will it run? barn find vw bug engine 2nd attempt.

I picked up this engine along with 4 others and a 1968 bug from an estate sale 2 weeks ago.
I tried to get it running on the back of the truck but it did not want to go. so lets see what was wrong and if it will run now.
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[@paultro8457]

I'll tell you this, I have a whole new respect for the amount of abuse a starter can take. Haha NO FEAR!!!! 😎 Awesome video Mustie. Thanks for sharing. 👍👍

[@rawr51919]

phuck ewe That and OEM starters can singlehandedly send an entire truck out of it's grave. Junkyard Digs did this with an old F250 that sat for nearly 30 years and got it to run.

[@paulcondie9932]

just learned more than I knew about a vw motor, thanks buddy!

[@SDBARTENDER1]

Just picked up a 1970 T2 hightop. Was sitting for 20 years. Ive been binge watching your videos. Great info. Super helpful. Thank you

[@bigmac965]

I was swaying to the beat when you were cranking that fire spitting dragon. New dance craze-- The Mustie shuffle!

[@mustie1]

wup wup,,

[@davidelton8860]

Engines just "ought to know" that "resistance is futile" when Mustie1 brings you home to His garage :) Nice job!!

[@davidelton8860]

I am indeed :)

[@fillg]

Whenever he puts up a "Will it run?" video I immediately say to myself "yes it will".

[@davidelton8860]

I think the same as well:) He truly has a "gift" :)

[@JLange642]

Resistance to Mustie is futile!

[@MrPyroBomb]

40psi to 105 is quit a jump!

[@toothytube]

Back in the late 70's or early 80's, I lucked into a great deal on a perfectly straight mid-60's bug convertible that had not run in many years. I cleaned the points and carburetor and got it started and it "RAN ON ONE CYLINDER". I knew there had to be "little or no" compression on the other three cylinders, so I simply popped the spring clamps off the valve covers with my handy Snap-On gasket-scraper/pry-bar and freed the stuck valves with the same tool and then it was two, then three, then four. As each cylinder came back on line it would sputter and blow a cloud of rust colored smoke out the exhaust, but from that point forward it ran great.

[@rustyedmoore]

That is a decent running engine. I also learned how to check the oil pressure in my bug, I have not hooked up any electrical so I don't have a dash light, but that is an easy way to get an idea of oil pressure. Thanks for that tip! Later -Ed

[@ObsessionoftheMonth]

I had a job for a short time, converting VW engines to Airplane engines, we modded them a lot. We replaced the heads with special ones we milled, installed chevy lifters, electronic ignition (that we built), each cylinder had dual spark plugs. We installed total seal piston rings, and installed a super charger. Horse power went from 40 to 75. The company used to be called Home Built Aircraft Products International. HAPI engines. They may still be in business.

[@estpst]

I remember seeing ads for those airplane kits in Popular Science back in the day.

[@gravedigr12]

you do pre flight checks before you take off and im sure the engines are checked often for common issues.

[@Stepclimb]

M773 Most aircraft piston engines are wet sump. Quite a few are carbureted as well. For aircraft use, a carburetor heat box would have to be utilized.

[@Stepclimb]

M773 For a VW engine to be used in an aircraft, it will most likely not be an aerobatic aircraft since the power output is less than 100HP. Again, MOST piston aircraft flying today use horizontally opposed engines with wet sumps. I’m talking about Lycoming O-320, O-360, O-540 and their IO counterparts as well as the Continental IO-360, 520 and 550 variants are all wet sump engines. Pitch attitudes in normal, non aerobatic flight do not come close to unporting the oil pickup.

[@bradpearce4458]

Almost doubling the hp - to 75!

[@billluchterhand9176]

Great video. Always exciting to coax an engine to life. It's a thrill to hear it struggle and live.

[@jrweis5174]

I knew your latest VW barn find meant a series of great videos were coming. I'm enjoying every one of them so far!

