I have a Euro-spec '68 Bug that has a couple of parts never used on US models so I couldn't source them from any of the US vendors when I restored the car. Got them from Heritage, zero complaints..
Heritage have kept many of my water cooled classic VW’s on the road, great company that evolved from the Original “Big boys toys” company based in Essex England 👍🏻
I’ve used Heritage Parts, and completely agree on their shipping speed (from UK to Melbourne Australia!). I order parts locally, and they don’t arrive as fast! Plus, a lot of their parts are cheaper than locally sourced parts! Crazy!!
I laughed out loud seeing Matt tightening the bolt instead of Lefty Loosening it. How many times have I done that in 50 years of working on my vehicles? Too many. And thanks for the heads up about Heritage Parts. I use the Bus Depot a lot for parts, but it’s always good to have a choice. 😎👍
Awesome vlog boys!!! I love the nuts and bolts ones! And this one was a easy one ( for me watching!) Cant believe Matt Jackson was working! Sorry Matt you know your awesome! and so is Helga the bus!
When You take out the Stand studs and pull the alt / gen stand removing the fan can be done on the bench I replace the studs with large set screws i guess you could cheap out and slot the studs
Had to do an "engine in" generator swap some years back. Took quite a bit longer than and hour. Quite a learning experience. It's a good idea to document how the original shims were orientated. I ended up using a camera to make sure I had proper fan clearance.
After the washboard roads in Big Bend it’s amazing an engine didn’t fall out, cool to find another parts suppler, I think I bought 3 new master cylinders for my Vert, before one worked.
Hi guys I did this exact job after I got my alternator rebuilt did the exact reversal when refitting however when I tighten the rear fan nut the alternator doesn’t more it’s too much. Do you know if the wave washer makes a difference I put it back on with the curve facing the fan. Also the fan is rubbing on the shroud too 😩 just seeing if you have any advice on the above? Thanks so much
I changed the Generator on my 68 Bay without pulling the engine, I removed it with the fan on, just remove the Manifold and Generator stand and it comes out easily. Did the same on my Beetle too.
We managed to change ours while on holiday, but I lifted the fan shroud to get the alternator off, didn't remove the big rear nut until it was off the van, pain to do but worked.
What brand is this alternator? Im working on finishing up my ultimate bus motor for a big trip but am stumped on what is the best quality alternator as ive seen some new ones be not so great. Thank you.
Fantastic video, yet again. Omg, you have used a company I use here in England. I get a lot from them. I don’t get the privilege of a T-shirt lol. There are others that are great like machine7 and custom and commercial also, these guys sell the best quality parts and reproduction parts.☺️✌🏻
Another very enjoyable video boys.👍Heritage parts are OK, but a bit expensive. Try Alan Schofields VW here in England. He stocks a wide range of early bus/bug parts and he's not so expensive as Heritage. His site always gives an honest appraisal of the quality of the stock, and he tells you where its from! Keep the great videos coming. 👏
Great clip, can someone please point me to a video explaining how to test an alternator in a Beetle while it’s in the car? I found one on generator that removed both the cables near the front, but my car doesn’t start if they’re removed. Specifically I want to test whether it’s outputting sufficient voltage…
You put a voltage meter on the top post of your alternator on the positive of your voltage meter. And then you just ground the negative on your voltage meter to anything on the body
Jason at Old Volks TV has the 'hippie hole' on his 65 Riviera Camper, and I must admit, it is a nice thing to have! Guess that's why they started putting them in Buses in '73!
points ? what is that lol dont they have pertronix in texas. i have done this recently on my 69 westy pulled the alt stand and the whole unit came out, i have dual carbs with texas air cooled linkage didnt even have to remove the linkage. shout out to jack at bug stuff for alternator at a great price
Points is what you can fix at the side of the road unless the road is right next door to Texas Instruments semiconductor factory. My old ones live in a box under the seat.
Where could I find a vacuum leak in a bus? I am having trouble. Along with that, what size is a 1971 vw motor? And lastly, do you guys have any websites you would recommend to buy a vw motor?
