VW Beetle Engine Rebuild Part #2 - How To Do a Top End Rebuild on a Volkswagen Beetle Motor -

This week Is Part #2 on How To Rebuild a Volkswagen Beetle motor. This will show the DIY for a VW Beetle Top End rebuild!
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[@janebachman6071]

Thanks!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Thank you very much Jane That was very thoughtful of you.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

I fixed my spelling error! Thank you Jane.

[@leavemealoneimpoobutt6549]

Thank you so much for the step by step. And the great camera angles. God bless. Jesus is Lord

[@SladesVWBeetle]

God Bless my friend!

[@VWBEETLEOVAL1955]

those jugs come off easy, i had more like a WWIII to get those off. can't wait for the next video.

[@aecii_3d]

goodness! Thank you so much for sharing this. It answered so many questions i had.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Now that’s great news! I always hope these videos help other folks.

[@gerrylangston9514]

Hello Sir, I don’t see Rebuild Part #3 and #4. I’m on the edge of my garage seat hoping to view #3 & #4. I enjoy your VW content I haven’t seen any other KZbin’er that offers the attention to detail as you do. Thank you!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Hi my friend, please check the playlist, under engine work. I have quite a few top end rebuild videos there.

[@frankbaber5849]

Great knowledge on your part,Thank you!

[@OTTO-1303]

Great series 👍👍👍

[@pstreetgarage7304]

Great vid. You can always tell when someone ffwd your vid

[@greggbrown0]

Another great video. Can’t wait to see the rest.

[@augienajera642]

Awesome Awesome!!!!!!

[@beefsoda1]

Great video

[@PhilipKerrigan-zz4je]

Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge and the way you make sure novice like me understand. all the best wishes from Australia

[@janebachman6071]

Thanks!

[@philipselman2564]

Jesus H Christe I've watched your VW show vids for over 5 hours damnit man I like them soooo Much but I got to take a brake hahahaha

[@Striyka]

Well done. I have watched several of your videos now and I must say "'Brilliant" I'm basically up to the same stage in my beach buggy rebuild and your videos are awesome. If you are ever decide to visit Western Australia you have a place to stay 'thumbs up''

[@tanzionuvolari3486]

Thank you slades for sharing an informative procedure for dismantle the engine...ill keep watching your video to maintained my 74 beetle...from kuala lumpur malaysia.

[@douglasbarnhart3324]

Great video Slade thanks see ya on the next one.

[@williamtanner1372]

That is going so well. I had several studs for the jugs to come out with the head nut removal. And one piston rod bushing fell out. It's all fun though.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Oh yeah! I had one stud pull. I’ll show it all, even the aggravation 😆

[@internetkilledthevideostar]

Nice job, Tony!

[@FreeNation4145]

I love your videos brother. Everything is well explained. I'm getting ready to rebuild my 1974 vw beetle 1600 cc and your videos have equipped me with a lot of knowledge. Can't wait to see part 3 & 4

[@janebachman6071]

Very glad your going to tell us how to put the cooling tin back on!I forgot to take pictures when I took them off!

[@SladesVWBeetle]

No worries my friend! In the next couple of videos, I will do a dedicated cooling tin installation with the fan shroud. With a close up filming. Thank you for being part of the community channel here

[@gordonmack9948]

That's a good idea to take photos before taking things apart, unfortunately I also didn't take photos of my tim wear but I have noticed some of it is missing.

[@matthewmutch7853]

YOU ROCK!!! THANK'S

[@jimstewart6145]

nice job.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Check the pushrods tips holes, with 1/16 drill bit. If the drill bit doesn't fit, don't use the pushrod.

[@jimmynyoike]

Could you please show us how to wire the ignition system of a bug one day? Would really appreciate it :)

[@rscruiser3533]

Yes --- I did enjoy Part #2 ------ Noticing your engine stand bouncing around alot , might weld in a 30 - 60 - 90 gusset at the bottom to eliminate that -- remove the piece of square tubing there -- or go over the top of it. Will make your stand much better. And are you sure the "Creeking" noise wasn't from your wrist's --- they were much closer to your mic than that screw in the tin? Have a Good One --- and Thanks Again --- Rodney

[@kennycarpenter9466]

I have a question do you ever re-torque the heads before you take them off to see if the studs pull out of the block

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Great question and a good thing to do. The older cases with 10mm studs, have that pull out studs problem. The newer 8mm cases have studs inserts to avoid the issue. But re-torquing the heads on engines with unknown history is a good idea.

