will it run/drive? rusty vw bus sitting 13 years

[@eds1994fatboy]

Man Darrell that was a cake walk to start it up....compared to other cold starts.Sounds like it ran only a month ago.603 here thumbs up

[@charger19691]

I can watch old vehicles being brought back to life all day. Thanks Mustie for your efforts!

[@JesseLynnLibertarian]

D J Tanner same. Makes me wish I had a dad to teach me how to work on cars growing up. Everything I know, learned on KZbin.

[@charger19691]

Jesse Lynn, there’s many smart and great mechanics to learn from on KZbin. If you want to learn to do just about anything, you can find someone on KZbin to teach you how to do it!

[@blockeduser5769]

She's gonna need some parts boys. But when its all over - everybody will want to chooch it. Thank god you got it out of the weeds in time to save it.

[@kerrygleeson4409]

Fantastic job always very interesting a man of many talents

[@paralyse78]

Looking for a spare tire: "I don't see that, but I do see the door's ready to fall off. THAT might be an issue.." -- why I love Mustie1's videos, no project is too far gone to save.

[@ronaldzeoli7528]

You get to work on some of the coolest stuff ,plus we get to learn so much from your video's. Please keep it up

[@orlandosanfeliz2956]

person like you bring good memory from the past . thank you brother. Puerto Rico te admira

[@81chowder]

I’d like to thank you Mustie, I’ve learned so much and have started successfully repairing stuff at my place. Thanks to you, keep’em coming!

[@THOMMGB]

Love this video. It's nice to see the old VW running again. Even those rusty old "parts buses" can be fixed up, given enough time and money. The prices of VW campers are going through the roof, so almost anything is worth fixing up. I've got a 1971 Westfalia camper that was given to me back in 1999. It's a California bus that was mostly rust free, however it was missing some key parts. But scrounger that I am, I found everything I needed and rebuilt the engine to a 1776 cc size. It runs very nicely and turns some heads with its new blue/white paint job. Regards, Tom

[@cartercurrie6529]

As always enjoy your dedication to restoring a vehicle or any other free item or yard sale find to working condition.

[@1966gtoguy]

I love the simplicity of these old VW's. Now you make me want to buy one.

[@Darryl603]

That was an easy one, except for the stuck wheel. Great job! Thanks for sharing...

[@audiotechlabs4650]

Love the channel! I have learned a lot from watching you "fix" junk up! You are a engine freak! Thankz

[@bigmac965]

I wouldn't miss these will it run vids for anything! It's alive! It's alive! Great stuff! I wish I lived closer!

[@BAHRAMCR]

Fantastic, love the attitude, reuse, reduce, recycle, save the environment. Bravo.

[@kennethdegruchy5503]

Mustie1 has such a positive outlook and a can do spirit that cannot be beat which I love.

[@Fransais]

One of the best KZbinrs that does repair videos and works on things. I love it!

[@marcryvon]

It never cease to amaze me that those ol' engines can start after so many years or even decades sitting in all kind of weathers. Of course, they need the Mustie 1 magical touch. But even then, simple but so stout engineering ! Amazing...

[@144Donn]

This is the third video of this nature I have watched- getting an OLD VW bus to run after eons of sitting. It always feels to me like I am watching one of those videos of a stray dog that has been abandoned, out in the wild, raw and afraid of humans. It is a matter of putting down some treats and gaining its confidence before a leash can be put around its neck, put in a car, given a wash and some love to get the doggie back to its friendly nature. Who knew rehabilitating Micro Buses was a thing?

[@randyelviss4801]

Another Bus gets a new lease on life! Great work as usual Darren!

[@SuperGliderman]

Looking forward to watching the restoration,since starting watching your vids my garage seems to hav gotten a lot of engines for differant projects well it will keep me busy.Keep them coming Mustie great fun and informative watching.

[@marcosmaisterra4477]

I love your videos. I spent part of my childhood in VWs.

[@g2macs]

Only a Veedub air cooled would wake up after 14 years with a scoot of 2 stroke, God bless their rusty little hearts.

[@henryzabel1746]

Another fun video ! I restored a 71' superbeetle and had a good time doing it . The only "little" problem I had was a stuck axle nut . I used heat , impact driver and finally bent my craftsman 1/2" breaker bar ! Had to cut the nut in half with a moto tool with 1" cutoff disks . Will be awaiting the continued story . You are a bad influence , makes me want to tackle a large project .

[@MANTHAYPOWER]

It is very nice video.Thanks.

