problems with the wasser-boxer...

WOT is not always a good thing, especially in the traffic...and in the city traffic. I got a stuck throttle suddenly many times till i couldn't drive the bug. i got it to the garage, and started to locate the trouble... 

1. i was thinking that a old throttle can't be that tight after many years of use, so i dismantled some parts, and i was pretty sure that the problem is the TPS, but no. it was the 3D printed parts. way too tight fitment. 

but this should be easy to repair? lets see. i have to shave some material of the bracket, and then try to put back on their places again - yikes! will se how this turns out. but you learn by doing stuff... to be continued.

wbx bug - here and therewbx,

This thing seems to like driving, and goes like a go-kart, runs easily 120 km/h. 

starts, stops and goes!have to put the audi on hold, maybe to the painter, and some bushings has to be changed. so its time to enjoy the bug.

 

turbo-ghia troubleshooting part 4

 Today was a day to take a bath, with a pressurized throttle valve, and it went pretty well, the more you give air/pressure, the better the jacuzzi feels like. :-) BUT have to think what can be done with this. i don't know any machinists... i would like a 65 mm throttle bore , but one that doesn't leak. ok whats next?

if the weather will be decent, i will go to the cottage to freeze my butt, and try to pressurize the rest of the intake. and the best result will come, if i loosen the rocker shafts. i wonder how this will turn out. + it would be wise to check out the hoses too... and the pressure is under 0,3 bar in this clip

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part7

 It's finally fixed and inspected, Kotten T. helped me with the swing axle boot, gearbox oil, changing the type 3 brake cylinders and the hoses too and Tommy t. helped with finding the brake parts! So now its even better, it flies and stops, and drives like track car. its a great car in many ways. and there's a heater too. Jani from ruuvauspaja did a good job, as the maxxecu mini works like charm. what else? OK, maybe some winter tyres one day? oiling the door locks? putting a mp3 player? cleaning it up? will see. but its great to have a "looker" with a heater and a peppy engine! WBX rules, for now... 

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part5

 The bug has been on the highway, and it was great, now with maxxecu mini. dynoed too, 98hp, 178 Nm wow. its pretty nice. more like a daily driver than sportscar. but theres something waiting to hop it up.

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part3

 Some good and some bad, the bad things first, theres a broken front axle there. and some rust holes too, and the engine coolant is leaking... BUT the good thing is that the leak is an easy fix, changing merely one gasket. (maybe changing the whole wasser-pump ...could be wise) ...the axle can be welded, or getting a new one. rust holes are always bad, as i haven't seen them yet. good thing is that the start-up will be at this week, maybe in 24 hours. i hope that the long block aint broken... but will see and you will hear.

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus) part2

 well its getting better, this little bug at ruuvauspaja.fi 

- there's some wiring done, and the original intake manifold found 

its way back to the place. then there's also a TPS, a wasted spark coil too, 

and the trigger wheel... yikes, this could run some day?

Der Violet ground beetle - project - Sinikiitäjäinen (Carabus violaceus)

 There's something special in this bug. the wbx- engine. its the 2.1 liter, with injection.  inspected with that too. BUT, the engine OR the injection is dead. will see... i´ve been tinkering with this for a while, and one repair shop tried it also for 2 years. (don't know how long they actually tried it) but its interesting for sure. I also tried to eliminate the injection parts and get a twin carb setup, normal distributor and fuel pump. but there's something there that is bugging this beetle. ok, i took it to a shop, with my maxxecu parts, and maybe this beetle is getting a second life after all. i would love to drive a bug for a while. and as i do have 3 turbo setups, one might guess what is happening later on. if it will run. stay tuned, this smells interesting.