Looking for assistance with VW bus engine teardown/inspection

[Jimfoxyboy]

Do we have any motor tech heads out there? I'm throwing a line out there to see who knows what. I recently picked up a VW bus engine, which I want to do a tear down on to see if everything is OK. I wouldn't mind an extra set of eyes or at least someone with some engine experience at my side, just in case. When I do a rebuild on the engine, I'll be making some modifications to use it in another application. I could say what it is, but I have a slight feeling that it would go over most people's heads. Unless if your much into the subject of aviation? Let me know...

[Talajay]

Do we have any motor tech heads out there? I'm throwing a line out there to see who knows what. I recently picked up a VW bus engine, which I want to do a tear down on to see if everything is OK. I wouldn't mind an extra set of eyes or at least someone with some engine experience at my side, just in case. When I do a rebuild on the engine, I'll be making some modifications to use it in another application. I could say what it is, but I have a slight feeling that it would go over most people's heads. Unless if your much into the subject of aviation? Let me know...

If you take lots of pics, I can give you my profesional opinion on it. Even if the engine has been removed from the car, you can still do leak test to see the condition of the engine. Also history of the vehicle that it came out of would be vital as well.

[Jimfoxyboy]

I have a few pictures from when I first got it, which I can post later. For now though, all I know is that its a 1795cc engine from a 1974 T2 bus and it has twin carbs. The seller has told me it was working prior to being pulled out. He was going to do some restoration on it but priorities changed. He ended up having the bus crushed but kept the engine in his locker. Said that he wasn't too happy about the carbs on it. That is ok, I won't be using them anyways. A quick look over showed the engine had quite a bit of mud covering parts of it which will need to be cleaned off. I can turn the crank by hand off the flywheel, though I can't tell what the compression on the cylinders is like yet.

If you take lots of pics, I can give you my profesional opinion on it. Even if the engine has been removed from the car, you can still do leak test to see the condition of the engine. Also history of the vehicle that it came out of would be vital as well.

[Trigger]

A VW motor for flight? that's new XD

[Jimfoxyboy]

There have been people who done conversions for planes, usually ultralight aircraft. Even so far as to cut the motor down to just two cylinders instead of having the four, or at least some version of it.

A VW motor for flight? that's new XD