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Post by clay on Jan 2, 2016 2:02:11 GMT -8
(This is Type 1 experience, no idea if it also applies to Type 2's but knowing VW...) The wafers can be differentiated by grooves on their spine and the position of the "hook". If I recall correctly, there are four different wafers, some are very common while others seemed to be used infrequently. Not every lock will have all wafers, and you'll typically need spares to get a complete set together.
While you can modify wafers to make things work, that also reduces the effectiveness of your locks.
Can the ignition tumbler be taken apart? I think I tried a Beetle one without success. Or if I was successful, it used different wafers than the door locks.
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Post by Volktales on Jan 2, 2016 10:35:55 GMT -8
I have taken an ignition tumbler apart before on a late bus. Removed all the wafers on that one because I had no key... This bus was later sold as a project and returned to the road. Probably any key could still start it... Grinding a bit of material off the wafers will reduce their effectiveness as a lock slightly. And I did forget about those identifying grooves. Regardless, having a go at fixing one yourself is still kinda fun.
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Post by Volktales on Jun 11, 2017 20:35:09 GMT -8
Some more things you don't see very often these days... Although I forgot to take a picture, he tried out the GTI earlier... When asked which one he liked better, he did not have a quick answer. He did admit the bus had a much more forgiving clutch then the GTI, and other than difficulty in finding reverse, he had no problems driving the bus. Interestingly enough he posted pictures with both vehicles to his friends, and they commented on how cool the bus was, and said nothing about the GTI...
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Post by Wongai on Jun 12, 2017 7:09:35 GMT -8
Man - That little brother has it made! When will he drive the Ghia!? B
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Post by Volktales on Jun 12, 2017 7:17:10 GMT -8
He already said that the Ghia is the one he really WANTS to drive...
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Post by CrazyBrit on Jun 12, 2017 8:33:29 GMT -8
Wasn't the Ghia originally Ruby Red?
I can just picture it; red paintwork, black hood, slammed over broken suspension with BBS alloys that are too wide for the tyres...
Perhaps Victor might even add some of those cool eyebrows for a bit of vintage boy racer feel?
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Post by Volktales on Mar 22, 2020 19:51:57 GMT -8
So I haven't shown any repairs on my '74 Restfalia very often. Because I have not done all the much to the bus since the restoration was completed all those years ago. Well this changed a bit... Late in the season last year, just as I was thinking about putting the bus away for the winter, something bad happened. I had started the bus up, for one last nice day cruise, and I smelt GAS! Not good. After looking around carefully, I discovered a pinhole in one of the fuel lines in the engine compartment, and it was happily spraying a fine gassy mist throughout the area! Immediate shut down was the result. The bus was pushed back into the garage, to be repaired the next day. Except that didn't happen as it was coming off the road for the season anyway. I did manage to go out and buy an expensive roll of Gates Barricade fuel hose, in anticipation of replacing ALL of the fuel lines. Took me awhile to get around to actually do the job however... As shown above, it is easiest to remove the fuel rail, complete with injectors when doing this job. The actual leak was coming from one of the injector to rail hoses; a very short piece. In the next shot, the hoses have been all replaced, and the metal lines and injector retainers repainted, because I can't help myself... All the original VW hose clamps were reused, and were a tight fit over the slightly larger outer diameter new hose. Got there in the end... It is somewhat tight quarters for doing this job, but you have to deal with it. All the pressure lines were replaced this time, and I will replace the non-pressurized lines at the shop, because the ones to the tank are very messy to replace without draining the tank. We will do this on the hoist... So when should you replace your fuel lines? Don't wait as long as I did. Time does seem to slip away faster than you think. I have been meaning to change them for some time now, and realized those lines were at least 15 years old. Don't wait this long! Your bus will thank you... Oh, and stay away from that crappy ethanol fuel!!!
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