FIRST START IN 45 YEARS - 1967 VW Karmann Ghia - Will it Run? RUSTY RESTORATION!!! Volkswagen, VW CT
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- čas přidán 25. 10. 2019
- This 1967 Volkswagen Karmann Ghia has been sitting for over 40 years. Let's see if we can bring it back to life!
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Why dont you just do a Restoration on the Engine?
@@wolfhauzer3178 I will at some point. I just want to see how it runs and see if we can drive it. Stay tuned for more. Thank you! =)
not sure where you live but you may want to have mustie1 look at the engine as he knows these engines pretty well, or go watch his videos on how to get them working properly and what to look for.
Why you keep saying How is it running. ITS NOT RUNNING IN DECADES
@@jacilynns6330 Thanks man! Good idea. Stay tuned for the next video on this one. It's going toe pretty cool. Did you subscribe? THANK YOU! =)
I can't believe I waited almost an hour for this
Thats life... 😅
one of the greatest engines ever made! Simple and reliable. Real VOLKSTECHNIK :-)
my first car was a 67 bug. I learned all about points, condensors, adjusting valves, Jumping the starter, learning to shift without a clutch, carbonmonoxide poison, heater boxes, radios, stereos, hot wiring, replacing fenders and bumpers for cheap, retread tires keeping your oil full! Loved every year of it. Bought the Idiots guide and felt invincible!!!
>Getting nostalgia for Carbon monoxide poisoning. This was not a healthy automotive relationship and I think what you actually have is stockholm syndrome from a car lol.
For one that ain’t a mechanic, I love your tenacity. You’ll soon become an expert at VW’s. 👌💕👍👍👍
Tomarão uma surra do karmanguia
OMG that 48th minutes paid off for the two days of hard work. I was so excited when I saw this girl running
I love the shape of the Karmann Ghia. I think they are smarter and better looking than a porsche. The Karmann has a lot of character in the style. I watched Mustie1 do his red and white one.
Yes, the Ghia has a beautiful shape... love it
Pretty awesome! I like these long time cold starts! I watch this guy 'Jonathan' who gets old cars, trucks running by; checking; that the motor isn't seized, is there spark, oil in the crankcase, connect a battery and drip fuel into the throat of the carb. Gets them running and assesses the over all condition and work actually needed with out replacing anything to start.
I've worked with VWs for over 50 years and I wanted to get my hands on this car soooo bad. Loved the video.
Glad you liked it!
And by get your hands on it did you mean hook up the throttle cable that was hanging right there
My deepest condolences go to the poor engine for this mis-treatment!
HAHA! That is funny! =) Thank you! Stay tuned for more!
@@CTmoog Oil change? Air filter? I got cancer from watching this video. This is engine abuse.
who cares its already fuked up,,,
Yeah, as others have said, an oil flush, change and filter would be a priority, but I heard no reference made to that in the video. I hope it happened. Twisting the distributor back on forth in hopes of finding the correct timing is tempting (I've been there) but ultimately not a good strategy. In CT's defense, it is true that a lot new parts are really bad right out of the box. I was on the phone today with a parts supplier that sold me a courtesy light switch for my old T-Bird that literally worked 10 seconds before breaking. Recommendation for the VW: Flush and change the oil...then change it again after the engine has run about 20 minutes (seriously.)
@@TheCanine2 Correct. Also to add, cars of this era were designed to be rebuilt, meaning that replacement parts are lower quality than factory. Learning how to correctly clean and rebuild these air cooled engines is really the keys to the kingdom. For example those plugs were filthy, but, they did look like new factory units, clean, test, and reinstall. Modern cars now, 80% of the time plugs are burned/worn out so we just replace them. But it's a different era. So these VWs are nearly free if you do it right.
Hey, there’s a lot of negative comments. We all start somewhere and learn from mistakes.
