Barn Find 1969 Amante gt. WILL IT RUN? 

im a woman in my mid fifties and i am addicted to mustie1 videos...so much so, i found old chainsaw, has compression and spark so i cleaned it, rebuilt carb and now im ready to start pulling to see if i can bring it back to life. what has happened to me...lol

You know I always wanted a Beatle, from the first time I saw one in Bowman ND back in 1965. Well in about 75 I started to deal on one down in El Paso Texas at a fly by night car dealer just off base from Fort Bliss. I took her for a test drive, I think it was a "Super Beatle" the way the guy talked anyhow, and she did run out like a dream, my wonderful wife even liked it. Then We got back from the 10 or 12 block test drive, and I parked her back on line. I opened the back hood and looked at the engine, there was oil flowing from that cooler, at the time I had no idea what the hell it even was and I don't think the salesman did either. He made some excuse about the car sitting still for so long and told me the leak would go away with driving. I didn't buy the explanation, and I didn't buy the car either. I went to another dealer and purchased an Opel Manta, never did regret my decision, that little baby blue Opel was indeed my dream car, and later, when my wonderful wife got her drivers license, her first car was a puke green Opel Manta 1900. She absolutely loved that car, and when it finally died and we could no longer find Opel's, she settled for Buicks since Buick imported the Opel. God how I miss my wonderful wife who was taken from me by cancer after 51 years and 4 days...

27th of December, currently 12:23pm, just had a turkey leftover sandwich and now its time to watch Mustie for 1 and a half hours. Why? Because its better than anything that's been on TV this Christmas 🤣

Lol! when you said "you're eying those ain't you?" .. Yes ..yes i was..

The moment you realise you're on holiday , the food and drink has been flowing and you haven't watched part one!!!! Merry Christmas from England !!!!!

When you fired that mother up for the first time from the rebuild I grinned like a child awesome 👍🏻👍🏻👍🏻🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿

I was looking at those cinnamon rolls wondering if he would mention them and then Mustie said it was ok to take one ....Cruel, Mustie, just cruel.

At the point where others would throw up their arms in horror and walk away, Mr Mustie 1 shows every sign of enjoyment at the prospect of another interesting metal puzzle to solve. Respect and best wishes, my friend! Col, NZ

Who else noticed that @20:00 Mustie was playing jingle bells on the vice using valves as drumsticks? Just how appropriate is that? Merry Christmas everyone.

For me your best videos are the technical rebuilding of VW engines and autos. Thank you, sir.

I wish we had videos when I was 15. I'd probably still be driving my first car, a VW van. Back then, there weren't even vcrs. we had books, but I've never been good about learning from books. show me though, and I remember.

I like your sense of humor. “There’s a joke there.”

Good Morning everyone. Happy Holidays.

I can smell the hot engine/burning paint/chemical offgassing right through the screen. Done this many times, and it is very gratifying to hear them idle down and run smooth. I recall the first time my wife saw me start a VW engine just sitting on the driveway. She was bewildered. Had no idea that was possible.

Love when Mustie addresses us directly, Kinda scares me sometimes, like being called on in class when you were paying attention elsewhere and had no idea what was being discussed. Some times we are wobbly and he steadies us, others, he asks if we’re hungry or if we have thoughts on the situation, thanks for inviting us in the garage Mustie, it’s cold out and we couldn’t find a better place to hang out if we tried.

Brings back old nightmares from when I was an apprentice mechanic. I absolutely hated working on beetles. Nasty nasty cars!

"Tell me something dirty" "I reused the Headgaskets" XD

I love your channel. I know very little about the mysterious world of auto repair, but you make it easy to understand. I watch every episode. Great job. Keep em’ comin’. 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

That thermostat reacts to cold like we all do.

Made for a wonderful Sunday when that VW engine roared back to life, use to work on old VW bugs and this is first square body engine I ever saw apart. Thanks.

Thank You Mustie for your posting(s). I`m sure I`m not the only one out there, needing their Mustie fix more than ever this Sunday ! Happy Holidays Everyone !

When that Engine fired up.. I was like.. "Wow".. "Awesome".. Very cool.

I remember lapping valves in with my Dad, on his car. He always used to say: "Don't allow the paste to drop into the valve guide, or you're in for a whole world of pain!"

Mustie holds up a suction cup and says This thing sucks. 😁 I tried to grab a cinnamon roll, but u left the top on. Good morning all

A man's endless worry. "my tool popped off". :-) I love to see an older engine come back to life. Happy New Year.

Thanks from Australia, makes my Sunday evening routine complete!

Jingle bells played with valves on a vise anvil.... Christmas music I can get into. Awesome video, as always, Mustie1!

