You Won't Believe What Broke in My Barn Find VW Ghia

[@chrisfrench8323]

Recently a friend was telling me about how the engine on his log splitter wouldn't run for more than a few minutes, even after putting a new carb on it. I went through all my Mustie1 troubleshooting steps with him and concluded that the fuel is probably contaminated with water or there's crud in the hose going from the tank to the carb (or both!). He took the fuel tank off and cleaned it out and replaced the hose connecting it to the carb. He installed a new fuel filter too. And also drained all the fuel out of the float bowl. Lo and behold! His splitter runs like a champ now! I would never have been able to help him if I hadn't been attending the Mustie1 School of Small Engine Repair for the last few years. Thanks so much and God's blessings to you!

[@goldrush8770]

Could just be the valve need to be adjusted because my mower had the same problem

[@TringmotionCoUk]

dirt in the float bowl is a classic issue!

[@GmKofHard]

New carb and having that issue I always change the fuel and filter. Don't throw away the old carb they can be fixed and used as a spare in case the new one craps out. Plus original parts seem to be far better quality then some of the replacement parts.

[@jeanlawson9133]

Awesome 😎

[@Mikefngarage]

I love how Darren works so hard NOT to tear down an engine. Me I hear a noise like that and figure well something is broke inside the engine Time to tear it down....Pull it and tear it down.....But In the same respect I find it interesting to watch....Keep going Darren

[@mikeromine6495]

I’m with you on that. ASE Master Tech here. I love this channel. If I see there is an internal issue, I am pulling the engine to get it where it’s easy to work on.

[@jakez8659]

Yes! This has been lowkey bothering me to know what the issue was. Keep doing what you do Mustie1! You are the real MVP for not advertising sponsered crap like most other channels.

[@drfalcon4102]

Ive started un subing channels that do the sponsered crap, heck, everything from game apps to Christmas trees,,

[@Philc231]

Amen , look for JonathanW. He also sells nothing and has no Sponsors but himself .

[@jakez8659]

Yep! Hes on my list too.

[@bbouc40254]

you could very easily blame all the ones using adblocker for that

[@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059]

It's not the tools he uses, I have a lot of the same tools, but only a fraction of his expertise .... lol

[@Hjerte_Verke]

Mustie1, since this is a unique "I've never seen this happen before" scenario, I think it would be interesting and illuminating to tear this engine down completely to see exactly what the extent of the damage is and what is salvageable. This goes beyond a typical worn out engine with a lot of miles on it. Thanks for all you do, especially explaining the mysterious flat-four VW engine.

[@cantbearsedmechanics]

Definitely

[@muzzcovw7674]

I'd love to see a tear down myself. Keep up the cool VW vids Darren

[@gusbunda]

yes please! at least strip it down for parts. I love ghias.

[@JunkVWs]

Cool, was not expecting part3 so fast 👍

[@stacycarter8641]

My guess is it was killing Darren too. He needed to know why is sounded that aweful…..

[@swany8393]

I absolutely love watching you work on VW engines. Between the way you step by step explain things and how knowledgeable you are makes it so entertaining, easy to watch and flows so well. Love all your videos Mustie. Keep up the great work and thank you for all you do.

[@fetus2280]

Best part of the videos is theres no Jump Cuts ... Thats drives me up the wall .. its like watching palsy/seizure in video format . He lets it roll and goes with it .. Thats bloody awesome imo . I dont need stupid editing that removes a half a second every 30 secs throughout the video , i can skip on my own if i want to . I appreciate the Reality of the video and Great explanations that even this moron I.T guy here understands and cant apply it in the real world . Sets him apart and above others . Cheers mate .

[@phil_townes]

I'm forever in awe of your patience. I'd have been getting frustrated after a few minutes of trying to get that out. Thanks for being a great example to us all, calm persistence is key!

