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s-thang
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Hi chaps.
So recently I managed to swop my Landy (old series 3) for a replica RSK 718...
Nice one is that I left the chaps house , and about 10k's from his house, the engine became vry noisy..
at the side of the road, i noticed a lovely oil puddle, and proceded to check oil.....EMPTY..
now his excuse of " a drop every now and then from the tappet cover" was in fact a worn crank seal...
so after the battle, of getting the car home, and replacing the seal, starting it and letting it idle, showed the same results....OIL everywhere.
So obvious, something with the main bearing spinning in the casing, fly wheel play etc....

Nice, he got me..... shafted, car with a :bn: engine.

Yesterday, I managed to secure a very rough beetle, but fitted with a Nissan 1400 engine in good running condition
So this is my next attempt, fitting all of this into the replica...
radiator will be mounted on top of the gearbox, and electric fans will be supplying the cooling with ducting...

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So look out for this on the road soon :)
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Congratulations on the new addition. Sorry you got conned on the engine.

For future reference, a critical check to do on all ACVW engines is to check crankshaft end float by pulling back and forth on the pulley. Maximum play is 0.006in. I've had engines with up to 5mm of end float that run sweetly except for massive oil leaks. Too much end float means it's rebuild time; the case has taken a beating and may be scrap.
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Nice car, sorry to hear about the motor.

Were you flat towing it in the Bruma/ edenvale area last friday?
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Thx for the advice!!
will check from now on, dnt want to get conned again!

Yes, the girl was behind the wheel, and I was pulling it with my old faithfull korean magic (hyundai)..
Talk about a light car behind me, i swear my venter trailer weighs more than this plastic porsche! :mrgreen:
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Nice looker :hangloose:

Sorry about the :bn: engine -


Keep it AC please ! :mrgreen: :TIC:
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Golfmad wrote:Nice looker :hangloose:


Keep it AC please ! :mrgreen: :TIC:
MMM, says the guy with a waterpumper in his bus! :D
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RICKY-R69 wrote: MMM, says the guy with a waterpumper in his bus! :D
I bought it like that - I wish I had $$ to get a 2.0 AC engine, but money is even more scarce than a split bus these days :mrgreen:
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Well Golfmad...you have your wish!
fitted the nissan engine, and no clutch!.... and since i am in no ood to change the box too, it going back to AC....
anyone have a nice 1300 engine to sell?
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by s-thang » Mon Apr 16, 2012 11:45 am

looking for a nice motor for mine!
anyone have any info, please let me know!
I have a baja fitted with a Nissan engine, that I will swop for a nice twinport.
cool "

is that the baja including nissan engine for a beetle engine or just engine for engine swop????
http://www.aircooledvwsa.co.za/viewtopi ... tt#p269451" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;
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hi
View my add:
http://johannesburg.gumtree.co.za/c-Car ... Z372228196
I am willing to swop my baja (as it is in the add nissan engine and all for a beetle engine that I can put into my spyder and drive off, so in other words a good reliable beetle engine...
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http://durban.olx.co.za/beetle-motor-iid-355887173
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Ya got PM :)
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s-thang wrote:Thx for the advice!!
will check from now on, dnt want to get conned again!

Yes, the girl was behind the wheel, and I was pulling it with my old faithfull korean magic (hyundai)..
Talk about a light car behind me, i swear my venter trailer weighs more than this plastic porsche! :mrgreen:

Think I turned onto the freeway in the white split SC just in front of you and gave you the thumbs up. Flow of traffic and a heavy foot prevented me from sticking around more ;)
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Yip, I saw that one!
Sweet ride man!!!!
sooooo sweet!
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