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Page 2: ...VOLKSWAGEN TRANSPORTER INSTRUCTION MANUAL November 1963 Edition VOLKSWAGENWERK AG WOLFSBURG Germany...

Page 3: ...Index Tools and accessories 3 7 21 26 29 38 40 44 63 67 73 75 76 77 inside back cover If you want to learn the most important information about your Volkswagen Transporter quickly please read the firs...

Page 4: ...ed for the locks in the vehicle doors and rear panel and to operate the starter ignition lock 29 If your vehicle is equipped with a steering ignition lock you will receive a second key It is advisable...

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Page 6: ...13 Windshield wiper switch 14 Turn indicator switch 15 Switch for load compartment light 16 Gear lever 17 Warm air control 18 Hand brake 19 Square key 20 Accelerator 21 Brake pedal 22 Clutch pedal 23...

Page 7: ...olice or Traffic Department may check whether or not the information on the papers corresponds exactly with that on your vehicle THE CHASSIS NUMBER is stamped on the engine cover plate near the batter...

Page 8: ...S BEFORE YOU DRIVE AWAY please check engine oil level fan belt tension quantity of fuel in the tank tire pressures efficiency of brakes position of rear view mirror and if driving at night or in foggy...

Page 9: ...checked with the engine at rest The oil level is satis factory when it is between the two marks on the oil level dipstick but it should never be permitted to drop below the lower mark To make an accu...

Page 10: ...es long belt life and adequate engine cooling Checking is very simple when pressed with the finger the belt must yield approxi mately 15 mm 6 If you find any sign of wear such as frayed edges see your...

Page 11: ...ing regular and premium mixtures are distingu ished by their consistent composition adequate anti knock properties and freedom from harmful ingredients THE TIR ES deserve and require your particular...

Page 12: ...ation of brakes under various circumstances GOOD EXTERIOR LIGHTS are the first requirement of safe night driving The three positions of the light switch are the following Fully pushed in Off Pulled ou...

Page 13: ...warning lights in the speedometer come on Then operate the starter without delay by turning the key further to the right At temperatures above freezing point or when the engine is still warm depress t...

Page 14: ...damaged by the engine when it is running T he starting procedure should not be interrupted if the engine is heard to fire a few times without start ing If your vehicle has a steering ignition lock the...

Page 15: ...ver be engaged unless the vehicle is at a standstill T o engage the reverse gear first press down the gear lever vertically move it to the left and pul l it rearwards SHIFTING TO A LOWER GEAR This is...

Page 16: ...shift to a lower gear or even try to avoid shifting occasionally by merely slipping partly disengaging the clutch Do not use clutch pedal as a foot re st while driving you r vehicle APPLY THE BRAKES G...

Page 17: ...t On vehicles with the steering ignition lock it is important to remember not to withdraw the ignition key until the vehicle is stationary as the steering is locked when the key is in the Haft positio...

Page 18: ...ents Set it so that you can see the entire width of the road behind the vehicle fo r a great distance without turning the head or the upper part of the body THE SUN VISORS can be swivelled towards the...

Page 19: ...ia a duct on the roof pan when the vehicle is moving The amount of air admitted can be regulated moving the lever on the left side of the duct to one of three positions InI rear position the duct is c...

Page 20: ...he material properly To close the sliding roof turn the handle to the left first then pull the roof forwards until the locking hook engages and turn handle to the right If you have a Pick up note the...

Page 21: ...gages roperly ontacts the body pk d to prevent pilfering I ays be closed when t be loc e must aw The door can t the sliding door mber tha Please e motion vehicle is 20 THE ASH TRA y I can be easily in...

Page 22: ...ways keep the vehicle speed within the permissible ranges for the various gears 1200 TRANSPORTER 1st gear 0 20 kph 0 12 mph 2nd gear 10 40 kph 6 25 mph 3rd gear 2 5 kph 12 40 mph Top gear 30 95 kph mp...

Page 23: ...ilizes the braking power of the engine Make use the full acceleration capacity and the excellent brakes of your Transport only when you really need to HOW TO DRIVE AT HIGH SPEED WITHOUT SACRIFICING FU...

Page 24: ...of the en has ceased Stop at once and check the level of the oil be you consult a Service Station If the lamp flashes occa 1lill i sionally when the engine is warm and running slowly it does not indic...

