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I've been in Greenpoint since '98 but I only got the bug in 2010 which would explain why you didn't see it when you lived here. I've got a '69 Squareback too but it's relaxing on the west coast until spring.

No garage for me....both cars live on the street and we work on them there too. We got the ...

Yeah, that was definitely me.....driving like a granny with the flashers on in the middle lane of the BQE heading home to Greenpoint from Flushing. That was some bad driving weather! I was glad I saw you though b/c I almost NEVER see another ACVW even in the fairest weather, so to see you during a ...

Hey Glenn.....this is totally irrelevant to your recent clutch issues (while at GT you maybe saw our Squareback which is about to get the clutch cable guide tube welded back in place?) but I'm wondering if you have the specs/parts list of your old 1904 online somewhere. I found the ones for the 2180 ...

Geno at the Head Shop in Amityville.

Here's his topic in the Shop forum: The Head Shop

I'm about 7 months late with an update about my experience with Geno and the state of the engine build :oops: I hope it's been a good (or at least good enough) 7 months for everyone.....it's gone by quickly ...

I thought so too......especially because this was on the next block over from us and there isn't another bug around for miles. So why would someone have no bug, but a single fender....and then get rid of it, you know?

I gave Gino a call the other day.....he was friendly, knowledgeable about VW stuff, and interested in doing some work. I'm going to bring my stuff out to him next Friday. Thanks for the tip Glenn.

On a totally unrelated note, we were coming home the other night when we saw this out in the trash. Am ...

Geno at the Head Shop in Amityville.

Here's his topic in the Shop forum: The Head Shop

Many thanks Glenn....I'll reach out to Geno then. Funny that I also just caught this thread on TS about new Brazilian cases.....seems some irregularities are the norm

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum ...

Makes sense to me. I got all my parts from different places (CB Performance, ACN, DPR, etc.) so there was never any one "pro" to look at everything at once.

I'd rather bring it to somebody or ship it to somebody to have a look than buy a bunch of expensive depth gauges and specialized micrometers ...

You don't have to be that anal.

I'm trying to think of how to answer this without walking right into a lube joke but.....

Since this is my first time building an engine, I guess I'm trying to figure out just how "anal" to be about measurements and clearances, etc. without driving myself crazy.

Glenn wrote:Read this: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/man ... _Build.pdf

Thanks for that Glenn.

Looks like I've got me some measuring to do!

Shoot....I don't know how it happened but I didn't get any email notifications that all those lube posts showed up. I'm 10 days late to all the fun. :(

In the end I went with this after reading about the zinc and ZDDP content and it has that Brad Penn green tint to it....this ain't for personal ...

Thanks for the tips.

So far, I have this cam assembly paste that Matt used in his build and I was going to use it on cam/lifters.

http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=484

And Glenn...I'm thinking that because my work area is indoors that maybe the better option for bearings, etc ...

Does anyone have a preferred assembly lube or at least one they'd recommend to someone building an engine in a spare room in their apartment? In other words not motor oil?

I never used Plastigauge. if the crank and rods are "blue printed" then there should be no problem when you set them to factory torque. Also there's not much you can do to alter the clearances without taking it to a machine shop.


Well everything was supposed to be dynamically balanced but now ...

Dan,

If you need a hand when its time to assemble the engine... drop me a email and i'll try to help.

Thanks for that Glenn.....I definitely think we'll be needing some expert input!

I'll also post pics of progress. Hoping to maybe build up the crank this week....just waiting on a delivery of ...

What's up Raj?

No offense, but I'm afraid it's a jinx to answer your question. You're the first person to respond to us since the last time we answered that question 2 months ago!! :cry:

Sorry, i didnt realize the issue was outstanding. Is all sorted now or still in the works.

I was just ...

What's up Raj?

No offense, but I'm afraid it's a jinx to answer your question. You're the first person to respond to us since the last time we answered that question 2 months ago!!

Just for s and g's, and if you carbs will allowit, try swapping the carbs from side of the motor. The problem should follow the carb, if the issue is indeed the carb.

I'm stumped on the heat thing. Is that part of the motor hotter than the rest of the case? Can you toss in your old dizzy and try ...

So life in the Brooklyn division of DVG has been pretty crummy since we got back from our trip. The Squareback still only runs well enough to park and now the beetle is out of commission. Here's another semi-epic account of where we're at:

On Wednesday, we were supposed to get out to Glenn to see ...

Raj wrote:wow..... nice find. Be careful with your nuts my friend.

Don't worry....my nuts are in good hands.

Tom...the pushrod was barely in the cup on the #2 intake and totally out of it on the exhaust. :shock:

Brown...the nuts may have been loose when I last checked the valves but I didn't notice. Since they're at the bottom of the rocker arm on these ratio rockers and I didn't have to make any ...

Ok....it's hot as hell outside so we're taking a break. Here's a little update.....

Both valves on #2 were INCREDIBLY loose. These aren't stock rockers so the adjusting screw is longer but the adjusting nuts were maybe only a few turns from backing all the way off!!

I'm not quite sure how it ...

Ill be honest, I dont think its a valve adjustment unless something material occurs with the valve train ( broken spring etc)

My money is on intake leak. Spray the base of the intakes with some starting fuel and watch for change in engine speed.

Will do. But I'll use carb cleaner. Isn't it a bit ...

There should not be any up/down movement. Maybe one of the fiber washers broke.

Let me know when you can come by. I'll fix it and give you 4 paper gaskets.

Should only take a few minutes to fix.

Ok.

Hopefully, I can get this thing running well enough to drop by sooner than later.

Does it ...

Kermit wrote:My brother in law sent me this:

http://pinterest.com/pin/135671007495148019/

Seemed quasi-relevant for this thread.

That's some real classy stuff right there.