My 1970 Standard Beetle Diary

Monday, March 21, 2005

This past weekend, Steve took the cylinders off and checked out the pistons. The piston skirts were
broken on the two that we got apart. Bummer.

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Here's the cylinders...

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Here I am, taking off a circlip on one of the pistons...

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There, now it's off!

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Here's something or other, don't ask me...

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Here's the other side...we'll work on this side next weekend...

Here's something or other, don't ask me... That's the crankshaft, with the piston rods hanging off :)

By Anonymous, at 3:21 PM
Here's something or other, don't ask me...
(Part II, The Correction)...That's the flywheel. The teeth around the edge get moved by the starter motor. The gadgetry in the middle has sumpin' to do wit' the clutch, IIRC...anywhay, that's where the engine meets the tranny. Where are all the motorheads on this one? :)

By Anonymous, at 6:48 PM