[@hdrk59]

Excellent video...thanks for posting

[@consaka1]

This engine moves around on the "test" stand even more than my diesel engine does. lol Air cooling is so important for these engines. The best flow comes from higher RPMS. Ironically the most heat comes from low rpm loads. Lots of people don't understand that you can't lug these engines and expect them to survive. When working an air cooled engine you must keep the rpms up. I know mustie knows this. Just tossing it out there for any new VW air cooled engine aficionados. My point is to make sure you guys educate your significant others that will drive one of these or they will blow up your engine. Ask me how I know. :)

[@rexjolles]

Let me guess, you blew an engine

[@daleburrell6273]

@@rexjolles ...YA THINK SO?!!

[@Zeemike1]

That was a nice little tutorial about how to check out a Bug motor...things I did not know.

[@Jayf1981]

The jug on 4 puffed smoke at block maybe re torque them heads maybe?

[@dwebster50]

Amazing little engines, the ride into the garage , reminded me of days when I run a 66 vw with a gas heater , Canadian winters they were brutal . Still an amazing auto today . The concept for the era , was an car for all the German citizens. Cheap and fairly reliable . I run one for 6 months , parked on a hill of gravel , to get her started Togo home from work at the refinery in Ontario.

[@ronicard]

Really enjoy the way you explain what your thinking is as you're diagnosing what's going on. Extremely valuable to hear that type of information

[@mustie1]

thanks for watchin ron

[@geoffdearth7360]

I have a feeling that almost every aircooled VW engine was overheated.

[@scottfirman]

They are. Thats the reason they didnt last. I think the only ones that did were the ones converted to dune buggys, lots of air on those.

[@rexjolles]

Someone I knew had a system he installed to pour water over the engine lol it didn't work

[@kimkiriniki9433]

A real treat watching you coax that engine back into life, thanks. The 1300 has a very good vibe about it.

[@Lou_Zasil]

that poor starter

[@sparkie5571]

what are ya talking about, that thing's a champ!

[@TheNiekerk]

Very nice. Double check the valves afterwards. The valves might seat better after a few starts. Also a mix of 50/50 ashless fully synthetic 2stroke and gas may also loosen up the rings. Always worked for me.

[@stuartbear922]

Good tip!

[@charger19691]

Watching this video shows me of how badly worn my 1600 dual port engine in my 71 Super Beetle really was. The oil pressure light flickerd at stoplights, leaked all over the place and compression was about 75 in each cylinder. Mustie's engine would have been a major upgrade for my tired old S. Beetle.

[@stevejette2329]

There's a new dance craze sweeping the nation !! At 13:16 called "The Mustie Shuffle !

[@wildbill23c]

Ugg, the more I watch your VW videos the more and more I want one LOL.

[@mustie1]

all part of my master plan to go into the vw buisness

[@mehboobrattansi7191]

low compression the problem

[@Hitstirrer]

I was nervous at 19 minutes with your loose sleeve cuff near the running belt pulleys. I was always taught to have close cuffs or velcro there to avoid the arm being dragged into a pulley.

[@rexjolles]

My uncle lost a finger after getting it crushed in gears

[@goose278]

How about a bonus cold start! LOL I just love it . thanks mustie

[@davidhudson5452]

Biggest problem besides supper heat is oil change it often very often

[@djaydeved]

my grand father started a vw beetle WITH A ROPE he PULL ROPED a vw not bump started just a ripe

[@mustie1]

they sold an adapter that would go on the gen pulley to turn it into a pull start, think it was jc whittney, some engines had only rope or crank start with a magneto vw made them for like water pumps and the like.

[@MRrwmac]

Mustie1 Not that I want you to hurt your already messed up back or wrist, but it would be a very cool video (maybe somewhat viral) to see you (or Brian) starting a vw engine with a pull rope.

[@djaydeved]

but get this he didnt have any adapter i dont believe i think he sliteded a puley and put the rope in one of the slots.

[@tailsdollblack9340]

this looks like a whole other engine? . oh.. that's why my tired furry ass thought this was a second installment on the vw karmen ghia video lol

[@danaskubic2145]

I thought it was also.

[@bob8085]

yep hahaha

[@MMR45660]

Please get an old jacket and cut the sleeves off below your elbows so you do not lose an arm. You have nice arms, you might want to consider keeping them. We admire your determination with getting these things Runnings. Love seeing and come to life.

[@Robsav-yx6vi]

Mustie , this is excellent advice from MMR45660 . Have a buddy That had a thumb ripped off in a split seconded . Everyone take Not . No one loses appendages on purpose.

