[T2] T4 1700 questions

[Bradley Spear]

Try Bus Depot.

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018, 15:11 Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com> wrote:

> Thanks!  I was looking around online about valve seals, and now wonder if
> the 1700T4 has them?
>
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 1:09 PM Bob Reuter <accessys at smart.net> wrote:
>
>>
>> good advice.
>>
>> 1.. plugged holes that  give no problem should in my opinion be left
>> alone,
>> I had to rebuild an engine because one came out.
>>
>> 2. you have good compression so blue smoke if only at start up lets you
>> know the engine started.  I personally wouldn't mess with it considering
>> the compression readings.
>>
>> 3. some things are just so hard to  get to and wear that it makes sense
>> to
>> replace em when you are in there. advice was good. unless you ride the
>> clutch or have a spring break presure plates seem to last forever.  throw
>> out the throwout bearing etc.
>>
>> Bob Reuter
>>
>>
>>
>> On Sat, 1 Sep 2018, Dave Gillingham wrote:
>>
>> > Thanks!  I will look for bolts that fit.  Good thought on the seals.
>> >
>> > On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 12:45 PM Bradley Spear <my13jetta at gmail.com>
>> wrote:
>> >
>> >> 1. An air infection pump started in 1973 that put air in to each
>> cylinder
>> >> via these ports. You air pump hass probably been gone for years. Some
>> >> people seal the old tubes. Other people put in bolts. And others
>> replace
>> >> the heads.
>> >>
>> >> 2. Probably valve seals.
>> >>
>> >> 3. I would replace the clutch, throw out bearing, and pilot bearing
>> while
>> >> the engine and transmission are apart.
>> >>
>> >> Brad Spear
>> >> '72 Westy
>> >> '71 Karmann Ghia
>> >>
>> >> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018, 14:30 Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
>> >> wrote:
>> >>
>> >>> Hi list:
>> >>>
>> >>> I pulled the engine from my 73 bus to replace the front and rear crank
>> >>> seals, and to have the trans rebuilt (the famous third gear synchro).
>> >>>
>> >>> Couple of questions:
>> >>>
>> >>> 1) This engine appears to have been an FI engine and it has some
>> pretty
>> >>> ugly threaded (but plugged) tubes next to each plug.  Is there
>> something
>> >>> less obtrusive that can be installed?
>> >>>
>> >>> 2) The engine emits a fair amount of blue smoke on start up.  I’ll
>> guess
>> >>> worn valve guides, although it isnt clear to me how they would leak
>> oil
>> >>> into the cylinder given the orientation of the valves.  Engine
>> compression
>> >>> is between about 115 and 130, so I wasn’t planning on pulling it
>> apart.
>> >>> Should I have the heads rebuilt?  Could the shop plug the FI holes?
>> >>>
>> >>> 3) Last for now:  the clutch was working just fine, and doesn’t look
>> >>> particularly worn.  Is there a way to check the pressure plate, or is
>> this
>> >>> a “don’t be an idiot, replace both” scenario?
>> >>>
>> >>> Thanks,
>> >>>
>> >>> Dave
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