Mike Shaugness 71 deluxe, came in due to starting issues. an inspection showed considerable corrosion on the battery cables, defective wiring on the charging system, vacuum leaks in the carburetor and intake and improper cooling due to incorrect tin and l

as found fuse box , it has about 5 to many 16 amp fuses

shot of the motor, lots of grease and oil on the right side

Cleaning up the grime from the voltage regulator and surrounding area

severe corrosion on the positive battery cable, it will need to be cleaned thoroughly

broken wires on the generator

repaired wiring on the generator

new ground cable

A compression test resulted in 0 compression on cylinders 1 and 2. Inspection of the valves revealed that all of the valves were tight resulting in open valves during the firing sequence. cylinders 3 and 4 had the same results on both exhaust valves.

The fire wall tin is for a beetle and leaves a large gap for hot air to be sucked into the engine compartment. the oil cooler ducting has a large gap in it allowing for the same.

A shot of the beetle firewall tin

beetle tin on bottom, bus tin on top, notice the difference

installed seal on oil cooler ducting

firewall tin and ducting installed

Intake manifold is corroded and dirty

Clean surface!

Clean surface!

new boots

General shot, notice the absence of a decklid seal

New seal! now the motor should cool better.

Missing carbon canister

bad fuel filter

disassembling and inspection of carburetor.

getting dipped

Idle cut off valve has been snipped, this will need to be replaced