The simplicity of German engineering and at the same time brilliant too, klasse👌
I got a buddy around the corner, retired guy. He buys cars and builds em. He loves VW's. Built some really nice machines in the last 3-4 years.....one of his latest, an S-10 frame, a 350 V-8 and an auto trans. Put a VW body on it, and yeah, the motors up front. Wild little machine, lol.....
Great video and how you have taken us on your journey with all the issues that you have addressed one by one.
In my opinion you did nothing wrong as sometimes things don’t go to plan, but in the end you made it work.
What makes this video outstanding is your total honest about what you were thinking.
I love the sound of this beautiful motor.
Thankyou for taking us through this.
Oh mein Gott!!! Keine Ahnung die Jungs!☺I've never seen anything like it. Completely flawless approach.
Solch eine Tortur hält auch nur der gute alte Käfermotor aus....
He I just realised it’s only me making comments cmon people this is a great moment getting this beautiful engine going
my 1st car was a 62 Ghia..absolutely loved it!! til winter & cold weather...lol.. in 1974 i dropped a valve thru a piston...1 piston & sleeve, 2 new valves (ground the rest) & the shop bill was 4 hrs labour + parts = $125.. do that today!
Ahhh. The sound of an aircooled engine, is music to me. 💖💨✨
Yes, they sound great! Stay tuned for the next video! It's going to be awesome! =)
CT, set your idle screw clockwise to raise the rpm at idle to keep it running, your timing is off set it, your vacuum advance wasn't hooked up, you have a vacuum line on the carb not hooked up, which will make it run rough and idle badly, when checking for spark don't remove any spark plugs, just remove a plug wire from the plug and stick a screw driver in the wire and hold it next to metal with a gap and turn the engine over and see if it sparks a nice strong spark. if no spark, pull the coil wire from the center of the distributer cap and hold it near metal to see if it sparks to check the coil, by listening to the engine, make those adjustments and should be ok.
Hey Tom! That is some awesome advice man! I will try to remember that next time. Thank you my friend! Thank you! Stay tuned for more!✌️
Thanks for sharing. Lovely car with so much potential. I recently put my Austin Atlantic back on the road after many years of storage. Started quite literally at the filler cap and rebuilt or repaired or replaced everything. Fuel tank was good but rusty so acid dipped cleaned and given new internal coating. Fuel pump rebuilt. Carbies rebuilt engine oil system redone. Water pump replaced etc Runs well and 're registered but next job is to remove head and service valves as compression on no. 3 is not correct. It's so rewarding doing the job yourself and you learn lots. Cheers
Hello Hugh! Nice job sir! Sounds like a great car my friend! I love working on them. It's a great way to spent time and relax. Thanks for watching! Stay tuned for the next video! =)
Canada here...yup this body style, Volvo and Porsche had it nice, enjoy the project and the drive...respect
Interesting watching you go through the troubleshooting for this engine. For future reference, if you ever suspect the condenser again, on any points ignition system. you can simple disconnect the wire from the condenser to see if it fires. Otherwise, the condensers hardly ever shorts out, therefore disabling the system. It's function is to help keep arching down across the points as they open and close. And the whole system works via the voltage from the battery runs through the primary side of the coil to the points. The points being closed allows the build up of a magnetic field in the coil. Then when the points OPEN, it creates the spark in the secondary side of the coil connected to the spark plug. The coil is basically a transformer and increases the voltage to spark the spark plug on the secondary side of the coil. The "dwell time" is that time the points are "closed". Hope that helps a little... Keep the videos coming Thumbs Up!
Hey Gary, that is good to know and very interesting. Thanks for sharing. I really appreciate that. Thank you! Stay tuned for more!👍
That engine bay is every mechanics dream come true. Not only is just about every single part of the engine very easily accessible, there is also acres of wide open room to reach around and work in
not bad engine after 45 years of sleep :) what was amazing is the dash board light flashing . Thanks for sharing the experience.
Every teenage kid needs one of these. Looks sporty and spends a lot of time up on cement blocks.
