A New Heart For Miss Zora

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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Wed Feb 08, 2012 7:35 pm

Thanks for that. :-)
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by tristessa » Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:39 pm

No throttle switch on '77.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Wed Feb 08, 2012 9:46 pm

yep, I took a picture of the one still on MZ and sent it to them.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by ruckman101 » Thu Feb 09, 2012 12:11 am

Shop? Halsey? Brake job? You just built an engine, you take Miss Zora to the shop for brakes? Sorry. Shops are a foreign concept to me. Too stubborn and too cheap.


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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Thu Feb 09, 2012 8:20 am

No. Heckmann & Thiemann. And yes for brakes. This gal needed to focus on finding a job. Plus my mom offered up the help. I couldn't pass it up.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by airkooledchris » Tue Apr 09, 2013 1:23 pm

I can't believe this thread ends here. Surely the story doesn't suddenly stop with taking a rebuilt motor into a shop and having them claim some bits were missing when it sounded like you had it all buttoned up ok?

What a fantastic read though. I remember following it on and off while it was 'live' - and it's great to re-live it in preparation for my own process. Gathering data, data data.

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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Tue Apr 09, 2013 2:33 pm

As of now, she's is running great. There is a small oil leak but I'm not worried.
I do need to figure out how to tighten up the shifter...a little rattly...and need to grease up the speedometer cable.
And I've noticed a little power drop when the wipers, lights and radio are running and I step on the brakes. I have a new rebuilt alternator and new battery. huh.

She's still accelerating uphill!

Every time I turn the key, it makes me smile. :)
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by hambone » Tue Apr 09, 2013 3:36 pm

Long happy years ahead!
Rattly shifter, that little bushing in front of the shifter wears out. Usually a "simple" fix. "Usually".
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:03 pm

Do I access that from the top or from underneath?
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by hambone » Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:14 pm

Take the shifter out from the top (marking its position first with a sharpie), replace the bushing from below. The shift rods must come apart. Bentley has a pretty good procedure on it, with pix.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Tue Apr 09, 2013 4:23 pm

cool. thanks!
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by Amskeptic » Fri Apr 12, 2013 7:43 am

misszora wrote:cool. thanks!
We don't do that yet.

Hie thy Self under said Misszora and find the shift rod. It passes through the front suspension and is often quite close to ebrake cableage in vicinity. Grab the shift rod and wiggle it side-to-side. If it goes clanka clanka, yep, do the front bushing. If it merely wiggles a bit, then the rattle may be the frozen spring-loaded pin at the end of the shifter that goes into the socket of the front shift rod. This rattle is more of a buzzy rattle that quiets down when you apply a delicate pressure.

I can show you a "procedure" at Maupin.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Fri Apr 12, 2013 5:14 pm

Amskeptic wrote:
We don't do that yet.

Hie thy Self under said Misszora and find the shift rod. It passes through the front suspension and is often quite close to ebrake cableage in vicinity. Grab the shift rod and wiggle it side-to-side. If it goes clanka clanka, yep, do the front bushing. If it merely wiggles a bit, then the rattle may be the frozen spring-loaded pin at the end of the shifter that goes into the socket of the front shift rod. This rattle is more of a buzzy rattle that quiets down when you apply a delicate pressure.

I can show you a "procedure" at Maupin.
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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by misszora » Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:55 am

5+ Year Update:

MZ is still running like a champ. I moved to California 2 years ago. She has been to Burning Man 10 times so far.

Colin finally helped me figure out the intermittent chug that had been plaguing my peace of mind for over 3 years. Coincidentally, that's how long it had been since I had hired him last. Best money spent ever and I'm NOT going to skip any more years.

Here's that journey from earlier this year.
http://www.itinerant-air-cooled.com/vie ... 77&t=13634

I got to take a couple spur of the moment camping trips with great joy (and no worry!) and she has helped me move tons of stuff around town that would've been nearly impossible with my bug. Happiness all around!
Miss Zora - '77 VW Riviera Hard Top Campmobile
Dharma Bug - '69 VW Bug
The Vandejo - '74 VW Westfalia Poptop (former mom)

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Re: A New Heart For Miss Zora

Post by Amskeptic » Thu Nov 15, 2018 9:55 am

misszora wrote:
Wed Nov 14, 2018 9:55 am
5+ Year Update:

MZ is still running like a champ. I moved to California 2 years ago. She has been to Burning Man 10 times so far.

Colin finally helped me figure out the intermittent chug that had been plaguing my peace of mind for over 3 years. Coincidentally, that's how long it had been since I had hired him last. Best money spent ever and I'm NOT going to skip any more years.

Here's that journey from earlier this year.
http://www.itinerant-air-cooled.com/vie ... 77&t=13634

I got to take a couple spur of the moment camping trips with great joy (and no worry!) and she has helped me move tons of stuff around town that would've been nearly impossible with my bug. Happiness all around!

Good!

I remember like yesterday, Portland OR cloudy morning, greeting Miss Zora for the first time, sitting out there on the street with toggles and push buttons and butchered wires and all she needed to restore her correct ignition key operation was to seat the plug on the steering column mount.

Then a decade happened.
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BobD - 78 Bus . . . 112,730 miles
Chloe - 70 bus . . . 217,593 miles
Naranja - 77 Westy . . . 142,970 miles
Pluck - 1973 Squareback . . . . . . 55,600 miles
Alexus - 91 Lexus LS400 . . . 96,675 miles

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