Donut media quality video, with such interesting content to me is way better than exponential equations or the frick I'm studying now
But yeah can't deny I have a lack of attention sometimes ; )
By the way sorry for my english still improving it
“And much like a stepfather I’ve never worked on them”
-Zach Jobe 2020
I am an A&P aircraft mechanic. Believe it or not, almost every single engine used in general aviation (think Cessna, Piper, Beechcraft etc) is basically that engine. A horizontally opposed air cooled engine. And yes, it is shockingly similar to a VW engine. The cabin heat used in those planes is essentially the same thing. The exhaust is routed inside of the muffler. There is a shroud over the muffler that a piece of ducting connects to. And it robs the heat from the exhaust to warm the cabin. Works great, as long as there is no exhaust leak. Also the carb heat works on a very similar principle to prevent carb ice.
My last few days off have been dedicated to rebuilding the top end on my 1600. Heads, pistons and cylinders. Replacing the clutch, too. I'm feeling your pain right now.
I don't think anybody has mentioned how awesome Zach's hair looks.
Srsly is looking great
Zach with a hat: "he looks awesome"
Zach wearing his long gold hair: "DAMN"
The guy is all around handsome. No homo.
we should get a L'Oreal sponsorship
Zach probably drinks shampoo
I've fixed one of these engines on my camper and there just so simple and reasonably reliable.
For bolt removal, I prefer to use punched out cardboard and label them so I know which order they go in. Bags don't let you note which bolt came out of which hole. If it's obvious and the pattern doesn't matter, bags are great.
Great content as always.
In the mid-seventies I rebuilt a '66 Bus, and later a '71. I used "John Muir's Guide to the VW Bus for the Complete Idiot." Start-to-finish, hardly a problem, and I had a good time. I got to the point where I could remove the engine, by myself, in 45 minutes; Install it in an hour and fifteen. In the dirt driveway, on a piece of plywood. Good times.
Brazilian mechanics: lol he's having problems with a kombi engine
also mexican mechanics will be laughing
En taxco que hay puro vocho
*laughs in mexican mechanic*
Now ask these brazilian mechanics if they know their way around a flat-plane crank V8 😂.
@@kath9823 actually, brazil had cadillacs, mavericks, camaros and mustangs sooo, i think they'll handle it good
Expectations: *12 hours*
Title: *16 hours*
Reality: *37 hours*
Actual title: Trying to rebuild an air-cooled engine in 16 hours, til Rocky showed us. LOL
Rebuilding one of these with my 12 year old son that loves you guys as much as I do. Keep doing what your doing guys
High key best donut media videos, love the actual real drama and having to work stuff out on the fly. Love you guys!
Just rebuilt my air-cooled bug engine! Learned so much and I appreciate you guys filming this!!!
Me watching this 47 minutes after it came out and wondering why I can’t see the van on Chinatown markets page yet
Quick correction, and it may be due to the lack of sleep, but a short block is the engine block with the crankshaft, connecting rods, and pistons. A long block is all that plus the heads and valve train. The intake and accessories make a complete package.
This is how we learn and grow! Nice work and nice keeping at it. Thanks for leaving the bleap bloop off camera so the audio stays kosher. Glad u found the collab you needed in the clutch.
That mask thou. Starts at the nose, after talking for a minute it's under the mustache
I rebuilt my '64 VW van engine after it threw a rod in 24 hours, by myself, with nothing more than a hydraulic jack and a small toolbox in a random driveway. This was the 3'rd time to rebuild the same motor, and also when I finally learned to lap the jugs into the head with some valve grinding compound so that they actually sealed (I distinctly remember a copper ring head gasket, not sure why Donut didn't use any). That 1200cc engine would put out a full 40hp! At least when running on all cylinders it didn't roll backwards down the hills anymore. I sure miss that van.
Years later I was in a situation where some punk had yanked the ignition wires off of a girl's VW bug distributor. I got to play hero because I still remembered the VW firing order.
Hey I know that dude! Rocky is a rare breed of young talent that an old-school air-cooled dude took the time to actually teach him instead of keep the talent to himself. Awesome 👍 man!
I happen to drive a 1970 beetle that Rocky rebuilt the engine in Albuquerque and it was driven all the way to Tampa FL. I drive it daily and with the proper maintenance of course.. it is a strong tight little motor still. Be careful folks that you don't catch Air-cooled fever! I like the show guys. Keep making the vids and I'll be watching more donut
I love how real this show is, compared to the classic TV shows you used to see on Discovery Channel
Zach looks like the kind of guy that would let you copy homework and then give you next days answers
You can copy it, but i'm never sure if it's right
Alternate title: *Watch Zack constantly drop his mask*
It doesn't make sense when they use mask all the time when they touch each other and whatever the others touched, so they would get the Coronavirus if they have worn a mask or not🤔🤨
@@Thatoneguyfromtheinternet not really, if they're taking the right precautions you can touch something that has been touched by someone with covid, as long as you desinfect your hands before touching your e
mouth/nose(where the virus goes in your body(the reason for masks)
@@zejoao142 Also, we should go back to the joke bruh
Did my type IV in about 4 hours (post cleaning/disassembly). Installed and running fine.
The VW air cooled engine is the only type of engine that I am intimately familiar with.
I am 23 years old and I drive a 2003 Renault Thalia, but I sure did a repair and replace on a 1972 VW beetle air cooled engine, and let me tell you, daily driving that thing in the summer is a herculian chalenge (make sure to keep that engine hood up! ;)
Jeez dude....I rebuilt my first VW engine by myself when I was 16...in 1985. The only special tools I needed was a three arm gear puller and a clutch alignment dowel. That was a dual port 1600cc that I eventually built into an 1800 cc with dual Dellorto carbs, S&S Dual Quiet exhaust, high ratio rockers...
They're dead simple to work on.
Idk where this video classifies, either way I love it ! We want more off series episodes !
That MR2 in the back is beautiful 11:33
This may be a bit pedantic, but the engine oil makes up a substantial part of the cooling on most automotive and motorcycle air-cooled engines. Even these old VWs had large oil coolers inside the fan housing. The cylinders are largely cooled by air, but the heads are partly cooled by the engine oil, the pistons and and all the rotating parts are pretty much entirely cooled by oil.