If I slept on a normal schedule this would be a great morning video. Pandemic insomnia makes it a great all nighter video though.

I love your videos. My son is an engineer and he is doing what you do. So glad you share with us. thank you.

"We may or may not have spark" - and it rolls over twice and fires - we expected that from you..

As stated before my Sunday is Complete...hot coffee smooth ciggy....and a "will it run" wit Mustie1....of course the wonderful sound of his crackling laugh of total success..."life is good" you ROCK Mustie1!!!!

For ventilation on the engine, I'd just run some flexible ducting (like on a clothes dryer) from those two side vents to the intake on the fan shroud with a Y at the fan. I'd make sure there was a dip in the hose to allow water to drain out because you will pick some up through those vents.

I'm 80, and have been a do-it-yourselfer all my life. Can't do much anymore, but I really enjoy watching you work Mustie. Christmas blessings to you and yours, and all your followers!

Loved every minute of this video. I enjoyed coming along with the decision making process. I was yelling at the TV (engaged with the author) every 30 seconds. Keep up the amazing content Mustie. Thank you.

as someone else has commented...this is so much better than anything on tv or cable or netflix or prime...hands down......happy new year Mustie 1

Oh yeah...this spring compressor I have here will make short work of your VW engine work from here on out. I'll get them out to you soon Buddy. Cheers! Zip~

You never fail to bring a smile to my face, the way you naturally involve us fans, as if we are stood by you as you work, it’s a gift Darren, and we thank you for it 👍🙂

5:20 .. yes guilty as charged , i was eyeing up the cakes

Holy Cow! A magician! Sounds great. One scrappy dude when it comes to engines!

Decades ago I remember my dad putting a weak coil spring under the valve head when lapping valves. It just pushed up the valve slightly so he did not have to rely on the suction cup to lift them periodically. Seasons greetings to all Mustie 1 love ones

I really enjoy watching you Mustie, great job you do on everything you work on. I’m a suicide spinner knob guy too I am 78 and probably have been using one pretty much all my life, keep up the fantastic work you do, Wayne Kopinski

Absolutely brilliant, how to make a good engine out of two, can't wait to see it in the car and running, Sunday's with mustie, best thing on the internet, 😁👍

Can't wait to see it in the car and screaming down the road. Only one having more fun with your videos is you making them. Thanks again Mustie1. The serene winter panoramic shot at the end was pure David O. Selznik IMHO.

Thanks for the video! Makes my morning.

Great job Mustie, you are amazing. Now you can help Jason get his 914s on the road.

I swear after being a subscriber for so long, and watching all your vw engine rebuilds, I could easily tackle one my self. Great teacher Mustie1!

LOve this stuff Mustie one conobi... I play with my bug and van all the time these days... go from your videos to the shop , so fun.... Retirement made for me....

20:05 Was that valves on vise "JIngle Bells" you were playing? Nice seasonal touch! It's these details that make your channel so popular! Thanks!

I haven't smiled so much in a long time until I saw and heard Mustie fire up that engine for the first time! Absolutely love how awesome it sounds and can't wait for him to take us on a ridea long as we hear it in action :D

Good times when you can take two pieces of relative junk and make a running engine sound great. Congrats on the progress so far. Get it in and go for a drive. Thanks for sharing.

Great job Mustie, the motor sounds great. I loved the creek shot at the end.

Doctor Frankenstein bringing his monster to life (colorized).

I'm running an 1800cc Type4 motor on my 74 VW bus, so I am familiar with working on those. Always appreciate seeing a Type4 breakdown and rebuild.

This guy be finding all this cool stuff and I'm flat out finding where my lawnmower got to.

Mechanical Genius is what you are!!! You can fix anything!! How about a tour of your shop???

oh, you got me with those rolls. i was eating them up with my eyes.

I’m the world's least mechanically minded person, yet I can watch you strip down and rebuild an engine and you make me understand everything you are doing and why. Einstein said a genius isn’t a man who understands a theory, but one who can explain it to someone who didn’t previously understand it.

This must be your most satisfying piece of work Darren. that engine sounds spot-on Best wishes for 2021 from Dublin Ireland

That engine sounds great. Thanks for allowing me to wrench along with you in 2020, All the best for you and Mrs M in 2021.

No anti-climaxes here. That motor is insanely beautiful. Soon be driving the special into open air.

I've fixed many small two stroke engines thanks to videos on RU-vid and like musties videos. Thank you

I did a valve job on a set of heads for my girlfriends camaro a few months back, blown head gasket, the intake valves had small pits. Just sanded the pits while it was in a drill and brought it up to a worn out 220 grit to eliminate stress risers

"Well it's a good time to put an Oxygen Sensor in." 🤣🤣🤣I'm really glad I found Mustie's Channel!

