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- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
So i spoke to Art, one of the wrist pin clips broke and the wrist pin walked out and was touching the cylinder wall. He found the broken clip and will replace the cylinder and piston. There's no other damage.
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: End of the season
Damn. What's your view on factory wrist Pins vs Teflon buttons? Anyone else have an opinion?
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.
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
This was not a factory wire clip, it was a high quality internal snap ring.Raj wrote:Damn. What's your view on factory wrist Pins vs Teflon buttons? Anyone else have an opinion?
SH!T happens.
Also the ZF is done and will be shipped today. So the tranny should be done soon.
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: End of the season
Interesting. Good thing you trusted your ear and yanked the motor. Keep us posted
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.
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
3 years ago I worked on a engine that locked up. Once I disassembled it I found one of the wire wrist pin clips was missing and the wrist pin gouged into the cylinder way. There has a deep gouge and the pistons was partially melted from the heat. Also the connecting rod and crankshaft were warped and blue from the heat.
I was lucky that I was close to home. I drove maybe 1.5 miles with the sound.
I was lucky that I was close to home. I drove maybe 1.5 miles with the sound.
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.
- BusBq Bill
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Re: End of the season
Glenn you say the wrist pin clip was "High Quality" ??



"I will be Setting aside my trusty can of starter fluid"ObnoxiousBlue wrote: quickly diagnosed as a break in the wire, and in no more than a twiddle of his finger Peabody and I took it back to the pavement
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Yes... it was, but shit happens.BusBq Bill wrote:Glenn you say the wrist pin clip was "High Quality" ??![]()
BTW... i've never had a stock wire clip break and i've done many engines.
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.
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
Engine is done and will be shipped back Monday.
I just gotta wait for the tranny.
I just gotta wait for the tranny.
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.
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season
It's back.


Thanks to "Type 2 Jim" for bringing his pickup truck.


Thanks to "Type 2 Jim" for bringing his pickup truck.
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.
- MrBreeze
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
It's been 15 minutes, is it running yet?
This is the DVG forum. We do not tell people how to post here. Go play in the kiddie pool if you don't like it.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
LolMrBreeze wrote:It's been 15 minutes, is it running yet?
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: End of the season (it's BACK)
Is that Ed unloading that ?
I'm not an air cooled snob , I like them all !
Brown wrote:Tom is right!
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Ed who?
Anyone need a gently used crate?
Anyone need a gently used crate?
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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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Did you get a warm fuzzy feeling all over? 

Keep working at it and it gets done!!
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Tranny is done.
Apart

Had the ring, pinion, mainshaft and gears Cryo'd

ZF LSD rebuilt by Bruce Tweedle

Test run in a jib

Al ldone and now with two vents so no more gear lube puking out.


Apart

Had the ring, pinion, mainshaft and gears Cryo'd

ZF LSD rebuilt by Bruce Tweedle

Test run in a jib

Al ldone and now with two vents so no more gear lube puking out.


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: End of the season (it's BACK)
Damn, Pretty bad ass.
You going to reprint that side cover?
You going to reprint that side cover?
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.
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
is this name for real?Glenn wrote:Tranny is done.
ZF LSD rebuilt by Bruce Tweedle
![]()
Tranny looks like its ready to be christened!!
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Nice photos, I can't say I've seen many half-assembled transmissions.
Glenn wrote:DVG, we see all.
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
I can handle a Chevy RWD automatic teardown/rebuild, but stickshifts have always intimidated me. This build looks really impressive!
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
I got the engine tin back from the powder painter and can start putting the engine together.
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.
- Glenn
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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Its a rainy day so i got busy.
I decided to get part of the carb linkage powder painted to match the tin.

Also had the intake manifolds media blasted and powder painted... clear. I think they look great.

Engine on the stand and the oil cooler on.

Full flow fittings.

Close up of the return fitting.

Pulley tin clearanced for the return fitting.


Hoover Bit on the oil cooler

I switched from the old BP6ES which has a 13/16 head to a BCP6ES which has a 5/8 head.

Cylinder tin

Very small gap

Head ports


Sleds




Small tins usually left off.


Header on.. what a PITA to get everything lined up.


Type 126 Industrial tins


I also removed the distributor, replaced the points, reshimmed the shaft and tested on my Sun machine... works like new.
I decided to get part of the carb linkage powder painted to match the tin.

Also had the intake manifolds media blasted and powder painted... clear. I think they look great.

Engine on the stand and the oil cooler on.

Full flow fittings.

Close up of the return fitting.

Pulley tin clearanced for the return fitting.


Hoover Bit on the oil cooler

I switched from the old BP6ES which has a 13/16 head to a BCP6ES which has a 5/8 head.

Cylinder tin

Very small gap

Head ports


Sleds




Small tins usually left off.


Header on.. what a PITA to get everything lined up.


Type 126 Industrial tins


I also removed the distributor, replaced the points, reshimmed the shaft and tested on my Sun machine... works like new.
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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Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
I did some tin work today too. Got mine sprayed black satin and for a pop of color sprayed the coil RED!!
Also putting things back together. it was that kind of a day
Also putting things back together. it was that kind of a day
Keep working at it and it gets done!!
Re: End of the season (it's BACK)
Nice pics glen. Good move on clearing the intakes. When they are raw aluminum they really tend to absorb oil and grime as you work your way around the motor. I never knew they could powder clear!
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.