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Starting a my 86' 16valve that has been sitting for 4 years
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Welcome to the collective Tim.
First things that come to mind after the car sitting for that long =
would be the following. Change the oil, make sure the gas tank didn't =
rust up on the inside, change the fule filter and spark plugs. Once you =
get the car running, flush the coolent system a few times just make sure =
any gunk that might have setup in the radiator is out. Then, rebuild or =
source yourself a new tranny, slap it in, rebleed your brakes and have a =
ball. This is of course the off the top of my head at 12am edition. =
I'm sure you will hear more from others which should cover anything I =
missed. Good Luck and we hope to hear more from you for a long time to =
come since once you are part of the collective, you won't want to go =
back to normal life.
William Snyder
88' Scirocco 16v
89' Cabriolet 8v
71' Karmann Ghia
Web Page: http://www.techography.net:82/scirocco
----- Original Message -----=20
From: jeepdoberman=20
To: scirocco-l@scirocco.org=20
Sent: Thursday, January 02, 2003 12:59 AM
Subject: Starting a my 86' 16valve that has been sitting for 4 years
I am about to start rebuilding my 86 16 valve that has been sitting in =
the driveway for almost 5 years now. It ran great when I parked it, but =
the tranny was toasted so I have only cranked it 2 or 3 times since it =
was parked the last of which was probably 3 years ago and that time it =
ran out of gas so it has been sitting empty for the past 3 years. What =
all should I need to do/check/replace and any tips for restarting that =
anyone can give would be greatly appreciated.
By the way I'm new to the list, but you will probably be hearing alot =
from me in the weeks and months to come!
Tim
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Welcome to the collective =
Tim.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2> First things that =
come to mind=20
after the car sitting for that long would be the following. Change =
the=20
oil, make sure the gas tank didn't rust up on the inside, change the =
fule filter=20
and spark plugs. Once you get the car running, flush the coolent =
system a=20
few times just make sure any gunk that might have setup in the radiator =
is=20
out. Then, rebuild or source yourself a new tranny, slap it in, =
rebleed=20
your brakes and have a ball. This is of course the off the top of =
my head=20
at 12am edition. I'm sure you will hear more from others which =
should=20
cover anything I missed. Good Luck and we hope to hear more from =
you for a=20
long time to come since once you are part of the collective, you won't =
want to=20
go back to normal life.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>William Snyder</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>88' Scirocco 16v</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>89' Cabriolet 8v</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>71' Karmann Ghia</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>Web Page: <A=20
href=3D"http://www.techography.net:82/scirocco";>http://www.techography.ne=
t:82/scirocco</A></FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, January 02, =
2003 12:59=20
AM</DIV>
<DIV style=3D"FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Starting a my 86' =
16valve that=20
has been sitting for 4 years</DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>I am about to start rebuilding my 86 =
16 valve=20
that has been sitting in the driveway for almost 5 years now. It =
ran=20
great when I parked it, but the tranny was toasted so I have only =
cranked it 2=20
or 3 times since it was parked the last of which was probably 3 years =
ago and=20
that time it ran out of gas so it has been sitting empty for the past =
3=20
years. What all should I need to do/check/replace and any =
tips for=20
restarting that anyone can give would be greatly =
appreciated.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2></FONT> </DIV>
<DIV><FONT face=3DArial size=3D2>By the way I'm new to the list, but =
you will=20
probably be hearing alot from me in the weeks and months to =
come!</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=3DArial =
size=3D2>Tim</FONT></DIV></BLOCKQUOTE></BODY></HTML>
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