You gotta love to this day V DUBS still one of the most popular cars. Still holding it down after all these years. My favorite part of being a member of the best Car Club in the World, if you ask me is us VW family never trash VW ANYTHING! Yes from time to time the Old Lady has enough of tripping over VW parts and forces a liquidation of them but whatever it may be you can guarantee it has a new home and won't be lost and wasted forever. If it's rusty and has a VW on it, it's perfect.
Oh man, when you hooked up the power for the first time and tried cranking it, it reminded me of my grandfather's old Ford 9N tractor. It had a six volt battery and sounded just like that! Memories...
BLC is short for Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co. Starting in the 1936 they made headlights, bumpers, and hubcaps along side Guide Lamp Corp. They both had heavy association with General Motors and eventually became divisions of GM.
Cool 13 here in Northern Ireland family owned lawnmower business, have 4 vintage lawnmowers huffy caprice bolens 1050 with 2cv engine wolf garten cart and a john deere 68. All very hard to find out here, also my dad said 4 years ago my granda threw out 8 huge crates of vintage engines etc, I found two of them hidden in our scarpwayrd
Hi Mustie1 Like your no nonsense videos I'm not even a big beatle or vw fan but from your dads camper to just the cars engines you find there's allways something interesting i also have to agree with you with the beatle convertible your welding might not have made the purists happy but it kept a lovely car on the road for another few years keep up the good work John
I found that removing the plugs and putting a squirt of engine oil in the cylinder and cranking it, then putting the plugs back in, made it much more likely to start quickly. It temporarily improved compression. Try it!
another great video mustie!! that's a great vw haul!! I've got a beetle myself, and love seeing other people love the hobby the way i do! keep em coming!
I have learned a lot of great tricks from watching your videos, my favorite being the squirt bottle of two stroke fuel. My go to trick, but one I haven’t seen you try, is to use a propane torch to clear flooded plugs and get some heat into them. I am not sure why it works but it does
V.W. bit the dust in my part of the country because of emission testing, I drove a 74 Thing that drove me nuts trying to get it to pass emissions, Horizontal engine configuration left hydrocarbon emissions too high for state requirements. Before emissions killed them I had a dune buggy (6 volt electrical system) that I drove the beaches in Mexico, had implement tires for flotation and gave 30 miles to the gallon. Sure miss the ole days
Brotha, I'm sure you don't see yourself as a "celebrity", which is one of the things that makes you great... that friendly humility, but you're quickly rivaling Mike Rowe as my top "famous dudes I'd like to buy a beer." Love your common sense approach and the way you talk yourself (and us) through things in your garage... reminds me a lot of my own approach... with the exception of the fact I don't have the luxury of telling folks I'm making a UA-cam video when they catch me talking to myself 🤣 At any rate, thank you for so freely sharing your vast wealth of knowledge in such an easily comprehensive way.
Sometimes you win....sometimes you.... but when I listened to it in the beginning I thought it was rougher than many you have cold started, I see how I'm gonna use my jumper pack come spring.
Dang.....I get physically worn out watching you try to start engines. I'm in my seat moving my whole body back and forth rooting for every engine you try.
The horde grows larger...that was quite a score. Yes we want to see the bug on the road again. It looks like it is in good condition at least on the outside.
Mustie1 and New England VW enthusiasts, wanted to share with you all that the Connecticut Terryville Volkswagen bug affair will be brought back this year. Fathers day june 17. Look it up. looking forward to it returning. Btw, nice score on vw hoard!
Hi Mustie, what you called a "sway bar" is actually a unique VW feature and is called "Ausgleichsfeder" in German. It works exactly the opposite way a sway bar does. It makes the suspension of the outer rear wheel softer when taking a road curve, thus somewhat reducing the risk of oversteering.
Loved my '57 bug. Bought it for $350 in 1969. Even a clutz like me could keep it tuned, which was a must. The carb manifold would be coated with ice as it idled to warm up. Had to have that new exhaust, what was that called? Wide wheels and tires. Later put Porsche front brakes on it. Such fun.
hi mustie 1, i love watching your stuff, i can so relate to what you are up to, me and my son are doing up a baywindow 1979 camper, i'm john in leeds, uk. wish i live round corner from you coz i'd be one of those mates forever borrowing lol, i've retired now and i enjoy watching
*What i like to do is that situations is, on the end of my fuel squirter, i put a windshield wiper squirter nosal on the end of it so it send a mist of fuel and not just a stream.* Helps A LOT in situations like this. On a fresher engine or a better tuned one they both work fine.