Page 25: ...ions PASSING OTHER VEHICLES Pass othe r vehicles with consideration Always be sure that the road is clear ahead of you and look out for vehicles approaching you from the opposite direction A brief loo...

Page 26: ...ions PASSING OTHER VEHICLES Pass other vehicles with consideration Always be sure that the road is clear ahead of you and look out for vehicles approaching you from the opposite direction A brief look...

Page 27: ...l up a little bit until both ends of the vehicle come as close to the curb as possible When parking on a steep gradient set the hand brake to stop the ve hicle rolling As a precautionary measu re it i...

Page 28: ...ick ly and uniformly THE WARM AIR HEATING can be regulated by a rotary knob situated at the right hand side under the seat Anti clockwise On 1 Clockwise Off 2 Warm air to the defroster nozzles and to...

Page 29: ...pera ture is low Onlyif your VW Transporter is mainly operated for short distances during coldweather is it advisable to have the oil changed at more frequent inter vals say every 2500 km 1500 miles u...

Page 30: ...ring the rest of the year you should use the usual tires CHAINS You will need chains only when the roads are covered with snow Without such chains the rear wheels of your vehicle are apt to spin and a...

Page 31: ...LLY AND AT THE PRESCRIBED INTERVALS Therefore do not shy at the work connected with regular lubrication A Lubrication Chart can be found on page 75 indicating the correct mileages at which to lubricat...

Page 32: ...s used it is unnecessary and uneconomical to change the oil more frequently than called for in the Lubrication Chart The old oil is drained when warm by removing the plug in the oil strainer plate The...

Page 33: ...corrosion preventive pro perties and detergent dispersant characteristics which tend to hold in sus pension foreign contaminants which would normally settle on engine parts These foreign contaminants...

Page 34: ...SAE 30 T his oil is satisfactory in tropical climates where the tem perature will frequently rise above 30 C 86 F SAE 20 W 20 engine oil is suitable for temperatures from 30 C to O C 86 F to 32 F For...

Page 35: ...nts 4 4 Imp pints The magnetic drain plugs should be thoroughly cleaned at 500 5 000 kilometers 300 1 500 3 000 miles and then at every transmission oil change As the plugs can only retain a limited a...

Page 36: ...Imp pint at the same intervals as the trans mission case STEERING GEAR The steering assembly should be lubricated ex clusively with SAE 90 hypoid oil and under no circumstances with grease or any oth...

Page 37: ...he front axle bearing points can only be ensured by raising the front axle so that the weight is taken off the wheels The grease points on the axle tubes king pins and swing lever shaft should be grea...

Page 38: ...cable should be checked for freedom of movement once a year preferab ly at the beginning of the cold season If necessary clean and grease the parts THE FRONT WHEEL BEARINGS are packed with grease at t...

Page 39: ...ops of oil to the lid hinges The door hinges should be oiled at every lubrication service or better still once a week after dust and dirt has been removed Door cylinder locks should be treated with gr...

Page 40: ...oth running at high speeds and to obtain a long life it is important to have the wheels balanced statically and dynamically when tubes or tires have been repaired As after long running periods the whe...

Page 41: ...Raise vehicle until tire clears ground 6 Remove wheel bolts and take off wheel 7 When reinstalling the wheel operate the jack until the five holes in the wheel are nearly lined up with the holes in t...

Page 42: ...part of the body should first be flushed with water to soak off the dirt and afterwards a brush should be used Spray the exterior finish of body and wheels with water until dirt is soaked off Do not...

Page 43: ...ly prior to applying the preservative POLISHING You should polish your VW Transporter only if its appearance has been strongly affected by road dust sunlight and rain in consequence of insuf ficient c...

Page 44: ...e already mentioned which renders the treatment with soap solution unnecessary INSECTS are caught especially during the night in hot weather by the front end of the vehicle Once baked on they are very...

Page 45: ...water trickles through the stitches Grease and pain t spots should be wiped off before t hey dry up Soaked in spots can be removed by carefully using a rag moistened with gasoline or alcohol Spots cau...

Page 46: ...he lower part of the cleaner In time th causes a layer of sludge to form at the bottom of the lower part If the cleaner check reveals that there is only 4 5 mm 16 2 of oil above the sludge layer the l...

