VW Type 1 Case Parts and Gasket Kits
When rebuilding an engine, or starting from scratch from a new case, there are a variety of additional items that need to be acquired to…
Category: Engine Building
Rocker Geometry – As good a time as any to learn it.
There are of course a few things I am generally ignorant about, or have never never had the opportunity to really learn. (There’s also the…
My engine build – A change of direction!
So after some serious thought yesterday and today, I’ve decided to go in a slightly different direction for the AH engine rebuild that I’ve been…
AH Engine – There shall come a short block!
So I took everything out today. I redid the distributor drive pinion gear and made sure it was properly lubed and smoothly spinning. I swapped…
AH Engine – Crank Assembly Diagram
I didn’t get a chance to work on the engine today given that my fingers are killing me and I’m tired as hell. However, I…
AH Engine – Day 2 – Crank and cam assembly and pressure valves
One thing I can say is no matter how much I read over the past 6 months or how many videos I watched during this…
AH Engine – Day 1 – Case and bearings
It has started! Without the crankshaft assembly together, nor the camshaft cleaned, there wasn’t much to do other than give the case one more once…
AH Engine – Last Minute Case Prep
So the trials and tribulations of find local AN fittings that will fit without too much case modding proved not to be. Even with some…
AH Engine – To tap for oil temperature or not?
The simplicity of the VW Type 1 engine, and the actual car itself, more or less harkens back to an era when simplicity reigned. Especially…
AH Engine – Porting the new oil pump for better flow.
Now there is one simple mod I came across many times in my research and that involves porting the oil inlet into the pump. Now…