[@jandyke9995]

I am really surprised that it ran especially after seeing the damage. Another great video

[@nickgironda8932]

Dude, I’m not sure what about your content I enjoy so much 🤔 your raw skill or the fun you’re having? I think it’s your can-do attitude! Speaking for me, I get frustrated and have thrown a wrench once or twice 🙈 I can stand to take a page or two or three from your play book if you don’t mind. THANKS, MUSTIE1 🎃

[@EbonyPope]

It's his soothing voice. 😉

[@PRAISETHESAVIOR]

Speaking of his voice, did it sound different at the end to anyone else? Not that it matters. Just curious.

[@tin2001]

For me it's the fact he's methodically going over old engines and cars that no one else would really bother with, and getting some really bad looking stuff going again. Gives me hope that I might be able to do similar magic on older cars I have access to (including a 1927 Citroen I'd love to get running and registered again).

[@lottiecooper609]

This is why I watch this channel, no nonsense talking for an hour and forty minutes out of a two hour video. Then they speed up the vid, and don't show anything in real speed!! Doctor mustie doesn't brown nose like a lot of these jokers!! This is why I am still watching!!! Thanks for all the hard work Darren!!! Have a good day buddy!!!

[@YukonHawk1]

You sir....are the best teacher around and the most fun. Thank you for the follow-up video.

[@geh3254]

Hey Mustie1, I’ve been tuned into your channel a fairly long time. Due to a disability, I haven’t’ watched in a while until now. I started my education with a Small Gas Engines class in 7th grade. Auto shop in high school and started working in automotive parts stores (school credits) through the school career program. In the mid 80’s I managed an all-foreign automotive parts store in Southern California when VWs were hot items for restoration. I’ve rebuilt a few engines, do 95% of the maintenance and repair of my vehicles, and performance modifications. My profession though was a Digital Devices/SW Engineer. My 2010 Camaro 2 SS stock was 400HP, with mods preformed from intake to exhaust I was at ~570HP (No nitrous or mod ’ed cam, installed a supercharger). Watching your channel again brought back many memories and my interest for electro-mechanical devices. Over the years you gained a gift to be able to look and listen to a device and in many occasions know what the issue is before you start. Great channel! Of all of the videos I’ve watched I’ve never witnessed you split a VW case. Is it cheaper to find anther engine than to rebuild the case?

[@sargentcolon2323]

Only in a Mustie1 video does the dead engine still run… keep em coming Mustie. We love this content.

[@davidstradtman8232]

Thanks for the ( bonus? ) video. As a former VW wrench turner I find it quite enjoyable to see familiar problems and your approach to rectify the damage or problem. Sorry to see the death of another Gia but everything dies eventually. Thanks again and here's hope for a Sunday video.

[@SkaterStimm]

That Gia died a long time ago and they just pulled it out of it's grave to see if anything could come back to life. It is amazing he got that to run at all.

[@CharredSteak]

They really are beautiful cars, shame the majority of them have returned to earth by now

[@jensnitsche4994]

@@CharredSteak VW selbst hat Schuld. Der Schutz vor Rost war in der Fabrik damals vernachlässigt und so sind viele Autos wegen Wintersalz früh gestorben.

[@davidsnyder2000]

Thank you for going through all the extra work to show what actually happened to that poor motor. Had my fingers crossed that it was damaged much less. I find the detective work you do so interesting…..really cool lol😄👍

[@darenhumphries7055]

I'm LOVING these double video uploads every week! Thank you so much!

[@TheGarageEngineer]

Great job videoing the project. I know it was hard to get most of the shots trying to film and light down a 1” hole. Thanks for 2 videos this week.

[@mattbrown5511]

This shows just how tough these little engines truly are. Thank you for the deep dive into the damage.

[@kylepaluzzi4176]

your channel was only a year old when I started watching and its still #1 on my subs list man its just always quality work Love it man!!!

[@Dan-ud8ob]

Musti you should never have to apologize for any vid problems..you always do an exceptional job..ben watching for many years and have never been disappointed.. i always look forward to the next episode..the knowledge i've gained is priceless.. dont stop ..Im sure everyone that watches feels the same..you are unequaled ..ok i've said enough.

