Finally got some time to do some work on one of my projects today: `72 standard bus, (1700 type4 motor?) Weber progressive 2bbl. Hasn't been started in at least a year. Well, I drained the tank, put a new filter on, cranked her over a buncha times (without the coil wire hooked up), hooked the coil wire up, put gas down the carb, really expecting not much to happen, then VROOM! a couple of cranks later. Sounded bad, but not too much so, adjusted the timing, it sounds a bit better. Started running smoother. Kewl! :) I think that I got to this one in time! At least, no expensive noises from the motor yet! It probably needs a new alternator/regulator, since it doesn't charge, but I still have to go over the hacked up wiring before I start actually spending money. Total investment thus far: 200.00(bus)+1.25 (filter)+2.00 (gas). Now I'm going to drive her about 4 miles to my apartment to check out the brakes, then it's 75 miles to where I can really do some work. There's quite a bit of surface rust, but no serious rot. Again, I think I lucked out this time. Eric Oster (ekoman@u.washington.edu) `62 beetle, `66 camper of undermined origin , `72 standard bus, `74 Adventurewagen 3 of which are running good. I'll probably need some help with the `74 fuel injection system/wiring. Yet another hack job.
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