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| posted on March 9th, 2006 at 08:10 PM |
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Beetle engine stand off help ahhhhhhh
Ha,
Ok i got a pair of VW engine standoffs now i have spent the last hour slaving away haha (first time taking the back hood off wasn't that fun putting
it back on...
Anyway my problem. On the normal engine stands for the beetle is there a left and a right? just because i have installed my stands but the hood seems
to be leaning to the right by about an inch. Anyone want to give me pointers or any idea what I'm doing wrong?
BTW its a 68 beetle.
-Marc
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| posted on March 9th, 2006 at 08:21 PM |
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yes put down the beer in your left hand to level your self up and inch ( ! )
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| posted on March 9th, 2006 at 08:36 PM |
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lol when i say leaning to the right it is shifted right 1 inch like the right mounting can connect to the decklid on onle one side the other side is
off about an inch.
Ha ha i just had a neon sitting arround and i took this haha cool eh? *end wankyness*
-M
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| posted on March 9th, 2006 at 11:06 PM |
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One whole inch?! That's a lot. Maybe you should put down that beer and use both hands. As far as I know, the hinges are ambidextrous(sp?),
otherwise, I've been lucky and have gotten mine the right way around the past 10 times...
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| posted on March 9th, 2006 at 11:10 PM |
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No idea. Are you using Hoodjax? Where's Glenn (vwcool) when you need him.
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 07:37 AM |
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nope not hoodjax only found out about them after buying these 
Here is a pic of what it looks like you can se the issue on the left.
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 07:47 AM |
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Is that engine lid off that car?
If so, what are those brackets you are using?
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 07:54 AM |
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Is that engine lid off that car?
If so, what are those brackets you are using?
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Well its not the orig engine lid as some dude plowed into it doing 80 but since then it has been the one on the car.
these are the standoffs im using somethign extreamly similar to:
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=8041805477
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 10:16 AM |
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posted by squizy
No idea. Are you using Hoodjax? Where's Glenn (vwcool) when you need him.
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Right here! But I don't think I can help with this..
EDIT: Yes I can. Maybe loosen all the bolts holding on the new alloy jobbies and align things up properly
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 10:19 AM |
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After holding up a ruler to the screen, the left arm seems to be at an angle - not so much moved entirely over to the left. Perhaps you have something
stuck under the surface where it joins to the body causing it to keel over to one side and thus no aligning correctly?
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 10:28 AM |
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okies will give it a go tonight and let you know thanks all
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 11:24 AM |
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If only you had Hoodjax instead, they're SO much betterer!! :P
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| posted on March 10th, 2006 at 10:41 PM |
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Thanks for your help all, It was as simple as undoing the bolts and hitting it across. I feel stupid. Ha But not only does it look cool they actually
keep the motor a shipload cooler no more red oil light flashing on idle :P
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| posted on March 12th, 2006 at 05:42 PM |
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Just another question when it rains is there stuff i should stop the rain getting onto e.g the generator??? If so are there covers i can buy or just
make some? just what exactly should i be covering? And today it was 38 took the car for an hour long drive and it worked like a treat cool and neat
Another problem i got is locking the boot lid how does that work lol.
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| posted on March 13th, 2006 at 10:33 AM |
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Gennie slot covers
Eraser,
My generator has a VW steel strap that covers the UPPER slot only.
You can buy plastic jobbies, but again, only fit one to the upper slot. And there are some "fitment" issues. One I bought barely clipped in and
would probably fall off quite easily. I just stuck with the stock strap in the end.
Enjoy
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| posted on March 13th, 2006 at 10:35 AM |
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doesn't the generator need the slots open for ventilation though?
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| posted on March 13th, 2006 at 10:54 AM |
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True....but one is OK..
Oval,
Yes they do, but one is sufficient. I'd probably run both open in extremely hot temps.
Ctefeh
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| posted on March 13th, 2006 at 11:03 AM |
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neon dont look 2 bad LOL:o
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| posted on March 13th, 2006 at 03:37 PM |
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are you talking about the slots where the brushes are?
i havent had a fan apart for a few years but im pretty sure there are 2 slots in the fan itself that divert air into the genny
dads trike has some sort of plastic cover over the top brush slot
i tried to get a shot of it but the body makes it hard to get decent engine shots
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| posted on March 16th, 2006 at 03:51 PM |
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But i mean more this.. Lovely picture 
Rain + power = spark?
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| posted on March 16th, 2006 at 04:07 PM |
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Mine didn't seem to have any trouble starting the other day when I left my HoodJax on and it pissed down... It wouldn't do any harm in insulating it
though
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| posted on March 16th, 2006 at 05:28 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
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But i mean more this.. Lovely picture
Rain + power = spark?
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thanks eraser,
just the bare terminals like that wont be worried by rain but if you are concerned you can get rubber boots for generator conections
alternator vws have them as standard probably try an auto electrician or maybe repco might have them
the main problem with rain getting in is usually the dissy or coil
my Lbug has refused to start the last 2 times it stayed out for the night in heavy rain, had to spray my points with wd40 to get it started
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| posted on March 18th, 2006 at 04:25 PM |
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I'm still trying to come to terms with PUT THE BEER DOWN bit
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