barn find vw engine will it run?

picked a bunch of vw engines along with a 1968 vw bug, in this video we go through all the parts to see what we have and try to start one of the engines that were in the building,

[@mikebtrfld1705]

Loved my '57 bug. Bought it for $350 in 1969. Even a clutz like me could keep it tuned, which was a must. The carb manifold would be coated with ice as it idled to warm up. Had to have that new exhaust, what was that called? Wide wheels and tires. Later put Porsche front brakes on it. Such fun.

[@keitholdbean3173]

Ho Mustie you are the greatest you are the king of mechanics.

[@HillbillySailor]

B-L-C stands for Brown Lite Chapin. And you're correct. They were for GM cars and trucks.

[@quentinwyne297]

Actually Brown Like Chapin

[@quentinwyne297]

LIPE. @#$%$€@% AUTO CORRECT

[@peterofenbaeck405]

Hi Mustie, what you called a "sway bar" is actually a unique VW feature and is called "Ausgleichsfeder" in German. It works exactly the opposite way a sway bar does. It makes the suspension of the outer rear wheel softer when taking a road curve, thus somewhat reducing the risk of oversteering.

[@Zeemike1]

The horde grows larger...that was quite a score. Yes we want to see the bug on the road again. It looks like it is in good condition at least on the outside.

[@mustie1]

bug is the next video

[@johnnyturbo8460]

*What i like to do is that situations is, on the end of my fuel squirter, i put a windshield wiper squirter nosal on the end of it so it send a mist of fuel and not just a stream.* Helps A LOT in situations like this. On a fresher engine or a better tuned one they both work fine.

[@kriswright1022]

Giving Roadking a shout out, good on ya!

[@EngineeringVignettes]

You need to change your diet. Too much carbs. - Eddy

[@robjw66111]

fortu neatly the truck is full 😉

[@daleolson7205]

You might want to try rigging up a starter button wired up to a couple clip leads for playing with starting motors.

[@leebryant2095]

Love the bug ! Can’t wait to hear it run.

[@LawnMowersThingsThatMakeNoise]

H0, H1 1967-1970 1500cc 44bhp DIN, 53HP SAE (only 1967 in USA, 67-70 elsewhere) H5 1968-69 1500cc 44bhp DIN, 53HP SAE M157 USA/Canada.

[@richardwarnock2789]

Mustie's somebody wrote a message saying a plug wire is not hook up know you can't see it I would have used my brain to send some waves your way but to far from where I live did give good memory's of starting one in cold weather with plug wires not hooked up had a 69 that use to play tricks on me in the 70's then I figure it out woe !! After the smoke cleared and all those donuts , pizza's yeah Orange Crushes thanks enjoyed every minute !¡! : P

[@gosportjamie]

It looks like the rusty 1600 single port spent some time in a beach buggy. I'd guess from looking at it that it might be quite tired but it might just have been pulled in the search for more power after getting stuck one too many times...

[@RobertGSolomon]

I like the plug wire just sitting there. You get consumed and excited to start the engine but forgot to put the plug wire back on spark plug. I've been there many times with something like that then just look at it like "you dumb ass" meaning me, lol

[@huck01955]

Looks like a great hull

[@jamesstuart6618]

Hey Mustie. Good work as always. Can you tell me which video you showed your trick to splitting exhaust nuts?

[@nashguy207]

not first Happy Valentine's Day! Brings back memories I had a 72 then a 67 that had a body kit on it and a 60 horse with over size jugs and twin carbs ran L60's on the rear and would bark them going into 3rd gear really miss that car it was a lot of fun

[@fryingsquirrel4433]

Hi Mustie. See a few people selling those 30's BLC lights on ebay and etsy for hundreds of doll hairs

[@guillermonieri4203]

Old gas must have "varnished" in the carburetor, valves, etc.. Hope you get the valves loose before they get "frozen" in place. The more you heat them the worse they get?

[@elhigh]

"Road King Special," nice.

[@The4050]

Wow nice find

[@BAGOTCORNER]

Hey a little 5s ! Lol yep roadking special for sure 😊

[@TylersNeighborhoodGarage]

Large-window stuff is model year 1965-up

[@bigjohn1154]

Dog scat? Bear scat? Bug scat? Great stickers

[@error52]

You have enough carbs there to make a soup. Or possibly a good stew :D

[@standurround589]

error52 mmmmmmmm.... With biscuits!

[@error52]

and a side of VW paraphernalia.

[@michaelb.5345]

Careful with that back when you handle those engines teach, we like your videos too much. Nice load...

[@franciscojoserodrigues9523]

parabens vc é um cara espétacular

[@thewraith1977]

You need to make yourself a starter jumper button so you dont have to mess with the screwdriver every time.

[@Popeye64]

Like to see that running

[@atelierunterderteck7583]

Finally: VW-Stuff again, great!

