Jetta Update

Post by **Calimus** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 12:45 am

So you won't laugh at my misfortune even though I invite it, but would rather see me come to physical harm. You are a twisted one sir. Must by why we get along so well

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:00 am

Brian, you would have had a real hoot when I was removing a motor from
a semi-auto Beetle and the kid that I was training at the time asked me
if it was OK to remove the last bolt. He was worried that the motor would
fall out. I laughed and said that it would take quite a bit of wiggling to get
the motor free of the transmission studs. Then he took the last bolt out and
dropped the motor on my face. Yeah, I know. Explains a lot doesn't it.

Post by **Briano1234** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 7:56 am

sixsracing wrote:Brian, you would have had a real hoot when I was removing a motor from
a semi-auto Beetle and the kid that I was training at the time asked me
if it was OK to remove the last bolt. He was worried that the motor would
fall out. I laughed and said that it would take quite a bit of wiggling to get
the motor free of the transmission studs. Then he took the last bolt out and
dropped the motor on my face. Yeah, I know. Explains a lot doesn't it.

A friend of mine aske dme if I could change the alternator on his 78 Superbeetle vert. I said sure....
This is before I found out that I had to drop the engine. No biggie.... Right...
Getting it down wasn't the issue. When my son and I was jacking it back into place the vert slipped off the jack stands and my son caught it
in time to prevent the engine from being crushed.... Nice to have a large son.....

But oh the stories I can tell of getting hair caught in a fan belt.
Or the time I was working on my Diesel and I had the engine running and was under the hood.
My number 2 daughter snuck out to the garage and rode her trike over bubble wrap.....
Scared the bejeezers outta me and I whipped up and hit my head on the hood, then the hood left the
prop rod and the safty catch caught me in the back of the neck...

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 8:48 am

This is really gonna get you then.

You don't have to drop the motor to get the alternator
out of a Beetle ragtop.

Sorry....

Post by **Briano1234** » Thu Oct 22, 2009 2:38 pm

sixsracing wrote:This is really gonna get you then.

You don't have to drop the motor to get the alternator
out of a Beetle ragtop.

Sorry....

Nope the fuel injection throttle body was blocking 2 of the bolts...

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:27 am

You don't take the fan off with the alternator. There is
enough room to get a ratchet and socket on the back side
of the fan to take the nut off. Then you remove the strap
and slide the alternator out of the bracket. I have had the
nuts get a little stubborn and have had to unbolt the manifold
and throttle body so that I could get the alternator out with
the fan attached. Still easier than dropping the motor. I
have seen many people do just what you did though.

Post by **Briano1234** » Fri Oct 23, 2009 9:57 am

sixsracing wrote:You don't take the fan off with the alternator. There is
enough room to get a ratchet and socket on the back side
of the fan to take the nut off. Then you remove the strap
and slide the alternator out of the bracket. I have had the
nuts get a little stubborn and have had to unbolt the manifold
and throttle body so that I could get the alternator out with
the fan attached. Still easier than dropping the motor. I
have seen many people do just what you did though.

Trust me.... I tried and tried....

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Sat Oct 24, 2009 10:07 am

I forgot about your "bovine variety" issue.

Post by **SoCal_Cabby** » Sat Oct 31, 2009 1:46 am

sixsracing wrote:I forgot about your "bovine variety" issue.

hehehehe...

Bovine variety aside, i need to get motivated and put this damn thing back together...

Post by **SoCal_Cabby** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 5:23 am

got rid of the Range Rover....traded it in for a 2010 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x

pics soon

CalAltaDubber · Post by **CalAltaDubber** » Mon Nov 02, 2009 9:25 pm

SoCal_Cabby wrote:got rid of the Range Rover....traded it in for a 2010 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x

pics soon

That was short lived.

Are you going to finish the Jetta or not?

Post by **SoCal_Cabby** » Tue Nov 03, 2009 3:14 am

CalAltaDubber wrote:
SoCal_Cabby wrote:got rid of the Range Rover....traded it in for a 2010 Nissan Frontier Pro-4x

pics soon
That was short lived.

Are you going to finish the Jetta or not?

i will finish it...just have no idea when....lol

sixsracing · Post by **sixsracing** » Wed Nov 04, 2009 7:09 pm

Well you are getting closer to a Tacoma or 4Runner,
just not quite yet.

Post by **SoCal_Cabby** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:48 am

sixsracing wrote:Well you are getting closer to a Tacoma or 4Runner,
just not quite yet.

i was up in the air about the nissan and toyota...i drove them both and the nissan was better on all counts

Post by **SoCal_Cabby** » Thu Nov 05, 2009 3:49 am

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