Mustie1 comes to your house , buys a Ghia rotting away in a tent for years & then does a series on bringing the car back to life . I am blessed ! Great video on getting an old Vw engine fired . I will be doing the same with a 1968 Karmann Ghia project as you fueled the Ghia fire again ! Thank you Mustie1 👍
It is fun to see pieces and parts dusted off and turned into something. Once the bugs are worked out it will be one of those cars that people would love to own....yet weeks before it was all stagnant and in deep storage. Whoda thunk
@@mustie1 I have watched quite a few of your videos before (mostly the old start and police cart restoration videos), and I'm sure you've said your name before, but you kinda strike me as a Philip, Steven, Michael, or Larry...😀
I have been hooked for a while.....kids got up this morning and found me watching this oldest said to the youngest “you might as well go back to bed, breakfast will have to wait cause dad is watching that miracle Mechanic again”
It was almost evil manic laughter after all the flames! (I made the same noise when I got my newly acquired 37 year old motorbike to fire up the first time, carbs were completely bunged up, but a mixture of excessive choke and a squirt of fuel does wonders).
I burned up a starter cranking an engine for a solid minute or more, the engine would stall if the RPM dropped below 1,000, it had a huge vacuum leak (hole in the block I didn't know about), and I figured I'd be replacing it anyway, I was only 3 miles from home so I just kept at it. Love your videos!
So long as the engine keeps turning at the "normal" cranking rate you can leave them run a fair while but not if they slow right down or stall - ask me how I know...
"Old School Wrenching", can't beat it, even with a big stick. Don't know why, but this kind of stuff makes me smile with joy for the rest of the day. Thank You Sir.
watching that thing shakin' away and bangin' and flamin' out was priceless...was fully expecting the whole thing to go kaboom and see Mustie being launched off into a low lunar trajectory and still laughing all the time !
Posted 1hr ago, already had 8k views! Good to see so many volks enjoying a sunday morgen with Mustie! Had a good chuckle at the lightning fast reflexes in the slo-mo. Reminds me of a old movie line... Og say "Fire good!"
I enjoyed your procedure on engine startup. You made sure the engine had a chance of survival prior to taking the time to dig deep into the rest of the components. I can see this is not your first rodeo. Ha Ha Makes me want to go out and start up my 1966 Ford Cobra. John
I'd give 50 thumbs up if I could. This perfect balance of know how and basic backyard wrenching is what got me started watching from the beginning. All then rest is very appreciated bonus material for me. Like chocolate sprinkles on top of your favorite sundae.
"Sserial Number" :D I love your videos, especially on this grey and rainy sunday over here in northern Germany. Sitting on my couch and watching you as you repair old engines, feels like i'm in your garage and looking over your shoulder. Keep up the great work! :)
I wish I would have found your channel before my dad passed away this past August. He was a VW mechanic and loved working on them. He would have lived through you his last few year's.
Nice work Mustie. It has been around 25 years since I did some real wrenching on cars and I got a bit out of practice. Since watching your videos I decided to do some work on my sister's 1960's classic Ford. It hadn't been on the road for at least 12 years and was sitting in her damp basement under cover. A mechanic and a family and two family members had both tried and failed to get it running properly. I fitted a new carb kit, battery, points, a coil and added new non ethanol fuel and a fuel filter. I freed up the engine and added new oil and filter. Also replaced the thermostat and thermostat housing. Hearing it start after all those years was an amazing feeling. It still needs brake and wiring work as well as a new water pump so those are next on the list. Last week it took a while to start as she is letting it sit again and I gave it a bit of a mixture adjustment. Now it starts first pop even after sitting for a week. Having a major disability, chronic pain and some corresponding major depressive and suicidal episodes over the years, it has been a bit of a struggle to get motivated at times but thanks for giving me the inspiration and refresher course/education to actually start and achieve something.
I'm always amazed when you take a rusty old engine and get it to run. To me that engine looks like a boat anchor but to you it's usable "junk". I'm now addicted to your videos
Good size pond. I use to own a 66 VW with thirty four horse power. I owned a 53 in Germany, it had idiot sticks on the door post. VW were fun to drive! Forget the part about freezing to death. Come to think of it, I traded a bug once for a dune buggy, never did put it on the road
kennycybertron1 In Germany after the war, the Germans were not the greatest drivers to say the least. They didn’t pay a lot of attention to brake or signal lights. If you were making a turn, they were liable to pass you on either side, causing lots of fender benders. So the started installing a signal light on a bar that mounted inside the post behind the door. When you gave a signal, this bar about 7” long swung out with for or five lights on it that flashed, indicating your intentions. They were nicknamed “idiot sticks”
So at 21:46 I'm screaming at the phone "Come on!!!" This could be the perfect video ....30 minutes, lots of wrenching and engine work, a cold start with flames and a "coming up next" top stuff sir.
