So while I was waiting for various tins to dry , I decided to do a mock-up of the new injectors in the the restored manifolds so see what kind of hose adjustments do I need to make. Now I originally had everything assembled and then tried to place the injectors into the manifold as…
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Murbella – Day 39 – New Throttle Body Seals
The Harwal oil seals arrived the other day so I test fit them into the throttle body. These are the same seals that the guy on The Samba used on his bus throttle body. Now they aren’t perfect fits as they are not a 1:1 replacement part. However, I think they’ll do at keeping the…
Murbella – Day 36 – TPS Sensor Case “Repair”
So I pulled out Murbella’s original throttle position sensor (TPS) to compare the one I removed, from the questionable functioning part I purchased. Now I wasn’t concerned in that TPS sensor working so much as I was in the condition of the plastic cover. This “repair” will perfect. The new old part is solid with…
Murbella – Day 36 – Parts cleaning and sorting
So I spent the day multi-tasking after I went and got more degreaser detergent. 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….
Murbella – Day 35 – Vapor Emissions Work To Do
Now I know tons of Beetle owners rip out their stock emissions systems (on 73 and later cars) as well as ripping out various up front fuel evaporation components. Now in 2018, I decide to run a new tube from the front evap chamber to the charcoal canister, and while I failed with my choice…
Murbella – Day 35 – And a transaxle shall be dropped!
I am so glad I soaked that clutch cable flynut in penetrating oil. For something that was a major pain in the ass before, it came right off today. It is incredibly easy to remove a Type 1 transaxle once all the starter wires are disconnected, as well as the clutch cable and the nosecone…
Murbella – Day 34 – The throttle shaft seals
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…
Other People’s Parts – More Used FI components
My order of used FI parts from Bugcity.com arrived today. The throttle body with TPS of unknown status is generally clean, and then plastic on the TPS is perfect, so I can use the cover portion to replace the damaged one I removed from Murbella. I know have 2 backup throttle bodies and linkages and…
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 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…