[@gerin1946]

Hi my friend "Mustie" Is it really your name....? I am a old retired ex mechanic engineer but as hobby I liked playing around with air cooled engines VW and others petrol or diesel engines. I am so surprised to watch and ear you battling with engines and I don't know if it is KZbin who ask to play for the video purpose extra long trial of engine starting -- because normally the starter should burn out cable and pliers melt down...? noooo all keep's fine ...? OK now I see you have a homemade engine and starter support ......! Good, now I will tell you what I made, was a support holding a old HD drill modified with a socket taking the crankshaft bolt. I used that system to run in crank bearing - run to polish the sleeves and run in conrod bearings But also run to pre- diagnose or pre - starting adjustment I can tell you that system with a HD drill or an auxiliary motor electrical or combustion engine with a extra pulley mounted on crankshaft....This bench will please you --- you can also make a support to use on engine in place in the vehicle........For the Deutz air cooled engine I used a donkey engine like in the old Caterpillar ------------ Hope I have given you the good tips !!! Warm regards.

[@TechGorilla1987]

His name is Darren I think.

[@Ryzomadman]

The BLC lamps go for $50 upwards on fleabay (other marketplaces are available lol)

[@johnnygoodwill407]

68 does have the rear swaybar

[@joshuapoche5137]

On the other video your buddy said yall weren't sure if that bug was a 67 or 68. Its definitely a 67. No slots on deck lid and those reverse lights on rear bumper are 67 only.

[@mr.c6383]

Wish I had the resources to acquire that bug & engines

[@johndoe-rp4qb]

The lights are the buggy lights I can tell after market also

[@allenmckinney9533]

You can put those lights on the meter maid and make it look bug eyed. Lol

[@throttlebottle5906]

I'm going to guess it has a "hot" camshaft in it, probably about all, but who knows

[@dodgydruid]

Question on small engines seeing them B&S's sitting there, I bought dirt cheap a Aspera 3.5hp engine and I have been told its a rebranded Tecumseleh engine but can't seem to find out any info for either make, is there a website or forum that can assist me in helping me restore it as its quite an old one and I want to make it into a generator or a go kart (it was in a go kart before I bought it)

[@richardcline1337]

As complete as this bug is it would be a shame not to restore it completely.

[@creekmiata]

Brown lipe Chapin. Guide lights for GM cars.

[@2e0lgz]

I bet that with a fully charged battery it will start first time !

[@MrRon6977]

Well wadda you know.... Its Christmas on Valentines day.

[@finno123456]

Is that a a wasserboxer you have in there Mustie1 :)

[@sanchezscott2585]

will you sell one of those Motors

[@eugenesanderlin3043]

You gave it a good try.

[@cigarcaptain]

It's Christmas!

[@Daniel-lv8ze]

Another great vid! Now, when are you gonna mess with those trail 90's you got from Mr. Spooner?

[@mustie1]

l need lots of parts for those,

[@Daniel-lv8ze]

Mustie1 I have lots of parts laying around, let me know what you need and I'll see if I have it.

[@mustie1]

are you the one that mailed me the pictures of the stuff you had?

[@Daniel-lv8ze]

Mustie1 I don't recall emailing you, but if you shoot me a pm I can send you photos of the parts I have. Obviously not looking for money for this stuff, I have no use for it but maybe you will.

[@DatCupcake]

BLC is short for Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co. Starting in the 1936 they made headlights, bumpers, and hubcaps along side Guide Lamp Corp. They both had heavy association with General Motors and eventually became divisions of GM.

[@bulldog6728]

Vintage BLC 682-J headlights Guide 1932 Ford hot rod 1934/1935/1936 Chevy truck

[@Sam-m04]

Cool 13 here in Northern Ireland family owned lawnmower business, have 4 vintage lawnmowers huffy caprice bolens 1050 with 2cv engine wolf garten cart and a john deere 68. All very hard to find out here, also my dad said 4 years ago my granda threw out 8 huge crates of vintage engines etc, I found two of them hidden in our scarpwayrd

[@ustinman8446]

Hey Mustie1 , check out CorvetteBen channel, he just got a 53 OLDS rocket 88 and it's missing a hood ornament . I think that's what you have.

[@mikekovacs8981]

I thought the exact thing! Great minds!

[@zx8401ztv]

Yes one plug lead was off, but it did show signs of life :-D It needs fondling a bit more by you lol :-D. That rusty one looks rather ill.

[@Wolfhound.]

i bet that rusty one still has some fire in her blood

[@tarstarkusz]

Why was it dumping white smoke? Is that like a mixture of unburned gas mixed with some slight exhaust from partial ignition?

[@Wolfhound.]

tarstarkusz in this case you are right in some other cases it can mean that its burning alot of oil and this one might be a little bit

[@tarstarkusz]

+Wolf... Thanks. Doesn't burning oil produce a blue tinted smoke?