[@danielsweeney6742]

Mustie- I've got to give it to ya! Keeping those old VW's running. I never drove one but have ridden in a couple. My uncle drove a few VW's over the years. Put 100,000's of miles on few. Always fun to watch.

[@lenscap8925]

Great weight reduction method...see through frame. Loved the hammer to the brake drum, every stroke the rust from the floor pan dropped, Flintstone brakes! Some mouse or squirrel family is now homeless... lol

[@SuzannesSimpleLiving]

Wow 😊 she started ! I love my old vdub Amber 💕 and it’s lovely 😊 to see another one being saved 👍

[@pneumatic00]

You're a great mechanic and a great storyteller! Love your videos Mustie!

[@rixkafer56]

the hanging rust would make good wall art ! thanks for sharing !

[@thermalreboot]

"Lets see how well this goes without brakes." It should go real well, stopping is the problem.

[@splob1981]

just put it in a low gear and let off the throttle. engine braking

[@splob1981]

thats not what im saying. mayby 2nd or 3rd gear and slowly let off the clutch if you want to slow down, not a complete stop

[@splob1981]

of course. im not saying that engine braking is an alternative for regular foot brakes.

[@nilsbijlsma5633]

It's not going fast that gets you, suddenly stopping does. - Jeremy Clarkson

[@MrUbiquitousTech]

There's no problem stopping this bus as it as the auto brake on the right front.

[@ClaytonCoffman]

"Fahren nur mit verriegelter Schiebetür" "Drive only with locked sliding door" That's what the sticker says on the steering wheel column. (20:14) Very enjoyable videos. I'll be checking back. I love seeing these old VW's restored! When I was 7, in 1969, my dad bought a 1969 VW Beetle. In 1974, he traded it in for a 1974 Super Beetle. My brother and I thought we were moving up in the world with the cool new Super Beetle with the curved windshield and the sunroof! LOL! Thanks for posting these videos. Don't forget... Vergessen Sie nicht! Fahren nur mit verriegelter Schiebetür!

[@ItsaRomethingeveryday]

I love watching y'all bring these old. Vehicles back to life, bein as these are of same era as myself very interesting

[@tempermental-hx8cn]

Awsum brother can't wait for the build be safe stay warm and dry

[@Jackofallthetrades]

Very fascinating... I just watched this around 4 p.m., PST, on the day this video came out, and clicked on refresh every 30 seconds or so, and watched as the views climbed anywhere between 4 to 10 viewers in that time span. Mustie1, you are an official KZbin star!

[@RODALCO2007]

That is amazing, very quick start, good German quality. Excellent video.

[@The4050]

Yes 4he bus go's under the knife . Youll get it looking great . Love wachingg you fix the vw bus up

[@justinferello2020]

Mustie's neighbors are so lucky, I wish i was his neighbor; I would hang with him all the time to help and learn.

[@gatorsworld]

Did all this when I was young but now don`t now that I wan`t all that trouble....nice to see you go at it......CHEERS

[@trafalgar22a8]

Yeah... another one I enjoyed. I have never been amazed at anything in my life despite it's today's popular buzzword. I can truly say that I am amazed at your attitude and skill in driving away these 50 y.o. VWs with their ass hanging out. Lesson for me to learn. Guess it's knowledge and experience. Now I'm all the wiser.Even more amazing to me is you never lose your cool. Thanks mate and good luck to you. I note your very efficient power supply and your bottle of 2-stroke.

[@richardwarnock2789]

The crustmites have been a tad bit bizzy engine sounds pretty good Mustie making a fun prodjectamondo rusty bus I didn't know if you heard this before that tire was only flat on one side lol!!, I glad that you grabbed that clamp before Thanksgiving smart move looking forward the next installment thanks 😁😁😁😁😁👍👍👍👍👍👌

[@abelincoln95]

The "magic" of the lever!! And gentle "persuasion"...

[@buscandoundestino8751]

Congratulations, you are a success. I am a lover of the Vw Beetle, I had one and I had to sell it to buy a VW Kombi to get my family out of my country, we want to travel South America. I am restoring my kombi myself but I am not a mechanic and I do not have enough money or tools or spare parts because we live in Venezuela. I dream of having a Beetle again. I congratulate you from Venezuela

[@michaelpoole3675]

Mustie1 love your videos! I had one of these - same year and color. Mine had a sink and water tank right of the sliding door. That year also had a folding cot at the top hatch.

