Engine Install
- sped372
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Engine Install
My longblock is due to show up Monday and I'd like to prep a few things. I have a new throwout bearing and I've cleaned up the transaxle bellhousing. I'm assuming a light coating of grease on the input shaft and at the t/o bearing pivot points on the fork? I have white lithium, black moly-type, and wheel bearing greases at my disposal. Which would be preferred, if any?
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
- Amskeptic
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Re: Engine Install
Moly. A light smear on the release bearing face as well. And hit the starter shaft going into the bell housing bushing with a little dab.sped372 wrote:My longblock is due to show up Monday and I'd like to prep a few things. I have a new throwout bearing and I've cleaned up the transaxle bellhousing. I'm assuming a light coating of grease on the input shaft and at the t/o bearing pivot points on the fork? I have white lithium, black moly-type, and wheel bearing greases at my disposal. Which would be preferred, if any?
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- sped372
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Re: Engine Install
Just completed. Hope all goes smoothly in the coming days. Gotta git back out there into the world and do some camping.Amskeptic wrote:Moly. A light smear on the release bearing face as well. And hit the starter shaft going into the bell housing bushing with a little dab.
Colin
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
- Sylvester
- Bad Old Puddy Tat.
- Location: Sylvester, Georgia
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Re: Engine Install
Where did you get it from? What all did you get?sped372 wrote:My longblock is due to show up Monday and I'd like to prep a few things.
Up, up the long, delirious, burning blue, I’ve topped the wind-swept heights with easy grace. Where never lark, or even eagle flew. And, while with silent, lifting mind I've trod, The high untrespassed sanctity of space, Put out my hand, and touched the face of God.
- sped372
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I went through Art at Air Cooled Engineering in Salt Lake City. Just a plain-jane 1600 single port as I already have a good carb, manifold, tin, etc. for that setup and I'm not in any hurry puttering down the road.
New case, balanced German internals, and good German heads. New pressure plate, clutch, and release bearing. There's other odds n' ends as well but that's the most of it.
Preparing for battle, all tin degreased and ready to go:
New case, balanced German internals, and good German heads. New pressure plate, clutch, and release bearing. There's other odds n' ends as well but that's the most of it.
Preparing for battle, all tin degreased and ready to go:
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
- Amskeptic
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That's a classic photograph right there. Get your SO to photograph you at engine start-up.sped372 wrote:Showed up today. Made some progress after work.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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Yep, it's very nice. Just another example of the obvious superiority of the early Bay.
"touched by the grace of Nordhoff"
"touched by the grace of Nordhoff"
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
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it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- Manfred
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- hambone
- Post-Industrial Non-Secular Mennonite
- Location: Portland, Ore.
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True true. Both are handy-dandy. It's a shame the 80s lurked nearby though. UGH REAGAN GET IT OFF ME GET IT OFF ME ARGHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHh
http://greencascadia.blogspot.com
http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
http://pdxvolksfolks.blogspot.com
it balances on your head just like a mattress balances on a bottle of wine
your brand new leopard skin pillbox hat
- sped372
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- Location: Waunakee, WI
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- Amskeptic
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Fresh studs will pick it right back up again. I was delirious with joy when I ended up with new exhaust studs one painful repair at a time, and lathered them with anti-seize so that all subsequent exhaust work henceforth was easy and gracious.sped372 wrote:my mood had turned sour.
Colin
BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles
- sped372
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- Location: Waunakee, WI
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Correctamundo. Chased the threads out and installed new studs and my mood was indeed positive again. It was somewhat short lived, though. After finagling the thermostat rod into place (man that sucks!) I find that my shroud won't drop the last 1/4" into place. What the...? Back off with the shroud.Amskeptic wrote:Fresh studs will pick it right back up again. I was delirious with joy when I ended up with new exhaust studs one painful repair at a time, and lathered them with anti-seize so that all subsequent exhaust work henceforth was easy and gracious.sped372 wrote:my mood had turned sour.
Colin
It appears that the upper stud holding the oil cooler is much longer than the last block's was. It hits inside the fan shroud. I'm debating whether to replace or "modify" the stud OR just drill a hole in the shroud at the shown location. Drilling seems easier but I wonder about the effects on the fluid dynamics of my cooling air.
Not a showstopper, just a minor setback. All in due time.
1971 Karmann Ghia - 1600 DP
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX
1984 Westfalia - 1.9 WBX