It's alive!

[Richard Visser <rtvisser@xs4all.nl>]

This weekend I started a project of disassembling a '73 Squareback.
I hate to use the word scrap in this context and in this way I won't
get some people having bad dreams with their type 3 playing the leading 
part in a large press on a scrapyard, ending bathing in sweat when a 
squareback is turned into a square hunk of metal......

No, the cannibalisation of this car is done with the aim of making one
good car out of two bad ones. 
Anyway to make a long story longer; This very sorrowful looking car had 
been stored in a leaking shed for about 8 years and hasn't been touched 
in that time. Since I want to use the engine for spareparts and for the 
time my engine has to be overhauled (so I can keep my SB rolling) I told 
my friends I was gonna try to get the engine running. Laughter and pity 
was the reaction on this proposal.

Not discouraged by my friends reactions I started some testing on the engine.
After checking the electrical system I cleaned the malfunctioning contact 
points. Very hesitating but getting more enthousiastic with every turn of the 
starting motor the engine started running! First a bit caughing and stammering
but after a minute it ran smooth and sounded like an awaken princess after 
being kissed by her prince. It's alive! (and KICKING)