Extra nice haul you two (Mac says as he drools over his keyboard). Thought for sure you would check spark after you cleaned those points. But it was about to rain (on your parade - haha).
Mustie, you need a Buffalo Pitts stationary steam generator. You hook it up to a 12 volt generator and channel the heat from the funnel through flues to heat up the average Atkinson winter day in your workshop.
You're killing me Mustie1 not seeing that plug wire off (I was sure you'd notice it). I'm sure we'll see the great revile and startup on all four cylinders. ;-)
when you get one of these running, you could totally make a jump cart out of it using a big battery, a bass competition alternator, and long set of cables with a big anderson connector on one end. it would be quiet too since this engine is big enough that you could just put a big pulley on it and run it a little above idle.
nice bug ! the oil cooler on the back of the shroud never was a great idea being it heating the air that's supposed to cool the cylinders ! square back window bug sizes are 58 to 64 , 65 to 71, 72 and later pretty sure. the round bowl 30 pict 1 is a great carb and pretty sure 67 only ! have fun ! that bug looks like a runner !
Mustie's somebody wrote a message saying a plug wire is not hook up know you can't see it I would have used my brain to send some waves your way but to far from where I live did give good memory's of starting one in cold weather with plug wires not hooked up had a 69 that use to play tricks on me in the 70's then I figure it out woe !! After the smoke cleared and all those donuts , pizza's yeah Orange Crushes thanks enjoyed every minute !¡! : P
*Mustie1* that Scat stickered engine is a runner! Excellent video, these will it runs make my day every time. I have a giant spread winged jet hood ornament, weighs probably 5 lbs, anyone know what it's from? I look forward to all your videos, keep them coming Mustie1
Seems like it was only hitting on 1 to 2 cylinders. If the only problem was that one spark plug lead disconnected, I bet it would have started. Anyways, congrats on a fine parts haul and what appears to be a very straight '68 bug. Hope the underside looks as good as the body.
not first Happy Valentine's Day! Brings back memories I had a 72 then a 67 that had a body kit on it and a 60 horse with over size jugs and twin carbs ran L60's on the rear and would bark them going into 3rd gear really miss that car it was a lot of fun
I like the plug wire just sitting there. You get consumed and excited to start the engine but forgot to put the plug wire back on spark plug. I've been there many times with something like that then just look at it like "you dumb ass" meaning me, lol
I get emails when you upload new videos. I love them! Even though I have no clue what you're doing most of the time. You remind me of a channel I also follow, Jafromobile. You and Him are a lot alike. :)
Mustie1...some info on blc lights: What is B-L-C? In 1936, as Guide continued to grow and expand, the Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co (B-L-C) was named a plant of Guide Lamp Corp. The Syracuse, NY company turned out lamps, bumper guards and hub caps for GM's eastern section of the United States. I only know of this because of it's ties to syracuse.
Nothing better than a will it run episode. 👍👍
Of course it will. It's a bug engine. One of the best little engines in the world. And cheap and easy, and fun to work on.
You gotta love to this day V DUBS still one of the most popular cars. Still holding it down after all these years. My favorite part of being a member of the best Car Club in the World, if you ask me is us VW family never trash VW ANYTHING! Yes from time to time the Old Lady has enough of tripping over VW parts and forces a liquidation of them but whatever it may be you can guarantee it has a new home and won't be lost and wasted forever. If it's rusty and has a VW on it, it's perfect.
Yes Yes Yes....another fine vid from Mustie1. Thanks for sharing your journey with us, its always a good time.
Your videos are informative and relaxing to watch. Thanks for all you do.
Oh man, when you hooked up the power for the first time and tried cranking it, it reminded me of my grandfather's old Ford 9N tractor. It had a six volt battery and sounded just like that! Memories...
How can you dislike this, when it’s like reviving a dead person. Every time Mustie gets one going again a smile just happens naturally !
