[T3] Starting again?

[Mike Fisher]

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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