Updates on the engine and why are there not more videos?

The old JX engine is now built out and we are awaiting a donor "heart" for my bus.
One wrecker wanted to sell a VW Rabbit Mk 4 TDi engine. Unfortunately, I've missed some parts of the removal of the engine, so I will only do a video about the beginnings of removal and the inserting of the new engine and ongoing modifications.

Question: Why are there not more videos?

Answer: We are living in a part of the world, where the internet is so slow, that you want to send your videos directly to Youtube by snail mail. I've got a friend, who has a faster connection, but our meetings are rare. The problem is that you can wait for hours at 300 Mbps download and less than 100 Mbps download. Since I'm a student, I've got the possibility to solve this via TV cable, but I'm rarely there in summers. College will resume shortly and I will be able to upload new stuff. If I'm meeting my friend earlier, stuff will be earlier there. The project CanadianMapleLeaf01 isn't dead. Just wait for more updates on Twitter or here. We are not on modem, but our phone company is refusing any upgrade to our internet experience. Ok, we want to deliver quality.

Status update #2

Hyde park documentary is assembled and ready for uploading.

Videos due for uploading:
-How to cellphone
-Flight to London
-A week out in London
-Train trip to Brighton
-Bungee Brighton
-BA908
-Hyde Park Documentary
-Gearbox exchange


Queued work
-JX reworks (renamed to Gearbox exchange)  
- Engine replacement

-work that need special permission (party of two).
-Audi restoration project (works are halted)
-Audi hits the road again (works are halted)

Disclaimer:
We do not warranty that work will be uploaded. Work may be delayed or canceled because of lacking footage and time without any further notice. We don't give any dates or times, not to disappoint you.

Well it looks like this we have to change something

JX reworks will not be come out as planned. JX is an engine type by Volkswagen, which was built in VW rabbit/Golf MkII (as id CY/JR), Passat/Quantum Mk2 (also id CY), VW Vanagon / Type 2 T3 (as id JX), Jetta (as id CY/JR) and Audi 80 (CY). Mine is a modified Passat CY, only retrofitted with bus parts (a "JX"). After weeks of gasket exchanges and other stuff, we wanted to start this car and... it stalled every time. We have applied start pilot and violá it starts but with bad exhaust (grey fumes). Brought this car into a garage, the mechanic says: "Replace it! There is not enough underpressure for getting a Diesel started." After twenty years of service at several German community services, the engine has more that 100,000 km clocked. The pistons are maximum size and the holes in the piston head are also trilled up to max size. In other words: We need another engine. Too much cracks in the head between the pistons are making it impossible to build up underpressure.

I've driven with it the multiply distance from Frankfurt to San Francisco, if you calculate it. Pretty hard for an engine. People are saying that this engine can bear up to 300,000 km before complete replacement. Did you hear: 300,000 km!

There are multiply possibilities. First: Get another JX/CY/JR engine and retrofit it. Hey! Far too expensive.
Second: Get a AAZ-engine (from a Golf/Rabbit Mk3) and reengine your car. advantages : More power. Fuel economy is the same as JX. The difference is: The JX is 1.6litres turbocharged. The AAZ is 1.9litres and also turbocharged. Would be a better choice.
Third: Leave Volkswagen and get a third party engine from Subaru or Mitsubishi. Who pays for such an engine? My car came as an original and it should have an "original" engine. Not a Japanese engine.

So there will be a video with an engine replacement and another one with the JX engine. That's for sure.

So the future title will be... JX reworks and engine replacement.

Due to the lack of footage, we can't publish any work on the engine. I've made a video replacing my 4 gearbox with a 5 gear box yesterday.

I will do a video with replacement of the engine. Yesterday, we have begun to disassemble the old engine.

But the new five gearbox is working fine....

Take care. Stay tuned. Good bye.

Status update #1 on videos on CanadianMapleLeaf01

STATUS UPDATE:

Videos which are due for publicizing:
-How to cellphone
-Flight to London
-A week out in London
-Train trip to Brighton
-Bungee Brighton
-BA908

Videos which are not ready for publicizing:
-Hyde Park (voice over is missing yet)
-JX reworks (queued)
-work that need special permission (party of two).
-Audi restoration project (works are halted)
-Audi hits the road again (works are halted)

Disclaimer:
We do not warranty that work will be publicized. Work may be canceled because of lacking footage and time without any further notice. We don't give any dates or times, not to disappoint you.

iMovie '09

Our set has been enhanced to a new piece of software, called iMovie. We will also keep on doing stuff via Sony Vegas, but iMovie has priority. I've experienced many pieces of software: buggy like Windows Movie Maker, working like Sony Vegas, sometimes buggy like iMovie. Did anyone notice that this software, has no save/save as option in the menu "file"? You have to shut it down for saving your project. If it freezes crashes, your last made changes won't be saved. Don't try to play it in full screen. The reason, why I didn't tossed it, is: It can make the most professional look a like movies, I've ever seen before.

I've made a 3 minute documentary on this project, this took 4 days to make it.

There will be more videos posted, of course in HD Quality.

CU on youtube.

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