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RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Bellows and missing cable onetrackwonder, Oct 21, 2019 Quote:Your main jet is at the bottom of the emulsion tube and is certainly blocked. Barry, Oct 21, 2019 Quote:Thanks Barry, I'm no expert just a part time hacker but when i stripped the carburettor down it looked to me as an obvious contributor, I'm also guessing that the missing cable to the bellows would have made it even hotter on the run down but when it went bang the bus had been sitting for over an hour at the photo shoot and we only went about 250m before it happened, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 21, 2019 Quote:The missing cable I take it has broken? Looks like someone has welded up where the studs would be for a mechanical pump. You got a little bit of work in front of you. at least you most like have the cause of the problem all the best Wayne 72 Kombi 8 Seater Microbus
Wayne murray, Oct 21, 201972 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Chris and Sharyn
Mr Beckstar, Oct 21, 2019Team Fun and Niceness Quote:Yes Wayne the cable perhaps was cut and removed because its not connected under the nut and bolt clamp on the flap shaft, thanks Chris, not uncommon for me to get things arse about cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 22, 2019
Quote:Ahhhh..........ok. Barry, Oct 22, 2019 Quote:Kai said: ↑ Last edited: Dec 18, 2019
onetrackwonder, Oct 22, 2019Quote:So what type of fuel tank you have,as if Kai suggests that you engine block may have been a fuel injected block and someone converted it over to carburetors,which was a common thing when people had trouble with fuel injection.or getting parts. 76 was the year that fuel injection was out. The tank should have two out lets as such,at the bottom of the tank,Ones a outlet the other is a inlet. Last edited: Oct 22, 2019
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Wayne murray, Oct 22, 201972 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:So if it's originally an f/i it will have a blank spot to the LHS of the RH battery on the firewall (To confirm what the block also says!). About 7" by 1.5". That would have contained the 'computer'! What month is your compliance plate? @Jethro son at Old Bar has an 8/76 that I checked out & it's carb. I walked away & thought & then went back & it had that blank spot so was another conversion. Greg if you still have a computer in that spot I'd be a buyer. Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Oct 22, 2019RPilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:Wayne and Dave I have had a long day now yesterday, so will check and get back to you both later today, how does the fuel injected engines computer read the crank or flywheel, I ask this because there is a black rubber plug and wire, possibly a sensor that protrudes from the block behind the flywheel on the drivers side that has been cut off and I can't remember ever seeing one, you can see it in this behind the oil near the rear barrel and under the top drivers side bolt, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 23, 2019 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Quote:how does the fuel injected engines computer read the crank or flywheel Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Oct 23, 2019Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:whats the engine code on the case, just in front of the breather? Kai
Kai, Oct 23, 20191973 semi-camper. There's time, then there's Kombi time... Quote:Ok Dave our bus is 3/76 there is no computer nor any holes in the bodywork where one may have been mounted' knew I had never seen one but had to check, Wayne only a single outlet on the tank so I'm thinking that this is a non genuine block that has been built up as a replacement engine at some time, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 23, 2019 Quote:Kai said: ↑ onetrackwonder, Oct 23, 2019 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Kai
Kai, Oct 23, 20191973 semi-camper. There's time, then there's Kombi time... Quote:Will have CA or something similar at start.. cbus, Oct 23, 2019 Quote:Sorry I had the brain in neutral this morning, its GD024175, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 23, 2019 Quote:Confirms fuel injection case Kai
Kai, Oct 23, 20191973 semi-camper. There's time, then there's Kombi time... Quote:Kai said: ↑ Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Oct 23, 2019Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Chris and Sharyn
Mr Beckstar, Oct 24, 2019Team Fun and Niceness Quote:David H said: ↑ Pit crew for Herman - the white lowlight ……………& The Tardis, a '76 Sopru "It's not an oil leak, it's sweat from all the horse power!" - Anonymous oldman, Oct 24, 2019 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:oldman said: ↑ Barry, Oct 24, 2019 Quote:oldman said: ↑ Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Oct 24, 2019Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:David H said: ↑ onetrackwonder, Oct 24, 2019 Quote:Mr Beckstar said: ↑ Quote:Gee you got lucky Greg. Great work on the clean up. Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT. Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ David H, Oct 24, 2019 Quote:Thanks Dave I sure did, must be Kombi Karma, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 24, 2019 Quote:David H said: ↑ Pit crew for Herman - the white lowlight
oldman, Oct 24, 2019……………& The Tardis, a '76 Sopru "It's not an oil leak, it's sweat from all the horse power!" - Anonymous RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:David H said: ↑ Pit crew for Herman - the white lowlight
oldman, Oct 24, 2019……………& The Tardis, a '76 Sopru "It's not an oil leak, it's sweat from all the horse power!" - Anonymous Quote:So over the weekend in between other more pressing jobs I managed to get the valves back in the head and they sealed up real good and held fuel so I'm a happy boy, once finished the quality control girls came in and gave everything the once over then went on their merry way back to mowing our house yard, just need to wait a couple of weeks now before I can order some parts so that I can put it all back together, in the mean time I will clean up the tinware and get ready to paint it, i also want to pull the fuel tank and check it over, cheers, Greg onetrackwonder, Oct 30, 2019 Quote:That is such a cute shot! 62 Splitty "Little Red". 76 Sunliner Campmobile "Josie". 74 Deluxe Bay "Spotty Herbert". 2005 R5 Touareg. 97 Golf CL. 2007 Beetle Cabriolet "Mickey".