[@coledowgielewicz9231]

Not a better way to start my Wednesday morning a cup of coffee and a mustie video!

[@vburke1]

Nothing like flaming exhaust ports LOL

[@michelebeck4311]

40 to 110 is f**king brilliant!

[@niceguy2171]

After the evidence of overheating (like you said, picked it up fast from those plug wire boots) didn't have much hope for that engine, but you brought it back, and it turned out to not be as bad as it seemed. Great work as usual . Starting to fall for that little blue Bug, the only thing that would have made that cold start better if the radio suddenly popped on blaring surfer tunes,lol.

[@best1yet]

I love vw myself. I ran dual coolers on my 2180cc. one in the shroud and one external. also oil filter setup with synthetic oil.

[@HeikosGarage]

Good job, always very entertaining and educational. Keep up the good work.

[@raymondheath7668]

I was watching it running and I got up and opened my door to let the exhaust out...

[@nepttune710]

I I accidently had the CC on during the video and when the motor started it said [music]. Haha. Yes KZbin, it certainly is.

[@ENGINERESCUE86]

Lol

[@capecodcuda]

Mustie1 in the morning, start the day out right ! 🚚

[@kevinvt4174]

Use to use the external oil coolers on my 914's with the cooler mounted in the front dam it cooled the motor extremely well needed it in California.

[@mustie1]

yes but did you remove the factory one and stick it in front of the fan that is supposed to cool the engine,

[@zx8401ztv]

And it lives :-D, quite a few bits to do to make it reliable, pity that the original owner didnt spray oil in each cylinder before storing it :-(

[@mustie1]

before l put the plugs in l added oil then spun it a little for future storage,

[@MRrwmac]

Mustie1 Future Storage already? Your right, I know it was just a preliminary test and run to see if the engine was any good anyway. Nice to know you have a workable 1600 ready when you need it. I’m sure you’re itching to get back on the bike and take a good look at that beauty of a ‘68 you pulled in. I’m looking forward to both of those also.

[@daleburrell6273]

@@mustie1 ...you're expecting an OILY START next time?! (get it? get it? get it?)

[@mikesrandomvideos]

I would never understand why on a dog house someone would put an external 2 pass cooler on it. That is all about wrong.

[@TheJessica1908]

really enjoyed your video. I learned a lot about assessing an engine from watching you. Excellent!

[@TedBishop1]

you adjust those valves like you've done it a few times !

[@judithbritt6552]

Ted Bishop I

[@mustie1]

once or twice

[@glinester]

I notice you like to torture your starters, especially motor cycle starters. I worked repairing starters and generators/alternators for about 20 years. The duty cycle of a Bosch starter is 1 to 2, one minute crank, two minutes rest. Motorcycle starters are about 1 to 1 as they can cool a bit faster. If you get them too hot, you melt the solder on the armature and toast the starter. You've been lucky so far.

[@oldodger]

I hear you....I have seen starters throw solder they were so hot !

[@Live1052]

I'd guess he has a lot of old starter sitting around and can afford to toast a few of them by the looks of things. Good gen though.

[@ronnie6773]

Doesn't everybody use their starters to suck the trash out their Venturi ports?

[@rexjolles]

My grandpa has this garbage can 94 or 95 limited grand Cherokee and I had to replace the starter and alternator. I was surprised how many teeth were missing! Funny thing was the broken one in it was a remanufactured part

[@5150mxVW]

Awesome

[@A7med85ALhadithe]

love your videos Mustie, I like working on old engines and brings them back to life just like you do, but the problem is here in the UK VW's and their parts are expensive.

[@mustie1]

getting expensive here too unless its made in china junk

[@jbslittleshop2897]

Like the vids. But an old vw will always run. Unless it's locked up in the jugs! Sometimes it may have the bearings locked. But not that often! These air cooled engines is nothing but a four cylinder Briggs engine. But you can take the time and build one of these and it will out run a motorcycle from red light to red light!!! Seen it many times!

[@majormojo]

Thanks Mustie1, love the vw stuff. I’ve learned a ton from your videos.

[@HUBBABUBBADOOPYDOOP]

Mustie1- is this engine "better" than what is already in your "good" vehicles? Where does this one sit, in relation to them? What I mean is- is this a good rebuilder or just average or just "parts"? That new2u Bug started nice!

