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westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#664796
not flanged crank.
cb performance moly.
mahle bearings.
i am getting ready to pull it apart now so give me an hour or 2 should have some news.
down sharon.

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#664819
One hour daylight savings?
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#664820
2 hours is nearly up!!
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#664839
still haven't started.
had a worker go home sick.
so that means luck me has to finish of his work.
down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#664938
the problem is once again will be put down to human error.
shall i say end float problem.yes.
there will be a head hung low tommorrow.2 heads actually.
the one that set it and the one that said tonight,na man i watched him do it 100 times it's set right.
maybe 101 would have been the magic number.

who can redowell the block as it has pushed the little bearing dowell alittle.i might be able to use a longer dowell as it is only slightly of,but i would prefer a new dowell hole.
crank looks good.it has just ever so lightly pick'd up the bearing.
any how of to bed for me.hopefully back together soon.
cya.
down sharon.

KOM123 Smiling Assassin

1,164 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#664943
I'll start firing up the bbq, success is just around the corner!

dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#664953
You can use an old centre main bearing as a jig to re drill a new dowel hole.
Make sure oil holes still align if you change the index.

I have drilled the hole over-size and made a small stepped dowel,
making sure there is none of the fat part sticking out of the hole.

Keep end float near or above top clearance with alum case....0.006".

I have used as much as .010" with stock shim system with no problems.
It can effect the dizzy drive movement though.

Current flanged crank was set .009" from new on purpose, but mainly due to the large diameters of journal and flange.

You should be fine with .006".
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.

LIFE IN THE LOW LANE All people have the right to stupidity but some abuse the pr

2,534 posts · joined Mar 2007 ·

#664956
tough luck man but at least you don't have handfulls of sad parts to go in the bin.
ACCEPT THAT SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE PIDGEON AND SOME DAYS YOU ARE THE STATUE

Alder Outlaws VW Racing - check it out on fb!!

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#664984
good piont,no sad parts for the bin.
i will pull the rest of it right down tonight.clean ,measure and back together tommorrow ready for some more dyno pulls.
i love pulls.
oops.did i think out loud.
down sharon.

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#665525
started tinkering again tonight.
got the bottom end back together.
proberly do the rest tommorrow.
we will see how we go.i would love to go out to the track next week but i don't think i will have enough time.
all this lack of sleep realy catches up with you once you have been sick.
down sharon.

STOCK Wolfsburg Wizard

446 posts · joined Apr 2008 ·

#665851
i'll just get the violins out for ya😂😂😂
i'll see ya tonight & we'll get this top end together
i like pulls too 😂😂
🤘
STOCK

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#666212
stock your still fat and useless haha
down sharon.

555bug WRX Bug Boy

1,123 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#666215
come on and get it finished already, I hate my job and I need some in car video to get me through the day 🙂

Stephen

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#666217
me too
down sharon.

Eeyore Freak Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#666746
hi!! guess who!!

dont be too hard on stock, he just needs a hug!😘
Gotta love PINK BITS!😘

1959 Beetle (Eeyore)
1979 Kombi (Oscar)

pod i`ve got to finish this thing one day

4,980 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#666755
Eeyore Freak wrote:hi!! guess who!!

dont be too hard on stock, he just needs a hug!😘
Hi Amy,is Eeyore back to his old self yet?
meetings 1st sunday of the month
check wbsite for location
All Welcome
http://www.flatfour.org/
and on Facebook https://www.facebook.com/FlatFour

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#666761
i just started the engine again.wow i miss that sound.
i will be doing the reguar checks ,and then back to the dyno.
lets see how we go this time.
amy's car isn't ready yet some slacker hasn't done the engine yet.
down sharon.

Dak-A-Tak Volksie Pete

1,381 posts · joined Jan 2004 ·

#666774
Good to here that sound , mate . I just pulled my motor today and tomorrows job is to strip it down for a check-out .