melissa, Oct 31, 2019"A few seats short of a Microbus!" - Quote: Syncro, 2013. Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ cbus, Oct 31, 2019 Quote:Nice pic! Pit crew for Herman - the white lowlight
oldman, Oct 31, 2019……………& The Tardis, a '76 Sopru "It's not an oil leak, it's sweat from all the horse power!" - Anonymous Quote:Awwww, love the "quality control girls" Albert - '76 Bay Microbus Deluxe
TeeBee, Oct 31, 2019https://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/albert-the-1976-microbus.58379/ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Today I got down and dirty, I'm cleaning up all of the tinware ready for some new paint and I also got the fuel tank out and gave the engine bay and inside where the tank sits a good scrub, forgot to take a pic of the engine bay before I started but it was pretty crusty, there was plenty of red dust in under the fuel tank so looks like it has had a visit to the outback at some stage in its life, very happy with how it all cleaned up, I also removed for the first time the dodgy piece of work someone had done when they replaced the fuel sender, the cut out under it wasn't as bad as I thought it might have been but the hole was a long way off the actual sender, I might have a go if I get time and try and make it better somehow because I hate looking at it, also got some exact measurements of where a cut out needs to be if you want to go down that path I will ad them to the fuel sender thread when I get a chance, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Nov 6, 2019 Quote:In a Volkswagen book it does tell you the requirements.I put the photo here onetrackwonder and you can move them over if you wish and add any comment required. Last edited: Nov 6, 2019
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Wayne murray, Nov 6, 201972 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:Thanks Wayne, I'm curious to see how my dimensions stack up to these, I went off the inside edge of the engine lid, will have a look tomorrow and see how close I was, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Nov 6, 2019 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Ok so been out in the shed again today between other jobs and have made a couple of discoveries in regards to the tank, when I drained it, which of course it had to have a full tank, the draining took me on and off 3 days, no need to rush these things but today I found some gunk blocking the outlet in the tank, looked like a bit of rubber and something else that I was later to discover was silicone, why do people continue to use this where fuel is involved, anyway if you look hard you may see it in there Last edited: Nov 7, 2019
onetrackwonder, Nov 7, 2019Quote:That is interesting info to know onetrackwonder about the gauge reading as my Ute has similar reading so might have to check mine one day. It doesn't go to full mark quickly moves to half way and takes ages to slowly move to the lower mark. 72 Kombi 8 Seater Microbus
Wayne murray, Nov 7, 201972 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Barry, Nov 7, 2019 Quote:No Barry that was definitely rubber which had come from a fuel line somewhere on the engine side of the filter, the silicone hadn't made it to the filter and when I changed the filter in Mallacoota it was also spotless, when I drained the tank I done that through the filter and that too is spotless, the good thing about this is that I have learnt heaps about the bus and its history and I am only seeing this as a minor speed hump and nothing negative as everything I have looked at has been good, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Nov 7, 2019 Quote:So onetrackwonder I'm impressed with the photos of inside the tank with sender fitted & the only way my head can understand is you've stuck a camera down the inlet side of tank. Do I get a pass or a fail? If it's a fail how the heck did you get the photos. Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Nov 7, 2019Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:Dave I stood the tank on its end and I had one of those headlamp/torches on the side of the inlet looking down the fuel filler hole and I eased the corner of the iPhone into the hole until it looked ok and snapped away, took a few goes to get what I wanted, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Nov 7, 2019 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Nov 7, 2019RPilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Well its been a long time since I have been able to update anything with the Kombi due to wanting to get our house that we are building finished, we had a major push on the house before Christmas and then the bush fires didn't help as we lost around six weeks through the evacuations and the uncertainty, this week between jobs on the house I have spent some time here and there on the Kombi doing the repair on the rear deck above the fuel tank where it had been previously cut by someone to remove the fuel sender, a quick grind to remove the paint around the cut and then weld up the cut, some more grinding and a little body filler, and then paint, quite happy with the end result, I needed a little break as I was pretty much over house building and losing my drive, just this little job has been enough to get me back into the groove but not much more will be done on the Kombi now until I'm 100% finished with the house which I hope to have complete in the next few weeks, weather permitting, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Mar 31, 2020 Quote:Nice work! 62 Splitty "Little Red". 76 Sunliner Campmobile "Josie". 74 Deluxe Bay "Spotty Herbert". 2005 R5 Touareg. 97 Golf CL. 2007 Beetle Cabriolet "Mickey".