I don't think I've ever seen a 1500cc VW engine you could describe as fire-breathing before, but the Mustie human fuel injection system made it! Very good point about spinning an engine plug-less before attempting to fire it. Gives everything a chance to settle a bit, and the oil to reach all the parts before you expose it to a high load like explosions in cylinders. BTW, a quick note about the quick lash-up wiring to make it run, I know you'll know this, but for those that asked how to do it, don't leave the coil connected to +ve for too long when it's not turning. If the points are closed you'll be running a current through the coil continually and you could cook it.
The 051 distributors are the best. I never understood why everyone always wanted a 009. Every time I got a car with one I would put an 051 back in it and they ran so much better. I had 4 of them at one point until I stopped working on VW’s.
Probably folks disappointed that it's not going to be a full on restoration. Or maybe just VW haters that are bored with the content? Or perhaps people who blew their speakers out when the motor finally fired up? I'm not sure how you can dislike any video where you pull an engine out of long term storage and get it to fire up without any major work. That's the kinda stuff that got me to subscribe in the first place.
For times like this why don't you build a fume box for a fuel system? Basically its a hose that attaches to the intake manifold that goes down to a canister filled with gas that is sealed. Another hose that extends down into the fuel comes out of the canister and is open to the air. As the engine cycles it sucks in air from the intake and due to vacuum pressure air is pulled into the canister through the fuel which picks up the fuel vapor and the fuel/air mix is taken into the combustion chambers. This works as several people have proven (its just not the gas saver some people claim) and would be an easy way to get air/fuel to the engine to make it run. Yes, the air to fuel ratio is not regulated as in a carb, but it would still allow the engine to run for testing purposes, it just wouldn't run at optimal potential, but neither would just dumping fuel down the intake :D
Seems like it would be tricky to get working right, which isn't really what you want when the engine's already giving you a hard time. I'm also imagining the fun you'd have when a backfire lit off the fuel vapor and got a fire going inside that canister (or all over the shop, if the backfire was violent enough to blow fuel out the inlet).
Wasn't there a shroud mod for Beetles that helped cool no3? I seem to remember that you could buy a round-ish part made out of 1 mm thick metal, saw it for many years in various parts catalogs and the like.
Mustie1 comes to your house , buys a Ghia rotting away in a tent for years & then does a series on bringing the car back to life . I am blessed ! Great video on getting an old Vw engine fired . I will be doing the same with a 1968 Karmann Ghia project as you fueled the Ghia fire again ! Thank you Mustie1 👍
thanks again jason
It is fun to see pieces and parts dusted off and turned into something. Once the bugs are worked out it will be one of those cars that people would love to own....yet weeks before it was all stagnant and in deep storage. Whoda thunk
@@mustie1 I have watched quite a few of your videos before (mostly the old start and police cart restoration videos), and I'm sure you've said your name before, but you kinda strike me as a Philip, Steven, Michael, or Larry...😀
@@mustie1 Sorry buddy, I didn't intend for that comment to sound ignorant. Hope it didn't.
5150mxVW cool
... who needs a TV when there is great watching to be had with programming like this... very self-assured guy... inspiring.
Slow-mo footage was outstanding!!
Sounds like a giant stationary engine in an old factory starting up!
Back fire reflexes like a cat. A old cat but still a cat! Another great Vlog
Gotta respect a man that can start an engine that hasn't started in over 30 years!
I have been hooked for a while.....kids got up this morning and found me watching this oldest said to the youngest “you might as well go back to bed, breakfast will have to wait cause dad is watching that miracle Mechanic again”
There's nothing like the Mustie happy dance when one of these old beasts comes alive! Loved the flame throwing slow mo footage!
Its the victory laugh I look forward to after the cold start!
Yeah and the " Ha !" of victory. We know our Mustie1, are'nt we !?
It was almost evil manic laughter after all the flames!
(I made the same noise when I got my newly acquired 37 year old motorbike to fire up the first time, carbs were completely bunged up, but a mixture of excessive choke and a squirt of fuel does wonders).