Page 47: ...nut insert a screwdriver in the slot in theinner half of the pulley and support it against the upper generator housing bolt The fan belt tension is adjusted by means of spacer washers situated betwee...

Page 48: ...urther adjustment is unnecessary Always keep a new fan belt handy 46 CLEANING THE FUEL FILTER The fuel pump filter prevents foreign matter and dirt from ente ring the car buretor The filter should be...

Page 49: ...e sure the engine is at normal operating temperature Also check that the idle adjustment screw is on the lowest step of the fast idle cam of the automatic choke 1 Turn the idling adjusting screw 1 in...

Page 50: ...gine cover plates Valve adjustment is carried out in the following se quence cylinders 1 2 3 4 Remove distributor cap Crank the engine until the rotor arm points to the No 1 cylinder mark on the rim o...

Page 51: ...a brush and a chip of wood and blow them out Theinsulator should be clean and dry on the outside in order to avoid short circuits or tracking Check the electrode gap 0 7 mm and reset if neces saryby b...

Page 52: ...re setting the ignition timing the breaker contact point gap must be checked With the breaker arm fully open the clearance should be 0 4 mm 016 T he initial spark advance must be set to 10 before top...

Page 53: ...ibutor cap and rotor Turn engine until the breaker arm is fully lifted by a cam lobe Loosenfixed point screw Placea screwdriver between the two lugs on the breaker plate and the slot in thefixed point...

Page 54: ...ould be turned back about a quarter of a turn beforehand to take up the play in the distributor drive EXCHANGING FUSES The fuse box with transparent cover is located below the parcel shelf When a fuse...

Page 55: ...dimmer switch 56 b Low beam left Tall light left __________ _ Tail light right license plate light ___________ _ Fuse box below parcel shelf Horn Interior light Windshield wiper switch Starter motor...

Page 56: ...ut REPLACING THE REAR INDICATOR OR STOP AND TAIL LIGHT BULBS Remove two Phillips screws take out glass insert and replace damaged bulb Top Indicator bulb Bottom Stop and tail light bulb When replacing...

Page 57: ...astener Thebattery should be checked with a cell tester T his is avoltmeter in paralle l witha heavyresistance The voltage of each cell should not fall below 1 6volts while taking the read ing 10 15 s...

Page 58: ...ary AIMING THE HEADLIGHTS If a headlight aiming device is not available proceed as follows 56 1 Stand the empty vehicle on level ground 5 m 16 4 ft in front of a dark wall which will serve as a screen...

Page 59: ...andparking light cables and replace thebulb When installing make sure that the lugin the lamp holder engages in the notch provided in the reflector and that the contact strip is located on the base of...

Page 60: ...BLEEDING BRAKES The presence of air in the hydraulic brake system will cause spongy brake pedal operation The system then has to be bled as follows 1 Remove rubber cap of the bleeder valve of one whee...

Page 61: ...reservoir ADJUSTING BRAKES Too much free travel at the brake pedalis an indication that the clear ancebetween brake shoes and brake drumshas become too great Thebrake shoes must be adjusted or reline...

Page 62: ...epress the brake pedal sharply befo re and after adjusting the brake shoes to centralize the sh es in the drums CLUTCH PEDAL FREE PLAY Adjusting hand brake 1 Jack up both rear wheels 2 Slide hand brak...

Page 63: ...t with Universa l Grease STEERING GEAR In the straight ahead position there should be no play The play within thesteering mechanism should be as small as possible but care must be takenthat the front...

Page 64: ...ns ADJUSTING THE TOE IN ADJUSTING 1 Grease the torsion arm link pins 2 loosen pinch bolts at torsion arm eyes 3 Fully tighten link pins first then back off about 1 8 of a turn 4 Tight en the torsion a...

Page 65: ...n ders The engine is equipped with battery ignition The spark advance is controlledautomatically by a vacuum mechanism Theoil pump of the full pressure lubrication system is driven by the cam shaftand...

Page 66: ...1 Fanhoualna 1 1an11on r a Olcoow _ PIIIIIP 101 ewllch Yifiie 1 t 15 ta I lnll ac 1t Olpump rt s llfea1hlr 111 D C nea11 11nlil e MIid ff T Mrlnoalal ao c atollow9 12...

