Quick question??
roundtoit - April 17th, 2010 at 08:37 AM
Checked out a beetle the other day, engine sounded nice when cold but had abit of a rumble when warm, sounded a bit like the generator??
Would this be more likely the generator or main/big end bearings.
I know the easiest way is to remove the fan belt but I had no tools.
Are bigends a problem on them?
It had atwin port so i presume 1600. Year is 1970.
Cheers
bushed - April 17th, 2010 at 11:10 AM
use a socket ext'n bar like a stethoscope and place nr bearing points on genny
hear if its bearins etc these engines are olde nowe hay
could be 1300 tp also
68AutoBug - April 17th, 2010 at 04:50 PM
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posted by roundtoit
Checked out a beetle the other day, engine sounded nice when cold but had abit of a rumble when warm, sounded a bit like the generator??
Would this be more likely the generator or main/big end bearings.
I know the easiest way is to remove the fan belt but I had no tools.
Are big ends a problem on them?
It had a twin port so i presume 1600. Year is 1970.
Cheers
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Generator bearings are cheap to replace...
I haven't heard of big end problems...
but naturally it depends on who put the engine together etc
could be a 1300 twin port but 1600 twin ports are more common..
or could be a 1500 with twin port heads...??
cheers
LEE
jjwebb123 - April 17th, 2010 at 10:06 PM
gen bearings are loud when buggered and easy to replace.