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1975 Kombi 2L Smoking
jimmy - September 10th, 2005 at 10:32 PM

Hi,
Another chapter in the saga of my kombi. When dad was driving it to get it registered, he sed it started smoking, and smoke was coming out of the dash!!!!!!

What's going on???

Also, my engine appears to have some home-mechanics work done. It was two cans, that look like they're covering something. Will take photos sometime soon so you can see.

Any suggestions/solutions?nn[ Edited on 10/9/2005 by jimmy ]

h - September 10th, 2005 at 11:52 PM

smokin hey, could have some wiring shorting out and that may lead to a fire and no more bus.. CHECK IT OUT man
+ get yourself a fire putteroutera device that stop flames.. you know the thingo.. always safer to have one in a VW..
cheers paul :)

dusto81 - September 11th, 2005 at 10:34 AM

If the smoke was coming from the dash and the engine it could be an oil leak onto the heater boxes. Then as the boxes heat up the oil smokes like anything! I had a leaky push rod tube and it caused some bad smoking but was easy to fix. Worth checking out anyway.
Cheers,
Dustin

jimmy - September 11th, 2005 at 02:11 PM

thanks guys, thats been helpful. I plan to take her for the full hard on detailed service on mon. So hopefully that will work, but I was hoping it wouldn't be anything too bad.

Cheers, and as always keep helping me out.

mnsKmobi - September 12th, 2005 at 01:44 PM

Quote:
Originally posted by jimmy

Also, my engine appears to have some home-mechanics work done. It was two cans, that look like they're covering something. Will take photos sometime soon so you can see.

Any suggestions/solutions?nn[ Edited on 10/9/2005 by jimmy ]


Without seeing the photos the cans could be blocking the metal pipes that join to the auxiliary heater blower via flexible hoses. If the blower and its hoses aren't there hot air will be blown back into the engine bay. (There are flaps in the blower housing to prevent this happening).

jimmy - September 12th, 2005 at 02:27 PM

You can see photos of the engine etc. at

http://photobucket.com/albums/v654/fury_jazza/The%20Kombi%20Archive/ 

Jim

Midlife crisis - September 12th, 2005 at 02:33 PM

It wooks like they have put cans over the tubes that go down to the heater boxers. Where the cans are the tubes from the heater fan fit to blow air over the heater boxes the in to the cabin. I have welch plug blocking mine.

Marc

jimmy - September 12th, 2005 at 02:45 PM

I kinda deduced that. But thanks for all the help guys, and I am still happy for any other suggestions.