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Murbella – Day 36 – Parts cleaning and sorting

Posted on 2020-06-07

So I spent the day multi-tasking after I went and got more degreaser detergent.

Scrubbed up one final time
Scrubbed up one final time

The transaxle was scrubbed one final time. I was tempted to take it to the car wash and hot water power wash it but I figured this was good enough. It is at least clean enough to put in my car.

Cleaning more parts
Cleaning more parts

I also started the first degreasing passes on some other parts. There’s a whole lot of stuff that needs to be cleaned and prepped for reuse or potentially repainting.

Cleaning the oil cooler guts
Cleaning the oil cooler guts

I poured some mineral spirits into the oil cooler to ensure that any crud will be dissolved.

I’ll drain and redo until it runs clear. It will be finished with an interior acetone wash and then blown out with air.

Removing the bolts
Removing the bolts

The transaxle carrier is pretty filthy and it was quite a pain in the ass to remove the 2 bolts that hold the rubber transaxle mounts to it.

Heat finally loosened them up but I’m not surprised, there was a lot of oily crud all over this.

1979 VW Beetle - Trans carrier is rather bent and distorted
1979 VW Beetle – Trans carrier is rather bent and distorted

The carrier itself is rather distorted. You can see how the arc of the bend is no longer clean.

I’ll see what I can do to bend it back into shape after it is fully clean. It is going to take a few more passes.


Some of the tin parts are now fully finished with their clear cover coats.

The various under tin heat pipes really turn out well.

1979 VW Beetle - FI Engine
Sample of 1/2 pipe from tin to heat exchanger – Before cleaning and work

Multiple degreasing, sanding, and many coats of high-temp paint and clear later…

Tin pipes finished
Tin pipes finished

They turned out nice.


 

Ready to go be rebuilt
Ready to go be rebuilt

Tomorrow will be a 6-hour round trip visit to Jim’s Custom VW way out in Columbiana, OH to have the transaxle and heads rebuilt.

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