I would suspect an ignition part is "iffy". Were the points set securely? IF there is now no spark to plugs, and compression is lower than normal, would this cause what you're seeing? Neil.
On 4/20/14, Jonce Fancher <streetbugs@frontier.com> wrote: > 82 Westi with stock motor. 2.0L Air Cooled > Been in storage for 3-5 years. > Had no spark. > Swaped points spark is good. > > Everything is complete and ran when stored. > > Started up with just set of points. > Lots of Noises Valves etc. Etc. > > let run for 30- 40 min. Drove up the drive and back a few times, > Brakes would not allow a long drive. > > Idle and strong power and very little smoke, ALL the noises went > away. Sounded like a winner.
> Decided to start the Vanagon just for fun to hear it purr. (really it > ran absolutely Perfect) > > Motor would turn and acted like No Compression at all no fire just > spin with the starter.
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