Re: [T3] it starts

["Adriel Huntington Rowley" <architect_7@hotmail.com>]

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From: "matthewNstanfield" <ikkabod70@earthlink.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Sunday, August 12, 2007 5:20 PM
Subject: [T3] it starts


> After several months of cranking the engine with nothing less than 
> frustrating results, i finally got my fast back to start!
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~ikkabod70/VWfastBack/10years.html
Congratulations!  What is the loud knocking?

> However, there is a lot of smoke coming from the exhaust as well as  what 
> has accumulated into quite a wad of what looks like some kind of  fiber 
> insulation. Would this be the silencing material from the  muffler? Should 
> i be concerned about this?
>
> http://home.earthlink.net/~ikkabod70/VWfastBack/exhaust.html
> (click on the picture for a larger image)
Looks like a rat's nest.  I split my muffler, and the deadning material is 
like that of steel wool, not laundry lint.

> Of course now that i am over the big hurdle of getting the car to  start, 
> i have some other issues that i need to address:
>
> 1] On the elbow that connects the fan housing to the upper HE, there  is a 
> small diameter tube sticking out of it. From the information i  have 
> gleaned from this list, this is supposed to connect to some kind  of 
> carbon filter or such? i do not find anything about it in my  bentley, 
> could someone clarify what this is for, if it is crucial,  and what i 
> should consider doing with it?
>
> 2] i seem to have a rather significant oil leak. It seems to be  coming 
> from the drain plug, as that is where the oil on the floor is  directly 
> under. i have tightened the plug i don't know how many  times, and it 
> still seems to leak. the screen, cover, bolts and plug  were all bought 
> new when i built the engine. Any ideas?
>
> 3] What would be the best way to get the rear brake drums off given  that 
> the car is not really road worthy yet. Not to mention registered  or 
> insured. If i loosen the hub nut and put the car in gear while up  on jack 
> stands, would this loosen the drum, or is that just a stupid  idea?
>
> matthewNstanfield
> 1970 VW FastBack
> mansfield OHio
>
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