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Mountain Power House
Joined: 26 Jul 2006 Posts: 879 Location: Aircooled Heaven USA
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 1:55 pm Post subject: |
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Yep, powdercoat. I use 2 coats ;-0 _________________ Jake Raby
57 Oval
64 Porsche 356C Outlaw
66 Bug -The Plague Returns!
73 VW Thing (Will I ever finish it?)
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 5:09 pm Post subject: |
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Powder coat it is! finished cleaning the rest of the tin today. _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
'71 Super Beetle Convertible
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KleineVW
Joined: 18 Apr 2011 Posts: 103
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:04 pm Post subject: |
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Where's the best place to powdercoat a set of tins near Athens and what does it typically cost to get tins done? |
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Sun Jan 22, 2012 9:24 pm Post subject: |
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KleineVW wrote: | Where's the best place to powdercoat a set of tins near Athens and what does it typically cost to get tins done? |
Couldn't tell ya the answer to either question........I have a setup to do my own coating using a dedicated kitchen oven that I put in my backyard shop. Maybe Jon will chime in about an Athens location. _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
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'74 Standard Beetle
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Sun Jan 29, 2012 9:34 pm Post subject: |
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Got my sandblasting finished today! Watched Jake's rebuild video (VERY informative!) Injectors are packed and ready to ship out, Rest of the engine tear down coming this week! _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:38 pm Post subject: |
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Here's a 'before' pic of the auto tranny:
And here's an 'after' :
Gonna try my best to finish disassembly of the engine tomorrow evening.. _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
'71 Super Beetle Convertible
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Sapp67
Joined: 04 Jun 2006 Posts: 331 Location: Athens, GA
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Posted: Tue Jan 31, 2012 11:50 pm Post subject: |
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Tranny cleaned up nicely. Did you have to do any internal repairs to it? _________________ Steve
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:05 am Post subject: |
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No, but it did get all new seals & gaskets. _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
'71 Super Beetle Convertible
'74 Thing |
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Tronview Site Admin
Joined: 29 Jun 2007 Posts: 330 Location: Bethlehem, Ga
1963 Volkswagen Beetle
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 12:13 am Post subject: |
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What did you use to clean off all the road debris from the tranny. _________________ 1963 Beetle
1975 Westfalia
Duct tape is like 'The Force.' It has a light side and a dark side, and it holds the universe together. |
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 7:01 am Post subject: |
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Tronview wrote: | What did you use to clean off all the road debris from the tranny. |
I used a pressure washer to start with, then I finished by using an ancient Chinese secret .............Pro Flow Performance _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Wed Feb 01, 2012 10:59 pm Post subject: |
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I got the pistons pulled and the rest of the block stripped except for the oil pump. Does anyone (Clyde, Jake, anyone . . . ) know what size the 12 point socket bolts are that hold the automatic plate on the flywheel side of the engine? I'd rather not have to buy a complete set right now. Also, the white wire in the pic wasn't plugged into anything in the engine bay. Any ideas of what it was for and how to properly remove it from the case. It doesn't seem to just unplug....
The pistons are MAHLE and seem to be marked 94's on the back. At least there is a 94 stamped on the back of each one.
Sorry for the glare.
Anyone know if the rusty bracket in the next pic was for the AC?
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'78 Riviera Bus
'74 Standard Beetle
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 7:42 pm Post subject: |
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The 12 pt bolts are 12mm for future reference. ( Thanks to a user's input on Jake's website.) The rusty bracket was indeed for AC use. (Another user's input over there ) I got the auto plate off tonight, oil pump removed and all case bolts loose. Gonna review Jake's dvd once more before attempting to split the case just to make sure I don't mess anything up.
Still no answer on the mystery wire attached to the case above #1 cylinder. It has some sort of sensor on the back side of the case attachment.
More to follow..... _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 9:40 pm Post subject: |
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I found a wanted ad on the Samba that showed my mystery wire and sensor. According to that, the sensor is for electronic TDC marker for diagnosing timing electronically. _________________ '58 RHD 2110cc Beetle
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Jon Site Admin
Joined: 01 Jun 2006 Posts: 2421 Location: Bishop GA
1969 Volkswagen Type 3
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Posted: Thu Feb 02, 2012 10:28 pm Post subject: |
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Thang wrote: | I found a wanted ad on the Samba that showed my mystery wire and sensor. According to that, the sensor is for electronic TDC marker for diagnosing timing electronically. |
Everybody knows that! Duh. _________________ 73 Typ481
76 Westy
73 Bug
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Thang
Joined: 28 Aug 2006 Posts: 269 Location: Buchanan, GA
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Posted: Fri Feb 03, 2012 3:08 pm Post subject: |
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Jon wrote: | Thang wrote: | I found a wanted ad on the Samba that showed my mystery wire and sensor. According to that, the sensor is for electronic TDC marker for diagnosing timing electronically. |
Everybody knows that! Duh. |
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'74 Standard Beetle
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