1967 VW Beetle - Engine Tune Up & Installation

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9 ай бұрын

Time is ticking away and November 12th will be here in a few weeks. Sam will be debuting our Video Blog 1967 VW Beetle for the first time. The Airhead Campers VW Roundup in Florence, AZ is the spot and we will be driving it about 180 miles, there and back. So making sure the engine is in order is pretty important to say the least! Since we got the engine running on a stand in our last video after it's first oil change in what might be 2 plus decades, the rear main seal started leaking so the first order of business is getting it replaced. Sam follows that by adjusting the valves, replacing the spark plugs, installing an original vacuum advance distributor and then setting the timing and adjusting the carburetor. Once the engine was tuned and runny well, it could be reinstalled into the 1967 Beetle and we are one step closer to having this VW Beetle road worth once again!
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@chrisfreemesser5707 9 ай бұрын

Just put one of those carbs on my bug this past Friday, seems to be running just fine. A really nice carb for a decent price

@ajm-wu6wd 9 ай бұрын

Thank you for the video.

@bikerbrian6452 9 ай бұрын

Lookin good!

@luispacheco2403 9 ай бұрын

Awesome work 👏

@vintage76vipergreenBeetle 9 ай бұрын

👍

@braedonsz 9 ай бұрын

At 15:50- what wire doesn’t get used? And what was its use from the factory? Is this due to the electronic ignition? Thanks!

@Sam_Mebane 9 ай бұрын

"This wire is not fused" is what I say. It is used, it comes from the coil positive terminal and connects to the reverse light fuse holder, which runs to the reverse light switch.

@braedonsz 9 ай бұрын

@@Sam_Mebane this makes so, so much more sense! Thanks Sam

@MrTheWeave 9 ай бұрын

I've seen from other VW KZfaqrs that the rear main seal may not be the problem for leaking oil on the flywheel, but I can be because there is a groove on the flywheel which allows oil to pass by, no matter how new the seal is. So they have recommended something call a Speedi Sleeve which goes over the input of flywheel to eliminate the groove gap. Do you have any knowledge of this, or can back up these claims at all? Because my rear main seal is leaking and I want to know what I should do.

@Sam_Mebane 9 ай бұрын

Years ago (like 15 or 20) there was a batch of bad flywheel seals that came through the market from Elring. I haven't seen or heard anything about them since and have only ever used standard flywheels seals. I can't offer anything in the way of advice for the sleeve as I've never heard of it.

@Oldbugssy 9 ай бұрын

I've heard of the speedy sleeve. It's in an old VW book I have for mods and engine stuff. I have a few, so I'd have pour through what i have. I've had so many VW engines and I especially like to take apart the failed ones or nasty non-running specimens to see what was going on in there. I did come across one that had a severely worn flywheel that had a groove worn into the sealing surface. I have never come across one with a speedy sleeve installed.

@johncollins5552 4 ай бұрын

Live with it, a tiny drop of oil leak is not an issue to lose sleep over😂