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Hiya billy, Allow me to relate an aspect of my experience in education. When I first walked into the classroom (1976) there were three other teachers in the building who had more than 30 years experience. One was in his 40th year. When I retired in 2006 I was THE senior teacher in the...

Hiya karl, And you sir have touched upon one of the hottest of VW controversies. GL4 or GL5? Whoa! Did that discussion raise some tempers! GL4 was the hypoid oil available when these vehicles were built. I use it in my trannies. It is a bit more difficult to find these days (and usually a...

Hiya Shag, If that 72 is a USA spec Bus then it should have had a 1700 pancake engine in it. However, you can throw in just about any old thing (speaking VW engines here) you'd want to. Just make sure that you have made provisions for rear support on the engine. If you're thinking upright...

Hiya Type2, With all due respect to Mr. Pettit (and he deserves the respect) he is not the VW engineering department that spent millions of marks determining the best way to route air in order to cool their engine. Much research, experimentation, and field follow-up resulted in the cooling...

Hiya Trikky, Most interesting for this Yank. One aspect of Bussing on your side of the pond that is a little difficult to understand over here is the penchant for lowering. I don't believe I've ever seen a lowered Bus on the road here in the States. I know there's a few around. Just...

Holy Jumpin' Up and Down Martha! Hiya Dub, Where did you find that rear-view mirror? That's a bit of a rare item on this side of the pond.

Hiya All, Me and family in the Bus...................

Hiya simo, There's always this............... http://www.wolfsburgwest.com/cart/DetailsList.cfm?ID=PAINTL581" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false;

Hiya andy, A couple of things to think about.................. VW spent big bucks to develop THE most efficient air cooling system for their engines. And they kept on spending and making improvements as production ran on. The bottom line here is that the stock doghouse set-up is a VERY...

Hiya meow, The reason I asked................. If one is putting an offset oil cooler on a case originally intended for a twin port the installation should be pretty straightforward. However, it is common to upgrade the cooling system from a single port fanshroud to a twin port fanshroud...

Hiya meow, The reason I asked................. If one is putting an offset oil cooler on a case originally intended for a twin port the installation should be pretty straightforward. However, it is common to upgrade the cooling system from a single port fanshroud to a twin port fanshroud...

Hiya meow, Are you sure that you used the correct gasket/washer/little rubber doughnuts for your particular application?

Hiya John, You want either a petro based (think kerosene) or water based (think any water based oil or grease remover) that is very liquid (think like water in terms of viscosity)

Hiya Doris, Aside from the fact that I have and use an electrical converter, this is the set-up I use.............. http://www.instructables.com/id/Electrolytic-Rust-Removal-aka-Magic/" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; The five gallon plastic bucket fits 90% of the pieces I have...

Hiya Justin, The amount of time in bath seems to be directly related (understandably) to the voltage one is using. When I have my converter cranked up to 12v it takes about a couple of hours for most pieces. I have not observed any ill effects from "overcooking" and, being somewhat...