The degree pulley is installed!
Aug 10, 2014 14:21:52 GMT -5
Post by 81pumagtc on Aug 10, 2014 14:21:52 GMT -5
It's been a busy weekend here in Perry.
I got the Scat degree pulley installed yesterday.
It is a very nice piece, a made-in-the-USA part with laser etching so the makings do not wear off. The one I purchased is not very common...it does not have the 5 "santana" holes in the pulley.
I preferred the simple, solid pulley. To get the pulley on, I heated it to 180 degrees in the oven, and slid it on as far as it would go, which was about 1/4 of an inch. Then I used the "monster bolt" which is a grade 8.8 piece to pull the rest of the pulley in place. It was quite easy. I added a new alternator belt (because the old one was off) and everything works well. I have an aluminum pulley cover coming from CB performance to complete everything. It should be in early this week.
Originally, I purchased an aluminum alternator pulley, but before it shipped, I found out that it would not fit. I had never paid attention, but the Pig of Plastic uses a Brazilian Bosch alternator that combines a ventilation fan with the pulley. It is actually quite nice, but of course, an aluminum pulley will not fit. Apparently Cliinton said that this was also used on very late Mexican Beetles as well. Since the Puma was a very expensive car in Brazil, they did use top-notch components apparently. That would explain the Brembo disks...
While it was apart, I also put new gaskets in for the fuel pump, and cleaned the outside of the carburetors with Gumout carb cleaner to remove the brown fuel residue that accumulates over time. They look much better!
It is a lot cleaner in here now!
Here you can see the pulley better.
Since I am spending money like a drunken sailer, I ordered up a new CSP shifter from Germany. These are a lot like the Berg shifters, but you can order one with a ball shift knob instead of one of the silly T handles that is so common on VW shifters. (My old shifter had a T handle...)
Unfortunately, a lot of the interior has to come out to install it, so that will happen later this week...
A real shift knob!
Many thanks again to Clinton for loaning me his Berg puller, and to Kenn for offering the same thing! Could not have done it without it. Now I can actually time the ignition...no one is actually certain what the pulley timing mark is...I think it is 9.5 degrees before top dead center...but I don't read Brazilian!
David Riedle
I got the Scat degree pulley installed yesterday.
It is a very nice piece, a made-in-the-USA part with laser etching so the makings do not wear off. The one I purchased is not very common...it does not have the 5 "santana" holes in the pulley.
I preferred the simple, solid pulley. To get the pulley on, I heated it to 180 degrees in the oven, and slid it on as far as it would go, which was about 1/4 of an inch. Then I used the "monster bolt" which is a grade 8.8 piece to pull the rest of the pulley in place. It was quite easy. I added a new alternator belt (because the old one was off) and everything works well. I have an aluminum pulley cover coming from CB performance to complete everything. It should be in early this week.
Originally, I purchased an aluminum alternator pulley, but before it shipped, I found out that it would not fit. I had never paid attention, but the Pig of Plastic uses a Brazilian Bosch alternator that combines a ventilation fan with the pulley. It is actually quite nice, but of course, an aluminum pulley will not fit. Apparently Cliinton said that this was also used on very late Mexican Beetles as well. Since the Puma was a very expensive car in Brazil, they did use top-notch components apparently. That would explain the Brembo disks...
While it was apart, I also put new gaskets in for the fuel pump, and cleaned the outside of the carburetors with Gumout carb cleaner to remove the brown fuel residue that accumulates over time. They look much better!
It is a lot cleaner in here now!
Here you can see the pulley better.
Since I am spending money like a drunken sailer, I ordered up a new CSP shifter from Germany. These are a lot like the Berg shifters, but you can order one with a ball shift knob instead of one of the silly T handles that is so common on VW shifters. (My old shifter had a T handle...)
Unfortunately, a lot of the interior has to come out to install it, so that will happen later this week...
A real shift knob!
Many thanks again to Clinton for loaning me his Berg puller, and to Kenn for offering the same thing! Could not have done it without it. Now I can actually time the ignition...no one is actually certain what the pulley timing mark is...I think it is 9.5 degrees before top dead center...but I don't read Brazilian!
David Riedle