1970 1.7 Motor teardown, Water in motor |
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1970 1.7 Motor teardown, Water in motor |
knuckledrgr914 |
Mar 31 2009, 07:57 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
I guess the only place to start with this thread is the beginning... I have a friend who purchased a 914 to toy with, and he talked me into getting one also (didn't take much talking to peak my interest (IMG:style_emoticons/default/ohmy.gif)). Well I ended up with four 914's in a package deal ('70, '72, '72, '74). Only one of them actually runs ('74 1.8 FI).
I am not very mechanical, but I have found the best way to learn something is to do it! I was advised by the person I bought the vehicles from that the '70 had ~ $4,000.00 worth of work done to the motor. The problem is the prior owner removed the carbs and for some reason did not protect the openings from the weather and water got into the motor. I dropped the motor and transmission and took the motor to a friend's house who has had some experience with VW's. We took the motor apart and cracked the case. My questions.... What is the recommended procedure for removing rust from cylinders, jugs (?), valves, etc... I will post pictures shortly of the specific areas of rust... I tried attaching a pic to this post, but I was prompted that I reached the maximum allowed size for the post and to reduce the size of the pic. Reccomendations to reduce the size of pics? Thanks, Brad |
McMark |
Mar 31 2009, 09:13 PM
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914 Freak! Group: Retired Admin Posts: 20,179 Joined: 13-March 03 From: Grand Rapids, MI Member No.: 419 Region Association: None |
Any old or worn cylinders that are going to be reused should be honed and new rings put on the piston.
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knuckledrgr914 |
Apr 1 2009, 12:52 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
Thanks McMark! I notice you are part of the Admin Group... I am trying to attach 1 photo (a little over 1m) and I am receiving the message:
"The total filespace required to upload all the attached files is greater than your per post or global limit. Please reduce the number of attachments or the size of the attachments." The photo is digital from a Cannon Powershot SD300. Ideas? Brad |
Todd Enlund |
Apr 1 2009, 01:17 PM
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Resident Photoshop Guru Group: Members Posts: 3,251 Joined: 24-August 07 From: Laurelhurst (Portland), Oregon Member No.: 8,032 Region Association: Pacific Northwest |
Thanks McMark! I notice you are part of the Admin Group... I am trying to attach 1 photo (a little over 1m) and I am receiving the message: "The total filespace required to upload all the attached files is greater than your per post or global limit. Please reduce the number of attachments or the size of the attachments." The photo is digital from a Cannon Powershot SD300. Ideas? Brad I think the limit is somewhere around 400-450 Mb per post... you'll need to resize the photo. 800x600 pixels, or 640x480, are good sizes that will get you in the right range. |
knuckledrgr914 |
Apr 1 2009, 08:19 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
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I think the limit is somewhere around 400-450 Mb per post... you'll need to resize the photo. 800x600 pixels, or 640x480, are good sizes that will get you in the right range. [/quote] Thanks Todd! What should I use to resize the photo? Is there a freeware or shareware I can download to accomplish this? Brad |
dbgriffith75 |
Apr 2 2009, 03:05 PM
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TheGrif Group: Members Posts: 509 Joined: 25-July 07 From: Iowa, USA Member No.: 7,945 Region Association: Upper MidWest |
Thanks Todd! What should I use to resize the photo? Is there a freeware or shareware I can download to accomplish this? Brad If you're running Microsoft, paint works. Just copy and paste the photo into paint once it's been saved to your hard drive. OR, right click and select edit- depending on the other programs you have this will take you straight to paint. Then, select all, and I think the shortcut command is control + W, but you want to go to the image drop down menu, select the Stretch/Skew option. In that window there's a way to shrink or increase photo size by percentage. So to shrink, for example, you'd enter 50% for both horizontal and vertical values, hit enter, and the photo will automatically shrink without losing any of the detail. You'll need to manually resize the border of the work area, otherwise you just end up with a tiny photo inside a gigantic white background. Then just save the photo again and it will automatically replace the ginormous original. It's quick and easy and you don't need your internet connection to do it. I've taken 600 kb photos and shrank them down to 40-50 kb without losing any detail using this method. Oh, and by the way, the goo in the bottom of your engine is a combination of rust, oil, and water that's been brewing for a long time. They say oil and water don't mix but when you add rust it comes out looking like that. Also, just a thought, but I don't know if those cylinders are junk. You might try honing one just to see how it turns out. Good luck with your project. (IMG:style_emoticons/default/beerchug.gif) |
knuckledrgr914 |
Apr 2 2009, 10:58 PM
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Newbie Group: Members Posts: 46 Joined: 17-June 08 From: Meridian Member No.: 9,180 Region Association: None |
Thanks to all for the help! If I needed this much help with my pics, just imagine how much help I will need with my cars (IMG:style_emoticons/default/w00t.gif) Pics coming soon...
Brad |
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