BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
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Glenn
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Purdy
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Freshly Rebuilt, zero mileage, 1978-2 liter with hydraulic lifters
SWEET !
SWEET !
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
end of the week....
what week, he didn't say.....
what week, he didn't say.....
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Glenn
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
So????
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
NG....I haven't spoken to Tony yet, but she's bogging down when I go to step on the gas pedal and let out the clutch...bucks and stalls, sometimes I can catch it and she rev's up and I can get her going....went to start her up on Sunday no dice....and I mean nothing...turns over but wont start. He's going to blame it on the progressive carb, didn't have these issues before, but they are here now. either he adjusts the progressive and get's it running right, or if he doesn't want to fool with it, I'll buy IDF40's and hopefully never have to deal w/ issues in the cold again....
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Glenn
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Fuel or ignition.... My guess is fuel.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Make sure the electronic choke is hooked up and that the butterfly isn't stuck closed. You may also want to make sure the rubber boots on the intake manifold are tight.
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Thanks Tom...
I'll check the choke and the butterfly valve...the boots on the intake are brand new, and I'll check them too...
I'll check the choke and the butterfly valve...the boots on the intake are brand new, and I'll check them too...
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Any update ? Is Ben alive ?
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
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Glenn
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Dave did a "Mike".SUMTHING wrote:went to start her up on Sunday no dice....and I mean nothing...turns over but wont start.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
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ObnoxiousBlue
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Fucked up the timing?
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Glenn
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Had it towed to GT, only to find it was out of gas.
D'oh
D'oh
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
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oh man..... thats the worse!
Glenn wrote:I have to say, this "gruppe" is so much more than just a car club.
MrBreeze wrote: This is the DVG board. The threads flow as they flow.
Deal with it.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Ouch, that sux.
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
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ObnoxiousBlue
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Yup, I've done that...Glenn wrote:Had it towed to GT, only to find it was out of gas.
D'oh
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Brown
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That's an honest mistake, who would think to check the gas!!ObnoxiousBlue wrote:Yup, I've done that...Glenn wrote:Had it towed to GT, only to find it was out of gas.
D'oh
"THE BLEEDER"
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Hey....
sorry about the time lapse...
Yeah so the story is, I picked it up and it's not 100%, if I went to engage the clutch the engine would take a nose dive and stall, but only under load. starting and idle is great....So i drive it home... and I park it. The next day I go to start it and she turns over but won't start. So I put my hand up and call to have Tony pick it back up. now I filled it up with gas before she sat Idle at my house over the winter and I only drove to Tony's to have him work on the car, so I thought I had plenty of fuel, but I guess between running it at the shop and the drive home, tank went dry. Just very odd that I shut it down in her parking spot and that was it...no more gas.
I still have to go and pick it back up.
sorry about the time lapse...
Yeah so the story is, I picked it up and it's not 100%, if I went to engage the clutch the engine would take a nose dive and stall, but only under load. starting and idle is great....So i drive it home... and I park it. The next day I go to start it and she turns over but won't start. So I put my hand up and call to have Tony pick it back up. now I filled it up with gas before she sat Idle at my house over the winter and I only drove to Tony's to have him work on the car, so I thought I had plenty of fuel, but I guess between running it at the shop and the drive home, tank went dry. Just very odd that I shut it down in her parking spot and that was it...no more gas.
I still have to go and pick it back up.
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
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AoT
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Was heading up island from out east this afternoon and got to see Dave and Ben Grimm cruising on Sunrise Hwy. Great to see them back on the road again.
Hope the bus is running good!!
Hope the bus is running good!!
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Great to see you aud, putting some confidence miles on old Ben, thinking about dubs in the shrubs....
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
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Glenn
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Don't forget to follow the engine builders recommended breakin procedures and service intervals.
I generally change the oil at 200, 500, 1000 and 3000 miles.
Oil is cheap, new engines are not.
I generally change the oil at 200, 500, 1000 and 3000 miles.
Oil is cheap, new engines are not.
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
WATER
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
SUMTHING wrote:WATER
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I replaced the pump in mine a long time ago and it is awesome to have running water. Just make sure every year you put 1/2 cup of bleach and fill the tank and then empty it and refill with water a 1/2 of apple vinegar and run that through. Don't want to get Legionnaires disease do you ?
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
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Glenn
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I thought it was air cooled.Tom wrote:I replaced the pump in mine a long time ago...
Glenn
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
74 Beetle Specs | 74 Beetle Restoration | 2180cc Engine
"You may not get what you pay for, but you always pay for what you get"
When you mess with the bull, you get the horns.
Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Yeah..ha!
After the removal and install of the pump,
I reacted just like Tom Hanks in Cast Away when he made fire
That much closer to civilization !
After the removal and install of the pump,
I reacted just like Tom Hanks in Cast Away when he made fire
That much closer to civilization !
we know that the early bird gets the worm however,
the second mouse gets the cheese.
the second mouse gets the cheese.
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ObnoxiousBlue
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Re: BEN GRIMM 73' WESTY
Who built your engine?