1986 F-250 Progress Thread
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Yeah. I don't know the last time you drove past my house but there is a new addition to my pile of projects. A 71 Super beetle. It's got a lot of issues so I have to keep the truck going till I can get this little bug driving safely. Then I can park the bronco and really crack down on getting stuff done.
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Yeah. I don't know the last time you drove past my house but there is a new addition to my pile of projects. A 71 Super beetle. It's got a lot of issues so I have to keep the truck going till I can get this little bug driving safely. Then I can park the bronco and really crack down on getting stuff done.
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It was most likely only one. And that would have been after the tire fell off, I haven't had both axles out yet. Only one at a time. The Beetle I got is parked in front of the bronco now, down by the side of the house.
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pedant
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And light.
No water cooling meant no water jacket, pump or radiator.
The 1600 single port came out in the mid-'60's, dual port around 1970.
Those engines could be hotrodded to 2l, but it's still an air cooled flat 4.
No water cooling meant no water jacket, pump or radiator.
The 1600 single port came out in the mid-'60's, dual port around 1970.
Those engines could be hotrodded to 2l, but it's still an air cooled flat 4.
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I added to my post above.
50hp stock
Volkswagen air-cooled engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
50hp stock
Volkswagen air-cooled engine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Post Fiend
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He is correct, it is a dual port 1600cc. But the Haynes manual I have rates them at 60 hp 
the way I described it when I did a test drive, a lawnmower with a clutch. Being that the engine is in terrible shape, it needed about half throttle and a slow clutch release or it would have died. If it died then that's the end of the test drive, it was too difficult to start the first time.
The motors are super tiny but what it lacks in power, it makes up for in simplicity. No water cooling means I have only 3 major fluids to worry about, brakes, trans, and oil. I don't have to be concerned with the damage from the coolant or the mess it causes.
the way I described it when I did a test drive, a lawnmower with a clutch. Being that the engine is in terrible shape, it needed about half throttle and a slow clutch release or it would have died. If it died then that's the end of the test drive, it was too difficult to start the first time.The motors are super tiny but what it lacks in power, it makes up for in simplicity. No water cooling means I have only 3 major fluids to worry about, brakes, trans, and oil. I don't have to be concerned with the damage from the coolant or the mess it causes.
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Let's see if this will work.
I've gone over all the starting stuff besides the plugs. I have a spark tester that is just a spark plug stuck inside a piece of rubber hose so you can see the spark. It had such a strong spark that my step dad got shocked while holding the rubber part of the hose that was farthest away from the plug. I'd say the ignition is good for the most part. We are thinking it has no compression but haven't checked yet.
I've gone over all the starting stuff besides the plugs. I have a spark tester that is just a spark plug stuck inside a piece of rubber hose so you can see the spark. It had such a strong spark that my step dad got shocked while holding the rubber part of the hose that was farthest away from the plug. I'd say the ignition is good for the most part. We are thinking it has no compression but haven't checked yet.