[@josephdougherty2399]

I'm absolutely amazed the cam/distributor timing gears were working well enough to get the old girl to run at all

[@k1ckyscotland988]

Always enjoy an autopsy as much as a "will it run" video. Loved Quinsy when I was younger.

[@cletusspucklerstablejeaniu1059]

autopsy ... lol

[@francishagen8508]

Did Quinsy ever get a vacation?😂

[@4sl648]

Herbie Goes To His Italian Cousins Autopsy. David Thomlinson must have gotten to the little car when no one was looking.

[@danielprivate7442]

Your battery charger looks like Rosie from the Jetsons.

[@45AMT]

😂😂😂 It does!

[@VWJawbreaker]

Wow, didn’t see that coming. Had some of my own theories, same as some of your thinking but didn’t think it was that. Good diagnostic skills as always! My curiosity says tear it down and see all of the damage and what’s salvageable.

[@stucook8622]

What a pleasant surprise. Mustie with my coffee this morning instead of the usual crap news....mint!

[@phillipdickinson8557]

That was so different seeing the broken parts down in the engine thank you was really great never miss a video thank you for sharing and your time great explanations on what happened.

[@jimcrichton8028]

It's just amazing that it ran, and comparitively well, for more than 20 seconds...

[@ninaevans4501]

Darren, perseverance, determination, and patience conquers all. Wayne & Nina 😄😄😄❤👍👍👍👍👍

[@NaoPb]

Thanks for the lesson on the way of failure of this engine.

[@vitesseguy]

I really enjoyed your knowledge AND persistence. Thanks for another great video.

[@ManxAndy]

Evening Mustie…..great deduction of failure as ever, through the smallest of inspection holes……as ever interesting and addictive viewing 👍🤘🇮🇲

[@hughbishopnh]

None of this made any sense until the end where you showed us the non-broken configuration of the cam shaft and drive gears. This is why Mustie1 videos have to be viewed all the way thru. Great to see you and crusty at the cars and coffee last month.

[@russlehman2070]

Reminds me a little bit of the engine failure on my 1973 Scout II, maybe 35 or 40 years ago. It was an IH 304 V8. It was barely running and making what sounded like valve train noise. I found broken rocker arms, chipped timing gears and camshaft bearings completely destroyed. What appeared to be the cause of the carnage was a ~ 1" x 3" strip of sheet metal that had gotten loose and fouled the rocker arms. This had been spot welded onto the inside of one of the valve covers. inside the hole where the PCV valve attached, probably just as a baffle to keep oil from getting sucked into the PCV system. As far as I could tell, this broke loose from metal fatigue from 200,000+ miles of vibration.

[@ITGuyOhio]

Love this series Darren, especially the last video.

[@donaldhalls2189]

Great detective work, now you know how to fix it, all the best to yous and your loved ones

[@josephcormier5974]

Well that's a bummer I was hoping that it was repairable but it was a lot of fun finding out what happened to it excellent video great content thank you for sharing five stars my friend

[@warrenhall829]

gday m8. when i was younger in the early 60s my father had an austin a50. it broke the cranke on the flat part of the jernal. it had the same sound. i thought strait away broken crank. bugger i was wrong. lol.

[@elsdp-4560]

Thank you for sharing.👍👀

[@williamburdon6993]

Another awesomeness autopsy. Right into the gizzards and found a broken washer. Pretty Mighty mighty!

[@wesleypulkka7447]

Musti, great forensics but a sad end to a Ghia! It has become a literal rag top. Keep 'em coming!

[@michaelhartzell9758]

those damn distributor gears were a complete pain in the ass. I used a coat hanger so it would expand in the grove. They make actual tools that expand in the hole but being a cheap butt, I used my tools that I had. My dad got me into vws early and if he saw the sandrail I made from a kit from Berrien Buggy he would have been the proudest dad around. Your diagnosis is pretty spot on my friend. Thanks for breaking it down so thoroughly.

