I threw out a question to the VW Aircooled Tech Help Group I’m a part of on Facebook to get some input on the risks of introducing any damage to the pivot joint if I brought an impact into the situation. Since I’ve never seen a trailing arm off a vehicle, I just did not…
Month: April 2020
Trying a new vendor for carb parts.
So most of the VW-centric vendors don’t focus on the widest availability of carburetor parts for VWs. Sure, they have the basics, and often various kits, but when it comes down to the individual bits and pieces, especially a wide range of jetting options, no one vendor has a wide variety. I ended up opting…
AS41 Engine – EMPI EPC carb work continues
So as I previously mentioned, I decided to go back to using the EMPI EPC dual single barrel carbs I purchased and had originally intended for the new engine. However, based on conversations with people as well as researching other people’s efforts with these, as well as the Weber ICTs they are cloned from, I’ve…
Murbella – Day 6 – Spring Plate Removal & Pivot Arm Issues
I wasn’t feeling all that great today but I needed to get out of the house for a bit so I went out and tried to get the trailing arm off. It did not go as planned but other stuff was removed. Partial Fender Removal To actually make room to work and be able to…
Murbella – Day 5 – Stub Axle Removal and Bearing Housing Disassembly
So what it really comes down to is my fear of hitting things too hard to avoid any possibility of damage. I couldn’t remove the stub axle yesterday since I was being too kind to it. Today was a different matter. I used the rubber end of a hammer to safeguard the end and with…
Murbella – Day 4 – Hub Disassembly
I started the rather process of removing the brake drum assembly to get to the main bearing hub. You can tell how little driving I did in 2018 and 2019 as the rear bakes have almost no dust and as still extremely clean from when I redid them 2 years ago. I remember how…
Reference: Weber ICT / EMPI EPC Dual Single Barrel Carbs
Just a collection of Weber ICT / EMPI EPC Dual Single Barrel Carb videos and reference materials. Updated 4/12/2020 Default Jetting in EMPI EPC 34 Main Jet: 150 Air Jet: Idle Jet: 55 Float Jet: Emulsion Tube: F-6 Possible Optimal Jetting in Weber ICT/EMPI EPC 34 (source) Main…
AS41 Engine – Reversing course on the carbs!
Well, it looks like the last real work I did on my new engine was October 19, 2019 before it got too cold to work in the garage. I’ve decided to attempt to get the EMPI 34 EPC dual single barrel carbs working again. There’s no reason why these should not work properly with this…
Murbella – Day 3 – Axle Drive Shaft Restoration Begins
So I spent about 20 minutes decreasing the axle drive shafts and set myself on the task of removing as much surface rust as I could, as well as all remains of the prior coating. They cleaned up very well. I used my tried and true Dremel to get as much surface rust off as…
Murbella – Day 3 – Passenger Side Axle Disassembly
The passenger side axle is in a lot worse shape than the drive side. It required a lot more work to get the boots off but eventually it broke apart. I did a basic degrease to be able to handle all this but I’m not touching any more of the boots or the outer CV…