@@VWLifeVW what specific places? It sputters when we give it gas, and it has no power, and we can’t get it up to 30. When it wasn’t having major problems, we still couldn’t get it up to 60 mph
Sitting here looking at ads on the samba and my alert bell rings. Its the vw life gang in t-shirts and sunny skies. Funny because it's 20 degrees outside with ice everywhere. And I am only a couple hundred miles away. Love tape delayed stuff!😎😎 How do you spell pooky?. Great tips and happy trails MJ.!
We thought about that - but he’s dog house and has the Hoover bit. It was layer of concern we didn’t want to mess with . It may had come to that but glad it didn’t 🤙🏼
I think a Dual Port, if your Beetle is a DP, is a bit tougher. Key is getting the fan nut off first and then taking out the 4 fan shroud mount bolts, if they are bolts and not cheeseheads like they were on Helga the Bus!
Uhhh.maybe someday I can either buy another or find my old bus. I miss the day when once a month I would pull the motor just to clean it for the fun of it.
@@VWLifeVW Johannesburg Durban Johannesburg with a 5 piece heavy metal band and their equipment in the back. It had to be push started though to save the battery which was at 8.5 volts under load at journey's end.
This vid is very informative. Really. Thanks guys.. Next vid, how to live without working.. maybe you can help us too ! hahaha VW LIFE THURSDAYS BABYYY
@@VWLifeVW I had to look up Hoover bit…. I didn’t know the shroud on a bus was so different. It has to do with the doghouse version, right? I did this on my beetle, but I figured you could do the same thing on a bus.
I’m not sure what to believe now, because I’ve done a lot of research, and everyone says the Hoover bit is for a doghouse oil cooler. Which mine is not. My Oil cooler just comes straight up out of the case. not offset like the doghouse.
Great tips on replacing the alternator. Nice it can be done without removing the engine. Thanks for the video guys! I hope the storm doesn’t wipe you out in TX again! #vwlife
I’d love to make you guys a digital PDF design you can use to sell merch with! Just for free! I love your channel ! I have an iPad Pro and professional software that I can create high quality designs on!
EASIER WAY Remove the 4 screws on the fan housing. LEAVE THE FAN ON!!!! loosen the fan shroud bolts (one on each side behind the intake manifolds. LIft up the fan shroud about 2 inches gen comes right out with the fan on. takes a little wiggle but not too hard. Usually takes me less than an hour to change one.
Provided there isn’t air flaps and a thermostat. Otherwise you’re dealing another price of tin and removing the thermostat. Also needs to be hex head bolts and not flat heads in the side of the shroud behind the intake on each side. Doghouse shroud and tin will be a little more work also.
Terrible advice. Pull the engine & do it right. This video convinced me to not drop the engine…5 hours later, I could’ve pulled the engine, replaced the alternator & reinstalled it. Don’t fall for this. It’s much faster to drop the engine, remove the fan shroud & replace the alternator & reinstall the engine. Took me 2 hours in my 1967 VW Bug, would’ve been 2-3 hours on my 1971 Bus.
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Awesome video guys, so pleased to have been able to help you out! 👏🏻🤙🏻 Can’t wait for our next project!
Super Rad!!
We actually have a pretty cool project in the works we are picking up this weekend, can't wait either!
Where’s my parts...😂
Go electric
Nothin' like a new VW life episode in the morning. Definitely checking out Heritage for my 84 Vanagon. Thanks Chaps.
Use the discount code! 👍
You guys are the high point of my Thursday (probably says a lot about my life) when I get notified that another VW Life video is ready to watch.
Hey nothing wrong with that!
I have a Euro-spec '68 Bug that has a couple of parts never used on US models so I couldn't source them from any of the US vendors when I restored the car. Got them from Heritage, zero complaints..
very cool! post a picture of it on our facebook page - facebook.com/VWLifeVW/
@@VWLifeVW Sorry, not a Facebook user. Check out my avatar 👍
It just goes better when done with friends - thank you VWLife
indeed!
Heritage are a top supplier of good parts .good video lads did Matt Jackson attempt this before lunch
This was great! I came to the channel for the VW's and stayed to watch you guys bust on each other.
Ha ha ha thanks
Appreciate the video...the impact wrench did the trick on my 71 bus!!
Heritage have kept many of my water cooled classic VW’s on the road, great company that evolved from the Original “Big boys toys” company based in Essex England 👍🏻
Yep, good stuff!