Page 67: ...Double acting hydraulicshock absorbers of the telescope type in front and rear prevent rebound Thefoot brake which operates on all four wheels is of the hydraulic type Thehand brake operates on the re...

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Page 69: ...4 cu in 7 0 1 0 H Type 83 mm 3 267 69 mm 2 716 1493 cc 91 10 cu in 7 8 1 Intake 0 20 mm 008 0 30 mm 012 Exhaust 0 20 mm 008 0 0 mm 012 to be adjusted whe n eng ine is cold 40 hp at 3900 rpm 50 hp at 3...

Page 70: ...uspension Front Suspension Rear Shock Absorbers Two torsion bars Two torsion bars Double acting telescopic type Front and rear Steering Ross cam and lever steering gear with hydraulic steering damper...

Page 71: ...anc e 225 8 2 225 8 2 225 8 2 225 8 2 225 8 2 Delivery V an and Kombi LoadSpace MeanLength MeanWidth MeanHeight 2700 mm 106 3 1500 mm 59 1 1350 mm 53 1 LuggageComp artm ent in Micro Bus MeanLength 70...

Page 72: ...650 1433 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 1900 4189 Permissible Axle Loads Front Rear in kg lbs 950 2095 1050 2314 PERFORMANCE 3 3 3...

Page 73: ...1000miles 1 4 4 0 Imp pints per 1000miles Thetechnical data for the 1500Transporter is also applicable to the 1 Tonner with the following deviations CHASSIS Rearaxle differential ratio 1 4 375 Reduct...

Page 74: ...1000 miles 1 4 4 0 Imp pints per 1000 miles Thetechnical data for the 1500 Transporter is also applicable to the 1 Tonner withthe following deviations CHASSIS Rearaxle differential ratio 1 4 375 Redu...

Page 75: ...563 Kombi 1140 930 2070 9 2514 2050 4563 Fire Truck 1200 950 2150 3 2645 2094 4739 with driver with seats and driver front rear Permissible axle loads in kg lbs 950 2094 Fire Truck 1000 2204 PERFORMAN...

Page 76: ...t Spot light Ambulance Identification light Germantype BULB CHART V Volts W Watts Designation of Bulb according to German standard DIN 72601 A 6 V 45 40 W HL 6 V 4 W R 6 V 18 W S 6 V 18 5 W G 6 V 10 W...

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Page 78: ...oil 30 000 miles LUBRICANTS Lubricant Lubrication points Spec ifications Temperature Viscosity Transporter Engine oil Engine oil bath air cleaner co Fo 1200 1 xl0 rBranded door hinges carburetor abov...

Page 79: ...Check rubber valve in crankcase ventilation system It Check clu tch pedal free play Check torsion arm link pins front wheel bearing play lie rod end dust seals lie rod ends steering damper mounting a...

Page 80: ...pecifications 69 Dim nsions inside and outside 69 Dimmer switch headlight 5 Doorlocl s lubrication points 37 Peae Driving the VW Transporter 13 Driving down hill 16 Drying tarpaulin 19 Economy 22 Engi...

Page 81: ...ion 33 One Tonner Tir e pressure 71 Techn ical data 67 Paintwork preservation 41 Parking your Transporter 25 78 Page Passing other cars 24 Pick up specifications 69 Polishing the paintwork 41 Practi c...

Page 82: ...l Track tread 68 Transmission description 65 oil change and capacit y 33 sectional view 66 technical data 67 Page Turning circle 68 Type of fu el 10 Uphols tery care 43 V alves adjus ti ng 48 arrange...

Page 83: ...lever 6 Front axle 7 Front shock absorber 8 Spare tire and wheel 9 Jack socket 10 Fresh air regulator 11 Heated air duct 12 Side member 13 Torsion bar seat 14 Fuel tank 15 Transmission 16 Rear shock a...

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Page 85: ...ulley and Jack 1 Open End Wrench 8 13 mm 1 Tommy Bar for Socket Wrench 1 VW Service Booklet Transporter 1500additional 1 Socket Wrench with Tommy Bar for Spark Plugs C 1963 VOLKSWAGENWERK AKTIENGESELL...

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