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On Fri, 2002-04-19 at 16:09, James Altemus wrote: > I connected a fresh battery today, and while the motor will turn, it won't > turn over all the way. It seems to hang at one particular point. If I drop > it into 4th gear, then rock the car, it will pop past that point, afterwhich > I can crank the motor again until it hits that sticky spot. The motor > hasn't run for years, so i accept that trying to get it to run now is a bit > of a gamble. I still need to rebuild the carbs and finish some of the > wiring before it will kick over. > > In the meantime, I was thinking that the sticky spot is caused by varnish or > something similar in one of the cylinders. I was also thinking that > removing the spark plugs, pouring some Marvel Mystery oil into the > cylinders, then letting it sit while I did the other mechanicals might fix > the problem. > If the engine has been sitting, it could be carbon that has flaked off the heads, and the tops of the pistons. As Jim A. mentioned, see if you can soften it. Also, check for a stuck valve. -- Russ Wolfe '66 FB MT (It drove) '71 FB AT '65 Bug (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/