[Vwdiesel] Bringing out the paddles

[Shalyn Shourds]

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>My theory is that the compression may be a little low.  (The rings are cold
>and they've been sitting for a long time so there's no oil to help them
>seal).  Get that motor turning at 2000 RPM's and the oil pumps up there and
>it generates a little heat, the rings re-seat themselves and vrooom!
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>My thoughts!
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>By the way, any pictures of your '65?
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>Good luck.
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>Dave in Phoenix
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Thanks for the enormous response!  I'll poke the hose in a can of ATF
and see what happens.  Maybe running some of that fresh fuel through it
will have helped it loosen up.  I did notice a lot more white smoke when
I got the fresh stuff worked through the system.  I think I found a
major piece of the problem with the clutch, so I may be able to get that
working, too.

I'd love to get some pictures up but I haven't invested in a digital
camera or a scanner yet.  I have thought about finding a cheap used one
for garage use.  Figured it might be helpful for those things (like drum
brakes) that you just can't quite remember how it went together before
you took it apart.  Would be a lot easier to document the process, too.
 The car's quite the sight now with all the chrome off, weeds still
stuck in it, vestiges of white paint marking up the even coat of rust,
etc.  When my dad's wife saw it for the first time, she was open-jaw
shocked.  Then she started talking to me like my girfriend had just
dumped me, my dog had just died, and someone had just told me the
Monkees didn't play their own music.  You just gotta see into the
potential:).

-Shalyn

-85 Jetta TD
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