I did not hear what you payed for this haul,(as if it was any of MY business)! And what a haul it was! Car + parts= heaven! Thankz
Wow, what a nice find of parts, engines and a Bug! I had a 71 Super beetle that was this color.
BLC is short for Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co. Starting in the 1936 they made headlights, bumpers, and hubcaps along side Guide Lamp Corp. They both had heavy association with General Motors and eventually became divisions of GM.
Cool 13 here in Northern Ireland family owned lawnmower business, have 4 vintage lawnmowers huffy caprice bolens 1050 with 2cv engine wolf garten cart and a john deere 68. All very hard to find out here, also my dad said 4 years ago my granda threw out 8 huge crates of vintage engines etc, I found two of them hidden in our scarpwayrd
Hi Mustie1
Like your no nonsense videos I'm not even a big beatle or vw fan but from your dads camper to just the cars engines you find there's allways something interesting i also have to agree with you with the beatle convertible your welding might not have made the purists happy but it kept a lovely car on the road for another few years keep up the good work
John
That will go. Not far off. Good vid. Good find.
An engine that wanted to run more than this one I have not seen. :>) Thanks, Mustie.
Love seeing those old engine starting :D
I found that removing the plugs and putting a squirt of engine oil in the cylinder and cranking it, then putting the plugs back in, made it much more likely to start quickly. It temporarily improved compression. Try it!
I haven't a powder blue bug in a long time. Gonna be nice to see you restore it. Happy Valentines day Mustie. Love the videos.
Now this is the Mustie1 I love watching!! Much respect sir! 😁✌
another great video mustie!! that's a great vw haul!! I've got a beetle myself, and love seeing other people love the hobby the way i do! keep em coming!
I have learned a lot of great tricks from watching your videos, my favorite being the squirt bottle of two stroke fuel. My go to trick, but one I haven’t seen you try, is to use a propane torch to clear flooded plugs and get some heat into them. I am not sure why it works but it does
I can't wait to get my hands on one of these Beetles. Preferably with the smaller tail lights and teardrop decklid. Oh my.
V.W. bit the dust in my part of the country because of emission testing, I drove a 74 Thing that drove me nuts trying to get it to pass emissions, Horizontal engine configuration left hydrocarbon emissions too high for state requirements. Before emissions killed them I had a dune buggy (6 volt electrical system) that I drove the beaches in Mexico, had implement tires for flotation and gave 30 miles to the gallon. Sure miss the ole days
I dunno why, but I love these resurrection vids-especially the vws(I’m a vw nut). Looking forward to hearing that engine come to life!
Brotha, I'm sure you don't see yourself as a "celebrity", which is one of the things that makes you great... that friendly humility, but you're quickly rivaling Mike Rowe as my top "famous dudes I'd like to buy a beer." Love your common sense approach and the way you talk yourself (and us) through things in your garage... reminds me a lot of my own approach... with the exception of the fact I don't have the luxury of telling folks I'm making a UA-cam video when they catch me talking to myself 🤣 At any rate, thank you for so freely sharing your vast wealth of knowledge in such an easily comprehensive way.
We were all willing it on for ya mate.
Sometimes you win....sometimes you.... but when I listened to it in the beginning I thought it was rougher than many you have cold started, I see how I'm gonna use my jumper pack come spring.
Dang.....I get physically worn out watching you try to start engines. I'm in my seat moving my whole body back and forth rooting for every engine you try.
Looking forward to seeing if those engines do start up.....well I mean when you do get them started you always do.
The horde grows larger...that was quite a score. Yes we want to see the bug on the road again. It looks like it is in good condition at least on the outside.
bug is the next video
Greetings from Denmark. Too bad it did nor start mustie. can’t wait for your next video. 👍
Must be a dragon! She's spittin' fire at 16:04! Love it!
The cliffhanger resumes, thanks Mustie some serious treasures
I do believe Mustie is in VW heaven!!!!
Mustie1 and New England VW enthusiasts, wanted to share with you all that the Connecticut Terryville Volkswagen bug affair will be brought back this year. Fathers day june 17. Look it up. looking forward to it returning.
Btw, nice score on vw hoard!
great news, thanks
Great barn Find... Nice, Tons of spare parts..
