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  2. Oil pan piggy bank

    in Datsun Stories

    Posted

    A couple months ago I bought a '79 620 for the L20B and 5-speed for my '71 521... After handing over the cash and driving it on the car trailer we were on our way... This truck being a Calif. truck had all of the smog crap on it... I got it home and started looking at it closer and noticed that it was not an L20B but an L18 that someone had moved all of the smog onto... Pulled the engine and trans, pulled all of the smog crap off and got it ready for the 521... when I pulled the 620 oil pan off I found 24 cents (1 dime, 2 nickels , and 4 pennies) in the bottom... Never heard of change in the bottom of an oil pan before...

    Just thought this was all a weird experience...

    Later

    Jamie

    "Haubstr"

  4. Dizzy black box replacement

    in Electrical

    Posted

    The problem is that we had the truck started and running, but ended up having to change the gaskets because they were wrong(This is on a L20BT 0 Miles on it). When it was reassembled we couldn't get a spark and found out we had power going to both sides of the coil. I haven't had a chance to go back out and check the coil yet, but being that the wires from the black box go to the coil I didn't know if running power to both of the wires on the black box would fry it...

     

    I will be back out on the morning checking everything

     

    Thanks in advance for the help

  6. dogleg rebuild question

    in Drivetrain

    Posted

    In the Dime Quarterly Volume 7 Issue 1 there was an article on the rebuild. You can get a rebuild kit at The Transmission Exchange in Portland for about $58. That only includes all the bearings. I'm sure when call them they can get the synchro's if you need them.

    There number is 800-776-1191. They did us OK. You will need a press and bearing pullers of course.

    I'm in Marysville just north of Sac if you wanted that issue for the rebuild... kinda oily though

     

    Haubstr

  8. Copper Gaskets

    in Engine

    Posted

    We have built an L20B turbo motor with a rebuilt corvair turbo than will put out max of 5-7 PSI??? The motor is bored 40 over with stock compression turbo pistons. Which gaskets, if any, need to be copper? We heard you need copper gaskets...

     

    Thanks in advance

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  10. vw aircooled forum

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    Thank you everybody for the responses. I already have HOW TO KEEP YOUR VOLKSWAGON ALIVE but it doesn't answer some questions i have. I'll try samba. If anybody can answer my questions here? I'm wondering which engine parts are interchangable. I've found cylinder/pistons for sale but I have an AE 60 horse dual port engine. I believe it has 85mm pistons. Wondering if other sizes can be used on the same block?

  11. vw aircooled forum

    in General Discussion

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    I've been a ratsun member for a long time and love the format here. I now came into a 68 baja bug but know nothing about vw's. Is there a forum out there with the same format as ratsun, ie... no "special feature vehicles", no commercials, just enthusiasts helping enthusiasts. Somewhere i can ask a stupid question and they don't make you feel like a dumbshit, or does that just go along with the territory when your a nubie?

  13. Considering joining armed forces...which branch?

    in General Discussion

    Posted

    I've been in the Air force for 23 years as a supply guy and supply systems analyst. While I was stationed in Heidelberg Germany with the Army I saw how they treated the troops. I was in Army base housing and also received a substandard housing allowance because the housing sucked. I have yet to still be deployed to the desert(lucky). That usually doesn't happen. My son is also Air Force for the last 3 years and he is getting ready to deploy for the second time and drive on convoys with the Army for 8 months.

     

    Take your time picking which one fits you

     

    Good luck

  16. Engine cutsout in 4th gear

    in General Technical

    Posted

    Did this problem ever get fixed? My friend is having the exact same problem... New Weber 32/36, distributor, fuel filter, and changed the fuel pump. Still dying at high RPM's in the higher gears. If you keep the RPM's down it doesn't die... We haven't changed any fuel line yet... He is doing that today...

  17. what cam?

    in Engine

    Posted

    why i'm asking is because i was trying to run my truck with the stock cam and it runs like crap. i know the carbs are out of adjustment but what will the effect be if the carbs are in adjustment but the cam is stock.

  18. what cam?

    in Engine

    Posted

    I have an L20B bored 30 over, an A87 peanut head shaved and ported, with dual solex 40's. I want a performance cam but not to wild. this isnt my daily driver but i'd like to take it to meets and to work sometimes.

     

     

    anybody got suggestions on a cam?????

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