[Vwdiesel] STARTED !.. an old diesel that sat 2 yrs

[Mike & Coreen Smith]

It runs ! (yaaaaaaaaay!)
I still haven't fitted a battery , but hooked up the booster cables to my
truck, cranked it over about 10 times. (it actually sputtered on the 3rd
crank).....and on the 11th crank it caught and ran.
I see (or hear) it needs a muffler, but a guy @ work is giving me a FREE one
from his 91 Golf that he never used (I hope it's the same).
Brakes are very soft.  I see the fluid is down some, so maybe a leak?
Window is frigged on passenger side (no windup mechanism installed ---it's
in the trunk.)
Heater core has a small leak (instant mist on the windshield)
No blower motor fan. (maybe it's something simple.........wire, fuse, switch
?)

OK all for now!

I just hope it's not rotted out and won't pass a safety test w/o major work.


Mike
----- Original Message -----
From: "Chelly Bennett" <cjb at midrivers.com>
To: <vwdiesel at vwfans.com>
Sent: Thursday, October 28, 2004 4:11 PM
Subject: [Vwdiesel] Re: Question: restarting an old diesel that sat 2 yrs


> Andrew reminded me that this will not pump up the lifters, but it will
have the oil thru rest of
> the system and when the engine is turned over it won't take as long.  If
you are really
> concerned about the lifters you can also unhook the fuel selenoid, remove
either the nozzles or
> ignitors and crank the engine over until you get oil pressure.  The truly
picky person preoils
> with the oilpump and then cranks to get a good oil distribution and
lifters reinflated.  The
> reason for disabling the fuel and removing the nozzles or ignitors is to
unload the engine so
> that it doesn't start until oil is everywhere it needs to be.
> Justin
>
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