this time we prep and oil the car for undercoating, fix some trim then take the car out for donuts in the snow before we end up breaking it.
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93 octane in a low compression engine like that late 60's beetle engine? could be a waste of money. with it's less than 8:1 compression ratio, probably less than 86 octane is all that's required.
all gasoline is made to the same federal specifications. then the oil companies add things to it, like octane. they just add more octane to some of it to prevent high compression engines from knocking. the prevention of which is the only reason for octane in the gasoline, then they charge a lot for it.
the truth is that even very high compression engines nowadays don't need premium gasoline. if you notice, the owner's manuals in those kinds of cars only "recommend" premium gasoline. and will run fine and without issue on regular gasoline.
why? because all modern engines have fuel injection with multiple sensors for knock detection. it's being monitored hundreds of times per second and when detected the engine computer simply alters the timing to stop it. until computers controlled ignition timing that was not possible, hence multiple octanes in the gasoline at the pump. …completely unnecessary now.
i find much of this rust preventative experimentation, not just here but everywhere, as it can take years if not decades of exposure to make an evaluation, not to mention detailed record keeping, to be less than convincing and more of a hunch.
but yes i do agree, dirt encrusted oil when dried over a period of time, by inspecting a number of vintage, oil leaking cars that i've owned over the years, can be a very effective rust preventative material.
…it can also be be odiferous if heated and is not particularly attractive. 🙂
Transmission fluid really the best
When I was in high school in 1982 I had a 71 bug with a 4 speed auto .I'm sure it was rare because I've never seen another one before in ohio.the winters were cold an the heater it had couldn't keep the windshield clear an you would freeze in that car so we hooked up a dc to ac converter an used a hair dryer an a coat hanger rigged to hold it facing the windshield.worked great plus heated the car.ever try anything like that?
I like the chainsaw oil… awesome 😎… thanks
Can you sandblasted it
Great stuff! My first car was a '68 Bug convertible. You brought back some great memories of doing doughnuts in a snow covered stadium parking lot at Bucknell University in Lewisburg, PA. Thanks for taking me back to the good old days! I had a rough spot in my throttle cable routing and always carried a spare cable with me just in case!
i love going for car riedes with yuh buddy its always fun when its a shakedown
Good information
Man, there are so many gems on Mustie1's channel. It seems like everything is relevant to me, even down to forcing fun cars to do winter duty. Wait … those plates. That's the same State as me!
Must be one thank you for all the videos I would love to own it and that is one beautiful karmagia
I been in automotive all my life and what you say about bar and chain oils seems to be brilliant = very impressive
Love the taking us on ride – I miss my VW bug!
At the end of the video, having fun drifting around in the snow, every time I try that in an abandoned parking lot I see the scumbag cops show up issuing tickets. Then to get out of a ticket they want me to do paint & bodywork for them for free outta my shop. Most cops are immoral and corrupt (that I’ve met)
–a great old classic car … and it even has an anti theft device … no one knows how to drive a stick shift anymore, ha ha … edit, I had a 73 super beetle … the sound of this gia brought back memories .. thx mustie1.
where is the music,i have the same system in my 95 ford f-150 six cylinder.
Never seen anything like that before. Spraying oil into body components. The undercoating thing I get.
I would love to taker her for a ride
Admittedly I only went the whole hog once, and that was on my Mk1 Ford Cortina, but I used a product called Finnegans Wax Oil on the underside of my car, also bought the tube attachment that had a small nozzle that would shoot the product out sideways, and did the box sections and sills.ðŸ‘
I like the "Le Mustie" race segment starting at 35:30 – VW engine turns into a Ferrari. Still trying to figure out what the cartoon-like noise is at 36:10 as Mustie turns right on another road.
Is oil better than waxoily?
Car is not meant to last forever. 40 years is a long time. 3 horse lifetimes.
Bet those were fun to Driive in the 60's in the snow.
man mustie1 buddy i love this car . i really never thought i would say that about a v dub . but this one is different it has that classic curves and sexxy lines look from another time that i guess the new generation just cant pull off with there boxes on wheels look . great job brother . i dont know if you read these or not ? but cut your oil with denatured alcohol it will thin it for the spray then it will evaporate out of the oil leaving it to thicken . i use a similar thing as a finish on wood called ob shine juice . its basically the same thing . 1 part denatured alcohol 1 part boiled linseed oil 1 part bees wax . in your case toilet bowl wax lol . you want to heat up the wax before mixing it or mix it in to the boiled linseed oil on a Colman stove or electric hot plate . hot plate would be better no open flame . it stays pretty liquidly in the boiled linseed oil and alcohol till its applied then once it drys it shells up just like you said it does . but till then its as thick of a liquid as you make it . how ever over time if you let it set depending on your container you have to add more alcohol to it cause it evaporates . your the man brother love watching your stuff . love this car .
Wire brush? Hand or rotary, they are my first go to with rust and the results have been good over the years. I tend to use brass brushes as first option, often it is enough although they can leave the steel coated in brass. I've also found that those rust treatments that do start off as white and turn purple then black do seep into narrow gaps, maybe it is just the product I'm using (Krust).