melissa, Mar 31, 2020"A few seats short of a Microbus!" - Quote: Syncro, 2013. Quote:very nice work! handy with a welder. 72 Kombi 8 Seater Microbus
Wayne murray, Mar 31, 202072 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:My hero @onetrackwonder . Welding above a fuel tank. Looks the goods but why not continue & make the access panel? Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Mar 31, 2020Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:Thanks Melissa and Wayne I think I burnt more holes than make a good weld, not used to this thin panel welding, and I haven't really done much welding since we left to come down five and a half years ago, so I have a lot of learning to do again when I finally get back playing full time in the shed, David you know the fuel tank is out and in the shed racking so no big risk, as you know I have owned Kombi's since I was 20 so over 40 years and this is the first time I have ever had to get into the fuel tank compartment, I also didn't like the butchered hatch that was there and I don't think one is needed, or for that matter another opening above a fuel tank into the cabin, besides I have confidence that I have diagnosed my issue and the fuel sender will work this time around for another 40 years so it will be the next owners problem, hopefully one of my kids that I can clue up before my next big adventure, wherever that will be, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Mar 31, 2020 Quote:Can’t believe the original butcher left the piece still attached and didn’t complete the cut and throw away the piece. Barry, Mar 31, 2020 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Last edited: Mar 31, 2020
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ David H, Mar 31, 2020 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:Barry said: ↑ onetrackwonder, Mar 31, 2020E Quote:netrackwonder said: ↑ Last edited: Mar 31, 2020
Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ David H, Mar 31, 2020 RE: Gertrude our 1976 Sopru Campmobile - onetrackwonder - 05-07-2022 Quote:David H said: ↑ 72 Kombi 8 Seater Microbus
Wayne murray, Apr 1, 202072 Double Cab Ute 76 Single Cab Ute Quote:Dave the previous owner had the sender replaced, I'm not sure of brand but its a new unit, lets hope its new old stock, from memory looking at the old receipts it was done by Australian Performance VW Centre in Croydon Vic, the sender was working but when the tank was filled it only ever showed half a tank and when I pulled the tank to check what was going on while I had the engine out and do a bit of house work around the tank I realised that the sender had been installed sideways across the tank and the float was unable to get to the top of the fuel level, the apprentice must have been given the task of installing it that day, David what holds you access cover in place or does it just sit there, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Apr 1, 2020 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Yesterday is history, Tomorrow a mystery, Today is the PRESENT.
David H, Apr 1, 2020Pilot of 'Old Boy' 76 Sopru Fuel Injected Co pilot Lauren http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-resto.54261/ http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/76-sopru-old-boy.56558/ Quote:Great to get back into it Greg, ive got a couple of Kombi projects lined up for isolation!! Jethro, Apr 2, 2020 Quote:Thanks Jethro, what have you got planned, yep sure is good to get back into the shed, helps to clear the head that is for sure, this week its been back into the house building and I'm making progress towards completion, starting too get through all the shitty jobs that I have been putting off, the last 20% seems to take 80% of the time, can't wait for it to be finished, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Apr 2, 2020 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Jethro, Apr 2, 2020 Quote:Oh, and restoring the original fold out table given to me by @David H and installing!! Jethro, Apr 2, 2020 Quote:onetrackwonder said: ↑ Kanga Banga - Blue 88 Manual Caravelle CL (T3) Utervelle - Blue 91 Manual Single Cab (T3) http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/my-t3-single-cab-project.50622/page-17 http://forums.kombiclub.com/threads/kanga-banga-tidy-up.57512/ Quote:One more job I wanted to do before everything goes back together is to spruce up the look of the engine, I started to sand back all of the tin ware and painted some of it but wasn't happy so I decided to start from scratch so I set about and sand blasted everything, very happy that I made that decision, so now to paint it all, cheers Greg onetrackwonder, Apr 26, 2020 |