[@888johnmac]

really loving these mid-week surprises .. cheers Sir

[@VWJawbreaker]

If the cam was broken it wouldn’t have ran at all… I’d love to see this engine split apart for a full up close diagnostics 👍

[@MoonShine07]

This was a nice unexpected pop up to watch 👍

[@jeeaaenlourens1434]

Every day's a school day! Nice update on this

[@internetkilledthevideostar]

Nice job, Mustie. Thanks for going into the issue, and explaining the troubleshooting conclusion.

[@kjterz]

once again...i am educated.....thanks for the ride.......

[@corey6393]

I had guessed it might be a broken cam shaft, but had no idea that spacer could even come off of the crank. Still can't quite figure how that would happen? I went out to my junk pile and looked at an assembled crank just to refresh my memory of how that all goes together. I wonder of the cam broke first, then some chunks moved around in there and took out that spacer and the slinger? Thanks for sharing this diagnosis with us. Always interesting digging deep into broken stuff to figure out the how and why.

[@raycasson1774]

Another mid-week Mustie movie,I'm in heaven..Thanks Mustie..

[@clearprop]

Awesome explanation of the problem. Thanks for going to the trouble - learning a ton of stuff. 🙂

[@pinwizz69]

Boy ohaohaa boy would I love to watch Herr Doktor Professor Mustie rebuild one of those engines and the transmission. It's take several episodes but I'd be craving every episode. Darren is the Master of Masters on VW's.

[@leoncolyer9420]

Well thats one way to debug your shed 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼 with all that smoke 🤣🤣🤣🤣 from Victoria Australia 👍🏼👍🏼👍🏼

[@rixkafer56]

Im going go ahead and say... Half ass rebuild !!... amazed that it even ran. The steel cam drive gear and brass distributor drive gear are a press fit on the crank with the steel spacer in between them. The oil slinger cone type washer rests on the end of the crank near the pulley in its own pocket .. you wont see it unless you split the cases.. the cam should have a .005 max play.... Ive assembled many... thanks for sharing

[@benzahm8220]

Love the midweek videos. Don't stop the Sundays.

[@jamesgibson5606]

Fantastic video as always. I recall our radios and house phones were fashioned from bakelite back in the day it was everywhere.

[@pcuser80]

What a feast, a midweek Mustie1 video. < happy

[@splatmanhooha4264]

Quite amazing it ran at all! It must have been right on the edge of not going so kudos to getting it to go! And fill the garage with oil smoke!

[@sccarguy8242]

Amazing it ran at all with all that damage, to say nothing about how well it ran.

[@AiOinc1]

I love revival videos like this, and your VW stuff is just about the best there is. Always feels like I'm in the shop with ya. Recently done a few of my own that I'm pretty proud of. I don't have the time, space, or funds to do quite as many as you have but I've enjoyed them nonetheless.

[@ronalddick3647]

I’m drinking coffee at work. And mustie1 . Great start to the day.!! Love the channel.!!👍

[@KSMike1]

That’s amazing, I can’t believe it ran!

[@markbrown6236]

Thanks for the follow up on the engine. I learned a lot about the cam and distributor gears. Loving the extra wednesday videos.

[@arnaldofettuccine5227]

Wow, can't believe that engine ran at all. 😲

[@a080867]

On the engine’s I build, I use the one piece spacers, without the gap. I had never seen one fail, until now. Thanks.

[@Chris-wp3ew]

You do have it. I sent you several special VW engine tools, including a distributor drive gear removal tool a few years back. It's amazing the engine ran at all with all that damage...

[@Mikefngarage]

Shadek 30mm oil pumps are notorious for rubbing on the cam and wearing off the cam bolts or rivets you need to check the clearance when you build the engine to make sure they dont rub. Or just use a 26mm pump. But even then you should check the clearance.

