[T3] Starting again?

[Jacob Schroeder]

Yikes, that doesn't sound very good, the stuff i have on there is
older and not leaking (yet)! Ok so is the stuff I can pick up at the
auto parts stores good enough then?

Jacob

On May 8, 2012, at 9:16 AM, Mike Fisher <fisherfarms at gmail.com> wrote:

> Russ Wolfe wouldn't even sell us his new German braided hose as he said it
> still springs pinhole leaks within 1 year!
>
> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 9:04 AM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <
> jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> Great, thanks for all the advice so far.  It looks like I have a few tasks
>> to get started on this weekend:
>>
>> (1) Oil change
>>
>> (2) Replace fuel lines (I had planned on doing this years ago, but now
>> seems like a good time to do it).  How much fuel line should it take to do
>> a complete replacement?  Where can I find the good German stuff at?  I take
>> it they don't sell it at O'Reilly or one of the other auto parts chains, do
>> they? You said 5/16"?
>>
>> (3) Prime everything before I try to fire it up.
>>
>> Jim: That is great to know that you have plenty of FI parts available, that
>> really puts my mind at ease and because of that I will keep my Squareback
>> fuel injected.
>>
>> I'm sure you all will be hearing plenty from me in the future as I try to
>> get my Squareback on the road again.  I'll put up some pictures too when I
>> get a chance.
>>
>> Jacob
>>
>> On Tue, May 8, 2012 at 6:53 AM, Jacob Adam Schroeder <
>> jacob.schroeder at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> Hello,
>>>
>>> It has been a long time since I have posted to this list, because I had
>> to
>>> garage my '72 Squareback for the past 7 years and have been unable to
>> work
>>> on it.  I have since been reunited with my car, have relocated it from a
>>> barn in Indiana to beautiful Northern California, and am wanting to get
>> it
>>> back on the road again. So I'm wondering, where to begin.
>>>
>>> The car ran when it was parked 7 years ago, but I have not tried to turn
>>> it over yet.  It was my daily driver for about 2 years before I parked
>> it.
>>> Do you guys recommend that I give it a shot and see if it starts, or do
>> you
>>> think I should just plan on a rebuild?  If I should try to start it,
>>> anything I should do first to prep it for the first attempted turn over?
>>> The Indiana barn, although water proof, was not as safe as a place as I
>>> would have hoped because I notice significantly more rust on the vehicle
>>> than when I parked her, but she still looks great.  Most of the rust is
>> on
>>> the exposed metal (exhaust, disk brakes, around the fuel cap, etc).  So
>>> again, where should I begin?
>>>
>>> Because the fuel that was in the tank is all gone (and there is probably
>>> some gunk left behind) should I pull the tank and try to clean it out?
>>>
>>> I've done nearly all the work to this car myself and would like to keep
>>> that up.  I find working on the car a great stress reliever -- most of
>> the
>>> time ;-)
>>>
>>> Also, it still has the stock FI system.  Do you guys recommend keeping
>>> that?  It was difficult to find parts 5 years ago and I'm assuming it has
>>> not become any easier.  Thoughts?
>>>
>>> What else would you guys do in my shoes?
>>>
>>> Jacob
>>>
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