VW Bus

Hi ,I have found valueable information as regards the weights etc ,, taken from a Volkswagen Manual ,,it suggests an unladen weight of 1495 kgs / with a vehicle capacity weight of 755 kgs ,and a gross vehicle weight of 2250 kgs ,,

The rotor was probably not installed correctly, and it rubbed against the cap. The rotor should be pressed completely down. Make sure the cap is seated correctly on the distributor and clipped on securely, as it could cause the rubbing if it is misaligned.

Just put a 009 distributor in if the weights are coming apart,or the bushings have too much play,can buy for under 100 dollars!

a couple of places...or at least it should be.

Open your engine decklid, and look on the metal body area near the #1 spark plug (between the engine and the battery.) It should be imbossed into the body of the car. If that area is cut out, it was likely junked at one point in its life.

Look behind the passenger seat.

Look on the passenger side of the fresh air vent on the roof.

A 1963 bus VIN has 7 numbers.

1600cc, means 1,600 "Cubic Centimeters".

If I remember fight, it's the measurement of a motors total piston cylinder volume. The space in each cylinder. In a four cylinder 1600cc motor, each piston area has a volume of 400cc. 4x400cc=1600cc.

Or 1600cc=1.6L, (Liters).

Or 1600cc=98ci, (Cubic Inches).

there is no such manufacturer. it is a "junkyard" part. or you can clean your OG trim and Paint it...

on the frame rail behind the fuel tank

You have a Type 4 motor--your bus is at least a 1972, right? A Volkswagen part number has three subgroups. I don't know what the S1 12 stuff is...could be the aluminum alloy VW used, or the mold this case came out of, or whatever. First subgroup: the car the part was originally used in. This one's weird because Volkswagen never built a car called a 401. I think this is probably a two-liter engine, which was introduced after the Type 4 was discontinued. But they can't put a "211" number on it, because the engine is a "Type 4" engine, so someone just pulled a number out of the air. Second subgroup: functional area. The first digit reports the "main product group"--1 for engines, 3 for transmissions...there are nine subgroups. The figure zero will never start this group. The last two digits report what item in the subgroup the part is--01 is the complete thing, 98 is a repair parts kit. 101 means it's the whole engine. Third subgroup: the actual part number. 101 is just the first one of these they made. Just call me the Fount of Useless Knowledge.

Adjusting your valves on the 71 bus is quite easy and it's only one of the things you should do every 1500 to 3000 miles. I would strongly suggest buying a copy of "How To Keep Your Volkswagen Alive". I own a 1971 VW transporter and it's the only source that I've found that has decent pictures and explanations on how to do all the up keep on my van. Good luck with you valves. Adjusting them will make you at one with your bus.

No it does not hold any "goods" its a large passenger veichle

Clean gasoline for street automobiles, and "regular" is fine. Don't put aviation gasoline in one; there's lead you don't need in it, there's octane you don't need in it and the fact no one paid road tax on it means it's illegal to use it in a car anyway. Besides, car engines run terrible on it. Don't use racing fuel either; it's also tax-exempt hence not to be used in a road car.

30 -35 mpg

I had the same problem in my 78 and it was because the shifting fork in the nose cone of the trans axle was broke so we took it out and welded it back together and it worked fine, but I would suggest getting a new one they can't be too much and the broken piece from the old one won't get in the case and screw up your gears, I learned that the hard way also I would suggest getting an new seal for the nose cone and be careful not to over tighten those bolts I stripped two with out applying alot of pressure. . It isn't to hard to get to just put a jack stand under neath the trans-axle because you will have to undo the front mount to get the nose cone off, but other than that you can do this at home with a set of metric wrench. any more info about this problem feel free to send me a message at pacman_packs_crak@hotmail.com

The type I Beetle engine was used in the VW bus (with slight mods) from 1950 to 1971. In 1972, the bus received the new type IV engine, although certain counrties continued to use the type I Beetle motor.

So yes. Check your flywheel to ensure it is the correct one.

2300 lbs

1-4-3-2, no. 1 should be front right facing back of car or bus

I have a '93 Ford Explorer and it hold 19 gallons

From the Chilton Ford Ranger guide: "1993 Ranger with standard wheelbase: 16.3 1993 Ranger with long wheelbase: 19.6"

As much as the tank installed in it was intended to hold. There isn't one single answer applicable to all classes, makes, and models of school buses.

take the wheels off

It's really easy you get under the motor and there are two circle looking thing loosen up the small to drain the oil and then take out the big and clean out the oil screen and put it back together

50 degrees of dwell. You can't do the final point setting procedure with feeler gauges, because every set of points and condenser is a little different.

How to set them: First set the points to .016" gap. Next, hook up your dwell meter and start the engine. With the meter set to the 4-cylinder position, see if you have 50 degrees of dwell angle on the meter. If you have more, close the points .001" and try it again. If you have less, open them up .001" and recheck. Keep doing it until the dwell angle is 50 degrees.

The engine serial number is located on the case under the oil filler neck. The engine number is located on the side of the sump. You may need to clean the area to read the number.

Because there are very few of these vans for sale(air cooled) the value is rising all the time. The newer water cooled ones dont have the same "feel" and sound so arnt quite so desirable. I reckon £20,000 depending on interior conversion and overall condition

A steering damper serves the same purpose as a shock absorber. Dennis