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 – 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 – AJ Engine – Day 1
I started the bearing work today, making sure that the oil passages conform to the bearings oil holes, as well as doing a small mod to the thrust bear cam saddle to allow for the tang of a double-thrust bearing to fit. The Silverline set of double thrust cam bearings basically duplicates 2 identical thrust…
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…
Reference: Various AJ Engine FI Support Items
I’m confident in my ability to do a relatively decent job cleaning up the aluminum on the engine, as well as aspects of the 2020 AJ engine rebuild, but there was some more generalized items I was hesitant to start given the fact the wiring harness is 41 years old, and the contacts have had…
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…
Chinese Micrometers In The House!
So there have been more than a few times over the past 18 months when I’ve needed actual micrometers. During the 2019 New Build, I kept resorting to rather crappy digital calipers to get my readings and was always frustrated with them. Now mind you, the ones I have are pretty cheap so you get…