[Date Prev][Date Next][Thread Prev][Thread Next][Date Index][Thread Index] [New Search]
Since Ive had the engine out of the Square, 15 since Ive done more than a valve job and 18 since the tranny has been out. Tonight everything but the rear suspension is out of the car! Scary... since its my primary use car and Its been a LONG time since Ive seen that kind of open space underneath it! Drained the tranny oil and it had some nice metal shavings on the magnet... goes along well with all the noise its been making for so long, rear bearings look good, it was time for brakes and Im doing the hard lines in the rear now too. Starter, which was used 18 years ago is still in great shape inside, just cleaning it out and lubing it... and taking care of some languishing items under there like the fresh air mixing boxes... which upon removal of their blankets still had salt on them from 15 years ago! Ya know, those thermostats STILL WORK! I didn't think they would as I have come close to setting my passengers shoes on fire in the past but when warmed with the torch they do indeed open. Compression on the engine is still good, right where its been for a long time, doing a tuneup as well... but why am I spitting oil out the breather? The top of the engine has been wet for a long time but it seems that more oil is coming out of the breather lately... With the compression still good Im wondering why? Keith Top Notch Restorations topnotch@nycap.rr.com 71 Squareback 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo" 65 Squareback "Eggcrate" 87 golf "Winterat" 93 RX7 "Redstur" ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~