I've used Waxoyl on cars before with some success, this is a product made by the Hammerite company. It is meant to be sprayed on as an underseal and they recommend drilling inaccessable boxed sections and squirting inside, it doesn't harden quickly so with a bit of driving it should spread into most places.
Hammerite paint, smooth or hammered are both great for painting straight on to rust, I love the hammered dark blue (midnight blue I think) and it's a one stop solution to rusty metalwork. You do need to wirebrush before use but that is it, personally I always wirebrush all the flakey stuff off before using any rust treatment.
Oil is OK but it doesn't stand up to constant washing by water I have found, I was repairing a 2 stroke strimmer the other day (fuel blockages) and I spilt oil on the bin I was using as a table, a few days later the bin was due out so I thought I would give it a wipe, but there was no need as the rain had completely washed it away, yes this was a plastic but I was surprised that there was absolutely no sign of it.
When I had several motorbikes, I Hammerited the underneath of the mudguards (old chrome variety) and wiped oil on the chrome regularly to stop scratches becoming rust spots, with some old bikes that I wanted to keep looking original but used I would wipe oil all over the chrome and paintwork for the same reason, I liked the look and it stopped any rust progressing, but once again where out of view like the frame and the bottom of the tank I would use Hammerite paint before I oiled the bike.
Darn shame the throttle cable let go. Glad you got it back home. I do have to ask. What did you do with it? What happened to the little Ghia?
Use RP-342,… heavy cosmoline spray.. will almost never wash away or rust, it will stop oxygen from getting to the iron oxide and only gas will wash it away..
Bonus is its in spray cans for cheap.
This is why the military has been using it for over a century and every gun owner curses a military surplus rifle when they buy one.
I have to wonder – what's Mustie1's auto insurance policy look like, and how much does it run per month 🙂 (Like the title from "One Piece At A Time" – 'it took the whole staff, and when it was done, it weighed sixty pounds' )
I never used a mask for anything except in the Army they made you try a gas mask. How are you supposed to get immune to anything by wearing a mask? The government is forcing us to wear masks right now but they had almost double the death rate in 1918 from the Asian flu. The population was a 108 million and 700 died from the flu. Today's population is 330 plus million and the death rate is 1% a year so if 3.3 more died in 2020 than in 2019 we would hear about it but all we hear is BS about this guy or that dying but no proof. The left is making it up to control us, like puppets. You hear about protesters and others without masks, because they were told it all BS. Anything from old age to suicide is being blamed on covid. They do a test and magnify the result and then tell he had a virus in his system. We all have a virus in our systems, otherwise, we would not be able to digest food or fight off diseases, our immune system is made up of viruses, that how we live. The real epidemic was in the 80s when perverts were passing a deadly disease that destroyed our immune systems but the left protected the spreaders of Aids then and you heard every wacko make a plea for a cure. But there was a cure, just keep in your pants. If it was a venereal disease passed by straight, that was what they would have said, control your lust, you are the ones bring it on yourselves. And of course, every decent human being that had it would be quarantined and named in the papers, watch out, Joe Smoe has a VD and he passes it on.
See the best thing to do to a new car is to paint it first on the underside, primer and finish coat then use the rust barrier that bar&chain delivers after and renew every year after that.
This car is rare these days, its worth keeping at it. Like having a small sports car. Lots of fun!
Thanks for the video and the Bar lube info. I have really good luck with Klotz spray motorcycle chain lube. Used it for over forty years, it goes on thin, penetrates and really sticks.
controlled oversteer! I bet it would do great on real snow tires!
I had a '65 Beetle that I drove quite a bit in winter conditions with snow tires. If only the heater/defroster worked!
Love the home-grown rustproofing. I coat my boat trailer leaf springs with a thick coating of Evinrude triple guard grease and then spray them with Corrosion X each season. They hardly rust this way (salt water) other trailers I see they rust bad in a matter of a few years (4-5 years max).
We use wax oil in the UK
In 2003 I bought a brand new GMC Sierra 1500. I had it Ziebart undercoated, which is "THE" undercoating to have done in the midwest. Fast forward to 2019, the pickup frame & brake & fuel lines were so rusted, they started leaking. I don't under coat anymore.
Hey!! What about the RADIO!!??
At first, I couldn't believe you were taking that sewing machine wrapped in a Coke can out on the street…but then….you take it out and do doughnuts in the snow with it…YIKES!
I've always loved those Karmann Ghia's and wished my '64 Beetle was one. I once broke my throttle cable and found some bail wire on an old wooden fence. I ran it from the carb, around the rear bumper and up to my drivers window and wrapped it around a small stick at the end. I would pull on the stick out the window for throttle. It was a bit tricky shifting gears because I had no hands on the wheel, but it got me home.
Love that vintage old car wow she's worth pursuing restoration and repairing inside and out thanks for putting this little jewel back on the road.
Unless it's an extremely high compression engine you're wasting your money on premium gas
Do like gunsmiths do, just boil the whole car.
Limping home on fast idle after busting the throttle cable- been there, done that.
Agree absolutely with the 1st 8 minutes or so. Rust never sleeps. Grease it up. Keep oxygen away from iron and rust can't happen.
A Subaru engine would have been a better choice if can fit.