Re: [T3] Restoring a Fastback

[stans4@ix.netcom.com (Stan Schaefer)]

Quite a story.  You'll need to replace all the hoses, probably brake
lines, too.  Pump out all the old brake fluid, it'll be useless and
you'll probably eventually need rebuilt or replacement calipers and
cylinders if not a master cylinder.  When I was reviving mine, I made
sure I could stop before I could go.  Fresh battery, of course.  New
generator belt, too. Squirt some oil into the cylinders and bar the
engine around to get the cylinder walls lubed.  Check compression.
Might not hurt to turn it over with the starter with the plugs out to
get oil pressure up before starting, too.  You'll have to drain the
gas tank, you might want to check it over for corrosion before filling
it again.  Not too hard to take out with it drai悲the hoses off.
You might want to try my propane starting trick to run it without the
FI stuff, just to get an idea of how well the thing will run.  I just
use a standard Bernzomatic-type propane torch with the head off and
stick it in the air distributor butterfly.  It'll get the thing
started and will probably run for a little while that way.  Change the
oil, check the timing and valves before, of course.  Consider changing
the tranny lube, too.  Probably all the rubber seals will be cracked
or hard, you might end up with a leak at the flywheel end, either from
a hard o-ring or the flywheel-case seal.  I've had the o-ring leak,
it's no fun out on the road.  You might have to persuade your FI pump
to run again if it's got old gas varnish in it.  That ought to be
enough for one Saturday.


On Mon, 29 Mar 1999 23:15:19 EST, you wrote:
>Now here's the question.  Are there any things in particular I should check
>out before trying to restore this Fastback with checkered past?  Upon visual
>inspection, there is no apparent rust to the body, the motor looks in decent
>shape.  I think I'm  contemplating getting it running again.  Anything I
>should be aware of in a Fastback that has run once in 25 years?
>
>Thanks for listening,
>Tim
>
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