great stuff.....thank you so much....

well done, thank you for the information......

Once I got to the point of adjusting my valves on a sand rail I recently bought, I have come to find that the clearance was anywhere from .003-.005....

The bearings look like wheel bearings, so people treat them like wheel bearings...without bearing seals and dust caps.

Thank You for the instruction. Very useful.

My car has an aftermarket carb. It starts fine and runs well but when I arrive about 7 miles later it is idling very fast. I checked the VW official manual and one of the problems listed was the heater element. It also listed choke valve or fast idle cam sticking. When I look in the engine nothing seems stuck. Would disconnecting the auto choke give me the answer as to the problem and what might I expect with that done? Muir explains how to do this. Still learning - there is only one person able to work on this car and he is quite busy with other things.

Thermostat? 🤔

I have one of those, too. They go for 10 bucks in Germany every few months. 32 bucks feel steep. I got rid of the burrs. It's not a joy to use but it mostly does the trick. It's just an out of town backup anyway. For ten bucks a piece, sometimes even discounted, they have their uses. Mostly for creating DIY digital readouts. Like measuring the focal points when polishing a telescopic mirror. Or building a model plane where 0.01mm really do not matter. My good analog Meba is only good for 0.05mm. I mostly have cheap measuring stuff. Funny enough, it all kinda agrees with each other over small distances. I'd prefer buying good stuff though.

How is it for dragging brush, harrows, grading blades, etc

I enjoy listening to the rhythmic sound of a shaper cutting. Please post more!

Dude thanks.. I was about to start having a panic attack 😂😂.. Welder stopped mid weld

What do you think about the NKG spark plug alternatives?

You really have the gift of clarity!!! So well organized, too. Nice work.

We have a machine we cut keyways into metal at work similar old technology. Slow stroker lol

Who wants to see shaper videos?

I think the video was very clear and concise. I appreciate you making it very much.

Just picked up a 66 and 2 67 ct90 in a barn for 100 bucks. Have not been cranked since 88

Cool road, but looks very narrow! Is it a one Way!? Nice video, Thanks 😎

I use full syn 5W30 Mercedes diesel oil in my 1999 1.2lr air cooled VW.

can you dubble nut the studs and screew then out

Very good info and demonstration

I live in UK so it's neither too hot or too cold and I've used Morris SAE 30w oil for nearly 25 years and it's always performed well..

Nice vid, I am fairly new to air-cooled VWs and been learning about them lately, I'm planning to do a compression test on a stock 1600 dual port Would elevation affect the results of this test? My logic says so, that they should be lower, but I might be wrong... I live at around 9000ft or 2800m

Or you could adjust all loose valves 4 Turn to #3 and do the same again and be done

Hi Maine machinist. I also love my Atlas 7 inch shaper. Its details are very different from your shaper. Design of the ram, power cross feed mechanism, table casting. door casting to the internal mechanism, the entire right side of the main casting, etc. Lots of factories made 7 inch shapers under their own name and I believe many British companies made close copies especially of Atlas products. Most were probably more durable than the Atlas because of the many zemac castings. It might be fun, and another story, for you to fine out who really made your shaper. There are just to many major casting differences for it to be a temporary production expedience for, especially WW2 production.

In my ignorant youth, I always ran 20-50 in my built up 2ltr bug and R100RS, always in warmer (hot) ambient temps, and never had a problem. The Mexican beetle owners manual and the AC Porsche recommendations are telling. Thanks for your research.

Thank you! It worked for me too, but the trigger is still finicky.

no electronics in a bi metal coilonly electricity

To the point and short!! Thank you!!

Any updates coming?

Enjoyed this video, I looked but could not find a video of your findings using synthetic oil. Or have you not made it yet?

*Could this have been reason why my car started running real CRAPPY when I brought it home from the mechanic? Looked at my Choke element and it was DISCONNECTED, i.e., spade lug pulled off. They worked on the carb and obviously forgot to reconnect it. Hot Summer day. Not sure how much ambient Summer heat also factored in...*

I use 20w50 Kendall GT1 Competition with zinc. Having the zinc is a good thing for the magnesium case on an air cooled.

Thank you. THAT FIXED IT SIR

The important thing is not "which oil ?" but "is there enough oil left ?" The viscosity depends on the outside temperature only if it is extreme on one side or the other, it depends on the hot engine oil pressure, and the compression ratio. this on an original T1 engine and in more or less good condition, with double oil regulation, original springs and pistons, and functional mobile air flaps.

Hello Jeremy, I am curious what symptoms were caused by the failed cut-off valve on your neighbor's carb? Would it run at part throttle, but not idle? I am helping my neighbor with his.

And if you have a mill vise with ground sides on it like a Kurt 3600 you can use your same square to rough tram the vise to the table.

I have been running 20/50 weight in my 73 squareback original owner of my car You have to compensate for heat dispersion and breakdown

Were you able to get the inner race/roller unit off the spindle? How did you do it? I have an older atlas (1941) and I may have to change it someday although it looks good now it is 83 years old.

Probably from dry firing

You can get 20w/20, it's Mobil Delvac 1220 High Detergent Oil API CF/SF. Only thing is you have to buy it by the barrel 😒

Great video, thanks!

Is that water in container??

My husband just got the exact same thing, but he’s trying to get it to run. There’s a green wire and we can’t figure out what it goes to. Can you please take a video of underneath the hood with the engine and stuff on the left-hand side? Help plz!!!! Lol

great video: Never thought of using the headstock with center, makes perfect sense. I have reamed my Chi/Com 13x40 several times with little success. will give this method a try before ordering new Quil.

15w40 easy

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9:37 The torque value of the flywheel nut is 70 ft-lbs

I have almost the same one as yours. Some guy modified it awhile back so it's now a 4 wheeler instead of a 3 wheeler

Everytime I use synthetic in my 2332 turbo air cooled vw, i get leaks at the valve cover gasket using the rubber gasket on the CB performance covers. But this doesn't happen with the Kendall 30sae straight weight. Since the kendall is a pain for me to locate at a reasonable price without a long drive, I'd love to use a 10w-30 synthetic if I could.