[@mustie1]

this is a good engine, better then what is in the bug but the bug may be the original to the car

[@carnutal3627]

Hey Mustie, Always enjoy seeing you doing battle with the engines etc. I admire your persistence, patience, and ingenuity! Please keep'em coming and ignore any negative trolls. Some people just like to spread their nastiness.

[@laoluu]

It was a joy again to watch you working. - If I had a beetle with a problem, I would call you, not the VW service.

[@TheEZGZ]

❤Thumbs Up!! Another starting motor torture test hehehe 😂

[@Myrune1]

It sounds like Chitty Chitty Bang Bang trying to run. LOL

[@mikespain8655]

Compression came up substantially even without a wet test. By running it, you were essentially giving it a wet test because the oil circulation.

[@gordonstearns6776]

Sir i am looking for a

[@8180634]

Is it an illusion... or are you disassembling a carburetor full of gas, sucking the gas out with a turkey baster and squirting it into an open pan, in a closed garage with a wood burning stove just a few feet away (visible at 12:00)?

[@chriscleary5519]

Waiting for that sleeve to get caught in the pulley. Be careful!

[@CTmoog]

Great video Mustie!

[@mustie1]

thanks

[@daves.9479]

I have wondered about this in many vids of Mustie trying to get an engine started: the engine has gas, has air, has compression, and has spark, and yet won't start, or sometimes even pop, until it has been cranked many many times. So, what is changing in the cylinder(s) during the cranking that finally allows it to start?

[@mustie1]

the valves are seating (light rust) allowing the compression to come back up so then it will have enough to run,

[@duderancher1000]

Hi Mustie, big fan from the U.K, thanks for all your videos! I have a question for you if you wouldn’t mind... when you set up your 34 PICT 3 carbs, what are your go-to bypass screw and volume control screws adjustments for just getting an engine going? The majority of answers I have read seem to say 2 and 1/2 turns on each screw out to get started? Cheers! Jim

[@barrymilam5734]

Time to rebuild that 60 hp engine. Now the 68 model had a 57 hp engine. The 60 hp came out in 1971. I built more of these engine than I could ever count. Back in the 70's you could get all the parts you need for $100 to $150 to build one of these engine. I still wish I had bought a 67 beetle with the 53 hp engine, but for some reason I didn't. Yes I'm kicking myself right now for not doing it. Today people want a lot of money for that model. The 67 model was the best one Volkswagen ever made.....Well after watching the whole video it looks like you can get more life out of that engine. That particular engine had a carburetor that never worked very well, even when you bought the car band new. Yes that carburetor sucked big time. I myself bought a band new 72 Super Beetle and that carburetor was ever that great. Tax and all I paid $2,291.00 for mine back in 1972.....

[@OldSkoolF]

Smart man.... Ultrasonic Cleaner with Omega Clean will make ANY Carb come out like new.... It even cleans stuck injectors..

[@MrSuzukiyamaha]

I see a "will it start" video and I start to shake. With excitement. Lol.

[@israelmicete295]

In Mexico you can found this engine with fuel injection in models from 1996 to 2003. In mexico VW produce that vehicule until 2003 with the special edition last one. My bro has one 1995 model.

[@bogotacolombia5]

at 26:17, I had the exact same radio, realistic cassette player from Radio Shack. It played awesome then. Also had the same steering wheel in my '68 bug that I drove in college back in the early '80's.....memories....

[@BrucesShop]

OK That was fun. My first car was a 1964 1200cc??? Bug maybe less it was 46 years ago for me. 54 for the car.

[@hydrothunder49028]

well Mustie this video is more up your alley you do know VW engines better than bikes lol i am happy to say me being a VW guy my whole life your not bad at diag of them keep up the good work an "I AM SORRY" for prior comments ...

[@stevengarner3479]

This guy is drivin' me nuts! why doesn't he get a spray bottle?! C'MON YANKEE, YOUR EMBARRASSING ME!

[@paulkile9998]

A little tidbit from my college VW wrenching days...if you have the original Bosch style plug wires, always tuck the air boot UNDER the tin rather than leaving it outside. That way the cooling air will force it to seal against the tin rather than blowing it off.

