Basic Tune Up Goes Sideways.

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5 ай бұрын

I got myself into a bit of a pickle. I met a guy at a VW show through a long time friend. I agreed to tune his "Stock" motor for him. Well... running poorly turned into not running at all. This week we check out what it's like to work on the average Aircooled VW. Nothing is as it seems on this gem. With a bit of hard work, and a lot more labor than anticipated we get'er done. Grab a drink and a snack and sit back and watch a dude work on a VW. #diyautorepair #update #volkswagen #vwbeetle #vwbug

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@the_critter 5 ай бұрын

Previous owners thought it was an ‘04 Accord. 😄 Folks want vintage VWs but don’t understand maintenance. It’s in good hands with you brotha!

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

🫡

@tommiesmith3369 4 ай бұрын

Love the clean as you go - Words to live by! 😎

@the_Wagen 4 ай бұрын

Makes the job look better when it’s done. 👍🏽

@TunedPerfection 5 ай бұрын

We've found that if the engine has a cam with a decent amount of overlap, the single barrel carb can't handle it. Lift, no problem, but overlap needs dual carbs. Nice vid. I see this crap roll in every week to my shop.

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

The struggle for us air cooled techs is real. 👊🏽

@jamesm.5154 5 ай бұрын

George you are truly a VW guru. Thanks for all of your amazing and knowledgeable work. Looking forward to the next updated video on this bug!

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

I appreciate that!

@Mr69volks Ай бұрын

Thanks for the video content it gives me the fever to work on my 69.

@the_Wagen Ай бұрын

Glad to hear.

@xlpinell 5 ай бұрын

Very clean, glad it’s in good hands brother!

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Me too!

@Ryan-ds2wx 5 ай бұрын

Awesome work George. I love it. Dual 40's would be perfect on there

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

I think so too!

@lieutbob39 Ай бұрын

Gotta love it

@SanDiego_VDubLife 5 ай бұрын

great video for us folks that don't much about vw engines. I've been working on them for years but still a lot to learn. Could you please do more videos like this where you talk about things that need to be corrected on vws. If you already have a some, sorry I will have to look through older videos.

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Trying to teach all the DIY guys that I can. 👊🏽

@MOESPEED2002 5 ай бұрын

For a second there George, I thought you were gonna pull the engine for a detail. 🤣 That must of drove you nuts. She is in good hands and is gonna be one dialed in beautiful cruiser. 🤙Congrads to the owner.

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

All the cleaning will happen when we pull motor and transmission. 👍🏽

@simonnunn3367 5 ай бұрын

Never easy till it's over . Same with welding it's only a little hole .Till you start digging around. As crusty as apple pie .

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

🤣🤣

@QuillsVWsurgeryUK 5 ай бұрын

Good video, I did wonder if you were going to push it out and tell the owner to come and get it.😂

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Never have never will 👊🏽👍🏽

@67VWForever 5 ай бұрын

Nice job , me owning any vw my gear box and engine was always cleaned and checked for leaks..

@bearingking9202 5 ай бұрын

Nice work buddy

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Thanks 👍

@Adamas_83 Ай бұрын

"Carb is a cheap aftermarket future doorstop." 😂😅

@the_Wagen Ай бұрын

👊🏽

@joshuahonel7321 5 ай бұрын

Going through a similar “tune up” at the moment.

@akokarski Ай бұрын

No preheat on the manifold either

@andrewsoupene1028 Ай бұрын

Love your work !

@the_Wagen Ай бұрын

Thank you!

@jimgerock9190 20 күн бұрын

When you did get it running, almost sounded like the fan was noisy - perhaps the nut was loose or the fan was scraping against the sheetmetal. Also at full suspension droop, the muffler was up against the RR brake caliper.

@the_Wagen 20 күн бұрын

Fan is fine. The muffler does touch the caliper at full drop. This car rides extremely low. It’s nowhere near it while driving. Good eye. 👍🏽

@woody95124 5 ай бұрын

Very informed & inteligant work bud.....

@JMC8415 5 ай бұрын

Hope you show how to do the one-piece boots in an episode!

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

For sure. Wide 5 Aaron has a good video on them.

@Demop_VW_garage 5 ай бұрын

what a nightmare! Those carbies are junk, put one of mine in the bin.

@WolfHausMotorwerks 5 ай бұрын

👍👍

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

👊🏽

@RodderFiles 5 ай бұрын

Sometimes Chinese is all one can afford at the time ;)

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Is it really saving if you have to replace it? 🤔👊🏽👍🏽

@SanDiego_VDubLife 5 ай бұрын

Yeah that is a clean bug, did you say the owner just picked it up? So the dude he bought it from did a good job on the cosmetics, but bad job on the engine. Previous owner prob took off the dual carbs when he sold it.

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

Oh no. It was supercharged. I’d assume a Kompressor Haus kit.

@SanDiego_VDubLife 5 ай бұрын

Oh that's right you did mention the super charger in the video. I've never seen one of those. @@the_Wagen

@masbeetleboy9169 5 ай бұрын

Very informative video, but this is a 1600cc engine, right? Dual HPMX carbs on such a small engine sounds like overkill to me. A single HPMX is a bit much, but would work better. A pair of Kadrons would be better for such a small motor, but this is only my humble opinion.

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

40mm HPMX only have a 26mm vent. It is far from over carbed. The dual carbs are more efficient. Single carb set ups are junk. Kadrons are door stops and Sloppy carbs. I’ve had great experiences with HPMX 40’s on stock motors. And we don’t know the displacement of this engine. We will see when it happens. Parts have started arriving. 👍🏽 stay tuned.

@masbeetleboy9169 5 ай бұрын

@@the_Wagen Thanks for the reply and I will stay tuned.

@chiplitch 5 ай бұрын

George - random business model question. Do you consult owners before taking on work. I can't see you taking that car in the way you did without it being a referral from close friend or well established customer. I guess more plainly, what governs taking on a new customer?

@the_Wagen 5 ай бұрын

There a a lot of factors. Number one is the person themselves. I’ve learned who I can work with and who I won’t work with.

@chiplitch 5 ай бұрын

Thanks for the answer George. It's simple in premise but really logical. Keep churning out the videos - we enjoy them. Hope to say hello at BBB next year. Best@@the_Wagen