Steve Evans Wow nice Steve!
Not so much a laugh, as a cackle!
Cackle of a mad scientist.
I owned a 63 1200 Ghia for 18 years. Loved that car. 6volt electrics were never a problem except lighting not good. Miss that car.
I have been accused of destroying starters many times. Some engines come back quicker than others. Great job!
l get that all the time, but cant remember the last time l broke one,
I burned up a starter cranking an engine for a solid minute or more, the engine would stall if the RPM dropped below 1,000, it had a huge vacuum leak (hole in the block I didn't know about), and I figured I'd be replacing it anyway, I was only 3 miles from home so I just kept at it. Love your videos!
So long as the engine keeps turning at the "normal" cranking rate you can leave them run a fair while but not if they slow right down or stall - ask me how I know...
Ain't you got something to tow???
I use 24 volts on a 12 volt starters trying to start diesels in - 40 Celsius. I have released the magic smoke a few times. LOL
"Old School Wrenching", can't beat it, even with a big stick. Don't know why, but this kind of stuff makes me smile with joy for the rest of the day. Thank You Sir.
watching that thing shakin' away and bangin' and flamin' out was priceless...was fully expecting the whole thing to go kaboom and see Mustie being launched off into a low lunar trajectory and still laughing all the time !
Rocket man!!. Slo mo is the best! Loved it.
Bitter cold outside, everybody still asleep, and a Mustie video. Sweet!
It's a good combination
seeing old iron coming back to life is one of my favorite things ever ! Musti you are the Dr Frankenstien of old engines " It's alive " It's alive ! "
Loved the slow mo at the end!
Got to hand it to you Mustie1, the last couple of minutes with that engine kicking over in slo mo was very cool! Love that sound of resurrection.
Thanks for sharing your knowledge Mustie! Love these videos!
The audio on that slow mo was the best! Like some old rock and roll intro!
You’ve got nerves of steel. Didn’t even flinch when it backfired through the carb while holding a bottle of fuel in your hand
Goodness gracious great balls of fire!
Always like even before watching 👍👍👍👍
Reminds me of my days working as a VW mechanic. Was most fun ever job in 20+ years!
Posted 1hr ago, already had 8k views! Good to see so many volks enjoying a sunday morgen with Mustie! Had a good chuckle at the lightning fast reflexes in the slo-mo. Reminds me of a old movie line... Og say "Fire good!"
Beautiful end Shot!
I enjoyed your procedure on engine startup. You made sure the engine had a chance of survival prior to taking the time to dig deep into the rest of the components. I can see this is not your first rodeo. Ha Ha
Makes me want to go out and start up my 1966 Ford Cobra.
John
An another good one Mustie.
Thank you!
Rod
Nothing like a mustie video to start my day.
Yay It LIVES !!!! love to watch you get these old beauty's running. Thanks for sharing with us :)
I would love to see a full engine restoration.
So much fun in such a small package. These old VW engines are tough as nails. Keep up the good work Mustie1 THANKS!!
Great videos , I believe you could fix just about anything.
I'd give 50 thumbs up if I could. This perfect balance of know how and basic backyard wrenching is what got me started watching from the beginning. All then rest is very appreciated bonus material for me. Like chocolate sprinkles on top of your favorite sundae.
I learn something new every video .Thank you
That mad scientist laugh when it first ran. Twas perfect. Thanks for another great flat motor video.
"Sserial Number" :D I love your videos, especially on this grey and rainy sunday over here in northern Germany. Sitting on my couch and watching you as you repair old engines, feels like i'm in your garage and looking over your shoulder. Keep up the great work! :)
Nothing quite like hearing Mustie laugh on the first start. Just love it.
Slow-mo was awesome.
Glad I found this channel a few weeks ago
Laying on the couch feeling miserable with man flu then up pops Mustie with a video. Perfect! Cheers pal...
Man Flu!!! the virus is in a tux? LMAOL feel better
JO MANGEEE thanks pal, will do.!
I wish I would have found your channel before my dad passed away this past August. He was a VW mechanic and loved working on them. He would have lived through you his last few year's.
It's like watching an ancient aircraft radial engine coming to life
Timothy Harrison that's what I was thinking also. Watching Mikey McBryan's DC-3s on a cold start
The only thing that would have made it better if the lights were off!
