JBugs - 2234cc Engine Tear Down - Rest in Pieces!

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With Sam, and now the engine both back in the shop, Sam can get to disassembling the 2234cc engine that he built for the EMPI Engine Battle. Short of a spark plug that was broken when the fan exploded on the dyno, there are no real surprises and that broken plug explained why the engine was down on power on the next dyno run. All that is behind us know, so now we can pull the engine apart completely, inspect the parts, see what can be re-used, see what needs to be replaced and discuss rebuilding the engine. Enjoy the tear down and see what things we find on an engine that has very little run time. Honestly, with just a little bit of work to remove and replace the destroyed fan shroud, all the fan blades, and a spark plug, this engine could have been stuck been in car, albeit it would be down on a few cooling fins!
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[@bajarunner1128]

Excellent videos and your finding great product knowledge to report back to Empi. Valve cover and cylinder to head fit. Both big problems that should be corrected! Baja Bug videos, yes keep them coming. Keep up the good work! 😎👍

[@reedostiguy9502]

Yah dump the videos, love your Baja. Keep up the good work. 👍

[@Sam_Mebane]

Working on them now!

[@thestove2407]

Kinda sad that empi valve covers .. don't fit empi heads 😢

[@bartoszri]

perhaps I'm wrong but... if U compare a mounting direction of shaft bearing on a 1. half they are mached holes with oil line hole, on a second IMO is in opposite direction... [around 21:00 -> ] . Hole for oil is heading up to valve pulleys (1.) and second half of engine block are down...

[@Sam_Mebane]

Only the 3-4 side of the main bearings have oil galleys, the 1-2 side of the case does not. If that's the question.

[@bartoszri]

@@Sam_Mebane yes. Thanks .

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Surprised the Dyno guy pushed the engine over 6000rpm with a stock cooling fan, in the engine.

[@Sam_Mebane]

He had a lot going on and it wasn't his dyno. When we first talked about where we wanted to run the engine, we discussed not taking it over 7k but oh well. What's done is done!

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

@@Sam_Mebane Understood.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

A stock cooling fan can only handle 6500rpm right?

[@Sam_Mebane]

If that, we don't like running a stock fan over 6000.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

@@Sam_Mebane Good to know. I wasn't sure.

[@johnwerner7194]

I know you guys are going thru hell but some of us are learning a lot out here and its not BS. I am a new customer an this is info that is just HUGE. Thank you guy's so much for sharing all of this. It's priceless

[@Sam_Mebane]

@@johnwerner7194 it's is truly my pleasure. Through the ups or the downs of all of this, I thank God that I have this opportunity cause there are much worse days to make a living. I am very fortunate to get paid to do this!

[@user-zd3zi6lk2x]

I like your videos but when you used a "Crescent wrench" to crack the drain plug 😱 I know , it's a $6.00 drain plug 😁 otherwise you do good work . 👍

[@Sam_Mebane]

Haha, thanks. The best tool for the job is whatever is close at hand...sometimes! I'd say that if this wasn't a disassembly I'd use the "right" tool, but I'd probably still have used the "all sixteenths" if it was close by.

[@user-zd3zi6lk2x]

To true , and I have never done a "tear down " or a "engine build " video and I probably never will . Happy building brother 😎

[@ShaunPrice-lt9ln]

Definitely dump the Baja videos. I like the concept. Bought a ‘68 a year ago to restore with my daughter.

[@67VWForever]

I think no matter what you should only offer a welded and balanced fan anyways I would never buy a cheap one I rather have an original German 1Or a welded balanced one