[tcb] Re: (no subject)
- From: "Lonnie Bergman" <bergmanfamily@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Thu, 7 Apr 2005 05:48:54 -0500
I used to have a "bastard" 40hp many years ago. I seem to think it had the
36hp style fan shroud, but I have been wrong before.
I am in DESPRATE need of an 88mm machine-in piston and jug for a type 1
motor. A good used one would by perfect if I can find one. I melted #3 on
the way back from St. Louis this week end. Then I need to find some .040
barrel shims to lower the compression ratio a little. I will call all the
local shops in the FW area today and keep my fingers crossed. 88's are not
real plentiful. If anybody has a lead on one, I would be grateful.
Otherwise, we aren't going to make the TX classic.
I sold my Ford, then rolled my Toyota on a patch of ice in Wyoming, then
melted a piston in the bus. It has not been a good month, and I'm running
out of cars to drive.
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Of Sammie Smith
Sent: Monday, April 04, 2005 2:34 PM
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Peter:
Tried to e-mail this to you off the list but it came back as a bad
address. So I'm trying again through the list. Have posted this once
before on the list and didn't get an answer. Thought I would test your old
bus knowledge.
In 59 VW introduced the 40 hp engine to the bus (not in the bug till
61). This thing is commonly referred to as the "bastard" 40 horse and
apparently was in some 59s and all 60 busses. Also, according to my
sources, there was a factory recall on this engine later; in that if you
went into a dealership in 61 and later with engine problems, at no charge
the dealership would pull the "bastard" and install the later 40 hp at no
charge.
My question is: Do you know what fan shroud the "bastard" engine had? The
first 40hp Type I had the now common larger squared shroud (unlike the 36
hp shroud) but no fresh air outlets since it was prior to the fresh air
heaters. Result: The "bastard" 40 bus engine could have had the 36 shroud
as a carryover or had the first of the later type shrouds without the fresh
air heater outlets. Have looked in all of my books, including the new one,
and can't find a definitive answer or a photo of the "bastard"
engine. Also have talked to a couple of old VW mechanics who worked in
dealerships at the time and they can't remember. Haven't been able to find
a bus guru who knows either.
Sammie
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