I’ve used Heritage Parts, and completely agree on their shipping speed (from UK to Melbourne Australia!). I order parts locally, and they don’t arrive as fast! Plus, a lot of their parts are cheaper than locally sourced parts! Crazy!!
yeah it's crazy, we had no idea. and they actually have a huge selection!
What a great reference video. Thanks so much for this. It saved me removing the motor to replace the regulator. Awesome. Thanks so much
I laughed out loud seeing Matt tightening the bolt instead of Lefty Loosening it. How many times have I done that in 50 years of working on my vehicles? Too many.
And thanks for the heads up about Heritage Parts. I use the Bus Depot a lot for parts, but it’s always good to have a choice. 😎👍
Yep Bill they are a good source 👍
I wish this video was out last summer. Would have saved me a lot of time. Love the content boys keep it up!
Thanks and will do!
Awesome vlog boys!!! I love the nuts and bolts ones! And this one was a easy one ( for me watching!) Cant believe Matt Jackson was working! Sorry Matt you know your awesome! and so is Helga the bus!
Legend!
When You take out the Stand studs and pull the alt / gen stand removing the fan can be done on the bench I replace the studs with large set screws i guess you could cheap out and slot the studs
Had to do an "engine in" generator swap some years back. Took quite a bit longer than and hour. Quite a learning experience. It's a good idea to document how the original shims were orientated. I ended up using a camera to make sure I had proper fan clearance.
Yeah having a gopro back there helped us
After the washboard roads in Big Bend it’s amazing an engine didn’t fall out, cool to find another parts suppler, I think I bought 3 new master cylinders for my Vert, before one worked.
yes they are a great resource!
Hi guys I did this exact job after I got my alternator rebuilt did the exact reversal when refitting however when I tighten the rear fan nut the alternator doesn’t more it’s too much. Do you know if the wave washer makes a difference I put it back on with the curve facing the fan. Also the fan is rubbing on the shroud too 😩 just seeing if you have any advice on the above? Thanks so much
I changed the Generator on my 68 Bay without pulling the engine, I removed it with the fan on, just remove the Manifold and Generator stand and it comes out easily. Did the same on my Beetle too.
We managed to change ours while on holiday, but I lifted the fan shroud to get the alternator off, didn't remove the big rear nut until it was off the van, pain to do but worked.
did you have a dual port?
@@VWLifeVW yes its a 1776 dual port running a standard pict 34 carb.
Cool video. Good tips and thanks for mentioning heritage auto parts. I’ll check them out
Cool check them out!
What brand is this alternator? Im working on finishing up my ultimate bus motor for a big trip but am stumped on what is the best quality alternator as ive seen some new ones be not so great. Thank you.
the link is in the description of the video if you want to check out the alternator
Great video. Stuck inside today due to freezing rain, sleet, snow here..
Take care and happy trails.
Chuck in Kentucky
1973 Westy
Thanks, you too!
Fantastic video, yet again. Omg, you have used a company I use here in England. I get a lot from them. I don’t get the privilege of a T-shirt lol. There are others that are great like machine7 and custom and commercial also, these guys sell the best quality parts and reproduction parts.☺️✌🏻
Heritage Parts Centre was super cool helping us out on Helga the Bus! Notice I spelled Centre like they do over there!!
@@RRmeanmachine , they are great, super helpful and you spelt it the correct way to us here in the uk 🇬🇧 😂. Keep up the amazing videos 😄😃
That's right! Heritage Parts is good!
Gary on a DP you remove the intake and pull the fan with the altegator ? Yall kids with yall SPs .
We like to make things difficult
Another informative video. Thanks Guys for everything you do for the VW Community.
Thanks for watching!
Another very enjoyable video boys.👍Heritage parts are OK, but a bit expensive. Try Alan Schofields VW here in England. He stocks a wide range of early bus/bug parts and he's not so expensive as Heritage. His site always gives an honest appraisal of the quality of the stock, and he tells you where its from! Keep the great videos coming. 👏
Hope you all ok in current weather. Markku-Leif
Great clip, can someone please point me to a video explaining how to test an alternator in a Beetle while it’s in the car? I found one on generator that removed both the cables near the front, but my car doesn’t start if they’re removed. Specifically I want to test whether it’s outputting sufficient voltage…
You put a voltage meter on the top post of your alternator on the positive of your voltage meter. And then you just ground the negative on your voltage meter to anything on the body
@@VWLifeVW thanks, I thought as much, got a fat zero!