I hope you get to drive it to the show & give us a walk around of this sweet Ghia . Good to hear your getting the OG parts refurb'd....don't forget to do the valves and oil 👍.
Thanks man! Me too! I have two days to get it done. We will see. Not looking good....Yes, I changed the oil. I have to check the valves next.
Aftermarket is always junk , doesn’t matter how much it costs . I’ve found it out the hard way and I now buy nos parts and to be true they are not that more expensive than aftermarket parts here ,some are cheaper some are more expensive
There are people making really great aftermarket parts and there are a lot of them making crapy parts.... =) Stay tuned for the next video! It's going to be awesome!
The dawning of the FUEL INJECTION SYSTEM LOL. Great video guys, keep it up.
Thought I'd posted this comment last night after watching this entire video with my fingers crossed on both hands for you CT - willing the engine to fire up!...eventually, you got this wee beauty running - Congratulations! Man I love the sound of an air-cooled VW engine running - it's music to my ears!
Yes, it was pretty exciting when it started! I love that sound too! I really appreciate that. Thank you! Stay tuned!
@@CTmoog -Will do!
Found the reason it stood still for 45yrs. No body couldn’t get it started!!!
Clearly you are new at this, but guess what? This is how you learn. VWs are so easy to work on so this is a perfect one to get started on. I see that 914 there, who is doing the wok on that? Same thing. I think someone mentioned that you all you needed to have was spark, fuel and air. Learn how to static time the disti. Next time just start there. The great thing was that you stuck it out, got it to work and learned in the process! Cool deal!
Great job!!
Cheers!
Your job is really cool. This carburetor is manufactured here in Brazil. I remembered my childhood. My father had a VW Brasilia. I have helped him to repair his car many times. It is very good. This Karman Ghia deserves a total restoration. True work of art on wheels! A hug!
i started a 69 vw motor that was setting 20 years the very first thing i did was pull plugs and put Boat motor 50.1 oil in the cylinders let it set for a day then take a wrench and turn the crank about 10 times slow at first then replace the plugs then made sure i had spark from coil and plugs had to clean points up and i added a light tester to the oil sending unit to insure it had oil pressure if it started u damn sure don't want to run it if the light doesn't go out , I notice u didn't do that also your vacuum advance was not hooked up to your distributor glad u got it running PS i forgot i change the oil first lol
Skip to 48:16 thank me later.
Thanks bro.. yeah that's what we wanted to see.
I can never understand why folk rotate the distributor back and forth whilst cranking the engine over. The ignition timing needs to be set as task one. This is easy enough if you find the timing marks on the crank pulley. Once that is aligned correctly as per the maintenance manual, you set the contactor points gaps with feeler gauge. Again the gap you need is quoted in the maintenance manual. The heel of the cam in the distributor will push the points open as it travels around. It’s at that stage once the points gap is set that you rotate the distributor against the normal rotation of the distributor so that the points just start to open. You can test when that happens with a multi meter. The meter can be connected between ground and the small cable from the points. That cable needs to come off the coil temporarily whilst you make this measurement via the resistance (continuity) setting on the meter. The setting of the timing using this method will be almost perfect for a VW engine. You will then get spark at the right moment and for the correct duration (dwell angle). The contactor points are renowned furring up on VWs when left for quite some time. Also the wearable heel on the points will wear down and slowly close the gap over time. That’s why these engines needed attention every couple of months to make sure they kept within tuneable limits. The engine would have fired first go if the timing had been set up correctly !.....everything else is “poke and hope” or something copied off another chance it CZcams video !...
Correct. This will be fine for any carb and points engine.
@@baggieshorts1406 That's correct!!!
Even better Static time it with a test light.
