Zen, What do you want to bet "Smelly'" doesn`t even have a Gen.strap left ? Oh well, there is always the Ole Maytag out back.

SC, if you don't have a generator strap, I've got one you can have.  Better get one on there if its missing.  I think the Godfather has been digging 'round in his Dasher parts collection and warming up his throwing arm.  When he fires up the Volvo and heads south, we are both gonn'a be in for it if your fan shroud isn't properly installed, the generator strapped down and the belt properly tensioned.   :lol:  At least he will pass your house first . . . maybe he'll run out of stuff to throw by the time he gets to my house and sees my "projects."  :wink:

Good God Almighty !  I think everything in the Triangle is right there be fore our eyes, a virtual collection of goodies not seen by man nor beast in many Eons. :lol:  :lol:

I must have parked to close to my house. I think The red bug has infected it.  My house got jealous of all the attention the bug has been getting and broke a  pipe so i'd spend some time with her.,  I have a nice waterfall under the upstairs shower,  its pretty and I'd like to keep it but the carpet can't absorb much more.  I have to put on my plumber pants today.  

Did I tell ya that my beetle has its own eco-system?
 I have a colony sea monkeys growing in the stagnant water in my fuel tank well from the fresh air/water intake.  They are real fun to watch swim but when they fly, they bite.  Bad sea monkeys.  SC

Hi everyone,  I got the bug on some ramps and I took the fan shroud off.  It was full of dryer lint and acorns.   pretty nasty.  OK the heater system is all rusted out, so i don't need all the the little flaps in the fan shroud.  Is it ok to rip out all the little flaps and things in the there?  it looks like the flaps close when you want air to the heaters.  Wouldn't you want all the air to blow on the heads all the time?  There is a kind of coil thing below the right heads under the tin.  It looks like it opens the flaps or something when the motor gets hot.  what does that do?  and does it need to still do it?
If that coil goes bad I bet it would cook a motor.

here is a picture . I hope it posts clearly

Today I decided to take out the motor.  I pulled all the wires  gas line  etc.  took off the top bolts and the botton bolts. tried to pull the motor out , The motor was stuck the tranny.  I called Zen and he said that was weird.  I checked for JP weld along the  tranny/ engine crack put it was clean.   I jacked the motor up and down trying to loosen it.  then I heard a clang under the bug. A big old brace fell from the motor.  Evidently,  I
un-did the tranny mount bracket and not the bottom motor bolts
(Mesosmart).  It took a half hour to get the tranny brace back in.  I don't know why.. but I could not get the threads to bite.  OK ,  so I found the 2 bottom engine bolts.  Started lowering and wiggleing , lowering and wiggleing.  I got the motor almost down and I heard,  twang boink.  I broke and ripped off the oil sensor.  It had a little brass/ copper wire to it that I over looked. Shnizzle.  Now I have to easy out the threads.  Not a big deal , just a deal I didn't need.  NOW the motor is on  ground........ Whoppee.  I took off the tin and found like 11 acorns and the crack between the 2 heads was LOADED with hair, string, and gunk.   I think my  lawn mower is cleaner.    

SMILE...  I am so proud, my first motor.  Should I pass around cigars?

 What do I need to now?  is there some thing you do when the motor is off?  I plan  to torq up the head bolts and set the valves.  I garden hosed the crud and used a wire  and a hacksaw blade to clean the space between the fins.  Oh,  I dug out the rust in the preheater pipes that run along the intake manifold to warm it.  I also punched a hole in the pipe.  shnizzlle.  Now I need some exhaust epoxy

Also, the shaft out of the tranny has a wiggle to it.  Is it easy to change the bearing or do tranny shafts like to wiggle?  Thanks   SC






Please Let me know what

Victory!, after at least 12 hours of threading wire and spraying carb cleaner.  Yes. you guessed it ..  the fuel line has at least a 1MM passage from end to end.  Ya.. my finger hurt,  but they are stronger and macho'er now.  I have begun writing a book about my quest and on the many ways to thread wire through a small metal tube.  If NASA attached the heat tiles to the shuttle with dried out gas varnish, they would never have had any problems

  I plan to re-attach the motor to the tranny this week end or friday if time permits.  stay tuned.  Hey Zen what about that wire cover you talked about? Did Aaron buy them all?  

FYI , A guy at work just  bought a bunch a VW parts .  He is in Trion. 10minutes south or Laf.  (I think it is within the LaFayette triangle) He has a bunch of used and new  carbs, dist's  lights, Wheels,  mirrors and other junk.. that he wants to sell at reasonable prices.  I'll ask him if he wants me to post his number .  S/C

Hey Jason, I still want that hood man. U still have it dont' ya? I am trying to pay up some items then I can pay ya for the hood ok? Hey what happend to David? Is he on vacation?

   
   I am kinda worrin about him  

     
 
         Smelly you got a super like mine that is kool. I just changed the oil in mine for the 1st time since I reabuilt the engine..

       Aaron

Ah um,  does anybody know how the spark wires go?   I forgot to mark them
SC