So I got Żuczek’s front up on stands to get access to the fuel tank outlet and try to drain what’s there and begin the process of trying to figure out where that water-contaminated fuel was coming from. While I was down there I noticed some things I was definitely not happy about. The main…
AS41 Engine – Still not wanting to run smoothly.
So I got it started again with the new jets and of course, am still having a rough time dialing it in. It just hates being around 850-950 rpms for idling and constantly struggles. It runs better with an idle of 1100 or so but just feels like it shouldn’t be that high. Still not…
AS41 Engine – Days 28 to 45 – A lot of missed posting
Day 28 – The first of many delays begins… 2019-07-25 So it started right up with the new can of gasoline and I had it revved up and down for a while and then it just sputtered and stopped. I’ve tried for 10 minutes and it won’t start again. I noticed that the lights have…
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…
Goodbye Yellow!
So after a lot of back and forth over the year, and knowing that it is completely unrealistic for me to have 2 project cars given the space, my capabilities, and my income, I decided to put I Am Curious (Yellow) up for sale in the as-is roller/chassis that he has been in since the…
AE Engine – Clean-Up 2
Started working on the parts clean-up. It is so much nicer to touch and deal with things all cleaned up than to have the grime and oil on everything. The 10mm cylinder studs appear to have been used previously so may be original to the engine. They’ve been painted and there was quite a lot…
AE Engine – Clean Up 1
So I sat for a bit draining as much oil as I could from the sump recesses, then poured some mineral spirits in and with a brush tried to get the engine cleaned up in my bin. On the whole, while some parts of the interior were very black and oily, the exterior was really…
AE Engine – Engine Tear-Down 8
The remaining oil at the sump area was drained for both sides of the case and the last bits and pieces were removed. The bores look to be in decent shape. The dowels were solid and not bent and the bore saddle surfaces are smooth with no signs of wear. A few quick measurements indicate…
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 6
The tear down to short block proved to be fairly quick, with the 10mm cylinder studs giving me a bit of a challenge but no loss of case savers. Now two of the cylinder studs came out when I was removing the heads so I still need to try and get those original nuts off…