Finalmente è andata in moto con la pazienza, ciao, io ho lavorato sulla Karman Ghia nel 1960, Grazie
My friend Jennifer has a 1972 VW Beetle she had it since High school and she took so much care of it and it still runs to this day and then this Past Christmas her Brother surprised her with a 69 VW BUS she loves Volkswagons
You cannot expect folks to watch a 50 minute video titled. " First Start" with the first 25 minutes being tedious wrenching leading to unexplained failure. Glad you got it to start. Fifty minutes was painful to watch. That video should have 15 minutes max
What else should you expect from someone who knows nothing more than replacing parts whether they need it or not with parts from china where they don't know how to make the parts to function? ..... lol@usforwatchingthatshit...lol
Dear Joel Palmer.
I just wanted to comment absolutely the same. He should also use the fast forward mode. But no matter what, watching this was painful (for me and the poor starter motor)! I definitely won't watch another video from this channel (and not only because he gives hearts even to negative comments). If he wants to sell vids via CZcams he should watch Mustie1, 5150mxVW and Coldwarmotors for instance. They know how to do vids and first starts.
@@Chr.U.Cas2216 please don't direct someone on how to make their videos. I enjoyed watching failures and how he learned from them. It's pretty helpful to some of us.
Dear@@sailorforlifebestti3366
Whaaaat? This video is helpful to you? Are you serious?
2) Why only answering my comment? Why not Joel Palmer and Larry Mayotte ones too?
3) Maybe you are some kind of a close friend to the video maker? How in the world could anybody else like that vid? For what reason?
4) The video maker even gave J.P. a heart. What should someone think about that? If he likes negative response respectively constructive criticism it's not on you to criticize my comment.
Best regards luck health and wisdom.
@@Chr.U.Cas2216 I agree. This shit hurts.
Finally! I was on pins and needles waiting for that thing to start! Lol
Hey DJ! Thanks man! I appreciate that! It was a greta feeling when it finally started! Thank you! Stay tuned for more!👍
As a teenager I owned a couple of Volkswagon type 3s, first was a 1963 notchback and then a 1970 fast back. I was constantly replacing the generators in them. Did multiple tuneups on them. This video took me back a long way.
i owned a karmann ghia in Limmassol, Cyprus, ( reg. no. AX 789), IN 1967.) somebody had fitted a huge "Purolator" oil filter on the left - hand side of the engine bay. the oil was still green after 1000 miles !! it also had twin carbs although i can,t say if that was standard. i loved that car, painted salmon pink with a white roof. happy days
I can't wait for the second part of the engine build!
Me too! Soon hopefully! Thank you! Stay tuned for more!👍
Such a beautiful design , congrats on getting it started!
About 50 years ago I took a liking to a second hand Volkswagen Bettle which I saw for sale and the owner seemed to be all smiles and so happy that I was going to buy it. Some neighbors told me not to buy it as that car was all trouble and it would not start in the morning and when it was hot it was still difficult to handle. Anyway, in spite of their advice, I did buy it and as they said it would not start the next morning. I checked the fuel which was fine and the spark which I did not like and so I followed the ignition circuit to find that all the wiring was just fine. Then I decided to check the height of the distributor rotor to find that it did not match the distributor cap and Volkswagen had made so many distributors for their petrol car that someone mismatched the pair in my car. As I am a boat builder and have copper nails of all sorts at home, I went into my workshop got a large flat-headed copper nail, cut it about 12mm below the flathead and soldered the head and stem above on top of the rotor on the distributing copper flat strip. The car started the first time for the next twelve years. I never told the previous owner nor the neighbors about what I had found. Note the difference between the distributor at 18:25 and the old one at 34:52. Note that I do not agree with this man that the Chinese distributor is a lot of rubbish, it is not and he should question his own diagnostic powers. When I had petrol engines, I was always so keen to see them working that even without a carburetor they still started with a little repetitive squirt at the intake. Starting a big block cold Vee 8 in the old landing barges took a little more than a squirt, and more like a half a glass of neat fuel. At home, I still have the petrol priming pump for the Merlin in a Spitfire.
