Let's take a closer look at Rusty's engine build. This 1962 Volkswagen Bus has been sitting for over 40 years. Let's see if we can bring it back to life! www.wolfsburgwest.com
The sound of that restored VW Bus engine brings back a lot of memories. Reminds me of my dad's '59 VW Bus back in the 60's when we lived in California. We went on *a lot* of family outings in that bus! Volkswagen busses and bugs were some of many *wonderful* things that came out of what was then West Germany in those days!
Engine looks and sounds sweet. Darrin did an awesome job mentoring and helping you. Great guy! It's going to look even better sitting in Rustys newly refurbished engine compartment!
I am also Motor Engineering Technician and my favourite engine is VW ENGINE series. Anyway I am thankful to you for showing a this kind of detailed 'video for Motor Technician in the world.
Don't know how many of these engines I've rebuilt....from 36 hp to 40's to big bore strokers. Always enjoyed the process. I have owned at least(lost count) 10 V-Dub Transporters. When you drive a Transporter....life slows down....blood pressure drops.....and you love life. Gotta find an old VW again.......
Hey Tom! That is awesome man! That's exactly what a need. Life is going by too fat. I need to slow down and relax more often. Thank you! Stay tuned for more! =)
You might want to adjust the choke so that it stays and the closed position longer. You can do that by loosening the 3 screws that hold the choke in and adjusting the choke position in the bore. I think there are some guide marks you can use to go by.
5 years VW made the 40. Shows that 1200cc was perfect for tooling around. The bus, you can't be in a hurry. 1385cc big bore kit would help. Reduction gears is why the rev. limiter. I would hard plumb that fuel line to the carb. Wolfsburg West has both copper fuel lines. It will be original. The filter is in the pump. Props to your mechanic. Highly recomend owners manual and a Chilton book. There is a reason these cars came with a tool kit! Cheers!
Hi CT, Nice to see you got the engine on your one place, well I saw and watched the 3 episodes of restoring the compleated engine, so that was no news However I understand your way to show it again, to some followers who didn't see the earlier episodes. Have a nice day and waiting for a new video from your restoration work on Rusty, greetings from HCS.
darren did a great job rebuilding the engine sounds sweet you need to secure the wiring on that starter box i can see it getting caught in the fly wheel i had a beetle back in the late 70's was a fun car to drive
@@CTmoog they also make a gizmo that bolts to the transaxle on the left side that holds a fuel filter from flopping around...and it’s in front of the engine....not in the bay.
beautiful... that sound reminds me of my dad driving the wheels of his '63 bug.... revving that engine out in each gear. smooth engine- enjoyed the rebuild!
Hi CT, Runs great after it warms up. The choke needs to be adjusted so when it fires up stays running. Other than that 6 volt starting system is cool being original but 12v spins the motor better on cold starts is why everyone upgraded back then. Anyway looking forward to more Rusty videos. Your timing was great. I just finished watching one of my other favorite RU-vidrs and yours popped up making my day👍
Yep back in the 60's when we were all doing the hippy rock band thing the bus was a major pain with 6volt. I was out in the middle of Kansas trying to get to our next gig and converted it at a rest stop to 12v and never went back. Started so easy after that👍
Congratulations captain lovely job, I moved my fuel filter outside the engine bay and put it over the transmission just position it so if it was to leak it doesn't drip onto the exhaust pipes 👍
Necesita un filtro de aire mas grande en el carburador "garganta" y debes "jugar" con la mezcla del tornillo del aire y del combustible y darle de una a dos vueltas mas a la aguja del acelerador, para aumentar su revolución, ya "caliente" el motor baja sus revoluciones de forma normal. Soy apasionado de los VW (vocho, escarabajo). Lo que veo, es que esta bajo de revoluciones y siempre tendrás ese problema en frió, la aguja del acelerador debes aumentarla, y así lo veo cuando usas el dedo de la mano para acelerar manualmente... Es preferible usar el carburador original, preferencia Bosch y calibrar los "puntos"...... saludos desde México.
Hey CT. Loving your chanel. You have good taste in cars. You must put alot of effort in the production of your videos. The quality is amazing. Looking forward to see Rusty going down the road !! And then maybe the 914 ?
Great and simple german engineering. Wonderful aircooled sound. Final inspection at Volkswagen could not sound better in the 1960s. By the way, keep the garage door open while running engine.
You welcome CT please make sure that you have good ventilation when you start the engines or cars in the garage ok buddy by with way I like your setup for the starter and the ignition
I’m glad you kept it as close to original as possible, trying to find a 1200cc engine is not easy. My 66 had a 1300cc engine, and I don’t know if I could ever find one.
