So I pulled the throttle shafts off of the other throttle bodies I have and sure enough, the seals are just as bad and I would not want to reuse them. The VW part number is 022 133 089 A and of course, that’s not something available anymore. Hell, given how many Beetles were sold…
Category: Project – 2020 Murbella
Murbella – Engine – Day 1 – Too much play.
Yeah. I am pretty sure the case can’t be built as-is without being machined. So much for having a week off to build the long block. Best case scenario… needs align bored. Worst case scenario… case is warped internally and is trash. And if that’s the situation, Murbella is no longer numbers matching.
Murbella – Day 34 – Heat tin comparisons
So I threw some aftermarket heater tins in my cart since they were on sale. I knew from general appearance that the 75-79 FI tins differ substantially since the heat exchangers of these years are totally different from the 74 and earlier variety. I figured at best, I may be able to use these to…
Murbella – Day 34 – All the important bits are here!
So all the remaining key long block parts arrived today. I can start putting some order to chaos in terms of the parts bins, make sure everything is easily accessible as needed, etc. So I’ve gone with the 4140 Forged Counterweighted Crankshaft VW Journal crank for the rebuild. If I lived in southern…
Murbella – Day 33 – External oil plumbing
It will be many weeks until I have the engine in a semi-mockup state to be able to determine final options on the external oil filtering. I would really like to implement the bold on option since it will make a huge difference in the general longevity of this engine. However, my choice to return…
Murbella – Day 33 – And the parts continue to arrive!
The parts continue to arrive from all of the vendors. Sparx Werks The restored Bosch 043 905 205H Distributor arrived rom Sparx Werks and it is a thing of beauty. William Fowler does a service to the classic VW community here! Compared to the old ones I have, I’m just blown away at how new…
Murbella – Day 32 – More tin painting. KBS Topcoat!
So I applied the KBS BlackTop Chassis Paint over some of the rust shield. The rust shield product is not UV-resistant, so it needs another coat of this. Yeah. I know. The parts are under the car. But I also hoped to smooth out some of my shoddy brush work. I continued working on some…
Murbella – Day 32 – My injectors arrived back!
I am rather out of words and what my cleaned and restored fuel injectors look like. Remember these pics from a few weeks back? The package I just opened is like magic happened. Other than some wear on the plastic electronic areas, the injectors look practically brand new! And that Cold Start Valve…
Murbella – Day 32 – KBS (The day after)
I thought it would be wise to see how the parts all turned out so I pulled them out into the sun. Let’s just say… an amateur did them and it really really looks like it. There is quite a lot of drip lines since these had to hang. For some reason, there seems to…
Murbella – Day 32 – Project scope changes.
So as with any classic automotive project, you can plan everything out months in advance, but as disassembly occurs, you need to be able to move with the flow, and if necessary deal with situations that may change, especially as you discover problems and the like. For my 2020 Murbella Projects, the suspension and brake…