I’m really digging this series. I had a 7 Gaia and loved it! In early 70’s my brother and I used to restore Porsche 356’s and it was a blast.
Thanks Richard! That really cool!
oh that was one tough Karmann Ghia! hope you was able to get it to run right and had fun with it! one tip: avoid cranking the starter for too long, with short intervals between attempts, they tend to get really pissed off
For the impatient types, you need to fast forward to around 47:00
I've been waiting so long for this old man to work and finally win
NAO SEI PORQUE PARARAM DE FABRICAR ESTE LINDO CARRO BRASIL ,,,,,,
You've got a few factors happening here, that prevented it from starting easily, wrong ignition timing, weak compression due to rusty valve seats, choke not hooked up, but the main culprit is the octane selector (ign advanced) vacuume line between the carburetor and the distributer is not attached, causing the intake manifold to suck atmospheric air and lean out, which in turn will make it difficult to cold start, or idle properly.
long text Brent ! short version = idiots
Yeah, I was going to say, I know nothing of mechanics, but I've been watching a ton of these videos were people are getting their cars to start, and knew there was something he was missing. He thought it was just the accelerator pump on the carburetor but it was not turning over correctly to begin with, but how would anyone know whether the ignition timing is correct just by turning it slightly? You gotta be right on with that. You can't just start moving it while it's trying to start.
Brazilian made Solex ;-) Hell yeah brother
I once owned a 1967 Karmann Ghia, and a 1974 914. Nice to see both in your garage
Awesome! They are a really cool cars. Thanks for watching! Stay tuned!
I was always fascinated by those engines. Air cooled, simple, small.
Just pray there's no long hill coming up.
Ouch, painful but then I was a VW tech in the early 70's
Looking for a spark at the plug with the distributor cap floating in mid air seems - optimistic...
Yes, and tryin to start it from outside the car...with no throtle at all..just flooding the carb with fuel... Lady luck intervened in the end..otherwise that would have been a 2 days long video...
Bluetooth?
Yep that's how those run when they're brand new! You done it! That's exactly how it ran straight off the showroom floor!😁
It was nice to see the old car come to life but there's 50 minutes of my life I'll never get back
Mustie1 would have had that running in 20 seconds, by just looking sternly at it! ;-)
Winner winner chicken dinner captain 😉
Awesome when they fire up after such a long time........great job 🤙
Hey Warren! HAHA! Yes, it is a great feeling! Thank you! Stay tuned for more!
As one not being a car owner in a big European city CT‘s Garage has been a very good learning experience and the excitement getting that VW Motor After 45-50 years to work again was awesome. Thankyou very much for the film.
Thanks John! I'm glad you enjoyed it!
Even though it was painful watching someone who isn’t a traditionally schooled mechanic do a quality control test on a starter lol regardless, I will always respect the man who turns his own wrenches!!
Hes clearly no expert but hes having a go and no doubt learning
That was pretty cool !! I kept saying I wish I was there to turn to key for you. Please show us the finished product. I love those Karman Gias.
That fuel line you have running off to a petrol can, put it on the damn roof of the car and let gravity feed the fuel in then it will work !!!
Its funny! Need to learn more. Just dont quit until you get it right thats one way of learning.
I was saying that same exact thing, it's getting no fuel! Put the can on the roof, gravity is highly underrated, I'm surprised the battery held out to all that cranking the engine.....
I saw that too. Where was the fuel pressure coming from if you bypassed the pump?
Should've taken the points out of the new dizzy and put them in the old unit, the spark looked shit (did anyone see a spark?). Get it timed properly, throw some fuel down the venturi instead of the overflow tube.
Then, since he hasn't a clue what he's doing, get it to someone who does.
These must be the hardest videos to watch ever.
that too
Well done lads, great video. This was the first model that Vauxhall used a new paint which took over from cellulose, I remember because I resprayed the complete front of a white one, two days later it started to bubble up. This was a complete disaster I wish that I had known about the paint change.
