Daisy was here for a shoot a couple of weeks prior to Jane arriving. When here, Daisy started up the Bus and, at some point, I heard and odd sound and told her to stop. We ended up using other cars and I forgot about the Bus.
Today, with Jane, she’s going to fire it up and see if we can figure out what the issue is and, if needed, take it to the shop. It’s rough to get it started but you can hear when she’s cranking it over that something sounds bad. When the engine does fire up, a lot of smoke comes out the exhaust. Popping the lid on the engine bay, you can see the belt has jumped off. So, without messing with it, I just tell her to run it to the shop quick and I’ll follow.
Jane takes off in the Bus after I mounted some cameras inside so we can watch what unfolds. She has a head-start on me, so by the time I get to her she has already been revving the hell out of the engine after she parked it. The engine is shot, so I didn’t try to stop her. I was just curious what parts can be re-used when she’s done with it. lol
The engine case was shot as was the crankshaft as it had elongated the hole where the crank comes out and attaches to the hub/idler pulley. The case is the most expensive piece so, yeah, figures. Couldn’t it of just been the water pump or radiator that broke?! I mean, geez….come on!
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By any chance, have you been using GEX engines. The ACVW community widely considers them to be garbage engines.
Never heard of GEX but if I do in the future, I’ll stay far away. Up until this engine, we had a ‘shade tree’ mechanic build ours. Those never lasted long. This engine was a MoFoCo engine. Held up better, that’s for sure.
The engine that is now in the Bus is by restorer of VW’s, so we’ll see how it holds up.