Debbie Learner Dubber
12 posts · joined Aug 2010 ·
Hi i'm looking for a semi auto motor 1600 for my 72 beetle can anyone help PLEASE....
semi auto
Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
engine is the same as a manual, you just have to swap a few things over like oil pump, carb and manifold, flex plate etc
Bizarre Moderator The artist formerly known as blue74l
12,789 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
"I live at Cedar Grove near Jimboomba Brisbane"
From a previous post in case any one was asking
You could try giving http://www.customveedub.com.au/store/ a call
They may have one laying around
From a previous post in case any one was asking
You could try giving http://www.customveedub.com.au/store/ a call
They may have one laying around
Futue te ipsum!!!
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Debbie wrote:Hi
i'm looking for a semi auto motor 1600 for my 72 beetle
can anyone help PLEASE....
Hi Debbie,
If Your old motor is a semi auto ...
everything can be changed over from the old engine to the replacement engine...
You do need need someone who knows not how to damage the parts getting them off and back on...
especially the flexplate... easy to damage - hard to find..
Where are You located Debbie????
someone may be able to help....
in NSW or QLD and You may be in W.A.. or N.T.. ???
We need Your location..
and how to contact You...
LEE
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Debbie Learner Dubber
12 posts · joined Aug 2010 ·
Hi Lee
i am in Brisbane southside, would be fantastic if someone could help me out on this one as i am really stressed and i'm on a major downer haven't slept good in weeks. let me tell you the full story. i bought this 72 convertible off ebay 4500 a few weeks ago my husband and brother flew down to sydney to drive it back they got as far as kempsey it back fired a couple of times so they pulled over and she wouldn't start again. It got car carriered back to brisbane straight to a vw mechanic. He informed me it had a broken torque converter he found one and replaced it, then told me he started it and it made a terrible noise and has a split crankshaft... told me it would be around 3000 to fix her up. She had the motor reconditioned 65 ks ago by the lady i bought it from. So i haven't even sat in my dream car as yet and has cost me a small fortune.... i have been told by fellow aussie dubbers it would be cheaper for me to find a 2nd hand motor... so here i am broke and looking for help
i am in Brisbane southside, would be fantastic if someone could help me out on this one as i am really stressed and i'm on a major downer haven't slept good in weeks. let me tell you the full story. i bought this 72 convertible off ebay 4500 a few weeks ago my husband and brother flew down to sydney to drive it back they got as far as kempsey it back fired a couple of times so they pulled over and she wouldn't start again. It got car carriered back to brisbane straight to a vw mechanic. He informed me it had a broken torque converter he found one and replaced it, then told me he started it and it made a terrible noise and has a split crankshaft... told me it would be around 3000 to fix her up. She had the motor reconditioned 65 ks ago by the lady i bought it from. So i haven't even sat in my dream car as yet and has cost me a small fortune.... i have been told by fellow aussie dubbers it would be cheaper for me to find a 2nd hand motor... so here i am broke and looking for help
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Hopefully someone will have a cheap engine for You Deb..
Very strange about the torque converter....??
they usually don't break....??
and a second opinion on the engine... ??
engine backfiring could be a simple thing or a major thing...
maybe get the mechanic to write down everything He has done so far.. in detail...
then tell Him You are going to consumer affairs or ombudsman
to check it out...
Hardest thing is getting You car back from Him....
best of luck
LEE
PS: Really need your husband to replace all the vacuum hoses
not expensive.. just use transmission oil hose or high pressure air hose as used on trucks...
You are going to find it hard to find a VW mechanic trained to work on automatic beetles... LEE
Very strange about the torque converter....??
they usually don't break....??
and a second opinion on the engine... ??
engine backfiring could be a simple thing or a major thing...
maybe get the mechanic to write down everything He has done so far.. in detail...
then tell Him You are going to consumer affairs or ombudsman
to check it out...
Hardest thing is getting You car back from Him....
best of luck
LEE
PS: Really need your husband to replace all the vacuum hoses
not expensive.. just use transmission oil hose or high pressure air hose as used on trucks...
You are going to find it hard to find a VW mechanic trained to work on automatic beetles... LEE
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nicolasw Casual Dubber
40 posts · joined Oct 2009 ·
I agree with Lee, breaking a torque converter is increadibly hard and it shouldn't cause a car to backfire or or not start.
similarly with a crankshaft, and if the crankshaft is indeed split then you probably wouldn't be able to start the car.
similarly with a crankshaft, and if the crankshaft is indeed split then you probably wouldn't be able to start the car.