[@j.k.salser499]

Note that when Mustie was removing the carb top and gasket, we could see the Float Pin Retainer--that white horseshoe-shaped piece--installed backwards. This inhibits the movement of the float. It is a common error.

[@tombob671]

Factory oil cooler all the way, not some jerry rigged deal

[@av8tore71]

When my dad pasted away I got 5 crates with brand new VW engines he got from his home town Hoxie, AR. The farmers use these engines to pump water from one rice field to another. Well I'm sitting on 5 brand new 1600cc VW engines now for 10 years still in crates with no use other then installing one new engine in a Karmann Ghia I also inherited when he passed and I still have that lol

[@toddavis8603]

4 cyl aircooled overheated? Lo vol of oil?Any way of telling how many hours it ran since 1957?oops just saw another comment re same question.

[@dubsydubs5234]

Never turn an engine backwards for may reasons, and you aren't tightening the valve adjuster lock nut tight enough. Low compression could be a blown head seal, leakdown test after compression test to find out.

[@edimilner1]

Good vid, I think I was more interested to whether you were gonna get your jacket sleeve caught in the "generator " pulley than if you got it running?? Everybody likes a wreck,,,, sorry,,,, but glad to see it run and you still got all of your arm.

[@zaetathe_]

This video is 20m of a rusted bucket of sludge turning over; I really wish you would break these down and do work on them instead of just reffin' on the starter button til something explodes.

[@TimsWorkshopTJY]

Can a bad distributor cause the rotation by hand to stop at the same spot?

[@Chillyquack]

Would you mind doing a video sometime of your Roadrunner? Maybe a start up? Have been hoping you'd do a video of it sometime. Thanks!

[@shoominati23]

That's funny, I've had motorbikes with 34mm carbs on each cylinder

[@bugulater]

You are 100% right about the placement of the oil cooler, not only does it restrict air flow,the cooling fan sucks in HOT air off that useless add on. A VW engine with all the correct cooling tins and a good thermostat dosen't need an external oil cooler.

[@shawnstrode3825]

Perfect escape room for Mustie1. The door has a mechanical lock that can only be open by a rusty old VW engine. He has some of what he needs but the rest he must improvise.

[@rickster4455]

Maddening, but oh so satisfying when she finally starts!

[@dtadpole]

Nice assessment on the motor ! Man that beetle was a great find!

[@trevorhalford8410]

This reminds me of working on a trike with my brother 25 years ago. We usta start the engine on the floor and trip out the lady's :) ... it got me to second base twice... lol , same girl tho.

[@DoRC]

Looking at the video you can see #4 puking all kinds of junk out the exhaust. Good result!

[@j.k.salser499]

Can't blow air backwards through the accelerator drilling--there are two check-balls in t here which prohibit back-flow of fuel.

[@HamRadioConcepts]

oh that poor starter

[@ZippoVarga]

Can't complain about that! A little tinkering by the VW Master and it's back in business. Cheers! Zip~

[@motorman1873]

He don't believe in giving it a little gas while you're trying to crank it hell yeah let accelerator pump squirt a little bit in there just wind on it until the starter glows red I guess LOL

[@Young937phoenix]

Love this channel how in depth you go to basically teach someone how to fix it all and diagnose whats wrong

[@mustie1]

thanks chase

[@thevandal7114]

I tell ya I really enjoyed this one learned a lot mostly how much I need to learn

[@cwmaxfield2000]

I've never had a VW. They are amazingly simple. I work on dirt bikes and they a similar in many ways.

[@animalcorvair]

i had 3 vw bugs now i have 6 corvairs

[@EvilJ069]

This gets a like just for the starter\turning over dance

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

04:45 - Using the screwdriver through the wrench. Simple yet brilliant.

[@nitetrane98]

Really.

[@bluebug66]

You might consider keeping a good carb and distributor around to use on these barn engines for testing. Maybe a fuel pump also.

[@ziggassedup]

I'd think it would be a reliable power plant..Another good score.

[@markmcelheney7513]

You Will Need Higher Pressure Oil Pump To Handle The External Cooler

[@stevejohnson1397]

You do not check end play by using a pry bar between the block and the flywheel. Pull the clutch components and you do it by hand