So in addition to the new engine not really starting, I’m having severe issues with leaks from the pre-heat tubes and risers. The gaskets are just not dealing with it and unfortunately, the manifold’s pre-heater pipes really need some metal work due to how aged they are. Buying a new intake at this stage is…
Category: General
New Plans – October 2019 to the Future
So there I am, having spent the last few days still under the feeling like I had to build an engine for Yellow to sell him as a fully functional car and yet he was being purchased as a rolling project! I started going down the path of engine bearings and all kinds of other…
AE Engine – Engine Top Tear-Down 7
And the case was cracked open! All kinds of surprises inside, at least in terms of what’s there. I already knew the crank is probably not stock given the fact is is 8-dowel drilled. I’m thinking it might be an original that was rebuilt and modded given the VW logo on it. Need to research…
AE Engine – Engine Top Tear-Down 3
So today was all about beating the hell out of that last nut that would not come off the exhaust stud. And beat I did! Multiple sessions of heat and penetrating oil didn’t make a difference so I took to beating it with a hammer and chisel. I slowly made some headway and changing different…
Central Ohio Vintage Volkswagen Club – Volksfest 29 –
I had not planned to attend but the weather was nice, and my son told me he was going to help a friend sell stuff at the swap meet so I headed out Volksfest 29. It was about as good of a show as one can get for central Ohio. It has been held at…
AH Engine – Day 2 – The Synching
So I tried the aftermarket distributor gear and it does not fit. I think it needs to be honed down to even attempt to move smoothly so I decided to go with the AH engine’s original gear, washers, and spring which all went in fine and without a problem. I used the basic EMPI 009…
Test Post Again Wed 4/2
Test Post Again Wed 4/2
The VW Super Beetle Handbook
One of my favorite books in my library is The Volkswagen Super Beetle Handbook published by HP Books. In most auto books and literature, the Super Beetle at most gets a few pages devoted to it and mostly what feels like an afterthought on the end of Beetles in the US market. That’s partly why…
2019’s High Level Plan
So I know what I want to do on the cars for 2019, and I know some of the general order of things that happen. I mean, I’m a logistics guy and a project manager so I often do this day in and day out at work and it is almost impossibly not to apply…
The general plans for 2019 haven’t changed much!
I’m rather shocked. Since my original planning sessions last year I haven’t altered things too much for what I’d like to do in 2019. The engines need to be the primary early focus of the year, with the immediate goal of getting Żuczek B. and Curious (Yellow) running, stopping, and generally driving. That includes…