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Ok, Fighting the possible lake effect snow hammering. We managed to head where we have the Beetle in our work space. (10-15 degrees F.) Yeah, cold!
We did the plugs and wires. It was so flippen cold we couldn't get the compressor started up! Normally I like to use compressed air to blow the gunk out from the plug areas before pulling them. No chance..the compressor motor is pretty well seized up from the cold. (We might point the heater at the motor/compressor to thin out the oil and loosen it up a bit.)
For anyone doing this job? You can remove the plug wires with the steel shields using a set of hose clamp pliers. Got the set from Harbor Freight Tools a few days ago. Yeah there crazy cheap china stuff..but it worked.
Found all 4 plugs where current (within the last year) AutoLite Plat. Mild wear on the tips. Very clean when compared to the mess I did find on the top of the pistons! Used a spot light and peeked down the plug holes. (Almost sounds kinky) Didn't look at all of them, just the 2 that I could see clearly. And my goodness...talk about CARBON deposits?!? I pulled the heads off a '75 F-250 with a 360FE engine---pistons very clean and no build up.
The Beetle? Did a jaw drop at the amount of carbon buildup on the pistons.
Now the car doesn't burn any oil, and the engine purrs pretty well. (Still has a very slight "Skip" every 5-6 seconds at idle...but it's doing much better with the plugs and wires replaced)
So I'm scratching my head as to what the deal is with the carbon build up? Plus as an added bonus? I did personally inspect the converter when it was out of the car. Snow White wasn't as clean as this converter is!
I'm of the mind to leave it alone and just drive the car....but part of me also wonders if doing an upper intake/engine "SeaFoam" treatment would clean things up...or if it doesn't matter? For the ones not understanding of that process? It's basically running 1/3 a bottle of SeaFoam directly into the intake manifold via a large vacuum line....The idea is to "Wash" the carbon out of the engine by slowly introducing it to the intake.. I've never had to do that before, and the smoke it dumps out the tail pipe may or may not be anything more then a "Display Show"
Any ideas? The deposits really made me do a double take, as there is zero sign of black and/or blue smoke. Unless it's left over from a prior issue that was resolved?
Still to do:
Coolant Flush and refill to get the green goober coolant out.
Thermostat
Temp Sensor
Cabin Air Filter
(We would have spent more time on it, but at an average temp of less then 20f? Yeah...we'll spread the job out)
S-
We did the plugs and wires. It was so flippen cold we couldn't get the compressor started up! Normally I like to use compressed air to blow the gunk out from the plug areas before pulling them. No chance..the compressor motor is pretty well seized up from the cold. (We might point the heater at the motor/compressor to thin out the oil and loosen it up a bit.)
For anyone doing this job? You can remove the plug wires with the steel shields using a set of hose clamp pliers. Got the set from Harbor Freight Tools a few days ago. Yeah there crazy cheap china stuff..but it worked.
Found all 4 plugs where current (within the last year) AutoLite Plat. Mild wear on the tips. Very clean when compared to the mess I did find on the top of the pistons! Used a spot light and peeked down the plug holes. (Almost sounds kinky) Didn't look at all of them, just the 2 that I could see clearly. And my goodness...talk about CARBON deposits?!? I pulled the heads off a '75 F-250 with a 360FE engine---pistons very clean and no build up.
The Beetle? Did a jaw drop at the amount of carbon buildup on the pistons.
Now the car doesn't burn any oil, and the engine purrs pretty well. (Still has a very slight "Skip" every 5-6 seconds at idle...but it's doing much better with the plugs and wires replaced)
So I'm scratching my head as to what the deal is with the carbon build up? Plus as an added bonus? I did personally inspect the converter when it was out of the car. Snow White wasn't as clean as this converter is!
I'm of the mind to leave it alone and just drive the car....but part of me also wonders if doing an upper intake/engine "SeaFoam" treatment would clean things up...or if it doesn't matter? For the ones not understanding of that process? It's basically running 1/3 a bottle of SeaFoam directly into the intake manifold via a large vacuum line....The idea is to "Wash" the carbon out of the engine by slowly introducing it to the intake.. I've never had to do that before, and the smoke it dumps out the tail pipe may or may not be anything more then a "Display Show"
Any ideas? The deposits really made me do a double take, as there is zero sign of black and/or blue smoke. Unless it's left over from a prior issue that was resolved?
Still to do:
Coolant Flush and refill to get the green goober coolant out.
Thermostat
Temp Sensor
Cabin Air Filter
(We would have spent more time on it, but at an average temp of less then 20f? Yeah...we'll spread the job out)
S-