Replacement seals a different colour - I’ve met that on Mercedes and BMW. It’s to tell you they have been replaced in the past.

Thanks. Now I’m working on two go carts and a mini bike because of you.

Hey, just a little tip when taking out the valves. If you lay the head down on the workbench take a socket and place it over the valve spring caps. Take a big hammer and give it a good whack. May take a couple of wacks but the retainers should pop right out. If you get used to this it takes like 2 mins to take all the valves out.

I just want to thank you! Watching all your videos I have learned a lot, ive been able to restore a pressure washer, snow blower, lawn mower, and a boat motor, all of which I got for free or cheap that I am using for myself now. Thank you for your wonderful videos! Merry Christmas.

This is a fun rebuild, looking forward to seeing all the pieces going back together, congratulations on approaching 500k subs

It's downright amazing how much that engine wanted to run, and how mean it sounds. that's a lot of rumble. Gonna be a great match with that body.

I wish I had you as my auto shop teacher in High School? It would have been more interesting, Rather than a Mil' Boot camp.

great education on a T4. Thank you. When I was a young boy a neighbor built one of these.

Mustie talking about the suction cup: "this thing sucks".

What i admire about you is your patience; patience with yourself firstly and also with the process. You are constantly innovating as you learn. Well done.

Sounds like a Porsche. Oh. It is1. Great stuff Mustie. Take Care.

Thanks Mustie1 I always learn something,. And its nice to hang out with you Central California Watching

I've been watching your videos for the last couple of years and I must say, even though I'm not really mechanically inclined, I could probably rebuild an old Beetle engine now. I learned things I never even knew about Beetles and Buses. I also want to say, watching your videos have gotten me through some hard times, especially this month. I wish I could buy one of your old Beetles too.

LOL...you freaked out when it started so quickly! Sounds awesome Mustie..waiting to see you buzz around the block now!

I laughed so bad when Mustie hiting the valve to see how they sound,. "they sound the same" ... them "could be that both of them are craked" ... LOL .... NEVER CHAGE !!!!!! I love VW engine vids.

I so look forward to seeing Mustie1 on Sunday that I was worried , I didn't see it posted on Saturday evening , it's 11:27 am I have my coffee and I'm watching Mustie1 now 🙌 yahooooo

it's so typical of your work, while your reaching for the clamp on your test light when you were checking the oil pressure the light came on and we are all yelling the light came on and you are not hearing us

Love the Batmoble idea! A light bezel from a 63/64 Galaxy 500 might work! LOL. .. can't wait to see this one go down the road!

Mustie I honestly don't believe there isn't anything you can't bring back to life Extremely mechanically inclined , well above your game ! Joe.... Naval veteran

Love watching Mr. Wizard . I always hated working on 914s , especially the fuel injection system.

Being a Chevy guy. Don’t judge me... That thermostats was way cool to me! 🤪

Love the videos. Hurry up with part 3 please lol. Nice to see the babbling brook at the end still babbling. All the water here is very stiff now. We are out on the lakes ice fishing now.

That hot water tip is gold. I tried everything to get those tubes for my motorcycle carburetor into a shape I can work with. Seems like all the tips on the internet to renew rubber are bullcrap. Leaving them in hot water until when you actually need to work with them seems to be the absolute best you can do (other than replacing them).

Probably the best sounding motor rework you have done........very nice !!! It sounded just like my 914 that I rebuilt in 82'........love love love those cars and engines.........the 6 cyl also !!!

Geezze man, I missed part 1, how did that happen. Sorry Mustie I must pause this video and go watch Part 1. B right back ok.....

Your knowledge is mesmerising, and your ability to diagnose is fantastic, cheers mate, super videos.

Classic: puts fuel in it, triggers the starter and it bursts immediately into life, and Mustie chuckles.

That wobbly engine stand drives me mad. Thanks for the fun video.

The valves don't sound cracked, they sound jingly bells 😁

I love how you explain the differences you note between the VW and Porsche engines.

Lapping valves at 1 in the morning. I’m not worthy.

That little bugger has some Pep Darren!!! Glad you got her to fire up Buddy!! She was crusty on the inside but with a little TLC she's a ripper.

Awesome Mustie! That thing sounds like a Hot Rod! Just a thought.. how bout adding dryer duct hose (or something similar) from the fiberglass scoops to the engine fan? 🤔

Excellent video. Your laugh when any engine you have worked on, starts, makes me laugh!!

Baked goods and engine repair just seem to go together. 🍩

Very nice. Great job rebuilding that type 4. Can't wait to see it moving the car down the road.

someone buy him a new valve plunger thingy, I would but the shipping would be nuts.