Hello all

scoobydoo · 04 December 2011, 13:22

Hey guys Just thought i would introduce myself. My name is Roger and we just picked up a 1972 semi auto beetle, We love it !

At the moment the engine is not in the car and needs rebuilding.
The previous owner told me that the engine had seized due to the rocker cover coming off while she was driving , but when i stripped the engine down i found strange things in one of the barrels (will try to upload pics ,the screws and stuff in my hand were in the barrels

) The seizure seems to bee in the case so will need to open it up and do further investigation.

I am so happy to find this place and if you guys don't mind i really will need your help to get this great little bug back on the road, at this point i would just like to add this is the first engine i have ever worked on but i am looking forward to the challenge

Btw i am in Kent, England would be great to know if there are any other semi autos in my area. Let me know , Thanks

Take care

FlamingChris · 04 December 2011, 18:56

I thought that weather looked familiar, I've got a yellow semi-auto and am in North Suffolk.

scoobydoo · 04 December 2011, 21:22

Hey there, nice to meet you. yes the weather is bummer here but this new bug in my life certainly cheers me up

. How long have you had yours ? and is it on the road ? i am just stripping the engine down in mine right now , tomorrow i am gonna split the case and see what the full damage is .....

Thanks

johnr · 05 December 2011, 01:36

I would guess sabotage! None of that junk would end up in the cylinders by itself,especially the wood screw! Are the cylinder walls scored up? The rest of the car looks pretty nice. Best of luck to you, friend.

scoobydoo · 05 December 2011, 21:37

Thanks for the reply Johnr, yes the cylinders are scored up but i will be replacing them. I managed to split the case today and found that the middle bearing was seized , so i am going to regrind the crankshaft and replace all the bearings.....

I have a question the cars engine is a 1300 but i was thinking of changing it to 1600 , do you think this will be too much for the transmission ?

Take care

Thanks

FlamingChris · 05 December 2011, 21:56

Quote from: scoobydoo on 04 December 2011, 21:22
Hey there, nice to meet you. yes the weather is bummer here but this new bug in my life certainly cheers me up . How long have you had yours ? and is it on the road ? i am just stripping the engine down in mine right now , tomorrow i am gonna split the case and see what the full damage is .....

Thanks

I've had mine a while now, I think just over two years now. It finally passed an MOT test about a month ago but still has a long way to go before it looks respectable. One of these days I'll get round to updating my thread on here...

I hope you've taken plenty of photos!

scoobydoo · 05 December 2011, 23:17

Quote from: FlamingChris on 05 December 2011, 21:56
Quote from: scoobydoo on 04 December 2011, 21:22
Hey there, nice to meet you. yes the weather is bummer here but this new bug in my life certainly cheers me up . How long have you had yours ? and is it on the road ? i am just stripping the engine down in mine right now , tomorrow i am gonna split the case and see what the full damage is .....

Thanks

I've had mine a while now, I think just over two years now. It finally passed an MOT test about a month ago but still has a long way to go before it looks respectable. One of these days I'll get round to updating my thread on here...

I hope you've taken plenty of photos!

yep taking loads of pics

will get a thread with all the pics started soon .

johnr · 06 December 2011, 17:47

No, I don't think so. I had the 1600's installed in my engine and they work fine.
You know what Tim says on "Tool Time", MORE POWER!!

scoobydoo · 06 December 2011, 18:43

argggggh!!!!! yes indeed MORE POWER !!!!!!

johnr · 06 December 2011, 21:21

We'll show them Morris Minis!

68autobug · 11 December 2011, 14:43

Quote from: johnr on 06 December 2011, 21:21
We'll show them Morris Minis!

Hi Johnr

Not many morris minis around anymore... lol

although I did see one with the small 10 inch wheels a while ago...

cheers

Lee in Australia having a cool summer so far... lol

johnr · 12 December 2011, 01:52

And we are having a cool winter! Freezing here in Oregon! Merry Christmas!

68autobug · 27 January 2012, 08:04

Hi Johnr

We still haven't had any rear summer as yet... athough it was 40C today in Perth on the West coast..
but only 28C here today... its been trying to rain the past few days , so its been very high humidity
which I find hard to take... OK in front of a fan.. lol or Air Conditioning on..
I don't know whether We will get any temperatures over 36c this summer...
although sometimes February can be a Very Hot Month....
after that it should be all downhill... lol

cheers

LEE

PS: A lot of flooding on the eastern side of Australia the past months... again yesterday... heavy Rains..
not Here though..

johnr · 27 January 2012, 17:25

Flooding here too! Our beloved Coquille river, home of the elusive salmon, has
been rising above it's bounderies!

68autobug · 17 February 2012, 00:06

Yes John
There have been many flooded towns in Australia this year and some rivers etc have been the highest ever recorded.. Some cities have had flash flooding from very heavy rain.. The high temperatures have still stayed somewhere else?? 33C is the highest temperatures so far.. First time I've been able to work on My VW parts out in the sunshine in summer.. I'm painting My tinware and fanshroud again... with a color change... I've found some excellent EPOXY spray can paint..
VERY glossy and smooth.. only downside is it can take about 6 hours to dry..

cheers

Lee in Australia