<p dir="ltr">I figure that is about what mine will do if I ever get her lit off! Got a long way to go even to get to that point. The FI's are surely a different animal than a 34PICT! The Square has sat outside all this time, so I would be lucky if that was the only problem I had. Looking forward to learning about this system, though. Dennis, turns out I am not too far from you over here in Hanceville.</p>
<div class="gmail_quote">On Nov 10, 2014 5:57 PM, "Dennis Stiefel" <<a href="mailto:dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org">dlstiefel@dekalbk12.org</a>> wrote:<br type="attribution"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex"><br>
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In addition, you want to dump the oil and clean out the strainer, flush out<br>
the fuel tank and replace the bypass hose and strainer filter if bad. pull<br>
the plug off the trigger contacts and crank the engine till the oil cooler<br>
fills and you have oil pressure, some suggest doing this with the spark<br>
plugs out. Then plug in the trigger points and disconnect the points from<br>
the ignition coil and crank till you have fuel pressure, and make sure all<br>
the injectors are not leaking before you try and start the car, some of the<br>
injectors are likely to leak.<br>
<br>
KEith<br>
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<br>
Topnotch Restorations<br>
<a href="mailto:topnotch@nycap.rr.om">topnotch@nycap.rr.om</a><br>
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71 Squareback "Hothe"<br>
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"<br>
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"<br>
93 RX7 "Redstur"<br>
87 Golf "Winterat"<br>
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Subject: Re: [T3] 72 Square Fuel injected (not cranked in 25+ years)<br>
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Replace All the 20+ feet of original fuel line with the cloth covering as it<br>
will pinhole leak badly now. I used 20+ feet of 5/16" reinforced rubber<br>
Gates etc & 30+ new clamps. Then put a good battery in it and get it<br>
started.<br>
<br>
On Mon, Nov 10, 2014 at 9:27 AM, Shane Hughes <<a href="mailto:navyfj1fury@gmail.com">navyfj1fury@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
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> Folks, the 72 Square (manual trans.) I recently acquired has been idle<br>
> for the last 25+ years. New to FI on VW's, so not sure where to start<br>
> to see where I am at with this engine. Injection system appears to be<br>
complete.<br>
> Thinking to start by checking the wiring and sensors per the Idiot manual.<br>
> Is this the best place to start? I know the fuel system will need a<br>
> complete cleaning, as well as the pump. Any advice and help will be<br>
> appreciated. I have owned quite a few Type 1's over the years, so will<br>
> tackle the engine mechanical issues separately.<br>
><br>
><br>
><br>
> Thanks Much!<br>
<br>
Mike and Keith are both right and I have firsthand experience on trying to<br>
make injectors that have been sitting around that long work. My car hadn't<br>
seen the road in over 20 years at that point and had been running a carb<br>
those last years it was on the road. The FI system I used came off a car<br>
that had been setting around for 30 years. With a just rebuilt engine we had<br>
just put in it we hit the starter and she fired up immediately on the first<br>
try I was so excited till about 10 seconds later when I heard my students<br>
scream shut it off! When I did I went to the back where there was a huge<br>
puddle of gas on the shop floor under the engine. This is what one of the<br>
injectors looked like when fuel pressure hit it.<br>
<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8E6OauzhYQ&list=UULSYeQ6CUZ1_sb6SqVeFbMQ" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q8E6OauzhYQ&list=UULSYeQ6CUZ1_sb6SqVeFbMQ</a><br>
I had to just replace all 4 injectors after that.<br>
<br>
Dennis Stiefel<br>
72 Fastback FI MT (Clementine)<br>
71 Stander Beetle Middle Son's car<br>
67 Ford F-100 Hart of Crown Vic. (Leroy)<br>
88 Golf Oldiest Son's car<br>
10 Toyota Corolla Wife's car<br>
65 Ford 4000 (old Blue)<br>
Rainsville, Alabama<br>
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