Help needed with 63 Bus

Have you checked the end play? Looked for cracks?

--Dan E

You could also have a warped flywheel.

Mario Vintage Werks restorations

As noted, definitely check the endplay. You can do it without removal; just pry and push on the crank pulley and eyeball the movement. The max allowed is .006" which is just barely visible. Much over that and you have a problem.

BTW, the '63 was 6V. What was done to accomodate the 1600 engine? Put a 6V flywheel on it? That's OK as long as it is sealed properly.

Let us know what the play is and go from there.

Speedy Jim

Checking end play and have not seen any cracks. Thanks, Andy

Andy,

I had a mysterious oil leak in Clayton (70 type 1). I suspected the oil cooler as the oil mess was from the top of the engine. I pulled the engine, re-filled the oil, removed the plugs. I have the back plate off the transmission of a 70 bus, that I use to mount a starter on a pulled engine. After about a minute of cranking, I found a small leak on the case near the oil cooler mount. The crack was too small to be seen, but cranking built up enough pressure to see a drop every five seconds. Needless to say I have another engine in the bug.... That's thanks to Dan who gave me a 71 vert in pretty good condition, including two engines, one seized, the other a "basic engine".

Mike.

70 bug (Clayton) daily driver 71 vert (Dan) soon to be backup daily 70 bus (Luigi) wrecked, parts doner/storehouse. today, 3/4 of my upright engines are operational.