Post by Johnbigdog on Jul 14, 2017 22:06:38 GMT -5
I need some help.
I tried to build my first engine 6 years ago. I bought a 2276 engine kit from cb performance. I assembled it, blue printed it and tuned it the best I could. Eventually I broke down and got help from Doug's Bugs and Bunnies in Az to help tune the webbers. I read the webber book I just dont have a knack for carbs. I moved to back home to Mn and went on my first drive with my car. 200 miles on the motor or so befor this point. Well I blew my oil filter into two piece in less than 1/4 block. Apparently 20W50 was a little to thick in mn. When that happened i saw there was a LOT of glitter in the oil. It wasn't all from that one event.
Fast forward to the recent. I brought my engine here to michigain to rebuild. I don't want to make the same expensive mistakes. I want to build this engine, but I need help to insure I don't make the same mistakes.
Can someone point me in a direction or am I just going to have to pay someone to build it for me. I don't want to do that because I learn nothing, but I don't want to make another expensive learning mistake.
The kit is a 2276 engine builder kit.
www.cbperformance.com/product-p/1185.htm
The only deviation from the kit is that I was using a 009 distributor and mad blaster as coil with a 6Al-2(?) box. I can't remember.
This was in and will be going in again a 74 superbeetle named Herb.
Thanks for your time.
-John
Yes I still want a MSD distributor unless I learn otherwise.
I tried to build my first engine 6 years ago. I bought a 2276 engine kit from cb performance. I assembled it, blue printed it and tuned it the best I could. Eventually I broke down and got help from Doug's Bugs and Bunnies in Az to help tune the webbers. I read the webber book I just dont have a knack for carbs. I moved to back home to Mn and went on my first drive with my car. 200 miles on the motor or so befor this point. Well I blew my oil filter into two piece in less than 1/4 block. Apparently 20W50 was a little to thick in mn. When that happened i saw there was a LOT of glitter in the oil. It wasn't all from that one event.
Fast forward to the recent. I brought my engine here to michigain to rebuild. I don't want to make the same expensive mistakes. I want to build this engine, but I need help to insure I don't make the same mistakes.
Can someone point me in a direction or am I just going to have to pay someone to build it for me. I don't want to do that because I learn nothing, but I don't want to make another expensive learning mistake.
The kit is a 2276 engine builder kit.
www.cbperformance.com/product-p/1185.htm
The only deviation from the kit is that I was using a 009 distributor and mad blaster as coil with a 6Al-2(?) box. I can't remember.
This was in and will be going in again a 74 superbeetle named Herb.
Thanks for your time.
-John
Yes I still want a MSD distributor unless I learn otherwise.
