Re: [diesel_mercedes] Old Air Cooled VW's

 

I had a lot of old V.W.'s too......and, abused the crap out of them. some
bugs, some ended up dune buggies, or Baja bugs, even built one
"rail"..........yup, knowing what to change, and what to fix.
The only time I saw them need new engines, is when they were really hopped
up, very "used", or, super neglected..........
Always had to watch the #3 valve.

Henry

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From: "Nate" <vwnate1@yahoo.com>
To: <diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 8:55 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] Old Air Cooled VW's

Absolutely not so ! .

If you'd seen the rattletrap VW's I used to drag out of hedgerows , desert
ditches and junkyards all across America then tinker back to life and never
walk , you'd be amazed .

Although I'll prolly never go back , they were wonderful vehicles , dead
simple and super cheap to keep running , you just had to do the _right_ ,
used parts or new , the devil is always in the details .

I used to patch - assemble engines from left over junk and never had even
_one_ break or leak on me .

Simply MARVELOUS engineering and build quality , the problem begins when
folks decide to do it differently than it was designed .

-Nate
Max Opined :

Caitlindean says:I immediately started having some trouble with it. Wish I
had
known there were manuals you could buy : Max says: You were not alone there.
Every VW on the road had a new engine just installed or needed one. Max

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[diesel_mercedes] Old Air Cooled VW's

 


Absolutely not so ! .

If you'd seen the rattletrap VW's I used to drag out of hedgerows , desert ditches and junkyards all across America then tinker back to life and never walk , you'd be amazed .

Although I'll prolly never go back , they were wonderful vehicles , dead simple and super cheap to keep running , you just had to do the _right_ , used parts or new , the devil is always in the details .

I used to patch - assemble engines from left over junk and never had even _one_ break or leak on me .

Simply MARVELOUS engineering and build quality , the problem begins when folks decide to do it differently than it was designed .

-Nate
Max Opined :

Caitlindean says:I immediately started having some trouble with it. Wish I had
known there were manuals you could buy : Max says: You were not alone there.
Every VW on the road had a new engine just installed or needed one. Max

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Mazatlan

 

OK, OK, I know this might be a stupid question??????????????????????? Just how did you put your car into 4WD? Max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "Lost but making good time." <aldridgetony97@...> wrote:
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> Here are some more pics from Mexico,
> We went to a small town/fishing village north of Mazatlan, a couple of days ago.
> It seems that it is the site of one of the first lighthouses on the coast.
> Had a great lunch of shrimp diablo served by the Mom, and served by the two daughters, neat family.
> Then went down the coast a few K, had to put the car in 4WD and went to the petroglyphs, they are just carved in the rocks on the beach, some of them get washed by the waves.
> & of course there are the kids, such beautiful subjects for the camera.
>
> http://www.flickr.com/photos/technicotony/sets/72157628786870789/show/
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: The right wrench for the valve adjustment - To Chip

 

Insulation in the floor is such a good deal. We can walk around barefoot when it's -20 here. Love warm floors. Max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@...> wrote:
>
> Rob
>
> I can so relate to crawling around under the house to install insulation.
> It sucks! Hence in seven years we've only gotten around to installing
> half, the rest is still in the shed waiting for us to work up the
> enthuisium or build a "real" house and ditch this one!
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Trailer hitch.

 

I have one partly uninstalled from one of my TD's. It was so bolted on I can't get it off. As I remember my trouble was trying to unbolt the braces that went to somewheres around a crossmember above the axles. What a pain in the ass. But I am sure it would pull anything. I have 2 TD's to get rid of. 1980 and 81 and I am not too keen at taking things apart anymore. Someone should show up with a BIG trailer and haul them off. max

--- In diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com, "bgiovan" <bgiovan@...> wrote:
>
> I removed one from my '79 300SD (W116 body) that had 4 fastening points, two
> in the bumper and two in the spare tire well. I was just about to list it
> on Ebay (cleaning out the garage). If anyone's interested, let me know.
> Should work for a 123 but not totally sure. Send me a note if interested.
> I'll wait a few days to list.
>
>
>
> Ben near Detroit
>
>

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[diesel_mercedes] Re: Re : Good Parenting

 

Caitlindean says:I immediately started having some trouble with it. Wish I had known there were manuals you could buy : Max says: You were not alone there. Every VW on the road had a new engine just installed or needed one. Max

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Re: [diesel_mercedes] 80 300SD vacuum diagram

 

You can also get this diagram in the repair manual on cd-rom for the W116 series. I have them in stock.
 
Tom Hanson
Mercedes Benz Classic Center USA
MBUSA, LLC
thomas.hanson@mbusa.com
949 598-4842 direct
949 598-4870 fax
From: Trish Dougherty <purrfectharmonyfarm@wifi45.com>
To: diesel_mercedes@yahoogroups.com
Sent: Sunday, January 8, 2012 6:02 PM
Subject: [diesel_mercedes] 80 300SD vacuum diagram

 
Thank you Nate for the links to the vacuum diagrams. 

I looked at all of those that you sent, so did Kevin.  He says he's either seen or has some of them, but he thinks he needs the one specific to the '80 300SD.

Your thoughts?



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Trish Dougherty
PurrFect Harmony Farm
Ennis, TX
http:/purrfectharmonyfarm.intuitwebsites.com



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