Hope u continue with this, love seeing u bring scrap back to :) life
Mustie, I like your determination.
I love these will it run videos... I know your wife and neighbors love it too lol
Sounds like it will be a good runner. Can’t wait to hear the bug.
That engine tried so hard to start thanks i wanted it to run so badly i was rooting for it lol.
I just checked about the B-L-C Head lamps and found a "Hot Rod Disorder, Guide to B-L-C Headlamps. PLEASE keep the videos coming.
Hi Mustie,
what you called a "sway bar" is actually a unique VW feature and is called "Ausgleichsfeder" in German. It works exactly the opposite way a sway bar does. It makes the suspension of the outer rear wheel softer when taking a road curve, thus somewhat reducing the risk of oversteering.
Looks like some vintage Gene Berg dual carb linkage! Nice stuff!
Love the revival videos !!please. Make videos on the vw fastback
Wow, what a great find, and some really useful stuff.
Ho Mustie you are the greatest you are the king of mechanics.
Yeah it usually helps when all the plug wires are connected. lol
A lot of good parts there. Cheers.
Loved my '57 bug. Bought it for $350 in 1969. Even a clutz like me could keep it tuned, which was a must. The carb manifold would be coated with ice as it idled to warm up. Had to have that new exhaust, what was that called? Wide wheels and tires. Later put Porsche front brakes on it. Such fun.
Vintage BLC 682-J headlights Guide 1932 Ford hot rod 1934/1935/1936 Chevy truck
Wow! What a great find! Be sure to adjust the valves. After a while out of the car, they are sure to be out of tolerance.
hi mustie 1, i love watching your stuff, i can so relate to what you are up to, me and my son are doing up a baywindow 1979 camper, i'm john in leeds, uk. wish i live round corner from you coz i'd be one of those mates forever borrowing lol, i've retired now and i enjoy watching
Giving Roadking a shout out, good on ya!
Always look forward to a mustie1 video!!!!
I told told Brian that you guys got a nice load of gold. Now I know who to call when I need parts for mine. LAter -Ed
*What i like to do is that situations is, on the end of my fuel squirter, i put a windshield wiper squirter nosal on the end of it so it send a mist of fuel and not just a stream.*
Helps A LOT in situations like this.
On a fresher engine or a better tuned one they both work fine.
Yes! Mustie is the man with the truck full of rusty gold
Extra nice haul you two (Mac says as he drools over his keyboard). Thought for sure you would check spark after you cleaned those points. But it was about to rain (on your parade - haha).
B-L-C stands for Brown Lite Chapin. And you're correct. They were for GM cars and trucks.
Actually Brown Like Chapin
LIPE. @#$%$€@% AUTO CORRECT
Awesome finds and awesome videos.
Yes one plug lead was off, but it did show signs of life :-D
It needs fondling a bit more by you lol :-D.
That rusty one looks rather ill.
i bet that rusty one still has some fire in her blood
Why was it dumping white smoke? Is that like a mixture of unburned gas mixed with some slight exhaust from partial ignition?
tarstarkusz in this case you are right in some other cases it can mean that its burning alot of oil and this one might be a little bit
+Wolf... Thanks. Doesn't burning oil produce a blue tinted smoke?
tarstarkusz sometimes but mostly just clouds of white smoke
H cases are '67-'69 1500 Single port. Great score on those early ('64 and older) popouts!
Nice score Mustie! that dual port seems to be quite nice.
I don't know who's more excited when they turn over and run, me or you?...lol
You need to change your diet.
Too much carbs.
- Eddy
Mustie, you need a Buffalo Pitts stationary steam generator. You hook it up to a 12 volt generator and channel the heat from the funnel through flues to heat up the average Atkinson winter day in your workshop.
These items could not have went to a better home , Rock On VW Mustie1
"Looks like a Roadking special" haha I was thinking the same thing when I first saw that engine!