Looked like he was trying to start a Messerschmitt Bf 109 on the Russian front.
that's kinda what it sounds like
Nice work Mustie. It has been around 25 years since I did some real wrenching on cars and I got a bit out of practice. Since watching your videos I decided to do some work on my sister's 1960's classic Ford. It hadn't been on the road for at least 12 years and was sitting in her damp basement under cover. A mechanic and a family and two family members had both tried and failed to get it running properly.
I fitted a new carb kit, battery, points, a coil and added new non ethanol fuel and a fuel filter. I freed up the engine and added new oil and filter. Also replaced the thermostat and thermostat housing. Hearing it start after all those years was an amazing feeling. It still needs brake and wiring work as well as a new water pump so those are next on the list.
Last week it took a while to start as she is letting it sit again and I gave it a bit of a mixture adjustment. Now it starts first pop even after sitting for a week.
Having a major disability, chronic pain and some corresponding major depressive and suicidal episodes over the years, it has been a bit of a struggle to get motivated at times but thanks for giving me the inspiration and refresher course/education to actually start and achieve something.
You know it's going to be a good morning when you wake up to a mustie will it run video !
Firing on all five cylinders, I like it. The ending footage is always appreciated, too. Thanks.
All these years and the “it runs” laugh from Mustie never gets old.
Great Slow mo finish..
Thanks Mustie1. Made my day again,lol.
James K. mine's too 😂especially when he got it to fire up with 🔥🔥
Nice video, i love that old stuf.
Brilliant just what i needed on a sunday in Scotland thank you sir for the video gr8 progress with this best thing on RUclips for sure 👑👑👏👏👏✌️✌️✌️✌️😁
yeah, i'm in cold, windy Edinburgh thinking of going outside.. mayby in 1/2 an hour or so
Great video...thank you Mustie for sharing
YES! I like it when you start vw engines!
Always like watching old engines fire up good stuff 👍🏿💯
#vwlife! Keeping these vintage Volkswagens alive.!!!
I'm always amazed when you take a rusty old engine and get it to run. To me that engine looks like a boat anchor but to you it's usable "junk". I'm now addicted to your videos
It's pretty cool!
Good morning happy Sunday
Loving the slow mo!Nicely done love your channel.
Big thanks to your friend, good video, one engine saved from the pile :)
That slow motion bit was awesome!
There is no hate against you I love Your Vids
Didn’t even flinch with backfire through intake! Impressive!
Thats amazing, the old beast wakes from a long sleep.
A cross between a steam engine/snorting bull and a dragon :-D
Oh, the memories that brings back with an old 1600 motor when I was younger than today. Great work mustie, enjoying every single pop and bang 😉
Talk about a money shot ;) Smoke, fire, debris flying WOW!
A dragon stirring from it's rest, coughs, splutters and finally breathes the fire of it's youth. Marvelous.
yesssss ,... i was hoping to see this today
sweet
edit:
too bad you sold the porsche engine , would have been awesome in that car :P
Another terrific video. Thanks Mustie!
Mustie1 alert while on RUclips! Yes! Greetings from Holland.
How’s things in Holland ?
Very satisfying video!
I enjoyed that! Thanks for sharing ☺️
Looking forward to the next one !!😊
of course it will run..mustie will make sure of it !"
clickbait title.. course it will run eventually... haha
I wish I understood what the heck you are doing.
Every time I read a "Will it RUN?" title from the Mustie1 channel I think to myself "Yes it will".
@@fillg same here
Dwayne Pipe lol.. 🤗😂😂
Cool slow-mo at the end!
It was just like the old movie "The Flight of the Phoenix" at one point :)
Another Sunday and another cup of coffee. You know it's Mustie time. Thanks for making this video and bringing us along!
Good morning☺️
Loved the slo mo at the end. Classic
Good size pond. I use to own a 66 VW with thirty four horse power. I owned a 53 in Germany, it had idiot sticks on the door post. VW were fun to drive! Forget the part about freezing to death. Come to think of it, I traded a bug once for a dune buggy, never did put it on the road
Idiot sticks on the door....not familiar with that Mt man, plz explain
kennycybertron1 In Germany after the war, the Germans were not the greatest drivers to say the least. They didn’t pay a lot of attention to brake or signal lights. If you were making a turn, they were liable to pass you on either side, causing lots of fender benders. So the started installing a signal light on a bar that mounted inside the post behind the door. When you gave a signal, this bar about 7” long swung out with for or five lights on it that flashed, indicating your intentions. They were nicknamed “idiot sticks”
He is referring to semaphores, they pop out of the b pillar and light up but don’t flash like a turn signal.