[@Wolfhound.]

tarstarkusz sometimes but mostly just clouds of white smoke

[@jenniferwhitewolf3784]

I would love to put that jet airplane hood ornament on my Corvette just to piss off the purists!!! Yeah!

[@shynsly01]

Brotha, I'm sure you don't see yourself as a "celebrity", which is one of the things that makes you great... that friendly humility, but you're quickly rivaling Mike Rowe as my top "famous dudes I'd like to buy a beer." Love your common sense approach and the way you talk yourself (and us) through things in your garage... reminds me a lot of my own approach... with the exception of the fact I don't have the luxury of telling folks I'm making a KZbin video when they catch me talking to myself 🤣 At any rate, thank you for so freely sharing your vast wealth of knowledge in such an easily comprehensive way.

[@Traderjoe]

I made the mistake of Googling Scat....

[@thxman1968]

traderjoes I had someone ask me one time " Why would you wanna run shit parts in your VW?" All I could do was laugh and smh.

[@k1ckyscotland988]

@Traderjoes..:Big mistake!,there are some strange people out there!.

[@jasonpatterson8091]

I'm betting you didn't get music with lots of "bop be doo, looow bay doh be doh doh baaaaaay" and such.

[@ahmadfirdaus7482]

traderjoes c

[@iaagg]

Yeah, it is like a Christmas catalog.

[@ProlificInvention]

*Mustie1* that Scat stickered engine is a runner! Excellent video, these will it runs make my day every time. I have a giant spread winged jet hood ornament, weighs probably 5 lbs, anyone know what it's from? I look forward to all your videos, keep them coming Mustie1

[@rixkafer56]

nice bug ! the oil cooler on the back of the shroud never was a great idea being it heating the air that's supposed to cool the cylinders ! square back window bug sizes are 58 to 64 , 65 to 71, 72 and later pretty sure. the round bowl 30 pict 1 is a great carb and pretty sure 67 only ! have fun ! that bug looks like a runner !

[@MrPyroBomb]

Love seeing those old engine starting :D

[@deedeewong1478]

Of course it will. It's a bug engine. One of the best little engines in the world. And cheap and easy, and fun to work on.

[@j14phe]

Hi Mustie1 Like your no nonsense videos I'm not even a big beatle or vw fan but from your dads camper to just the cars engines you find there's allways something interesting i also have to agree with you with the beatle convertible your welding might not have made the purists happy but it kept a lovely car on the road for another few years keep up the good work John

[@wrenchg3954]

You gotta love to this day V DUBS still one of the most popular cars. Still holding it down after all these years. My favorite part of being a member of the best Car Club in the World, if you ask me is us VW family never trash VW ANYTHING! Yes from time to time the Old Lady has enough of tripping over VW parts and forces a liquidation of them but whatever it may be you can guarantee it has a new home and won't be lost and wasted forever. If it's rusty and has a VW on it, it's perfect.

[@waveranger4974]

Your videos are informative and relaxing to watch. Thanks for all you do.

[@wwjoshdew]

I get emails when you upload new videos. I love them! Even though I have no clue what you're doing most of the time. You remind me of a channel I also follow, Jafromobile. You and Him are a lot alike. :)

[@mactim6181]

V.W. bit the dust in my part of the country because of emission testing, I drove a 74 Thing that drove me nuts trying to get it to pass emissions, Horizontal engine configuration left hydrocarbon emissions too high for state requirements. Before emissions killed them I had a dune buggy (6 volt electrical system) that I drove the beaches in Mexico, had implement tires for flotation and gave 30 miles to the gallon. Sure miss the ole days

[@Ejrupolsen]

Greetings from Denmark. Too bad it did nor start mustie. can’t wait for your next video. 👍

[@spaceinvadertoo]

Gotta say, Mustie is just a little bit more than grimly determined.

[@JeffreyStrader]

Mustie1 have you ever entertained the idea of creating a logo, putting it on a shirt, then possibly selling them?

[@Traderjoe]

Just think, the way this guys widow sold off all his prized possessions is the same fate that awaits all of our tools and treasures... Either that or our widows will just have it sold for scrap. Or scat.

[@philod902]

For her sake, I hope she doesn't price them based on what I told her I paid for them.....

[@noone-nd4ml]

philod902 dont we all dont we all

[@jasonpatterson8091]

I'd rather that than that she sits in an ever growing pile of rust until it's all trash. Once I'm dead I'd love it if my wife doesn't keep all my crap around.

[@EmanDeluxeVLOGS]

Mustie1 and New England VW enthusiasts, wanted to share with you all that the Connecticut Terryville Volkswagen bug affair will be brought back this year. Fathers day june 17. Look it up. looking forward to it returning. Btw, nice score on vw hoard!