[@franciscoalvizocantera7479]

Lovely and beauty vw westfalia! I want a westfalia for me too! Sorry for my english, greetings from Querétaro México

[@Shane-Singleton]

I'm amazed at how quickly and easily it cranked over, fired, and idled all on its own without really having to mess with it at all.

[@321POW]

These are literally my favorite type of videos that you do Mustie! Every time I find an oldie that's been sitting in a field for a decade + I'm always tempted to go run and grab a battery and some starting fluid and seeing if I can at least get it somewhere covered! I wish I had the time and contacts to do the same in my area except with Volvos. Love your stuff! Keep doing more like this!

[@fixrite11]

If it's rusty call Mustie....your new tag line. Great to see you with another vid. Keep up the fantastic vids.

[@whataboutbob9326]

love your optimism and getting things to run :)

[@ps3joey6583]

Hey mustie love your videos watch you all the time

[@rockinrowdy13]

"Now if it only had brakes" lol.. Love the Jerry Garcia window sticker. If the van was a few years older I would definitely think a couple "Dead Heads" were at Woodstock :-)

[@terryrobinson1416]

Great videos mustie! I'm from pa and had my 97 dodge ram sitting in the grass along side our driveway for 2 years. Got it out and the underside was way rusted. Found out they pick up moisture from the ground. If I ever need to store another vehicle in the yard I'd put something under it.

[@hdrk59]

It will be nice once it's restored ...thanks for posting .

[@gilbertolopez922]

Excelente motor, a pesar de tener tantos años sin funcionar. Chulada camarada!

[@fishhuntadventure]

By the time you finish building all the new panels you’ll be an expert panel beater if you’re not already... Nice find. It was a necessary but sad day when I sold my ‘69 pop top Westy- someday I’ll have another. I’ve still got a freshly rebuilt never run 1776 in the back of the shop that was intended for that Bus. Might wind up in a Beetle though. It was assembled with Gene Berg semihemi machined bugpak heads with an Engle over a new NOS forged crank. Estimated 115 horsepower from John (the VW guru here in Vermont) that machined the heads and set the compression height.

[@Christianjanicki]

Awesome video my friend it’s a lot of fun watching you work on these types of vehicles

[@TheShadeTreeFixitMan]

Good start after so many years, it's nice to have a relative easy one once in a while.

[@bran756]

Don't know how I came by your vids but,really enjoy them,I'm not a machanic but,they are cool

[@BadHammers]

Love the Jerry Garcia sticker... I saw a stealie too. It looks like a good project bus to me!

[@zx8401ztv]

Mustie1 "The engine whisperer" lol. It always amazes me that an engine sitting so long will start at all. Damp would have got into every area.

[@brendal5175]

I disagree: It's the famous Dr. Von Mustiestein. He has brought another one back to life. Can't you hear him yelling : "IT'S ALIVE. IT'S ALIVE'?

[@JohnJones-oy3md]

Seriously. Imagine letting a modern car sit and rot for 14 years, and then starting it by throwing some gas and a battery at it. Aircooled VW's are the perfect TEOTWAWKI vehicles.

[@antoniomarques5800]

zx8401ztv trato tratores

[@RathJ13]

the joys of old engines that are mechanical and free of electronic sensors. A modern car would never be able to do this.

[@nashguy207]

You got the touch!!! Looks like there will be a lot of metal work on this. Next time come down my way they don't seem to rust as bad .

[@danf4616]

Better Mustie than me. I got tired of working on those old VWs 40 years ago!

[@retrorestore]

Love watching an old relic burst back into life, it'll be a challenge but good to watch.

[@tolbaszy8067]

The welded on tire chain spreaders make pretty clever trailer tie down anchor points!

[@ricardocarlos8597]

very good Mustie1...voce tem uma incrivel paciencia e determinação valeu

[@CraigArndt]

This was hysterical, great video. Looks like we’re dragging the wheel a tad...haha!

[@jimmycoffey6708]

love these videos....ordered an old Chilton's VW manual from 1971 to learn even more...would like a Squareback or 411/412 station wagon to use as a surf wagon at some point in life...

[@mustie1]

hard to find the 411/412 any more, havent seen any for sale in ages,

[@gennymikel4296]

Reminds me of our 75 hearse, sitting at the salvage yard, engine there, not running, and I took it for a drive this morning, almost two years to the day later.

[@connieworcester55]

Oh, you make me want an old VW.. !!! Love watching your videos. Subbed..!.. At age 11 my parents drove us from MA. out to WA. state in a ? 63 or 64.? 23 window bus with a sun roof. Oh wouldn't I love to have that now.. I learned to drive on it, at age 11, on Long Beach Washington. oh the memories..

