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by JSR-69
11th February 2011 - 9:08pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Battery keeps going flat
Replies: 16
Views: 6458

Re: Battery keeps going flat

If everything's turned off then there should be no current through any of the fuses. If you take a fuse out and put an ammeter across the terminals, then the ammeter should read zero. If you get a reading, you've got current. If you don't have a suitable ammeter, try an instrument panel bulb (~2 wat...
by JSR-69
3rd February 2011 - 7:39pm
Forum: Type 4 Corner
Topic: Going to attempt changing the disks etc on the front.....
Replies: 11
Views: 6027

Re: Going to attempt changing the disks etc on the front....

The reservoir has baffles inside that prevent one a leak on circuit affecting the others. After you've drained the fluid from the duff calliper, you'll see the baffles holding back the fluid for the other two compartment.

Judi
by JSR-69
1st February 2011 - 5:33pm
Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
Topic: Bandwidth!
Replies: 4
Views: 2591

Re: Bandwidth!

Some of the photos posted are very large. If everyone saved their jpeg at around 1024 px wide and at 75% compression, then it would make a huge difference ... and be a lot quicker to upload in the first place.

Judi
by JSR-69
31st January 2011 - 3:49pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: window help 412 sedan
Replies: 1
Views: 1435

Re: window help 412 sedan

Mel,

The later Beetle mechanisms are similar but you'll need to curve it to suit the 412. I did a write-up on www.rastall.com/412 | Finishing Off | Electric Windows.

Judi
by JSR-69
11th January 2011 - 3:18pm
Forum: Type 4 Corner
Topic: Yet more Q's with pictures.
Replies: 4
Views: 3395

Re: Yet more Q's with pictures.

Pic 1 is the bottom of oil filler-cum-dipstick neck where it bolts onto the sump. Pics 4 and 4a are, as you guessed, the air intake for the Ebber combustion chamber. How to cure oil leaks? That's the $64,000 question!!! Simple answer is to remove the fitting, clean hte threads, and re-fit with a new...
by JSR-69
11th January 2011 - 3:11pm
Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
Topic: Club Magazine
Replies: 5
Views: 3269

Re: Club Magazine

Do you have a publication date in mind?

Judi
by JSR-69
7th January 2011 - 12:20pm
Forum: Type 4 Corner
Topic: Pop outs fitting?
Replies: 9
Views: 5593

Re: Pop outs fitting?

I saw a pair on eBay recently but they were no good to me since I've foreshortened that window.

Judi
by JSR-69
6th January 2011 - 11:49pm
Forum: Type 4 Corner
Topic: Pop outs fitting?
Replies: 9
Views: 5593

Re: Pop outs fitting?

You will find the holes pre-formed for the hinges and the catches if you strip off the headlining. If you check out my 412 project pages - the one on "seatbelts" under "finishing off" - the sixth picture down shows the three holes for the catch. There will be a line of holes on the B-pillar for the ...
by JSR-69
1st January 2011 - 6:47pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Gear lever and clutch questions
Replies: 17
Views: 7312

Re: Gear lever and clutch questions

I was thinking about making up a bracket that would bolt to the floor... You must weld the bracket to the floor else it'll be an MoT failure. I bolted mine back one year and I was told that they don't allow bolts to hold "major controls" ... which is a bit daft since the clutch and brake pedals are...
by JSR-69
30th December 2010 - 9:07pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Gear lever and clutch questions
Replies: 17
Views: 7312

Re: Gear lever and clutch questions

In future I should really pick projects I have some experience with! If you did that then you'd never learn anything! Every one of us here learned what we have learned by doing things for the first time ... sometimes by the book, sometimes without, and by learning from mistakes. The first engine I ...
by JSR-69
29th December 2010 - 2:20pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Gear lever and clutch questions
Replies: 17
Views: 7312

Re: Gear lever and clutch questions

I'm a bit concerned as to how much free clutch cable I have. You can see in the first picture it's right on the end of the thread and that's before there's a spring fitted pulling it back further. I'll need to investigate at the pedal end but can the length of cable be increased? It does look a bit...
by JSR-69
20th December 2010 - 12:57pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Gear lever and clutch questions
Replies: 17
Views: 7312

Re: Gear lever and clutch questions

Sorry I can't confirm chapter and verse from the manual - I haven't unpacked that box (along with a few dozen others) from moving house last weekend!

