sand rail

[rx403]

bought a sand rail last year. was told the left rear brake was freezing up turned out to be a ripped up bearing. i was in a rush to buy it instead of renting one at silver lake and just bought it. fixed the bearing and away we went. it lasted 1 day in the dunes(beat the piss out of it). second day went to start it up at the camp sight and the bearing some how came loose over night. chewed up my t/o fork. bent a few push rods trying to fix it there. FINALLY the engine is back together and im ready to stick it back into the rail. only thing stopping me is #1 need a new fork #2 need new bushings for it. where could get these parts at a local store that has them in stock? local to me is oakland county/flint area.only thing i know about the rail is its an AH earlyto mid 70's. not sure of the trans.i count 2 full ribs and it looks like the shifter rod portion is slightly off centeredto the 2 large ribs. is there an alternative to the weak bearing clips that hold it onto the fork?

[bone]

barnums bug barn in millington is open nights 6-10 and saturdays 2-6. a little out of the way for ya but the evening hours are great! and he will have anything u need

[vw1302]

Or try Don's Motorsports in Perry

[clintonddk]

Jim Green is in Henderson (north west of Owosso) call him 989-725-5627 ;D he has new and used parts.

[rx403]

Jul 28, 2010 6:49:48 GMT -5 bone said:

barnums bug barn in millington is open nights 6-10 and saturdays 2-6. a little out of the way for ya but the evening hours are great! and he will have anything u need

this may be the place i went to years ago when i first got the ghia. does this place have a normal junk yard then a huge lot for vw?

[bone]

hes go at least 50 old vws of every shape and size in the back section of the junk yard, barnums junk yard, thats open during the day 989-871-4000. then at night he has barnums bug barn next door that sells strictly vw parts

[bren]

Barnum's is a cool place. Fun to dig through the cars in the junk yard. Seemed to have good prices on the new stuff too.

[rx403]

im going to head to barnums some time next week. the girlfriend and i put the engine in last week and got it running today.

[rx403]

a video of i think its called test hill?? my first time on the dunes dont make fun of me =P

www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZRqmaJShpwI

[drwingtipshoes]

Aug 1, 2010 14:52:25 GMT -5 rx403 said:

the girlfriend and i put the engine in last week and got it running today.

The GIRLFRIEND helped you put the engine in?? MAN!! Don't let her get away....

[rx403]

finally got the engine running on gas from the carb . took a rebuild kit and a lot of adjusting. the bottom of the float bowl was about half inch thick of white substance. now im in need of 1 starter bolt, exhaust bolts and gaskets. possibly a new clutch kit including fork/bushings for it and a t/o bearing


::edit:: i dont think my accelerator pump is working properly. when i had the float bowl cover off i was watching the accel pump shooting fuel back into the bowl instead of the faucet type thing in the top of the crab. even with a new diaphragm on it what would cause this?

[bren]

Plugged passage in the carb could be causing you the problem.
Did you clean the carb when you did the rebuild kit? Soak it multiple hours (torn down, only the metal parts), spray all passages and surfaces with carb cleaner, then blow it all out with compressed air?
Don't ask how I know how critical this is....

[rx403]

didnt let it soak for hours but i did clean out all the passages making sure fluid could flow through them. is the accel pump supposed to operate with a check ball to block the fluid from going back into the bowl?

[dubfreak1]

There's a little brass plug inside the float bowl with an internal thread. The accelerator pump check valve ball is under that plug. The thread is the same as a beetle taillight screw, so you can just screw one into the plug and then pull it out with the plug attached. Clean everything up in there (I like Cyclo carb cleaner) and then put the ball back in and seat it by giving it a light tap with a suitable rod and a small hammer. Drive the plug back in and then put a little WD-40 or something similar in the float bowl and work the throttle lever to check its operation.

[rx403]

are you saying to take a screw out of a tail light and put it into the check ball thing where i seen the fuel coming out then pull it out with out unscrewing it?