[@fastglassman624]

Since the engine did run, I'm doubtful the camshaft is broken near the gear. To run, the camshaft has to be driven and open/close the valves. Play in the cam gear is likely due to the cam gear rivets being extruded and extended to near failure, but not completely sheared. Unbelievable that it ran with that much damage.

[@chrischallacombe3477]

Pry bar, duct tape, vice grips, and a coat hanger will fix everything bro! LOL! Great videos!!

[@josephlwallssr6166]

Pretty cool! Thanks, Daryl!

[@boriss.861]

That's one quick way to coat all the steel in The Shop with a coat of Oil to protect it from rust.. Could you please strip that engine! I've rebuilt many a VW Engine and they always fascinate.. The Karmann Ghia is a rarish car you have to keep the Numbers the same.. A strip would be great..

[@jasont1079]

Tear it down!! Love the videos as always keep up the good work!

[@Brock_Landers]

I seriously thought this 1600 single port was junk, but I don't know crap about VW flat-4s, so I'm glad that you do. I would've said bye bye to this engine and bought a running 1800 dual port (IF that exists) to replace it with...or maybe the 2000. I see Karmann Ghia in my area (near Pittsburgh) quite often, and most of them are restored, but I grew up around Baja Beetles with 6" Stinger pipes that shot fire and overly powerful flat 4s, as well as crazy domestic small and big blocks, so my personal builds have always been to make the most of what you've got and forget being original. I said in another one of your videos that I've owned 69 vehicles in my last 25 years of life and some have been really cool domestics and imports, but I was never worried about staying brand specific or restoring my vehicles to stock specs. My builds were always about making the most of what I could get. I now have two cars, a 1997 Honda Civic coupe with a fully built Acura Integra 1.8L DOHC VTEC engine (still Honda) with a fully forged bottom end, fully built head with cams and aftermarket valvetrain, and a GTS3582 turbo that makes 709 wheel horsepower at 34 lbs of boost. My daily is a 2004 Acura TL with a J32A3 with 11.0:1 compression ratio that makes 312 wheel horsepower with Acura RL cams, custom made ARP head studs (because my original plan was to turbocharge it), AEM 340 LPH fuel pump, Gates RPM timing belt, a six speed manual swap, a 2007 Acura TL Type-S manual ECU, and tuned on Hondata FlashPro.

[@collector1946]

Automotive Gynaecology at its best, I bet you could decorate your house through the letter box 😂

[@larrybraden6640]

Can't believe you got it started.

[@xanderhouben1887]

Bedankt

[@williamb2642]

Nice! Great diagnosis. I used to live right in your area back in the 70’s/early 80’s. I remember how Swiss cheese most of the older cars were. Definitely fun to watch your videos and see the old stomping grounds!

[@joannaforbes520]

I was so invested, and I'm sad it's broken. But I really enjoyed the journey :)

[@rustymotor]

I once owned a 72 Kombi with 1800 engine, it started losing power and eventually stopped. I tore the engine down and found a problem with the cam shaft, the 4 rivets holding the gear had worked loose and elongated the holes causing the gear to move out of position and messed up the cam timing till the engine no longer ran. It sure sounded a bit like your engine right there, you could try and put pressure on the push rods and see if they move which could indicate the cam shaft is loose against the drive gear.

[@Geitzeist]

That's a pretty unusual failure mode for an AC VW engine. Can't say as I've ever seen nor heard of that happening on any others. I strongly suspect it was reassembled incorrectly during a rebuild years ago.

[@sonovoxx]

Thanks to this episode, imma wait until my neighbor goes on vacation and paint his entire kitchen through the catflap!

[@Darwinpasta]

That's some carnage right there. +1 for seeing what's inside the case! Though, yeah, it's easier to store as one big chunk than a lot a of little chunks.

[@krazveedub6781]

Not sure if anyone will see this or know but do split boots for the intake actually work. Single duel port with a Weber

[@johnbumster3950]

I'm absolutely amazed that it started and ran !!