Is that a light installed on the inside of the engine compartment? I need to do that.
Yes just a cheap one from autozone
Yet another reason for that top access panel! Another great video 🤠
Jason at Old Volks TV has the 'hippie hole' on his 65 Riviera Camper, and I must admit, it is a nice thing to have! Guess that's why they started putting them in Buses in '73!
Great video!! I need one of those shirts that Barry is wearing!!
We are working on it!
It’s great to see you guys team up. My favourite VW channel and my go to store for my Bus. Small world ❤️
That's awesome! Don't forget to use the discount code
Wish there were guys like you here in Portland that liked to wrench on Volkswagens
There probably is
points ? what is that lol dont they have pertronix in texas. i have done this recently on my 69 westy pulled the alt stand and the whole unit came out, i have dual carbs with texas air cooled linkage didnt even have to remove the linkage. shout out to jack at bug stuff for alternator at a great price
Points is what you can fix at the side of the road unless the road is right next door to Texas Instruments semiconductor factory. My old ones live in a box under the seat.
Awesome fix guys 👍🏻👍🏻I Injoy your videos very much stay safe and god bless
Thanks!
Nice job using a torque wrench on the fan nut. Lot's of people way over torque them using an impact. That causes some interesting issues.
Indeed that's what we ran into
Where could I find a vacuum leak in a bus? I am having trouble. Along with that, what size is a 1971 vw motor? And lastly, do you guys have any websites you would recommend to buy a vw motor?
It could be anywhere
@@VWLifeVW what specific places? It sputters when we give it gas, and it has no power, and we can’t get it up to 30. When it wasn’t having major problems, we still couldn’t get it up to 60 mph
Also, do you have any websites where we can get a 1971 vw motor from?
Another good episode! Stay warm!
Thanks Patrick you too!
Sitting here looking at ads on the samba and my alert bell rings. Its the vw life gang in t-shirts and sunny skies. Funny because it's 20 degrees outside with ice everywhere. And I am only a couple hundred miles away. Love tape delayed stuff!😎😎 How do you spell pooky?. Great tips and happy trails MJ.!
Oh yeah!
Does this work for a 63 ?
thanks for D codes!
I would have loosened the fan shroud and the the oil filler (if needed) and not messed with the fan while in the engine bay.
We thought about that - but he’s dog house and has the Hoover bit. It was layer of concern we didn’t want to mess with . It may had come to that but glad it didn’t 🤙🏼
I promise that I will come next week or on Saturday or even Sunday to help you all with VW Life stuff.
Parv
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Hi guys, I did mind 64 vw with the engine on😁,great video
Cool 😎
Always nice to watch your videos! Appreciate yas!
Glad you like them!
A little Loctite on those carb screws will prevent them loosening.
Thanks 👍
Nice job guys. Honest mistake Matt made, good catch on the carb too! Did you figure out why Jerry was going through brushes.
Peace ✌
the tab that holds the top brush is at a funky angle causing it to wear too quickly, so it's been replaced
Did my generator without pulling my motor but it was not easy on my bug
I think a Dual Port, if your Beetle is a DP, is a bit tougher. Key is getting the fan nut off first and then taking out the 4 fan shroud mount bolts, if they are bolts and not cheeseheads like they were on Helga the Bus!
@@RRmeanmachine mine is a dualport
Uhhh.maybe someday I can either buy another or find my old bus. I miss the day when once a month I would pull the motor just to clean it for the fun of it.
GTG. Gone shopping. :)
Lol that's awesome
Nice job guys,
Thanks John
wheres the part about the regulator?
The alternator is just like your normal single pole but there is a hatch to swap out the regulator on top. I guess we should of shown that
it was the part that Matt showed during the unboxing along with the alternator
If you don't have to use the headlights and have a good battery you can drive a kombi 1600 over 1200 Kms with a completely faulty alternator.
Thanks for sharing
@@VWLifeVW Johannesburg Durban Johannesburg with a 5 piece heavy metal band and their equipment in the back. It had to be push started though to save the battery which was at 8.5 volts under load at journey's end.
What?! Matt Jackson never heard the ol' mouse in the pocket gag? HaHaHa!!