[@KG5RK]

Hey Darren, I saw a another KZbinr loosen up a stuck wheel by placing a prybar under the lugnuts like you did. EXCEPT that he let the prybar touch the ground. Then he lowered the jack back down so that the prybar could put pressure on the drum and broke it loose WITHOUT any hassle. Maybe he got lucky, but he sure made it look easier. Hope this helps.

[@tonypate9174]

That's one for the old grey mater to lock away, Till needed.

[@superduty4556]

Murphy's law would have the wheel remain locked and car shifted from the jack onto the ground upon lowering

[@Jeff-py6sb]

Don’t ever stop making these videos lol they are so informational and sick

[@silversolb18]

Makes me appreciate living in the rust free south!

[@dtadpole]

Great vid man Got me excited moving the red phish bus! Been waiting for that one to move!

[@meatlast]

Seeing these red westys makes me miss mine. Mine weren't so easy to get started as this one

[@saha6818]

News article: "A missing New Hampshire man was found near death today, having been stuck between a garage and a VW van for three days. He reportedly was trying to retrieve a clamp." (I sometimes think about the strange news articles, usually about my death, that could result from my hobbies.)

[@rexjolles]

me as well. "Local Philadelphia Teen Killed from Brain Aneurysm after Dropping Screw down Basement Drain"

[@deltaman3921]

………..that is really incredible for a car (especially a volkswagon) to start up almost immediately after sitting for some 14 or 15 years of being idle?! I wouldn't have believed it if I hadn't seen it. :)

[@GettingNervous]

This is quality. Sitting for 13 years and starts as a rocket. Btw: no need to clean the carb ;-)

[@SamSam-wx4rf]

Thanks for the vid and don't worry about the rust, that'll buff right out.

[@steveyulenburg129]

OK Mustie, you seem to show me new stuff in every one of your videos! As I have never seen a car run over part of itself, like when that rusty part fell off as you were backing up.. LOL!

[@RADIORUNNER1966]

Again adding the viewer in the fun. so awesome and love the vid's

[@altonriggs2352]

It's ready for a road trip!!!

[@TheFurriestOne]

That bus missed having a good mileage for Halloween, just 6 miles short! Those old engines like a bit of 2-stroke gas to wake up after a long sleep just like we do with coffee (or tea), eh?

[@cogidubnus1953]

She sounds great for a bus dormant so long (like a sleepy suzy)...do I sense a series coming on...I do hope so!

[@MrZucchinii]

that mouse trap when you opened the driver door made me laugh.

[@QQTrick1QQ]

I like when your beating the hub and rust is falling from everywhere else, lol. Unbelievable feces luck!

[@giberish9]

Had an identical '71 I bought for $1 when I was 13. Was forced to give it back 4 years later after gutting it. I was so pissed. Had just bought a much needed welder when I was told the camper must go.

[@stephengent9974]

Bomb proof Veedub. Looks like a lot of work in prospect for someone.

[@maverick50616]

Love the bucket mouse trap. lol

[@jospi2]

Needs more water.

[@navywolf1753]

I love that you're grabbing parts for the Westy with a mid 60's Belvedere

[@frankie9095]

NavyWolf17

[@JerryDodge]

"Just a tad bit of rust..." [Floor caving in]

[@jaredgt500]

Love you vids Mustie always watch them!

[@KOSMOS1701A]

Oh hey, its Mr. Moss! I didn't think I'd see him again! *points to the bus you got the spare out of* (Yes I remember that)

[@kobbetop]

Another thriller ;-) interesting if this video will get 3 million views also, great stuff!

[@BigJim1976]

Hey man, been enjoying your channel for a while now. I would love to see more of this bus!

[@TomHeid1]

like a spider dragging it back to the lair..there is no escape. It's a done deal. Way to go Mustie1.

[@davekauffman8727]

Looks like a project that will keep you busy for a while my friend, there is a LOT of work to be done on this vehicle! Love your videos, you have an excellent methodology for diagnosing what needs attention. I've made enough mistakes to learn some things :-)

[@timavery7984]

Yay !!!!! It’s alive !!!!! Great job.

[@radiok2ua]

Mesmerizing video series!

[@JerryDodge]

I just saw you posted this, and literally held my fist in the air and yelled "YES!"

[@jeffbayer1287]

Love it when you do vw stuff keep it up please