VW BUG | Engine Run Stand | JW Classic VW 

That's awesome!! What year is it?

It's a 68. He had a built 2000cc engine in it that I'm getting. And he had dual 44mm single barrel solex carbs on it. Said back In the day it was fast. I'm in the Houston area too. So would be cool to get you to check it out. Lol

Good info Moe... yup I'm going to upgrade my engine stand at some point for sure.

@@JWClassicVW I have a curved toe from a T-style engine stand tipping over with an engine on it. Didn't break it, but it ain't straight anymore.

@@jdmeaux Man Moe that stinks... I was looking at your idea today with the angle iron I'll let you know how it turns out.... thanks again!!

question...does the jegs stand allow enough space to mount the starter housing he just made? It looks like the jegs standoffs are way to short to permit the sawed off bell housing to be bolted on.

Thank you for comment... will do

Yup, turned out not to be the carb but the wrong CAM was sent to me... This is why it would never idle right... to much CAM.

JW Classic VW How the heck did you manage to diagnose the cam? And what did you do about it? Please don’t tell me you had to resplit the case...

Thank you... she is my baby!!

Just to let ya know I finally got to this comment...lol Appreciate the support brother! Miss ya brother!

Awesome man... They are super great to have around... very handy. You should make a video, would love to see it!

Thanx for the comment... but yes I had the idle solenoid powered. Ended up being the standard cam I received for a dual port 1600 had way more lift than my single port could handle.

Yeah that makes sense.

Yeah... that's what I thought too. Must be carb issue right. So i rebuild the whole thing and dipped it as well. No luck... so in my video I just released I replaced the carb, points, plugs, rotor and cap. No luck... I'm going to pick up some new plug wire in a little bit, keeping my fingers crossed.

I think your vids are very good. It’s seeing what you’re doing that interests me. In time you’ll get this whole youtube thing. A quality mic might help drown out unwanted background sounds. Your video quality is just fine. Excellent for a first run at this! 👍😎

@@scottwallace3449 Thank you for the comment, it's definitely a learning process I appreciate your insight!

Good info... and yes all of that was done. Gas is colored in most states.

That's awesome brother!! If you have any questions feel free to reach out!

Sweet thanks for the Sub man and welcome to the show!! Lol

No the wire was hooked up, it was a rough idle turned out to be a carb issue.

JW Classic VW which side does that wire go to the positive or negative

Spencer Adams goes to the + in your coil

Good looking out brother!

Glad you enjoyed it

Yup, always a good idea for a beginner or those that are clumsy or risky in there business. I normally wear PPE when I feel it is necessary. We all have our preference with how we protect ourselves in our garages.

30mm for the crankshaft pully and 36mm for the flywheel glandnut.

Thanks for the quick responds Jason👍

Hey what's going on brother... it is really simple actually. The only ground required is a clean ground connection to from the battery - to the engine case or the transmission housing I cut. The stater gets its ground through the transmission housing. The rest of the connections are battery +. From the battery + to the starter large nut... there are 2 either one works. Then a small jumper wire from the large nut to the solenoid spade lug connection, I split this connection with a push button as when applied the stater will engage. You'll also need a + feed to the + side of the coil. Off the coil + you'll also have a jumper to the carb idle solenoid and choke (if you have a single center mount carb). Coil - is only for the distributor green condenser wire. Additionally I ran an extra large + from the generator to the stater 2nd large nut for charging.

@@JWClassicVW awesome! Thanks brother. I’ll let you know how it goes. Waiting on trannycase to arrive next week. :)

Try elevating the fuel can above the pump... Definitely not ok to Rev a new engine.

@@JWClassicVW Aha! It was about to work with that but then i realized fuel lines leaking and when i disconnected the gas can, i saw a stream of fuel being released back into the can so that means we did create a fuel pressure!! Woohoo! Now i have to leak my wallet to buy more fuel lines

@@JWClassicVW Ok so i installed new fuel lines at carb and pump. Seems like these hoses are a lil bigger in diameter as they fit easily and i clamped it tight. Here is what happened: Fuel pump worked as the fuel got sucked into filter (felt heavy) and then engine ran for a lil longer as it got fuel supply. But i got nervous as i see white smoke from manifolds both ends front and rear, and light black smoke from muffler. I wonder if im burning any pistons in there or too much fuel dumped in? And then the real scary part: Fuel gushes down the carb. I had snugged the carb tight to manifold so im shocked to see fuel gushing down. Now im stubbed and wondering what went wrong

Hey Lance, there is no need to hook up the generator really. As long as the battery is charged you should be good. So as far as what needs to be hooked up the starter needs a good power source from the battery, I used jumper cables. You'll also need to run a power to the positive side of the coil. For the starter solenoid you can use a push button like I did.

@@JWClassicVW Thank you for the information. Also you mentioned grounding the bell housing to the engine stand - however, I dont see in the video where you did that. I am having trouble getting mine to run - the cables from the battery and the starter are getting hot and the engine will only turn over a few clicks at a time. Not sure what I am doing wrorg. What all needs to be grounded?

It's a break in oil... thank you for checking out the vid!!

@@JWClassicVW Cool. How long do you run it, and then what do you use after that?

@@JayDubCustoms Run it just for the break in so probably all together about 5 hrs on the stand. Down here in Texas I normally just run a conventional 10w -30. Brand is up to you but I run Castrol. It seams that everyone has their own flavor of oil... types, brands and weight are really dependent upon what type of power your pushing and the heat your making.

@@JWClassicVW True, everyone has their preference of oil. That's why I like to ask questions and see what's out there. Where are you in Texas? I'm near Austin.

@@JayDubCustoms I'm in Houston Brother!! H-Town!!

Just used a gas can that I set on the ground with a long fuel line.

Bummer dude... Never quit never surrender!

@@JWClassicVW went through 5 batteries, 3 regulators, 2 condensers and I still cant get a spark from the coil! Had several other vw engines. Maybe drove a total of 10 miles on all of them.

Please see my comments. The Bentley manuals are the very best. Do what the book says & the properly built & adjusted VW engine will “Sing” like a sewing machine.

Thanx for the comment... I'll be watching that for the next one. 😁😁