Back in 1978 I worked in a company where we had two of these 1973 mk 2 VW panel vans which had a 1.7 l engine with this same governor. The most annoying thing I ever drove; it pulled out reasonably all right, given its measly 50 hp, until this governor cut in. It strangled the engine dead and was down right dangerous in traffic, losing all momentum uphill and this so called "limiter" cut in when shifting down. Nobody wanted to use these vans and they were in pristine condition when the employer finally decided to upgrade to 1975 mk 2, 1.9 l with double Bing carbs and (we thought then) lovely 110 hp😊
Greetings to all armchair mechanics... In regards to the fuel filter ... I have been working on aircooled engines since 80's and never had problems or have seen fires due to the fuel filter in engine bay. Heard about it yes, but then you heard all sort if things if you live long enough. Most fires were caused by rotten fuel hoses, which become like that prematurely, affected by ethanol added to gas these days. I have two bugs currently with proper hoses, fuel filter and clamps and zero worries about that.
Muito bom, adoro esses motores, já tive mais de uma dezena de fuscas de diversos anos e modelos e com motores de 1200 até 2200... É um ícone é fantástico !!!
A little bit of adjustment on the choke and the engine will run perfectly after a cold start. Purrs like a kitten. Excellent. The work was really worth it.
Perfect rebuild, the (Gouvernor) is an rev limiter was installed on the VW Bus Engines. It protects the engine from overspeed. Normally in Bugs not installed. If the speed of the engine is too high the flap between carb and mainfold closes.
I would re-install the governor on the carburettor as you are running a 40horse with reduction boxes,they were put on thses for a reason..to keep the revs down and engine cooling optimum,remember a good day for you in that 62 will be 50mph if its a good day...a very bad day will be closer to maybe 58mph with an over revving 40hp,gradually becoming hotter and hotter till it stops ... remember once your oil temperature is up high your internals will start to cook..bake...roast and become well done ...or well stuffed..just friendly advice CT
You would be much better off with the newer gas hoses and clamps where they go to the metal connectors. Also move the filter away from the electrical and heat sources to prevent fires. Great job on the engine and if the rest of the van looks as good as the motor it will be fantastic.
Hi CT, still sounds sweet, be great when it in Rusty. Waiting to see that happen. Another good channel to watch is VW busguy, just been watching him build a complete subframe for a 55 Split Window pressed bumper from an ISO drawing. Doing a great job, you might wanna watch to get some tips.
I’m excited for you!! Great job!! I think a faster generator speed....a little bit....is good...more cooling. IMO.....but fantastically in VW style will effect...something down the line....probably. Ha ha ha Original carb, fuel pump and distributor all work together....this is why your 40 horse purrs like a mother cat nursing 4 kittens. IMO......The over rev device is for downhill. Remember, that’s a 1 ton truck you have there 😀😀😀 And fully loaded downhill it needed something to help slow it down. Possibly? Your used fan is much better than a Chinese one. This is an important part....flying apart at speed and taking out the oil cooler....ask me how I know. ( but dad....the Chinese one is chrome!) Also Wolfsburg makes silicone rubber valve cover gaskets and oil change gaskets. They are reusable and don’t leak. Just to throw that in there. 👍👍👍👍 Wonderful ,can wait to see you motoring in your van.
I wouldn't be super concerned with a slightly smaller gernator pully. Positive - cooling fan runs faster and more generation (marginal though). Negitive - possible belt slip and maybe pull a little power out of the motor. Be mindful of the plastic fuel filter (hose clamps?). Only a problem if there is out right neglect (fire). Nice rig man. Looks great!
in next video you should show a clip of it running when you first got it split screen with it running now. I can't wait to see Porsche get tidy and your other VWs along with working more on Rusty.
At least it did not struggle to start rather than conking out this time. Also, I will assume that a slightly smaller generator pulley will make your 6V dc generator run on 7 or 8 volts instead. Electronics, fortunately, have tolerance, especially old electronics. It's like when household electricity used to run on 110/220V and now runs more on 120/240V. Yet, our appliances still work.
CT. Based on the coil, it looks like you’ve kept this as a 6v engine. Watching the build videos, it looks like you replaced the Carby (even though you rebuilt the original) and the distributor. Did you buy a new starter motor as well? Any thought to convert to 12v?
Thanks for sharing. I do have a question though. I was always told not to set a car battery on the concrete floor because it could kill it in no time! So I've never done it because of that. 😁 and as for your generator pulley, I would assume the regulator would keep it from doing any harm to any of your electrical system.
