[Vwdiesel] Bringing out the paddles

[Nate Wall]

How's the rust on it? I can deal w/ almost anything, but bad rust is one thing I
can't. Now if I knew how to weld in sheed metal and panels, that'd be a
different story. That's a skill I'd love to have!

--nate

Shalyn Shourds wrote:

> >
> >
> >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!
> >
> >My thoughts!
> >
> >By the way, any pictures of your '65?
> >
> >Good luck.
> >
> >Dave in Phoenix
> >
> >
>
> 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
> -65 MB 190Dc
>
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