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Thanks Chuck. Can wait to see that good cloud of smoke! Luis -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chuck Kuecker Sent: Thursday, July 17, 2008 5:41 PM To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List Subject: Re: [vintagvw] Complete engine at idle for long period oftime (UNCLASSIFIED) Hi, Luis, I would pull the valve covers and make sure the valves are moving properly - sometimes one gets stuck open.- change the oil, and pull the plugs and check compression, just in case. An oil pressure gauge is a nice thing for a first start-up after a long sitting, but checking the oil pressure switch at least will prove oil pressure is there. Check the fan air intake and the undersides of the cylinder tins for mouse nests - I've seen an engine fried because the owner just started a car after letting it sit all winter, and had rodents nesting on top of the cylinders. If you see fluffy stuff in the plug openings, it's good insurance to pull the fan shroud and clear it out. A squirt of light oil (Marvel Mystery or similar) in each plug hole before spinning it for the first time will help lube the rings and pistons. When I play with engines out of the car, I rock the motor onto each valve cover after changing the oil, to make sure oil gets around the rockers, valve stems, and into the cylinders. If the engine was stored with many miles on it, adding a quart of kerosene and letting it sit a while before draining the old oil will help get the sludge out of the oil pan. You will most likely get a good cloud of smoke as the cylinder oil and anything that seeped past the valves burns off, but it should settle down in a minute or two. Let it warm up at fast idle for a couple minutes to Chuck Kuecker Pieretti, Luis A Mr CIV USA FORSCOM wrote: > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > > > Well... to wake up here is my question. > > I have an engine (1835cc) that has been at idle for about two years. For > all that time, it has been on clean/dry storage. It turns fine. I just > need to connect a few cables and fire it up. Just do not have the time. > If I was to start it up, what should I check and what I will expect > after firing it up? > > T.I.A. > > Luis > Classification: UNCLASSIFIED > Caveats: NONE > No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG - http://www.avg.com Version: 8.0.138 / Virus Database: 270.5.0/1558 - Release Date: 7/17/2008 9:56 AM _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw Classification: UNCLASSIFIED Caveats: NONE _______________________________________________ vintagvw site list [email protected] http://lists.sjsu.edu/mailman/listinfo/vintagvw
