So I tend to dig in deep and try to learn as much as possible (for me) that I can about something before attempting to execute action. I’m mostly self-taught and this is the only way I can typically learn in lieu of a mentor or actual education classes on something. Three years ago I…
Category: Engine Building
My Basic Full Flow Filtration Plan
So once I pulled the oil gallery plugs on the case, I was more or less committed to at least ensuring the case was truly clean and of course, having to tap and plug them again. I was back and forth in terms of just putting the plugs back in for this rebuild, but the…
AH Engine – Assembly Lube
So after talking to various people and trying to perform a variety of due diligence in my online research, I finally settled on the assembly lubes I’m going to try for the AH rebuild. Red Line Assembly Lube 80313 is going to be my primary assembly lubricant. It seems to have really good adhesion and…
The details of my AH206906 rebuild
The basics of my AH206906 rebuild. This is a small subset of my spreadsheet where I plan out where each part needs to come from and keep track of the vendor, price, part #, etc. Reusing the AH case and not having any other problems should put the engine rebuild costs at $2,726.76. With many…
Not a bad engine building guide from 2011-2013
While I have a ton of VW engine and performance books, YouTube, my Facebook Forums, and a slew of other sites that I reference for techniques and instructions, I love when a search for one thing ends up leading you down the rabbit hole of other things. I discovered this Samba thread from 2011 titled…
Future 2275cc Engine now? And access!
I know that earlier in the month I had starting putting together my ideas around a 2110cc engine for the future “performance” engine build, but I’ve been reading more on camshafts and other combinations of parts and work and I think I may just go with a “2275cc Mild Engine Combo” spec’d out at aircooled.net….
Future 2110cc Engine
So I’ve spent a lot of hours working on my future higher performance daily driver engine. This of course is all still fantasy until there’s a car ready enough to contain it. And that’s many thousands of dollars and many hundreds of hours in the future. But… we all need plans and goals, no? And…
The Air-Cooled VW Engine Oil System
The oil system in a VW engine is, like any vehicle’s engine, crucial to proper operation. The oil system of the air-cooled VW flat-four engine is even more important than one might realize since along with the primary lubrication function, the oil also serves a critical cooling purpose, with some of the oil being directed…
The negative effects of poor oil maintenance!
Technically, once a previously used VW air-cooled engine block is deemed to be crack-free and adequate to be rebuilt, and if the bearing saddles and thrust are sound and not in need of further machining such as an align bore, the block can be rebuilt as-is and should be sound for quite some time. However,…
AH Engine – Rebuilding – Engine Tins – Part 5
While I am not going to bother with it for this first AH engine rebuild, there is a later fan shroud tin development that Murbella has that did not exist on the 1974 and earlier fan shrouds. In dealing with the differences introduced in 1975 with the L-Jetronic Fuel-Injected engines, the fan should was significantly…