30/7/23 I just adjusted the valves on my VW air-cooled camper, something I have never done before with the help of your footage made it a breeze, thanks loads well demonstrated mark from Cardiff in the UK
Nice video Three comments. One, use a shop towel and loop it around the valve cover bale. Give it a good pull and bale is off the cover (no screwdriver needed). Two, I take the 006 feeler gauge out of the rest of the feeler gauge packet, and just use it alone to adjust valves. Number 3. Turn engine to TDC using degree wheel. Go under car and remove both valve covers. You will see 3 loose valves on one side of the engine and one loose valve on the other. Check and adjust (if needed) all 4 valves. Now turn the engine clockwise 360 degrees to TDC on the degree wheel. Go under car and you will see 3 different loose valves on one side of the engine and 1 loose valve on the other side of the engine. Check and adjust (if needed) all 4 valves. You are done! Reinstall everything you took apart. Thanks for taking the time to make this video.
I have adjusted valves before on my bus and just recently rebuilt the engine and doing the first 100 mile check and have to say that this is one of the best videos out there.
A shortcut I learned years ago is that in the #1 position, you can set the forward most valves on the passenger side and the rearmost valve on the drivers side. Then rotate crank 360 degrees for the #3 position and set the rest of the valves. Saves a lot of time and up and down under the vehicle.
Thank you for the wonderful and helpful demonstration that you have offered. I have always been shy to work on my bus & have always paid clowns to do my maintenance, but your video helped me work up the courage to do it myself! Worked out great (#1 & #4 exhaust were pretty tight). Thanks again!
Thanks for the video. I almost dropped my bus at the shop for this procedure. I didn't know I could do it myself. This is great because I'm sure it isn't the last adjustment I will have to do. Super nice engine on that bug by the way!
I didn't realize the firing order is so linear, it seems a bit of a strange design. Great seminar on a classical beast. I've never seen one so clean, ha ha.
Always push on the push rods to take up any play before checking gap. Verify your specific engine spec. for your valve gap. 1964 40 hp engines have 2 different specs. Cheers!
Smashing tutorial, as allways mr richpin :-)) You have made it simple for anyone to set the valves, i do love the way they did the rocker covers, really nice :-) A beautifull beetle, loverly restoration :-))
On #4 valve which one is the intake and which one is the exhaust if your sitting looking at the rocker arm. You named all the others.... not number 4. I am a newbee and do not know. Also, with a 40 horse motor, 1500, what are the clearances for intake and exhaust?
rioraton - Look the location of the exhaust and intake on the motor. The exhaust valves are the outer ones (closer to exhaust ports). The intake valves are the center ones (closer to the intake manifold). Cheers
right on whats the part number and brand please and where did you install it to? and why not in side. oh and luv the rims what are they and what size thank you sir
Could you not just adjust the valves when the pushrods are at their lowest point? I'm still really new to VW. So simple. Wiring is a bit of a booger. I love these old cars. So fun to drive. Das auto!
+Daniel S The beetles had a sending unit which was on the top of the fuel tank and could leak if the gasket or o ring depending on the year was faulty.
got it.....fixed......sender was bad.........gauge was sending too much voltage to sender and burnt the sender out. New Sender needed......but German ones are hard to find! Thanks Rich!
amal carlile - Well said. I advocate that since ever... and not just in air cooled VW´s Saved a lot of "blown head gasket" diagnostics, misfires, etc. with a simple check of the head bolts torque/exhaust and intake. :-) Note to anyone reading this: DO NOT OVER TORQUE. If any mating face or gasket is not doing it´s job properly repair/replace as needed. Don´t overdue. ;-) Cheers