You're killing me Mustie1 not seeing that plug wire off (I was sure you'd notice it). I'm sure we'll see the great revile and startup on all four cylinders. ;-)
Love the bug ! Can’t wait to hear it run.
oooh, there's a face in the fingerprints/dust on the fan shroud. definately some sort of miracle!
when you get one of these running, you could totally make a jump cart out of it using a big battery, a bass competition alternator, and long set of cables with a big anderson connector on one end. it would be quiet too since this engine is big enough that you could just put a big pulley on it and run it a little above idle.
nice bug ! the oil cooler on the back of the shroud never was a great idea being it heating the air that's supposed to cool the cylinders ! square back window bug sizes are 58 to 64 , 65 to 71, 72 and later pretty sure. the round bowl 30 pict 1 is a great carb and pretty sure 67 only ! have fun ! that bug looks like a runner !
All those engines and carbs....... when I get my bug and need parts, I know who’s my best friend
You, sir, are in a growing need of outbuildings.
Mike
I noticed the fresh air box to dash vent adapters... really need a pair of those for my 71 super
You are my inspiration to get a bettle
love bringing them back to life
looking forward to more garage fun
I'm drooling over your VW gold lol..
Mustie's somebody wrote a message saying a plug wire is not hook up know you can't see it I would have used my brain to send some waves your way but to far from where I live did give good memory's of starting one in cold weather with plug wires not hooked up had a 69 that use to play tricks on me in the 70's then I figure it out woe !! After the smoke cleared and all those donuts , pizza's yeah Orange Crushes thanks enjoyed every minute !¡! : P
*Mustie1* that Scat stickered engine is a runner! Excellent video, these will it runs make my day every time. I have a giant spread winged jet hood ornament, weighs probably 5 lbs, anyone know what it's from? I look forward to all your videos, keep them coming Mustie1
Seems like it was only hitting on 1 to 2 cylinders. If the only problem was that one spark plug lead disconnected, I bet it would have started. Anyways, congrats on a fine parts haul and what appears to be a very straight '68 bug. Hope the underside looks as good as the body.
one of the neat things about VW aircooled engines is you can start them on the tailgate of your truck ! Not recommended for a Mopar V8 however
fantastic video
That's good ass it has some compression that means you can work on it with ease.
It's like watching a really good doctor in a really busy ER room!.You should have taken up fixing people Mustie!.
not first Happy Valentine's Day! Brings back memories I had a 72 then a 67 that had a body kit on it and a 60 horse with over size jugs and twin carbs ran L60's on the rear and would bark them going into 3rd gear really miss that car it was a lot of fun
Lots of stuff now for you to work on and also for us to watch on video
Awwww, the plug wire off makes me sad, mostly because it was probably very frustrating when you found it after all this!
H0, H1 1967-1970 1500cc 44bhp DIN, 53HP SAE (only 1967 in USA, 67-70 elsewhere)
H5 1968-69 1500cc 44bhp DIN, 53HP SAE M157 USA/Canada.
Nice addition to the hoard
I like the plug wire just sitting there. You get consumed and excited to start the engine but forgot to put the plug wire back on spark plug. I've been there many times with something like that then just look at it like "you dumb ass" meaning me, lol
Gotta say, Mustie is just a little bit more than grimly determined.
I made the mistake of Googling Scat....
traderjoes I had someone ask me one time " Why would you wanna run shit parts in your VW?" All I could do was laugh and smh.
@Traderjoes..:Big mistake!,there are some strange people out there!.
I'm betting you didn't get music with lots of "bop be doo, looow bay doh be doh doh baaaaaay" and such.
traderjoes c
Yeah, it is like a Christmas catalog.
You should be on Discovery channel: VW Pickers.😁
He WAS approached by a network for a reality show - turned them down. He did a video on this.
Blc headlamps are hot rod headlights reconditioned there 500 a pair nice find
I get emails when you upload new videos. I love them! Even though I have no clue what you're doing most of the time.
You remind me of a channel I also follow, Jafromobile. You and Him are a lot alike. :)
Makin' smoke! It'll be a runner yet! (as will most of them eventually, I'd bet!)
Doctor the patience is flat lining! How about a VW air boat for the camp?
Mustie1...some info on blc lights:
What is B-L-C? In 1936, as Guide continued to grow and expand, the Brown-Lipe-Chapin Co (B-L-C) was named a plant of Guide Lamp Corp. The Syracuse, NY company turned out lamps, bumper guards and hub caps for GM's eastern section of the United States.
I only know of this because of it's ties to syracuse.
insighful information. Thanks!