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My Co-host of the 04 invasion bought a 71 Fastback just before the invasion, we towed it to the showfield. It had been sitting since 1990 or 91. After replacing a couple rotted fuel lines (the ALL needed replacement) I discovered the fuel pump was set up... but it did go clunk when power was applied. So Jim Adney reaches under the dash and instinctively unplugs the correct wires from the fuel pump relay and after a couple of minutes of jerking the motor back and forth by reversing the polarity to it it came free! we then had fuel pressure. I cranked a bit and no start... but as soon as Jim jumped in the drivers seat it fired right off!! It went right into gear (an auto) and after driving around the showfield it idled just fine. Ron drove it home a couple miles and has since gone trough the fuel lines, brakes, changed the tranny oil and filter and has been enjoying it! So your not that far from having a drivable car again. Keith > We picked up a 70 Squareback today for pretty cheap. It is pretty > complete, but it has been sitting (I think) since 92, based on the tabs. > Our goal for this car, over the next year, will be making it ready for > the trip to the invasion. > > Because it has been sitting so long, I know that the fuel and brake > systems need to be gone through, and that will lead me into the engine. > The guy I bought it from said that he was told "it ran when it was > parked." It has a FI engine, is this normal, or stock for a 70 square? ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~