It’s alive! Great video mustie ...... love what you do - never change! 👍🙏🤠
So happy on a Sunday mornin!
Woooo! I love watching you play with old rusty junky motors that shoot flames! When it started breathing fire I literally cackled with delight! :D
Were there people in the water in January? That's hardcore!!!
So at 21:46 I'm screaming at the phone "Come on!!!"
This could be the perfect video ....30 minutes, lots of wrenching and engine work, a cold start with flames and a "coming up next" top stuff sir.
I don't think I've ever seen a 1500cc VW engine you could describe as fire-breathing before, but the Mustie human fuel injection system made it!
Very good point about spinning an engine plug-less before attempting to fire it. Gives everything a chance to settle a bit, and the oil to reach all the parts before you expose it to a high load like explosions in cylinders.
BTW, a quick note about the quick lash-up wiring to make it run, I know you'll know this, but for those that asked how to do it, don't leave the coil connected to +ve for too long when it's not turning. If the points are closed you'll be running a current through the coil continually and you could cook it.
The 051 distributors are the best. I never understood why everyone always wanted a 009. Every time I got a car with one I would put an 051 back in it and they ran so much better. I had 4 of them at one point until I stopped working on VW’s.
l agree,
Same. Never understood the 009 cult. I blame HVW's mag and Johnny's Speed and Chrome for pushing those POS's. lol.
And this is why we have a parts stash!
He refers to it as the "hoard" lol
@@VWLifeVW Ha! That's awesome.
Snowy Sunday morning here in the NE, toasty warm inside with a fresh cup of coffee and a new Mustie1 video.
Life is good. :)
I know the drill now for bringing back the flat 4 to life....Okay, Im prepared to admit it, Im hooked....Please dont try and help me...lol
And yes the slow mo part was awesome ! always learn more and more. don't ever quit vw out of your channel.
good morn it's sunday here and look out work on a snow blower because we sent you a snow storm to try it out on lol ; o(
looking forward to seeing you get the old rusty engine going and get the car going. Thanks for letting us into your garage again.
Some mice disliked this video.
Allen McKinney 7 gutless pricks who don’t bother to comment as to why they didn’t like it. Definitely not mice😆😆
Probably folks disappointed that it's not going to be a full on restoration. Or maybe just VW haters that are bored with the content? Or perhaps people who blew their speakers out when the motor finally fired up? I'm not sure how you can dislike any video where you pull an engine out of long term storage and get it to fire up without any major work. That's the kinda stuff that got me to subscribe in the first place.
triggered.
@@bluedimitri ok rat's then.
I thought it was just people who hadn't enough coffee and clicked the wrong button.
Spectacular slo-mo at the end
For times like this why don't you build a fume box for a fuel system? Basically its a hose that attaches to the intake manifold that goes down to a canister filled with gas that is sealed. Another hose that extends down into the fuel comes out of the canister and is open to the air. As the engine cycles it sucks in air from the intake and due to vacuum pressure air is pulled into the canister through the fuel which picks up the fuel vapor and the fuel/air mix is taken into the combustion chambers. This works as several people have proven (its just not the gas saver some people claim) and would be an easy way to get air/fuel to the engine to make it run. Yes, the air to fuel ratio is not regulated as in a carb, but it would still allow the engine to run for testing purposes, it just wouldn't run at optimal potential, but neither would just dumping fuel down the intake :D
"fume box"? Sounds like a carburetor!
@@paulcopeland9035 not really as the gas and air mixture is not regulated.
Seems like it would be tricky to get working right, which isn't really what you want when the engine's already giving you a hard time. I'm also imagining the fun you'd have when a backfire lit off the fuel vapor and got a fire going inside that canister (or all over the shop, if the backfire was violent enough to blow fuel out the inlet).
Shared this vid to a tractor forum. Great vid Darren
us old men can blame it on coffee but we know better I am starting to shake period
Yes, I use the coffee excuse sometimes myself, lol.
It so cool seeing you get these old vw motors running! Its awesome, I enjoy all of your knowledge!
Wasn't there a shroud mod for Beetles that helped cool no3? I seem to remember that you could buy a round-ish part made out of 1 mm thick metal, saw it for many years in various parts catalogs and the like.
Another awesome video..!! You are a miracle worker with these old VW machines. Nicely done..!!!
Love the vids man keep it up
Love it. Awesome slow-mo at the end.