[@elfiasco78]

Forgotten german engineering.

[@datadavis]

Broken but durable!

[@joshjablonicky171]

Absolutely love midweek mustie1 video grabbing my coffee and gonna enjoy the show.

[@samsonian]

@11:45 You’re right, Mustie…the sheen isn’t looking very good; must be related to Charlie. Too much tiger blood and not enough WINNING for that lobe! 😳😬😊😅🤣🤣 Sorry, couldn’t help myself. Word association can take me funny places sometimes… Cheers! 🖖😎👍

[@kimbrown3381]

Awesome thanks for mid week vid !!!!!

[@sleepyhollow783]

One less convertible that will make a comeback makes me sad. Still love the lines on the Karmen Ghia. Timeless.

[@kenshores9900]

Interesting video. Learned a lot. I believe I had a similar thing happen to the motor in the VW I owned. Believe the oil slinger went and starved my engine for oil. The rest was history. Of course this happened in the middle of no where Indiana. Can always learn something new. Thanks!

[@johnt.848]

That would have been the oil pump or possibly the oil pressure relief valve getting stuck. Common problems back then.

[@kenshores9900]

@@johnt.848 Thanks.

[@pablopicaro7649]

years ago, We had an engine with crankshaft broke in half. (each broke end was like a wedge at journal) and the engine still ran but not very well.

[@rogercee9799]

Very interesting...you can put square pegs in round holes. Great episode.

[@Cartier_specialist]

It's pretty incredible the engine ran at all as you mentioned.

[@bruceleealmighty]

Having that much experience with a particular type of engine is always an advantage. Know what and how to get to something is well worth what your next step may or may not be.

[@AndrewHCann]

Excellent video Mustie 1 :) also that similar happens to old 1950 Cockshutt COOP 40 gas tractor happened on had Buta 6 cylinder 235 Cubic Cm what motor screw up on home farm to in 1993 ! Only thing what tractor was not tapping sound just lope on low , medium, high idles what do on 3 also 4 cylinder it have bump sounds also when motor or drive and sound jump or skip on idles speed ! But when sound dead or weak spark but in 5 on 1, 2, 3 (4) dead , 5, 6 cylinders so what happened Distributor, Oil pump gears ran of cam of Governor and be in order of firing order with cam Governor gear plus Crankshaft too ! So we found gear on Distributor missing teeth , oil pump and Governor gear plus chunk of Bearings for Cylinders 3, 4 bottom cap got oil pump plus Distributor gear seized up engine on number 3 piston on bottom stroke the fell in oil pan! Also it shame find parts or complete motor in great shape of that BUTA back then plus no dealership of Cockshutt around to anymore so have be Tractor scrap yard find or selling one ! But tractor for parts model to guy new want for and funny part Mustie those Buta Motor were us in Army in tank of Canada type called a Shermin and I talk to buddy of mine back then and he said be big money pay for from Army get so my late Uncle and Dad refused paid one ! But a another Cockshutt 40 COOP was fully restored by another man had one and put name of my family also did book up of my late Grandfather Bill buy new also my late uncle Bill and my Late dad use it plus myself also my dad families too over years when used! Plus my Late Uncle Bill JR use on a Ferrywheel in 1950 to 1993 at 3 fairgrounds operator for second job besides farmer owner and worker! Remember be on Ferrywheel he operator controls and lots fun in my childhood years!

[@mikescudder4621]

Great show and tell! Cheers.

[@dwightcarlson7136]

Like you said, amazing that it ran at all.

[@donsmith8614]

It's fun seeing the kg's that are still out there, not so much as in the late 80's, good luck.

[@stevetealey2804]

would be nice to see you restore it and looking like new again.

[@craigparish5312]

Love your uploads , Cheers .

[@Portuguese-linguica]

When you put the camera in the bottom of the engine it reminded me of a seen from the movie cars . You get a good peep city boy .

[@wrxs1781]

Good video, you have a whole lot more patience than I do.