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Will the clutch disc surface be good enough to use or will you have to resurface it?
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Seems like exhaust bolts and nuts enjoy making our lives miserable
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yes they do Wayne, but they can't take the grinding wheel in a angle grinder, off came the fan housing and the carb pipes.
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next in line was the left side pot cover.
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oh boy who did that? has that kitten been in here?
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off with the grill.
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a spray of WD40, wipe with a old rag, needs a proper clean out though.
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next in line was the left side pot cover.
oh boy who did that? has that kitten been in here?
off with the grill.
a spray of WD40, wipe with a old rag, needs a proper clean out though.
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the right side was rusty and came off with a scream and a groan of rusty doomed metal.
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next off, the rockers.
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rockers marked for orientation with masking tape, the plugs in a numbered card, ready for examination.
the push rods out next.
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state of these, everything is coated with calcified oil. First one out.
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using a marked cardboard holder to show orientation of the rods, these are all hollow and drip oil, so a oil pan was needed.
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rockers marked for orientation with masking tape, the plugs in a numbered card, ready for examination.
the push rods out next.
state of these, everything is coated with calcified oil. First one out.
using a marked cardboard holder to show orientation of the rods, these are all hollow and drip oil, so a oil pan was needed.
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this rusty old oil cooler will be off next. I wonder if it will be usable, replacements are £80. I'm hoping a clean up and new seals will do it.
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very professional instruction video from just campers, worth a watch.
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today was epic in the moving forward stakes, the day started with the cylinder head coming off on the left side.
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messy but only a fin broken off the left forward pot
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the interior shows some blackening, but not enough to show up a consearn.
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the cylinder top surfaces are now exposed for inspection, no problems there, nice tight rings.
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messy but only a fin broken off the left forward pot
the interior shows some blackening, but not enough to show up a consearn.
the cylinder top surfaces are now exposed for inspection, no problems there, nice tight rings.
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besides the cleaning up needed, everything looks to be reusable, I'm placing the parts in order,left to right, orientated as on the engine left to right.
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space on the right side of the table to take the right head & pots, first out comes the bellows after it's bracket is unbolted.
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ready to remove the right cylinder head and some assistance presented itself in thwe form of Daughter, Daughters boyfriend, Harry my son and me, four people can lift a beetle shell onto the beetle chassis.
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the holes all line up, hooray!, the only grip is I forgot to drill out the sheared off body location stud rear right, not a problem, this is just a test fit.
space on the right side of the table to take the right head & pots, first out comes the bellows after it's bracket is unbolted.
ready to remove the right cylinder head and some assistance presented itself in thwe form of Daughter, Daughters boyfriend, Harry my son and me, four people can lift a beetle shell onto the beetle chassis.
the holes all line up, hooray!, the only grip is I forgot to drill out the sheared off body location stud rear right, not a problem, this is just a test fit.
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the body was easy to lift with four people, in fact so easy, using a length of timber at each end, we were able to fine tune it's position over the front and rear bolt holes, two in the front and two either side of the rear wheel arches.
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had to rush out and buy a new car cover to keep my new floor out of the weather.
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had to rush out and buy a new car cover to keep my new floor out of the weather.
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great to see new and old amalgamated, if only temporarily.
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the main point, loads of space in the workshop to fix the motor.
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the main point, loads of space in the workshop to fix the motor.
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the right hand head came off after some gentle tapping avoiding the fins.
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tapping off the rearmost jug, avoiding the easily broken off cooling fins.
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tapping off the rearmost jug, avoiding the easily broken off cooling fins.
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got some gunk to clean the outside of the motor.
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splash it on all over.....a bit like Brute aftershave, well Mickey is a 1972 Beetle.
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scrub it into the baked on grease, see I can find some metal
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splash it on all over.....a bit like Brute aftershave, well Mickey is a 1972 Beetle.
scrub it into the baked on grease, see I can find some metal
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this is going to take me days to clean, I will end up splitting the case to take a good look inside.
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this image is giving me confidence, when you compare it to the first application of Gunk picture above.
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there's even some metal starting to show up
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at this rate it'll be clean in days.
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there's even some metal starting to show up
at this rate it'll be clean in days.
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next morning the engine had dried and looked reasonably clean, more work needed, but it's getting there.
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small areas around the bolts and studs need attention with a small screwdriver to scrape out guck that has held on. time to turn some attention to the jugs and heads.
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small areas around the bolts and studs need attention with a small screwdriver to scrape out guck that has held on. time to turn some attention to the jugs and heads.
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this toothbrush has been of great assistance.
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Gunk works best if left to soak in and loosen the caked on grease and oil.
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Gunk works best if left to soak in and loosen the caked on grease and oil.
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while that soaks in, time for some cleaning of the heads.
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Gunk helps here too, lots of white residue removed in a stroke.
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I'm no stranger to cleaning, this German pre war Barracks looks neat and tidy due to my attention with a bucket of soapy water and a scrubbing brush. 1981.
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the valve seats will need a thorough examination, once they've been cleaned.
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Gunk helps here too, lots of white residue removed in a stroke.
I'm no stranger to cleaning, this German pre war Barracks looks neat and tidy due to my attention with a bucket of soapy water and a scrubbing brush. 1981.
the valve seats will need a thorough examination, once they've been cleaned.
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scrub a dub dub day today.
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jugs and heads, well look at that, no wonder the socket wouldn't seat to unscrew that plug in number three.
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all grime to the bottom of the bowl.
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jugs and heads, well look at that, no wonder the socket wouldn't seat to unscrew that plug in number three.
all grime to the bottom of the bowl.
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out with the pressure washer this morning.
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the heads were nice and clean after a few hours soaking in Gunk.
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the heat exchanger was washed next.
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I'm keeping it together, but soon it will need to be divided, the left one looks usable.
Nice and solid.
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but the right side has had it, a mesh of rust holes marks it for the scrap pile.
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the heads were nice and clean after a few hours soaking in Gunk.
the heat exchanger was washed next.
I'm keeping it together, but soon it will need to be divided, the left one looks usable.
Nice and solid.
but the right side has had it, a mesh of rust holes marks it for the scrap pile.
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