1974 Transporter

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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.
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Ready to install!
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In we go!
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Adjusting the carbs is so much fun!
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Ken
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Chuck,
You are the master of the type 4 motor! :D
1963 Single Cab
1964 Bowman & Sons Camper (Vegas Bus)
1966 Westy S0-42 Hardtop
1967 Westy SO-42 Pop Top
1968 Single Cab
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Rob
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Your bus looks amazing and now it has the engine to match.
1967 Beetle "Little Tud"
1968 Black Double Cab "The Black Pearl"
1970 Lotus White Single Cab "Big Tud"
1976 Sage Green Westfalia "Sweet Pickle"

They gotta' have names!
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NIKLES1974
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JUST WISH THE MOTOR HAD BEEN PAINTED CORRECTLY
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NICHOLAS ALLCAPS
1974 BRILLIANT ORANGE SUPER BEETLE CONVERTIBLE
ALLCAPS IS MY FONT !
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Bus Motor having issues. Found a nut missing from the valve lash. Upon further investigation found a broken valve.
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That sucks. Did you get to drive it much prior to this ?
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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.
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