Engine Compartment Seal

Here is the seal that I inserted tonight in the engine bay. It goes between the engine tin and the body and basically helps in the cooling process of the engine. I read how difficult it was to put this on and two people facilitated the process, but the seal went in quite easily. The smooth side faced down and I started at the front near the firewall. I fed some of the seal in the front through the topside of the engine, although when acessible,, it was easirer to feed the seal through from the bottom .

That probably makes no sense, but if you're lying underneath it on a Friday night, you;ll get the idea.

Some real progress is being made. Wonder if it will be roadworthy (and presentable) by the ski-to-sea parade?

BMW

Tonight was not a VW night. Spring is finally here and the weekends are sunny and warming, so I need to get the oil changed on a '75 BMW R60/6 that I have. This required dropping the pan. A tiny chunk of metal (about 2mm) was found in this pan. I wonder what its source was. Should I be alarmed?

I'll adjust the valves too, and later change the gear box, final drive and shaft oil. I only put a couple hundred miles on the bike each summer, and it pretty much is half the 1700cc motor on the Weekender.

I need to play a little. And this weekend I hope to.

Progress!

Well many breakthroughs occurred since my last post.

We got the motor to turn over. It turned out that in spite of the wire to the starter reading 12.5 volts, the terminal was incredibly corroded and the current getting to the starter was virtually nil. So may friend simply went to O'Reillys and picked up a three dollar terminal, put it on, and turn the starter a tiny bit. (The motor hasn't been turned over since 2006.) Next step is to change the oil and drain the fuel.

Another wonderful thing was replacing all the lenses and housings on the back. Revers, brake, signals, parking lights all work. With as many vee-dubs that I owned, and considering the age, this is a small miracle. Now I need to make a few changes on the front lights, and get the rear marker lights installed, and the lights should be complete.

Next step is to get the motor complete. I still need a blower fan and hoses, and it should be mecahnically complete. Everything that I am doing now is mission critical to get it on the road. All the other aesthetic stuff can wait. Good times, and going to sleep tonight on a positive vibe.