Das Volks Vintage Volkswagen Gruppe

Update. Took a break, had a peach and snapple and went back to the job.

With some different tools and some imagination got the section under the shifter to advance and then I pushed the rod from the rear and it moved. Reseated it above the hard line or tube thats there and then put the rear coupler back together. I had ordered a new one but was having a prob getting the screw to go down straight through the top hole. Used the one that was in the car already and just replaced the rubber side pieces. Done. Checked after and there seem to be some burrs in the threads on the new one.
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Out with the old


Back in place.


All reconnected. Took it for a ride and sounds and feels good

Great job. You've done more to that car in the past year than many other VW owners have in 10 years.

Looks like there is no task you're not willing to try and master.

Glenn wrote:Great job. You've done more to that car in the past year than many other VW owners have in 10 years.

Looks like there is no task you're not willing to try and master.

Thanks. I have lots of good inspiration from the gruppe and lots more to learn but I am willing to try! A lot learned in one year!

Great job Aud. I have never personally done this job, but I hear its a bitch. Now I know who to call!

Kudos!

Told ya it wasn't that hard! Great job!

Raj wrote:Great job Aud. I have never personally done this job, but I hear its a bitch. Now I know who to call!

Kudos!

That's a little harsh don't you think!!

Brown wrote:

Raj wrote:Great job Aud. I have never personally done this job, but I hear its a bitch. Now I know who to call!

Kudos!

That's a little harsh don't you think!!

Glenn A wrote:Told ya it wasn't that hard! Great job!

Thanks!! Hard no, but need lots of patience, especially when its 98 degrees and I'm sitting in the bug baking on the driveway! Hot mama!!

AoT wrote:Hot mama!!

I agree.

AoT wrote:

Glenn A wrote:Told ya it wasn't that hard! Great job!

Thanks!! Hard no, but need lots of patience, especially when its 98 degrees and I'm sitting in the bug baking on the driveway! Hot mama!!

Yup! Patience is the name of the game. twisting and turning the shiftrod to get it to clean the hard lines is a major pain. I forgot about that until I read your post.

Great job!

A few weeks back when I was thinking that engine was running hot, GA talked about the engine working under negative pressure. I did some checking and found out that the holes that were in the engine compartment due to it being an auto stick at some point have never been sealed off. Going to go back to the electrical section at HD and see if I can find some flat metal to seal these up.

Left side


Right side


anyone identify this part (square white piece) and its function. or can it go? Some type of relay?


Eventually hope to get all this cleaned up back here and get some new boards in place and replace the seal around the engine. These are beat.

i dont think thats the issue, but it sure $hit doesnt help. Close up the holes and see what happens. That white mystery box is some diagnosis part that the old school VW guys used to plug there machines into to tell them stuff. I have never seen one actually ever used or the output of the 'test'.

AoT wrote:A few weeks back when I was thinking that engine was running hot, GA talked about the engine working under negative pressure.

Just to clairify we where talking about cooling air flow. And additional holes in the engine compartment could suck in hot air that had already been discharged from the cooling fan.

Nice job staying on top of the list AoT! Keep after it.

Raj wrote:i dont think thats the issue,

It wasn't the issue. The issue was the engine was running way to advanced.

Glenn A wrote:The issue was the engine was running way to advanced.

That will do it.

Not to speak for AoT but the holes where things that ended up on her to-do list awhile back. Hell of a job keeping up with the list Audrey. When I need to read about someone working on VWs' I go right to the Wonder thread!

Glenn A wrote:Not to speak for AoT but the holes where things that ended up on her to-do list awhile back. Hell of a job keeping up with the list Audrey. When I need to read about someone working on VWs' I go right to the Wonder thread!

It's a labor of love, keep it up Audry

For those of you that have had a peek under the lids of the wonder you know the wriring is shaky!
Trying to clean up some of the connections.





When it rains the brake light always lites up. "Unkneaded" the connection to find that the left side had one strand to make the connection. See if the clean up helps.






Two down, lots more to go!!

Glenn A wrote:Not to speak for AoT but the holes where things that ended up on her to-do list awhile back. Hell of a job keeping up with the list Audrey. When I need to read about someone working on VWs' I go right to the Wonder thread!

Just to keep you coming back for more!!

Jacked up the wonder yesterday (after getting the hitch holes completed) to see about those auto stick holes. Cut out the rubber grommets and put together a repair using the metal end caps from HD. Cut off the flange tabs and drilled through two of them to mate them up, one on the inside and one in the wheel well and them bolted together. One Worked out ok. There was also some type of resevoir for the ATF that I took out and will close off that hole but need smaller end caps.

Driver side was about 1 1/2".




Took off resevoir and used 2" end cap to close. One more to go



Resevoir






Will take off the old undercoating and redo when I get the fenders done!

I'm pretty sure that is the charcoal canister for the fuel tank , it doesn't have anything to do with the autostick. They put them in so you wouldn't smell fumes from the gas tank.

That's what it is.

Tom wrote:I'm pretty sure that is the charcoal canister for the fuel tank , it doesn't have anything to do with the autostick. They put them in so you wouldn't smell fumes from the gas tank.

Now you tell me! Its a goner!
Makes sense since there is a lingering odor of gas most times. It hasn't been connected in quite some time. Would the other end of that hose connect onto the fan shrould, b/c I see an unused stem that is just on the inside of the engine compartment?

This diagram shows the fan shroud:




Circled hoses to Charcoal Canister:

Now, if one has those holes in their shroud, and no canister to connect, they should be covered or plugged, right?

correct