Aircooled VW South Africa

Hey look!!! You have moved up from a Drip to an Oil leak!!!

Tony Z wrote:Hey look!!! You have moved up from a Drip to an Oil leak!!!

Thats life.... All good drip's turn into a puddle.....

John, keep up your interesting questions, you will be amassed how many "Lurkers" you provide answers too, each one saving another Aircooled VW.

I know, I learn new things here every day.

Herman

The reason for saying "double check the valve seats"is because this is a weak point in the type 4 engine, I've seen a few type 4's and they all had valve seats coming loose, a tell tale sign is when you need to adjust the valve lash all the time. This is truly one of the most important things to check and a job to do whenever possible. The one head I had in my hands had hammered the seat into the head until the valve was no longer seating, but only riding the rocker arm constantly and the previous owner had actually ground away most of the rocker to try an get more clearance.

Good morning all you good people of ACVWSA (and other

Thankyou guy's for advising me to send in those heads, it turned out that 1 X valveseat was totally loose and 1 X valve was bent. Although being called an "Oil Leak" I am just a 'Drip" with still PLENTY - PLENTY to learn. ThanX again.

ThanX Eben for this forum

glad to help
next question?

Hey there all you good people of ACVWSA (and other)

Please help!!
Which goes where, I am still busy with the Bay's wiring.
Spotlight relay;
87 = ?
86 = ?
85 = ?
30 = ?
What does it mean? Body negatively or positively earthed
Twin Horn relay;
87 = ?
87a = ?
86 = ?
85 = ?
30 = ?

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sorry, forgot something,
in the engine bay there is a harnass that has got a red, black, light blue, brown with a whtie stripe, and a blue with a black stripe. What is the red wire, and the brown with white for, as black is for fuel pump ( I have got that and my coil and carbs connected to it), light blue for alt warning light, blue with black oil sender unit

maybe this helps

in short 80-85 is the coil, this should go to your button and to ground.
30-87 should come from your fuse box and then head off to the lights.

JohnCloete wrote:..............
sorry, forgot something,
in the engine bay there is a harnass that has got a red, black, light blue, brown with a whtie stripe, and a blue with a black stripe. What is the red wire, and the brown with white for, as black is for fuel pump ( I have got that and my coil and carbs connected to it), light blue for alt warning light, blue with black oil sender unit

Here the wiring diagrame as needed,

PS, it has a colour key on all the wires.

Good luck





Herman

Herman,
thanx, I have got those in full colour. But I cant seem to trace those specific 2 wires

Modifications done afterwards to the wiring wo'nt be on the original diagram. (Twin hooter relays, spotlights, electric fuel pump, etc, added by some previous owner).

JohnCloete wrote:Herman,
thanx, I have got those in full colour. But I cant seem to trace those specific 2 wires

The best then is to find there use by association.

VW always used the same colour wire for a particular item, so the left lights will always have a colour code, same the right ect.ect.

Now red would be powder supply wire, something that needs power at all times, such as the power to the fridge in a trailer, would be pin two on your plug.

The brown is normally used for lights, so I would say its for a interior light, maybe in the engine compartment for night repair, or maybe also for the back door interior light, or door switch.

My way of thinking, maybe it helps....

Herman

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yes still not sleeping

Because of that front crank seal that was leaking, the alternator was soaked... How do I clean it? Do i just wipe it, or do i strip it and clean it