[@mustie1]

great news, thanks

[@beboboymann3823]

Dang.....I get physically worn out watching you try to start engines. I'm in my seat moving my whole body back and forth rooting for every engine you try.

[@tommink2577]

H cases are '67-'69 1500 Single port. Great score on those early ('64 and older) popouts!

[@mikelamothesr.8998]

You, sir, are in a growing need of outbuildings. Mike

[@garrettdoty1620]

Mustie you kill me some times pull plugs and put some ATF in the cylinders if stuff has been sitting that long and not protected

[@robstirling3173]

I found that removing the plugs and putting a squirt of engine oil in the cylinder and cranking it, then putting the plugs back in, made it much more likely to start quickly. It temporarily improved compression. Try it!

[@Jim-ie6uf]

The haul of a lifetime. Put the wire back on #4 and set the timing. Then see what you have. Nice try.

[@paultro8457]

Nothing better than a will it run episode. 👍👍

[@type2523]

Love the revival videos !!please. Make videos on the vw fastback

[@gitit20x2]

You should sell me the jet hood ornament that was SO cool I want to put it on my computer tower lol love the vids. I also like fixing broken things

[@ziggassedup]

We were all willing it on for ya mate.

[@audiotechlabs4650]

I did not hear what you payed for this haul,(as if it was any of MY business)! And what a haul it was! Car + parts= heaven! Thankz

[@michaelo1492]

How can you dislike this, when it’s like reviving a dead person. Every time Mustie gets one going again a smile just happens naturally !

[@fixrite11]

Yes Yes Yes....another fine vid from Mustie1. Thanks for sharing your journey with us, its always a good time.

[@pdutube]

Oh man, when you hooked up the power for the first time and tried cranking it, it reminded me of my grandfather's old Ford 9N tractor. It had a six volt battery and sounded just like that! Memories...

[@triviace]

You need to get out the Magic Hammer it seems to work wonders

[@dhurt8955]

Always look forward to a mustie1 video!!!!

[@MRrwmac]

Extra nice haul you two (Mac says as he drools over his keyboard). Thought for sure you would check spark after you cleaned those points. But it was about to rain (on your parade - haha).

[@blackwell1384]

I have learned a lot of great tricks from watching your videos, my favorite being the squirt bottle of two stroke fuel. My go to trick, but one I haven’t seen you try, is to use a propane torch to clear flooded plugs and get some heat into them. I am not sure why it works but it does

[@captbrody5036]

I haven't a powder blue bug in a long time. Gonna be nice to see you restore it. Happy Valentines day Mustie. Love the videos.

[@niceguy2171]

What a HAUL! Anything for Crusty or Lucy in there? Shows they are always in our thoughts, even in the winter. While that engine looks fairly complete, we want to see the bug come back to life, and any word on what she said was up with that engine in it? Lots of parts to make some good stuff out of overall though!

[@ROTAXD]

Mustie1...some info on blc lights: What is B-L-C? In 1936, as Guide continued to grow and expand, the Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co (B-L-C) was named a plant of Guide Lamp Corp. The Syracuse, NY company turned out lamps, bumper guards and hub caps for GM's eastern section of the United States. I only know of this because of it's ties to syracuse.

[@secondlooksformen3836]

insighful information. Thanks!

[@samcampbell2262]

I do believe Mustie is in VW heaven!!!!

[@00BillieTurf00]

Hope u continue with this, love seeing u bring scrap back to :) life

[@michaelkemp327]

8500 people watch this video and only 846 people like it? Seems kinda like a waste of time 🤔. Just saying. I love your channel!!

[@michaelkemp327]

Don't get me wrong. I saw one of your videos that had like a quarter of a million views. Only 2 percent of the people who watch admit to liking it. Then there are the people who give you a thumbs down! So I'm thinking that people watch shit on KZbin because it gives them something to complain about. Please help me with this I'm confused 🐒

[@michaelkemp327]

Sounds like bullshit to me. But then again I'm not that smart.

[@michaelkemp327]

Also we are not talking about 1 like in every 10 views.

[@SuperGliderman]

Looking forward to seeing if those engines do start up.....well I mean when you do get them started you always do.

[@VeryHairyKrishna]

Seems like it was only hitting on 1 to 2 cylinders. If the only problem was that one spark plug lead disconnected, I bet it would have started. Anyways, congrats on a fine parts haul and what appears to be a very straight '68 bug. Hope the underside looks as good as the body.

[@CurtisTarwater]

Does anyone else hear the engine singing "Rock the Casbah" at 18:24?!?! XD

[@granskare]

lights are likely late 30s - a friend had a couple on his tractors and I think the plane like thing is a hood ornament from an Oldsmobile.

[@mischef18]

Great video bro I am guessing it will not take much to get that motor running but looking forward to see if the bug runs.