[@benkanobe7500]

At 2:05 looking at the motor from the viewer's perspective, there are two captured nuts in the engine tin above each exhaust port facing the camera on the left and right. My assumption is those are for the basically horseshoe-shaped covers for half of the heat riser as it protrudes through the engine tin. Two screws hold it to the other half of the "horseshoe" and one secures it to the tin via the captured nut I am pointing out here. My engine tin does not have that captured nut but my horseshoe-shaped covers have the opening for a screw at that location but my tin has no opening. What engine tin do I have? I am the second owner of a 1973 Stock 1600 dual port, Standard, 49 States, Type 1 Beetle and I want to get my car back to 100% original. Any help would be appreciated. Thank you!

[@annesvisagie3445]

Hi Slade, I'm by no means a mechanic so bare with me if this is a stupid question. All these screwdriver studs you struggle with, can they be replaced by say stainless or high tensile steel Hex bolts?

[@SladesVWBeetle]

no question is stupid Anne! They actually do sell the stainless steel screws. Although you can go to a local hardware store and buy some bolts....take a factory heat shield screw with you. And match up, then buy the bolts with 10mm heads!

[@annesvisagie3445]

@@SladesVWBeetle Thank you so much. This is my first and probably only engine rebuild. I'm converting a stock 1300 to a 1600. And thought I'd be in over my head. That is until I saw your excellent videos. And please give as much tips as you want. It really helps the plebs like me.

[@wwhop158]

dose it matter which way wrist pin go out of piston.just curious.

[@Thevwguy696]

how do you find all of these engines ?

[@darrickengelhart9492]

Can I use an alternator on my stock generator stand

[@SladesVWBeetle]

No you’ll need to switch to a alternator stand and strap

[@johnbucklerfarms]

I’ve learned so much I know my 72 Doesn’t have a Thermostat anymore and that rod and linkage isn’t there either my motor has 88mm pistons and I’ll need to Get another thermostat setup somewhere! Can ya buy those from anywhere?

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

ebay or samba has the parts you need.

[@patricianelson5333]

If the wrist pins don't come out by using a socket and mallet, what's Plan B?

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Wow! Now that I do not know. Have you sprayed some PB blaster in there and let it sit?

[@patricianelson5333]

@@SladesVWBeetle Well, this may sound weird but I have not started the rebuild yet. I'm watching as many videos as I can before I start so I don't screw anything up. The reason I asked about the wrist pins is that at 23:22 you said, "Now if this gets tough I'm going to do it a different way." I was just curious what the different way was. Your videos are, BY FAR, the best ones out there. I've been watching a ton of them and yours are in a higher stratosphere than all the others I've watched. I would like to see a video of a bottom engine rebuild. Thanks for the reply!

[@wadek1974]

@@patricianelson5333 This is so true! Slade is a great teacher, and I appreciate his long-form tutorials. He covers the details that others so often miss.

[@philipselman2564]

Hey there VW goo rue with the new VWs what do I look for to get one that is a fair price sir , with out selling my first born child / do you have a vid on that / got my eye on one but the sun roof isn't closed an with out a dought it's geting water in the seat / the person is a wheeler an a dealer if you can an will answer sir /most thankfully to you SIR

[@mikehammer4546]

Just wondering, why are you rebuilding the top end. Did you do a compression/leak down test prior to starting.

[@SladesVWBeetle]

Honestly Mike, I would’ve not probably done it. But the owner requested that it be done. So I thought it would be great for filming. If it was me I would’ve compression test it and probably ran it.

[@vintage76vipergreenBeetle]

Didn't know the thing engines, left the factory with dished pistons. Someone building a turbo engine could use those pistons. Can't buy them new anymore.

[@janebachman6071]

Uh….I made a dumb rookie mistake…I just took the rods out…😮