We gotta get Matt Jackson out more!
He needs to get out more!
This vid is very informative. Really. Thanks guys.. Next vid, how to live without working.. maybe you can help us too ! hahaha VW LIFE THURSDAYS BABYYY
if you can figure out that secret let us all know!
good stuff...txs for sharing
Thanks!
Guten Tag meine Amerikanischen VW Freunde...Ihr seid Spitze...Grüße aus Berlin
Thanks!
Nine bolts and one or two wires. A matter of 20 minutes with a set of socket spanners!
Yes
Yes a new episode!
Yeppers!
I removed mine by loosening the fan shroud and lifting it up a bit. Then the whole assembly comes right out.
do you have the hoover bit connected?
@@VWLifeVW I had to look up Hoover bit…. I didn’t know the shroud on a bus was so different. It has to do with the doghouse version, right? I did this on my beetle, but I figured you could do the same thing on a bus.
@@darrinmc65 it's not different. the hoover it is on all versions
I’m not sure what to believe now, because I’ve done a lot of research, and everyone says the Hoover bit is for a doghouse oil cooler. Which mine is not. My Oil cooler just comes straight up out of the case. not offset like the doghouse.
@@darrinmc65 okay that is correct, no hoover bit on yours then. that is a "non doghouse" so no hoover bit :)
Skipped the most important part, undoing the bottom 2 fan screws. 🤯🤯🤯
nice job guys.
Thanks!
I want to see vw life make a project to build a vw thing
The Bearded Wonder's dream VW!
Good hack taking fan off . :)
What a fun time
Yep more fun than a fuel injected bay window!
Great tips on replacing the alternator. Nice it can be done without removing the engine. Thanks for the video guys! I hope the storm doesn’t wipe you out in TX again! #vwlife
Fingers crossed! so far it isn't as bad
And you didn't drop anything down the shroud!? #Pro !
well we did drop the washer but didn't include the footage, it went between the trans and motor though
I’d love to make you guys a digital PDF design you can use to sell merch with! Just for free! I love your channel !
I have an iPad Pro and professional software that I can create high quality designs on!
Sure Vwlifevw@gmail.com
@@VWLifeVW emailed ya!
you should never remove the nut on the back unless you want to drop parts inside the doghouse
I have always known POOKIE as bear shit, looks the same. Good video, thanks much
oh, my....I do not carry those sockets. 🙄 What mm size? good grief.
some hack jobs charged my mom 1300 to replace the alternator in her 1995 kombi home bus. That's ridiculous right or am I wrong? Thanks! lol
If that is all they did -just replace the Alt. then that seems pretty steep. Hope it is at least working now
Time you spent you could have just pulled the whole motor and put it back in on a bus, but I have done it that way a few times. It’s not fun.
Ha ha ha yeah
You can never have enough pookie!
the more pookie the better :)
The bus will be running like deer🙀🙀🙀💫
indeed :)
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I'm confused. Did no one achieve lunch? What on earth is going on?
Lunch was accomplished first!!! Cabo Bob's was delish!
EASIER WAY Remove the 4 screws on the fan housing. LEAVE THE FAN ON!!!! loosen the fan shroud bolts (one on each side behind the intake manifolds. LIft up the fan shroud about 2 inches gen comes right out with the fan on. takes a little wiggle but not too hard. Usually takes me less than an hour to change one.
Me too!
Provided there isn’t air flaps and a thermostat.
Otherwise you’re dealing another price of tin and removing the thermostat.
Also needs to be hex head bolts and not flat heads in the side of the shroud behind the intake on each side.
Doghouse shroud and tin will be a little more work also.
@@robertlambert5299 Volkswagen South Africa didn't fit those parts to South African made vehicles.
20?????
I really like the content but I can’t stand the dude with the white goatee. He is oppressively verbose and narcissistic.
Okay
totally a waste of my time
This video?
Terrible advice. Pull the engine & do it right. This video convinced me to not drop the engine…5 hours later, I could’ve pulled the engine, replaced the alternator & reinstalled it. Don’t fall for this. It’s much faster to drop the engine, remove the fan shroud & replace the alternator & reinstall the engine. Took me 2 hours in my 1967 VW Bug, would’ve been 2-3 hours on my 1971 Bus.