Since when??????fusername wrote: I am a bit overly cautious if you can't tell.
My first Bus 1974 Westy
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Sneaks
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Re: My first Bus 1974 Westy
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fusername
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Re: My first Bus 1974 Westy
when wrenching, not driving
give a man a watch and he'll allways know what time it is. give him two and he can never be sure again.
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
Things are rarely just crazy enough to work, but they're frequently just crazy enough to fail hilariously.
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HPjunkie
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Re: My first Bus 1974 Westy
well the pistons are shot. Aluminum on the cylinder walls. One cylinder had a piece of wire in it and it was the high one! so apart it comes.
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Piledriver
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Re: My first Bus 1974 Westy
Oh well, take the opportunity to find some good 1.7L heads and have them rebuilt/opened up for 94s.
(The heads you have are very probably not worth rebuilding)
You may find the bottom end in great shape esp at that mileage, depends on the POs.
I would pull the rods (no need to split the case) and eyeball the cam/lifters (do not mix up lifters)
The the rod bearings look good, crank end play/cam/lifters chk good, I would NOT split the case.
The main bearings are in short supply right now anyway.
(The heads you have are very probably not worth rebuilding)
You may find the bottom end in great shape esp at that mileage, depends on the POs.
I would pull the rods (no need to split the case) and eyeball the cam/lifters (do not mix up lifters)
The the rod bearings look good, crank end play/cam/lifters chk good, I would NOT split the case.
The main bearings are in short supply right now anyway.
Addendum to Newtons first law:
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.
zero vehicles on jackstands, square gets a fresh 090 and 1911, cabby gets a blower.
EZ3.6 Vanagon after that.(mounted, needs everything finished) then Creamsicle.