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air cooled queery
Posted: 15 Jul 2006, 19:22
by DiscoDave
so hypothetically if an Aircooled enjun had been doing nowt for 6 years, what would i need to do before trying to turn it over??
Posted: 15 Jul 2006, 19:34
by T'Onion
personally Dave i would take the air box off too make sure that there aren't any lodgers ,
put a v. good battery on it
by pass the petrol tank , use a plastic gallon tank , then you'll know that the petrol is good
take the plugs out ,check the oil , turn it over without the plugs in to get the oil flowing about abit , check that the plugs have a good spark , refit the plug and crank it over , if it fires up turn it off asap, if it dont then check the petrol is get through , if the petrol isn't getting there then the pump could be frelled or bunged up /carbs buggered etc ...
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 07:47
by DiscoDave
why would you turn it of asap??
Does it turn
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 07:50
by blurb55
Hi Dave,
Can you turn the motor by hand - no plugs etc?
Paul.
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 07:53
by DiscoDave
can turn it by hand even with the plugs in!!!
Good
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 07:55
by blurb55
Does it turn smoothly with no notches, clicks or any other untoward noises, sounds or feelings back through the crank pulley?
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 08:00
by DiscoDave
smoothly as far as i was aware!!?? why???
Engine
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 08:08
by blurb55
just to make sure eveything such as valves are clear - have trashed Aircooled enge before turning it over when it had dropped a valve on Cylinder 3.
This this was Mark's rationale for a quick turnover and off - see if it spins up but not running it long enough to do any damage.
Would also compression test each cylinder esp 3.
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 08:11
by DiscoDave
cheers, i know it was running fine before it was left to stand still in a garrage, is it likely to have contracted any damage doing nowt???
Sausages
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 08:33
by blurb55
Sorry for delay in responding - sausages under the grill (obvously not in my westy
)
Ran through this procedure with an old VW fan for both my B Buggy and Bay as they had both been standing for ages.
I would heed Mark's advice re things to do, but also would completely fettle the ignition system - plugs out clean, dizzy to bits and clean points cap etc.
once all shiney - put one plug into each lead at a time and check for spark.
Follow Marks advice re petrol from a sperate source - all kinds of CARP builds up in the tank - may be a good idea to flush this through a couple of times and fit an inline filter before using in anger.
What is the vehicule in question?
John Muir
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 08:39
by blurb55
Dave - you got a copy of John Muir's book?
Been my bible sice first beetle in 1984 - worth getting or you can borrow mine.
Cheers, Paul.
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 09:20
by TYG
Dave
if it does start up , then you know its a runner , like blurb says you wouldnt want to damage a running engine , thing is if its a good un then you dont mind spenting a little ££ on a full service.
what you found anyway ?
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 14:24
by DiscoDave
cheers guys, the vehicle in question is a 1971 beetle going to collect it on saturday, full service was on the card but i wasn't sure if there was anything else i should do! i'll let you know how i get on next week!!
Beetle
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 16:03
by blurb55
Best of luck - hope its a good un. Paul.
Posted: 16 Jul 2006, 16:08
by guz
DiscoDave wrote:cheers guys, the vehicle in question is a 1971 beetle going to collect it on saturday, full service was on the card but i wasn't sure if there was anything else i should do! i'll let you know how i get on next week!!
i've got one of them.
this had sat for 3 years,
new battery and away it went.
just gotta get the orange one done
and home so i can get started on it.