Eeyore Freak Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#666789
well that slacker should get a move on!!
Good to hear JUNKAs alive and breathing again👍
Eeyores interior should be finished tomorra!!!
Gotta love PINK BITS!😘

1959 Beetle (Eeyore)
1979 Kombi (Oscar)

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#666880
tommorrow never comes eeyore.lol
i hope all is well pete,i am still waiting to see that footage from jambo.
down sharon.

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#666963
Bet she sounds sweet again, well done👍
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#667078
yeh sounds tuff,
there are a few little things still left to sort out,one little oil leak.and brakes need alittle work.


i have a tech question though.were on the dipstick can you run the oil level so that there is minimal crank slap in the oil.
we noticed that the oil is airated quite a bit.so having a deep sump i thought i might be able to run the oil alittle lower.
what's your thoughts.
down sharon.

hellbugged 48's and straight cuts

5,080 posts · joined Apr 2003 ·

#667080
interesting Westi..............i guess your's could cope better with the rocker drains as there shouldn't be so much gathering in there.........is it worth the risk of loosing oil pressure at the top end of the track tho, plenty of guys have done that before🙅

2443TT Fahrvergnugen

962 posts · joined Dec 2002 ·

#667081
Depends on how big your extended sump is. A lot of the turbo guys run a lower oil level to allow better drainage with their low mount turbo setups. I ran the oil level at the bottom of the dipstick with my 2332 turbo, and it had a 32mm oil pump so it really moved the oil around. I never lost oil pressure, though I wasnt reving past 6500 either (turbo too small). With the wide empi sump and full to the stock mark it was something crazy like 5.5lt capacity but my memories of this are from 2 years ago...

matberry Moderator Go hard or go home

8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·

#667196
I used to run about 1/4" down the stick, with a Berg 4 qt sump, turning up to 9000 rpm, std drains, and never an oil surge/loss, only drag racing.
Matt Berry Motorsports...air cooled advice, repairs and mods Ph 0408 704 662
OFF-ROAD,CIRCUIT,DRAG,STREET,ENDURANCE

Eeyore Freak Slammed & Awesome Dubber

89 posts · joined Aug 2008 ·

#667206
whats going on!! arent you working late tonight?
Gotta love PINK BITS!😘

1959 Beetle (Eeyore)
1979 Kombi (Oscar)

westi what the

1,610 posts · joined Aug 2005 ·

#667216
yeh always.
as for the sump the engine holds about 7 ltr's of oil so i would guess that by taking it a 1/4 of he way down the dipstick would only be around 1/2 ltr less oil,is this about right.
thanks for the inpt so far,
what oil is everyone using.
i use 20 -50w castrol gtx2,i was thinkng of changing to something alittle thiner.might pick up a few more pony's.every little bit counts.
down sharon.

Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion

8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·

#667218
I run Castrol Edge Sport 25-50w (Old Formulae R)


dangerous 23 Windows of Awesome

5,901 posts · joined Jan 2005 ·

#667231
I used to the Castrol product for many years no problem,(25W50 and 15W40)
but recently changed over to the ACE QPL 40.

I amvery happy with the outcome.

Plus the chemist who designed it is a Volksy dude,
so it is good to keep it in the family.

My total volume is 5.5 litres, and the crank probably splashes around in the oil at first,
but it quickly ends up in the valve covers.
I have restricted the pushrods to limit this.

My old VW cased engine had the oil level at the lower dip stick mark, and that was 5 litres.
This was mainly to stop the breather filling up due to the splash.
But at that time I never had a light that would tell me if the pressure was actually dropping at any point,
except for the stock light....in which time it was "all over".

As long as your oil pump is no bigger than say, 30mm,(mine is 26mm)
or your oil clearance is not excessive,
you should be able to run around 5.5 litres without starvation,
but be able to keep the crank out of the waves.

Stan's little 300ml extension is a great way to keep the pick-up fed,
but if you empty that out you may be cryng.

Perhaps a combination of a small deep sump,
plus something like stan's,
would be a good combination.

Formula Vee fellows dreamt that Idea up in the 60's with a little tin cup,
but having billet aluminium is a bit more sturdy in case you bottom out.
westi wrote:That's mad Alan.