lets see what broke on the orange vw bug

43 thoughts on “lets see what broke on the orange vw bug”

1. The shady mechanics are always out there, buyer beware.

2. how can they fix number 3 to be cool

3. In Australia that colour was known as "Honey Brown".

4. I have had 4 bugs and 2 vans , I going back to a 74 bug .

5. Orange bug bad

6. Good review of the cars condition. Easy to fall for a good looking car and overlook the important parts.

7. What year VW..? Looks like my 'ol 70…

8. Love this stuff Muskie 1, why my garage is full of VWs…every type from years of driving them all.

9. Bad valve seat?

10. Feel sorry for the owner, hope this had a happy ending for him, I know how he feels, same thing happened to me.

11. I was going to ask ,the difference between single and duel port engine, then BINGO, u gave the explanation as we watch! ,regards from Downunder ❤️🦘🦘🦘

12. OMG!!! It looks exactly like a 72 super I just bought! Wanna come help me out?

13. I think you should known as the the VW,Reacue

14. I had a Volkswagen Dasher Diesel and it was one of the best cars I ever owned

15. My Friend Jennifer put her VW To sleep had to put it to rest Her VW;s Name was Jenn Jenn . RIP Poor Bug I'm sure you seen your life and didn't owe anybody anything

16. Sometimes you pay too much for something…or not enough

17. When You Tear Engine Down Look For The Little Metal Air Deflector Between The Cylenders. THEY HAVE TO BE THERE TO PREVENT HOT SPOTS.

18. Tell him to part it out and put the rest in the crusher.

19. Why do you have a VW Tow bar?

20. He got screwed by the seller. I assume you never saw it again?

21. That guy lucked out you drove by. Are those vents in the deck lid factory?

22. On my 73 super with a 1600 dp someone dropped a tin screw down the intake and decided to fire it up anyways. The guy I bought it from drove the car like that for a year. It was only running on 3 cylinders. When I bought it the whole engine was torn apart and the tin screw was wedged under one of the valves. Ended up replacing the pistons and liners and got a cean set of used heads. I also split the case and replaced the cam and all the bearings. When I was done with it I had a fully rebuild beautiful running engine for a little over 1,100k.

23. Alright, so pull the motor, rebuild or rebuilt heads, new cylinders & pistons, new rod bearings and evaluate the mains. You don't need a new motor.

24. The dreaded #3 EXHAUST VALVE head fell off. Fairly common years ago, can happen to other cylinders but usually #3 due to the oil cooler.

25. Good candidate for new floor pans and convert to electric.

26. Lots of people just do enough to get by, not concerned like you. Says a lot about you! 👏🏻👍🏻

27. Had a Beetle myself that dropped a valve, turned into a job that took one whole Saturday to repair, new set of P&C's and rebuilt heads, and of course and oil change, ruined my whole weekend. Those engines are stupid easy to remove and replace, 20 minutes to drop a bug engine is normal for any decent mechanic but some slow guys might spend a whole hour to do it, LOL!

28. VW BUGS NEVER DIE…

29. Boy I hope they enlist you to rebuild that engine. It would be worth the time, the money, and the expertise. If worse comes to worse, you can offer to buy the car outright, and we get more awesome mustie videos!

30. Ha I was 93 yesterday!

31. Did anything more come of this?

32. Guy got shafted when he bought this bug, now he's got a decision to make what to do with it, know how he feels, it's happened to me too, lesson learned.

33. Poor guy that bought this bug got shafted, it's happend to me too, I'm embarrassed to say, several times.

34. Great video and I really applaud the fact that you wanted to assist him while he was stranded on the side of the road. Awesome of you “Mustie”

35. I can't see any drop of oil lubricating rocker, push rods or even valves, the whole section is dry as hell, is that normal in this type of engine?

36. That vw owner is the luckiest guy in the world.

37. That poor car

38. Great public service announcement for dreamers like yours truly. How about a few with boats?

39. with that pully &  rear tin is a 1967 1500 mortor most likley

40. i have a 1973 vw auto-stick among others…it's my daily driver…these vids are the day to day thing everyone needs in life…history that matters.

41. Thank you for your knowledge. It is much appreciated.

42. Ya can't save em all

43. Great video Mustie as always
    We have all been there with being caught out on a car
    I’ve got a British 1958 Wolesely 1500 that hasn’t run for 20 plus years that took less than 2 days to get running and fix the hydraulic clutch then drive into our shed for restoration
    We also were gifted a 89 Mercedes 300SE with brake issues that heaps of time spent,wrong parts, fixing previous owners goof ups including the mysterious disconnected emergency brake that turned out to be burnt out e brake shoes, totally adjusted wrong and stuck cable at the enrage lever ( right hand drive version)
    This has been a battle of learning how Mercedes do things. Other people’s attempts at repairs that are at best woeful and the best dealing with a repair shop parts supplier that’s not really clued up enough on the Benz ( my fault and a learning curve)
    I’m frustrated with the time this is taking but I’ve learnt heaps and now I’m finally on track to get it sorted for our first wedding anniversary

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