Club 80-90 Forums

Hoorah mechanic came and sorted timing camper now running better than ever and more responsive
now to sort accelerator pedal,driver side floor pan then rest of welding
pics uploaded asap, thanks for your replys guys

Hi guys
well vw mechanic came today and sorted timing out on van runs great now and more responsive only one thing now and again it's sluggish to start and I've read it can be the starter motor bell housing bush?is this easy to replace?

er... no

clean up ALL the contacts, earths on the starter, gearbox earth and the battery terminals, make sure the braided power lead on the starter is in good order

Ok cheers will do

Mark6455 wrote: it's sluggish to start and I've read it can be the starter motor bell housing bush?is this easy to replace?

As Kev says, no, it's a bit fiddly.
However, if all else fails you might have to ( I did on mine a couple of years ago )

It IS quite easy to get the starter off. ( disconnect the battery before going near it !!!! ) so you can then look at the bush with a small torch, and feel it with your finger, to see if it is badly worn.

If you decide it has to be replaced, there is an article in our wiki here - https://club8090.co.uk/wiki/Pe ... sh_removal" onclick="window.open(this.href);return false; that tells you all about it.

p.s. = Don't attempt to test the starter off the vehicle, without the shaft being supported by that bellhousing bearing, it will damage it.

Hi john I did as advised and cleaned up all the earth and live wires and walar starts first time great
I've now got a new problem she is smoking like an old chimney.she's had new plugs rota arm disi cap and leads I had the timing sorted it picks up better but leaves a cloud of smoke
any ideas?

Mark6455 wrote:Hi john I did as advised and cleaned up all the earth and live wires and walar starts first time great

Good stuff ( Note:- it was Kev that had the winning idea )

Mark6455 wrote:I've now got a new problem she is smoking like an old chimney.she's had new plugs rota arm disi cap and leads I had the timing sorted it picks up better but leaves a cloud of smoke any ideas?

What colour smoke. ?
(black is less of a worry, grey or blue could be bad news.)

Does it do it when you rev up a bit when stationary, or mostly when driving.
If driving, does it do it most when :-
A - Accelerating
B - Slowing down
C - All the time

btw, was it smoking when you posted this =

Mark6455 wrote:Hoorah mechanic came and sorted timing, camper now running better than ever and more responsive

Oh yeah thanks keV
and the smoke it's grey ish but wasn't smoking till I cocked up the timing and had to get it sorted
now looks like it's smoking a hamlet When I rev it it but not all the time bit flumaxed realy

be 100% the timing is good on Air cooled engines it's important.

been for a good run in it yet?

Hi keV it's not mot'd at the mo as I am getting it ready so can't go too far till I book it in
I'm gonna change the oil and filter and strainer tomorrow and also the air filter as I have a new one

worry about the smoke (if it's there ) after a run out

Cheers keV I'll keep you posted

I suppose the only problem here is = It will fail it's MOT if it is smoking

Chicken and egg really, as you can't take it for a drive to see if it clears without an MOT, though, hopefully it will clear on the way to the MOT station.

I'm not very experienced with Aircooled's, but was wondering :-
I suppose (and hope) that just running it on the driveway with the timing out couldn't have damaged a piston (could it ?) - (I know it can if you drive it with the timing way out, same as with any engine)

Oops hope not john
well actualy I changed the oil and filters today and it doesn't seem to be smoking much at all still not idling very well though I'm hoping a good run will help it whenever that will be

put some fresh petrol in the tank,, it goes yakky real quick and makes em smoke