[T3] First run of spring

[Keith Park]

No valve job in that long?  WOW!  Must not have seen too much hot highway
miles...

Keith


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65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
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93 RX7 "Redstur"

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From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Sunday, May 01, 2011 6:17 PM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] First run of spring

My '73 square has been sitting in the driveway since the last time I 
drove it, which was in February. At that time I had to recharge the 
battery because it was cold and it had been sitting idle for about 4 
months. This time it was warmer, about 50 F, and the warm weather 
didn't require as much effort from the battery to turn the engine 
over.

I held my priming switch down and ran the fuel pump for about 30 
seconds, waiting for the gurguling in the gas tank to stop. Then 
turned the key to START. The engine started instantly.

We've had quite a few days of rain, and the salt is all gone from the 
roads, so I ran errands with it this afternoon. It ran great and 
sounded happy. It's getting rusty, and it's got over 120 kmiles with 
an untouched engine, but I guess it's still got a few more good years 
in it.

I do need to pull the front wheels and rotors and clean off the rust 
that is scraping against the brake backing plate. That's annoying, 
but I've checked the pads and calipers and they are fine. So this is 
just noise, with no serious problem behind it.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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