[T2] T4 1700 questions

[Dave Gillingham]

Yeah, even in Commiefornia, vehicles 75 and older are smog exempt.

Thanks for the advice.  I followed the bus with my son driving over a
pretty steep nearby bridge and didn’t see any exhaust smoke, which together
with the good compression leads me to believe the engine s in pretty good
shape internally.

On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 1:35 PM Al Brase <alribee at gmail.com> wrote:

> Apparently they do not check for smog equipment on vehicles that old? I've
> found that used 10mm valve adjusting screws (from 1976-83 type 4 engines)
> worked great. Back when they were a dollar, that made sense.Slotted head
> bolts 25-30mm long? They are now $6.50! each. BTW, some only have 3 AIR
> ports. Go figure.
> I don't think they use valve seals. Probably worn oil rings. And I would
> not worry about that till blowby becomes a problem.
> Personally, on my own vehicle I almost replace nothing. Clutch parts last
> me a very long time 60k+miles. I just don't use the clutch very hard.I put
> some new grease on the pilot bearing after inspection.
> I figure I'll probably have the engine out in a few years for some reason.
> Furthermore, I'm old. I don't need to buy another 20 years of trouble free
> ownership. I'd rather spend the money on my old Porsche 912 and make it
> into daily driver.
>
>
> On Sat, Sep 1, 2018 at 2:48 PM Dave Gillingham <dave at coronado-realty.com>
> 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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