Judi
by JSR-69
20th December 2010 - 12:52pm
Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
Topic: Any suggestions on how to prevent doors freezing shut?
Replies: 4
Views: 3053

Re: Any suggestions on how to prevent doors freezing shut?

I find that a liberal squirt of WD40 usually does the trick. It works better if you squire some into the lock barrel before the freeze.

Judi
by JSR-69
19th December 2010 - 1:57pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Gear lever and clutch questions
Replies: 17
Views: 7312

Re: Gear lever and clutch questions

Now a "Clutch lever return spring"... Not sure about that one. The clutch doesn't feel right though so maybe not. Where does the spring live and what does they look like? It fits around the pivot on the outside of the box with a claw that pushes the operating lever towards the back of the car. It p...
by JSR-69
7th December 2010 - 10:14pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Wanted; Wiring diagram for Type 4 1972 modell
Replies: 3
Views: 2461

Re: Wanted; Wiring diagram for Type 4 1972 modell

Try this site which has the modern current flow diagrams:
http://www.vintagebus.com/wiring/index.html

Take a little while to get used to them but I found them far easier to use for trouble-shooting.

Judi
by JSR-69
4th December 2010 - 5:02pm
Forum: Members' Cars and Project News
Topic: Casa de Fye's autos...
Replies: 686
Views: 329560

Re: Case de Fye's autos...

Editor wrote:Yes - just don't post when the next panel is going to be blue or you will see the white background! :-)
Why is the background not transparent?

Judi
by JSR-69
4th December 2010 - 4:59pm
Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
Topic: Got a cracked indicator lense?
Replies: 2
Views: 2007

Re: Got a cracked indicator lense?

Where did you find it?

Judi
by JSR-69
4th December 2010 - 11:05am
Forum: Virtual Clubhouse
Topic: Time to play 'Guess the car hiding under the snow'...
Replies: 13
Views: 6557

Re: Time to play 'Guess the car hiding under the snow'...

Here's mine I took on Thursday:

Image

Judi
by JSR-69
27th November 2010 - 12:05pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Eberspacher glowplug
Replies: 11
Views: 5192

Re: Eberspacher glowplug

Try this link: http://manuals.type4.org/ba4/ for an on-line manual for the Eber.

Judi
by JSR-69
26th November 2010 - 8:25pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Eberspacher glowplug
Replies: 11
Views: 5192

Re: Eberspacher glowplug

The white smoke can be a worry ... where from exactly?

Have you checked for fuel leaks?

Judi
by JSR-69
24th November 2010 - 1:20pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: type 3 replacement front windscreen rubber seal
Replies: 8
Views: 4810

Re: type 3 replacement front windscreen rubber seal

I can vouch for Dave's method, I've had to do that a couple of times, once after a breakage at speed and once when rebuilding. It can be done by one person but it's a lot easier with two! With a curved screen, like the Type 4, the whole bottom edge drops right in place which gives you a flying start...
by JSR-69
24th November 2010 - 1:15pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Cold weather starting
Replies: 5
Views: 3155

Re: Cold weather starting

This is a contentious issue! Generally speaking, if you are going to start your engine periodically, you really ought to run it up to full working temperature to get the oil flowing properly round the engine. Trouble is that an air-cooled engine won't warm itself up like a water-cooled one will, it ...
by JSR-69
19th November 2010 - 10:23am
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: no compression in cylinders 1 and 3???
Replies: 4
Views: 2448

Re: no compression in cylinders 1 and 3???

You'll need to run through the standard checks starting with valve clearances. Odd that it's cylinders on opposite sides, if you'd lost compression in both on the same side, I'd suspect a loose head. If you valve clearances are OK, then you've either got burnt valves or a broken piston ring ... but ...
by JSR-69
17th November 2010 - 3:17pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: Flasher units plus water don't go!
Replies: 2
Views: 1794

Re: Flasher units plus water don't go!

A similar thing happened to me when my inner wing became porous and I managed to repair the flasher unit. Firstly, 3 or 4 pins ... the 4th pin is for the extra indicator bulb that should light up when you have a trailer or caravan connected as required by our C&U regulations. The unit detects the ex...
by JSR-69
15th November 2010 - 6:02pm
Forum: The Workshop
Topic: MAD STARTER MOTOR !!!! HELP PLEASE ;-)
Replies: 3
Views: 2377

Re: MAD STARTER MOTOR !!!! HELP PLEASE ;-)

Sounds like your solenoid is not retracting. Take the motor off again and check the return spring and check for binding.

Let us know how you get on.

Judi