Craig Torrens 6 times Australian, 7 times State Hillclimb Class Champion
8,040 posts · joined Jan 2003 ·
I think someone is being ripped off.👍
Desert Moose Cut Cut Cut
2,098 posts · joined Mar 2004 ·
not sure if its of any help to you, but
I have placed an add on here today for a semi auto car less engine.
I have taken the engine out and I'm using it in a non auto car. all the auto parts are there.
before I took the motor out I drove the car and the auto works fine
only trouble is I'm on the other side of Australia.
I will take any parts you need off the car and pack/ send them over but you will need to buy the whole thing before I strip it for you.... this still may be a cheaper way... not sure
let me know if I can help
I have placed an add on here today for a semi auto car less engine.
I have taken the engine out and I'm using it in a non auto car. all the auto parts are there.
before I took the motor out I drove the car and the auto works fine
only trouble is I'm on the other side of Australia.
I will take any parts you need off the car and pack/ send them over but you will need to buy the whole thing before I strip it for you.... this still may be a cheaper way... not sure
let me know if I can help
vlad01 Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber
4,270 posts · joined Jun 2010 ·
+1 Vw cranks are usually forged and the engines don't even come close to producing enough power to do any damage to a crank.Craig Torrens wrote:I think someone is being ripped off.👍
71 notchback,
Past owner of, 70 NB, 73 SB and 72 FB TLE
68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --
11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
Yes, I agree...vlad01 wrote:+1 Vw cranks are usually forged and the engines don't even come close to producing enough power to do any damage to a crank.Craig Torrens wrote:I think someone is being ripped off.👍
LEE
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vw54 Administrator Always Waiting 4 Friday
16,723 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·
I knew this post would bring a pic of Lees engine
I read it on FACEBOOK so it must be true
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bajachris88 The international telephone dialing code for Antarctica is 6
6,661 posts · joined Apr 2005 ·
No reply from Debbie in a while... rekon the poor gal's lost hope 🙁 👎 ???
Way to go hey... first bug, all hyped up and it majorly and expensively dies on its way up, far far away from home when you already blown all your pennies to buy the car in the first place.
Way to go hey... first bug, all hyped up and it majorly and expensively dies on its way up, far far away from home when you already blown all your pennies to buy the car in the first place.
(ô_!_/ô) (ô_!_/ô)
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
69' baja: kombi box, thing spindles, irs, disc front, type 3 rear drums, 2 inch lift kit, 31x10 rears. 👍
New engine in process: 94mm p&bs, 74mm C/w chomol Crank, 35.5x39 SP heads, turbo. Wierd combo, hopeful torque monsta!
matberry Moderator Go hard or go home
8,114 posts · joined Mar 2006 ·
For the record, breaking a crankshaft is way more common than you may think.
They were doing it occasionally even from new!!!
Depending on the actual break they can often still be driven, I've heard stories of driving for a thousand miles or more after 'the incedent'(and yes, sometimes a backfire).
They were doing it occasionally even from new!!!
Depending on the actual break they can often still be driven, I've heard stories of driving for a thousand miles or more after 'the incedent'(and yes, sometimes a backfire).
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Joel Now containing 100\% E-Wang
9,368 posts · joined Feb 2006 ·
Bingo, I know of 3 that have snapped cranks, for no obvious reason either, one was being driven by my mates mum who is painfully slow
and I know the story from someone in US working at the vw garage back in the day when the old girl with the 36hp oval bug came in complaining about how much oil it was using, when they opened it up the crank was snapped in 2 and needed a full engine rebuild she told them to much $$, just put it back together and she will keep adding oil 😂 🤪
and I know the story from someone in US working at the vw garage back in the day when the old girl with the 36hp oval bug came in complaining about how much oil it was using, when they opened it up the crank was snapped in 2 and needed a full engine rebuild she told them to much $$, just put it back together and she will keep adding oil 😂 🤪
HappyDaze Superannuated
2,887 posts · joined Jun 2009 ·
Driving a 36hp 'painfully slow' - particularly in 4th - would be a really good way to break a crank.Joel wrote:Bingo, I know of 3 that have snapped cranks, for no obvious reason either, one was being driven by my mates mum who is painfully slow
and I know the story from someone in US working at the vw garage back in the day when the old girl with the 36hp oval bug came in complaining about how much oil it was using, when they opened it up the crank was snapped in 2 and needed a full engine rebuild she told them to much $$, just put it back together and she will keep adding oil 😂 🤪
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