Watching you guys wrench on a old VW Aircooled reminds me of my teenage years good memories. i bought my last Bug for $400.00 and a set of used car tires it was barely running but running and me and my freind went to get it at night he drove it back to his house , backed it i up to his garage door so we could see it in the sort of lit garage the first thing we noticed was a spare plug dangling on a wire ! the next morning in better light we discovered that cylinder was stripped so i went to the local VW garage and told them what happened they sold me a Helio coil kit and told me how to install it surprisingly to both of us it worked as that was the first time i ever heard of them My little sister needed a car for college and i told her she could have the Bug but i wasnt sure if it would keep running so my Dad and I pulled the motor and bought a Brazilian rebuild kit for just over a hundred bucks everyone told me that was junk. and wouldn’t last we installed the kit with all new gaskets and it ran my sister drove the hell out of that Beetle including busting the windshield in a drunk drive with her freinds forehead then eventually bought her own car and gave that back to me the body and pan were so rusted i pulled the motor and dropped off the car at the local Salvage yard to the best of my knowledge that motor is still running in another Beetle that a freind of a freind drives like usual your Spark issue is probably something simple and cheap to fix sitting all those years check for animal damage on your harness the motor turning over had a good sound to it and ill bet you guys get her going pretty easily ... Good Luck and hopefully you guys catch it on video and share
I got a H model 1969, I had trouble getting mine started. Had a friend come over order rotor plugs wires cap we got it started.
H cases were the worst (or wurzt in German😁) alloy for head studs pulling out. Don't over torque them if you check them, I think it's supposed to be 23 ft. lbs. when the engine is stone cold.
All it needed was a can of " Start ya bastard"!
I loved every second of this vid!! Congratulations from the Netherlands!! I am busy to restore my Peugeot 204 cabriolet also from 1967!!! Was a good year!!
WOW! Thank you so much! That is awesome! That is a great year! Good luck with your restoration. Stay tuned! =)
Thanks for sharing this video! I was so excited because all video long I so need to be with you, supporting or maybe helping. All the best.
Gracias a la persistencia lo lograron, excelente. Hubiera querido estar allá para ayudarles.
Faltou gasolina direto no carburador na primeira partida importante que funcionou obrigado pelo video
Oh man! I like those magnetic lights you have!
I had two 1300, and one 1600 Super beetle, usually timing is not an issue, but the fuel pump dries fast, since it is a very simple mechanism, so, I'd start there first, and diaphragm for the fuel pump is an easy fix. Turn the engine, fuel squirts out, one less problem. The carburetor of a beetle is so easy to rebuild or clean, that I'd not bother buying a new one. Check the floaters, they will crack if left without fuel too long. Put carburetor back, turn the engine. You can smell a flooded carburetor a mile away, if no smell, then you consider changing it. Take the distributor cap of, use a sand paper to clean ALL the contacts, loose the screws and tight them again, NOT MESSING WITH ANYTHING ELSE! Check for fraying cables, turn them back and forth to get rid of any rust. Take ONE spark plug, the spark should be clearly visible, yes, VERY visible. Got sparks? Don't even bother starting the engine, just change the spark plugs and it should start right up. If it is running rough, check the mix, if no effect, THEN you mess with the timing. Beetles were made to run forever and to be easy to fix, in Brazil, you carry pliers, some copper wire and a clean rag in the trunk, and you can go around the world.
born a year after amazing. cars do run forever.
"Adjusting the timing" by arbitrarily rotating the distributor was probably my favorite part.
yes yes yes yes four yessss 4 stroke :-)
and not cheking poits!@@oliverfischer459
@@rogerroger7555 what do you wanna tell me Lee`??? I cannot understand your last sentence
@@oliverfischer459 sorry "points"
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He needs the "How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive" book. Served me pretty well.
I have one now. That is a great book for VW repair. Thank you!
