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Hi again, I just found another leaky fuel hose. I've obviously been sold very low quality hose, because it only lasted about 18 months. Anyway, I won't be starting the engine again till I've changed them all. The engine had no problem with being laid up for six weeks. It started after a very short time. Come to think of it, before I got the car, I think the engine had not been started for about three years, and it still started with no problem once I got it all wired up. Daniel ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel Baum" <daniel@type34.info> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, January 28, 2004 10:14 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Driveshafts question > Hi all, > > Well the car started up easily enough after six weeks, but luckily I noticed > a MASSIVE petrol leak. It turned out that one of the fuel lines had split. I > am seriously concerned about the quality of the fuel line that I used, and I > think that before I put the car back on the road I will change them again > for the highest available quality. > > Daniel > > > > > > > > On 27 Jan 2004 at 20:07, Daniel Baum wrote: > > > > > Is it safe to run the engine with the driveshafts removed? I assume I > > > should leave it in neutral? > > > > I see no problem with letting it run in N. I'd even run the AT thru the > gears > > to get oil pumped all thru that system also. > > > > I wouldn't race the engine, but it would be fine to just hold the throttle > at > > medium rpm while it ran up. I'd let the engine come down to idle while > > shifting, especially from forward to reverse and back. > > > > -- > > Jim Adney > > jadney@vwtype3.org > > Madison, WI 53711-3054 > > USA > > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > > > > > > > > >