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Update! Thanks for the suggestions. today I removed the bellhousing from the box and bench-fitted it to the engine. I painted inside it and when assembled, there was a couple of areas scraped which needed gently relieving with a grinder. Once it fitted, I reassembled the box, and the engine went...

Are the flywheel sizes different? I thought only the clutch...?

Hello all... I took a day off work (in snow) to re-fit my rebuilt pancake engine to my 1972 crossover. Engine was turnkey from the VW engine company, and came with the clutch fitted to the flywheel. This cost me more than I could afford but we wanted reliable hassle-free travel... So, I have...

Only leaked when running- didn't rev it up more to see if the leakage was proportional, due to fear of seizure. appeared to be to the pulley end of the engine. It MAY have been just a legacy of oil being blown out when overpressured- but I would love to find out where from, even if it stopped...

Hello all. The question relates to my 1700 pancake engine in my 17972 crossover... and I'll tell it in order. 1) ran well on the drive from UK to here in Luxembourg. 2) started up one day with CLOUDS of smoke out the exhaust- hazard to shipping levels! 3) oil level appeared to have tripled...

I am not resident in the UK but would like to buy one of your oil temp gauges... and I am in Lancashire this week until Thursday, staying in Lytham. Is there any chance of collection in person? Please reply to: jamm1584"at"hotmail.co.uk regards Morgan

Well, what a forum! Thanks to replies from Trikky2 and stuF, I was able to crack on with fixing up the wiring. To recap, the bus has a Litesteer, which, when bought, would render the original horn inoperable. The gizmo connects the inner column shaft to the outer tube, electrically. More modern...

Hello- I posted a question recently and received from Trikky2, a quick and useful reply. while my luck is in, I will try another two sparky questions! 1) On my (Cali import) bus, the hazard flashers work fine, including the two repeaters in the dash. The indicator stalk is not original, and I...

Hello all. I just about dare to join earlybay, as a crossover is "on the cusp". My view is if I suffer the grief of having no engine access hatch, then it's "early"! Originally a microbus, it was imported to the UK some years ago, whereupon the drug-dog at customs tore the middle seat to...

Hi all, from Morgan in Luxembourg. Our yellow 1972 bus is a "crossover", so it falls between earlybay and latebay, so I joined this forum first! I run a bus with cute low indicators, and have a visible external step on the bumper...I have to work on my engine thru' a postbox slot (no engine...