John Muir’s How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive; A Manual of Step-By-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot. It’s a great book. Still available (first printing 1969); I learned everything I know about wrenching from that book.
Love the sound of that engine. !!!!! Never give up. !!!! 👏👏
He's really lucky to have a nice lady that will turn the key for him.
When I used to do this I'd be outside with the spiders and she'd be inside watching Casualty and talking to her daughters on the 'phone for hour after hour.
And she wondered why I didn't like the car.
Go to the hell u skru cow n bafolu use condom at farm
Your'e so right man (y)
Schöner alter Karman Gia schöne Grüße aus Deutschland 🇩🇪
The car is so beautiful..even in that condition. The project was so awesome..I wish I was there.
Congratulations! The easy part is done!
When we kids of 16+ we used pull those beetles out of the bushes and make auto grass cars out of them... I doubt we ever bought a new part and we definitely were never defeated in getting one running.
More fuel the punp is defekt
Oh well, everybody has to start somewhere. Climbing the learning curve...
Oh man these comments LOL. I agree with most of em but boy are some brutal. Not everyone knows everything and we all start somewhere. At least/hopefully you've learned a lot from the comments, CT.
10/10 for having a go.
Thank you!
Классно! Молодец!!! Смотрим!!!👍👍👍🤝🤝🤝✊✊✊
Thank you! Stay tuned for more!✌️👍👍👍
my Pontiac work bench has served me well, but a 914 workbench might be a nice addition! lol definitely a flatter work surface
HAHA! That is funny! Thank you! You don't know what your missing! You should upgrade!
“It’s thirsty after 45 years.” Me too car, me too.
Das Einstellen der Zündung war scheinbar nicht bekannt, um so beeindruckender das der Motor zum Schluss doch noch gelaufen ist.
the blind leading the blind
HAHA! Stay for the next video! It's going to be a good one! =) Thank you!
Well your no MUSTIE 1 that's for sure.... have a word with him on line he will help you guys out a lot!!
I use an old steel putty knife for stubborn gaskets. That and something to soften the gasket like penetrating oil. The wider blade of the putty knife helps avoid gouging the surface the gasket has to match up to. I love those lights you are using.
Oh man, give that car a bath!!! She's so beautiful!!!
Why not set the static timing up with a lamp and battery before going through all that nause of trial and error, and the later condensers have a cut out in the mounting bracket that holds the lead insulator - it doesn't get pushed into the casing.
yes indeed !
Dang... we had entered kindergarten that last time that wee beastie ran. The city closed and sold the school we'd gone to a few years ago...
The People's Lead & Puppy Grindery - Beijing Factory 347 capacitors - too much lead, not enough puppy...
HAHA! Yes, I was just a baby too! =) oh man...that is a terrible thought...=( Thank you! Stay tuned for more!👍
Wow! This classic car was made in the year I was born. Here in Brazil, a Karmann Ghia or SP2 (another VW sport auto, 1700 engine) are very expensive. Some, costing about R$ 100.000,00, even R$ 200.000,00. (One dollar = R$ 5,22 approx.). Congratulations! Have fun with your classic VW air cooled!
Man Ive always loved Karmann Ghias, always wanted once since I was a kid!
This is painful to watch...
hatfez , it burns.
What the fuck did I just watch,,???
Ok.... this is way to exhausting...
I knew a "chuck wagon" in Colorado...
One guy in particular has got no diagnostics clue or process in place
I'll try to be a bit nicer. Before you begin trying to start the engine, check compression, check voltage and ground to the coil/distributor, please don't go power tool crazy on the manifold even if you do have a towel stuffed in there. Make sure you're getting good fuel flow from the pump by using some extra hose back into the fuel canister and visually watching it. Make sure your timing is set just a tad early of TDC. Verifying fuel, air and spark before you get started makes troubleshooting a lot easier.
You're too kind; IMHO this guy shouldn't be working on anything with an engine!
Vw junky...
You were nice ... Did not hammer the novice
Old VW's never die!