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 roundtoit
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 08:37 AM |
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Quick question??
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.
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 11:10 AM |
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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
want any vw bits old but like me, Made in Germany!!!
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68AutoBug
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| posted on 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...??
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 10:06 PM |
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gen bearings are loud when buggered and easy to replace.
"A car for the people, an affordable Volkswagen, would bring great joy to the masses and the problems of building such a car must be faced with
courage."
Adolf Hitler At opening of 1934 Berlin Auto Show
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