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Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:44 am
by 1974 van
Finishing up the carbs. <br />Had a great time getting to know Chuck.
Finishing up the carbs.
Had a great time getting to know Chuck.
Finishing up the carbs.
Had a great time getting to know Chuck.

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:47 am
by 1974 van
Ready to install!

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:49 am
by 1974 van
In we go!

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 8:53 am
by 1974 van
Adjusting the carbs is so much fun!

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sat Sep 19, 2015 4:58 pm
by Ken
Chuck,
You are the master of the type 4 motor! :D

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 6:41 pm
by Rob
Your bus looks amazing and now it has the engine to match.

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Sun Sep 20, 2015 9:51 pm
by NIKLES1974
JUST WISH THE MOTOR HAD BEEN PAINTED CORRECTLY
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Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Wed May 04, 2022 9:05 pm
by 1974 van
Bus Motor having issues. Found a nut missing from the valve lash. Upon further investigation found a broken valve.

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 7:52 am
by wwebner
That sucks. Did you get to drive it much prior to this ?

Re: 1974 Transporter

Posted: Thu May 05, 2022 9:19 am
by 1974 van
Yes, Chuck Spence rebuilt it in 2015. This just happened last fall and I just got it out of storage to diagnose the issue. I'd say we put 12,000 miles on it since the rebuild.