Oh don't worry I'm thinking positively! --- :^)

Yah the PO claimed he could do 110-120 KM's per hour in this thing.
And climbing hills was no problem (relatively speaking in a Vanagon
world). He figured engine was rebuilt at one time because of how it
performed.

I will def. check out FI's. And thanks for pointer to ECU and fuel
pump. I will pre-oil what I can (a bit of oil in each spark plug hole,
fresh oil/filter) spin it, then try firing it.

Thanks,

Neil.

On 11/12/07, David Kao <dtkao0205@yahoo.com> wrote:
> Neil:
>
> WBX engines in my opinion are very tough. I used to think of getting
> rid of my 84 due to it getting old and sitting there too long not being
> used. I got it registered again and gave it some tune up and fuel.
> It did not disappoint me.
>
> My suggestion is to think more positively. It can be a perfect engine
> still. Drain it. Put fresh oil in it. Remove the fuel lines and injectors
> from the top of the engine and check them out. Disconnect the power to
> the fuel pump. Disconnect ECU and ignition wiring and spark plugs.
> Then crank the engine and see how it spins. Make sure battery is fully
> charged and give it a compression check. If you get 120 PSI for all 4
> cylinders the engine can climb the 10,000 ft summit on Tioga Pass in
> Yosemite at 3rd gear. It will run up to 80 MPH if you push it on flat
> freeway. That's what my 84 did in the summer this year. Even if one or
> two cylinders get low compression at 100 PSI it can be easily rebuilt still.
> This list has plenty of helping hands. Good luck and don't send it to
> recycle.
>
> David
>
>
> --- neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
> > Last night I was picturing in my mind just how horrid it could be with
> > all that fluid in there and the PO trying to start it. Yikes! Yah who
> > knows what happened in there. Thanks for the heads up though.
> >
> > With any luck nothing got bent or suffered from too much friction. If
> > it runs it runs. Someone gets a deal. If not, I'm parting it out then
> > it's scrap metal time for the engine block/heads.
> >
> > Unless a rebuilder will give me core $$ even though I'm not buying an
> > engine from him. Ehhhh.... not likely!
> >
> > Neil.
> >
> > On 11/12/07, Allan Streib <streib@cs.indiana.edu> wrote:
> > > David Kao <dtkao0205@YAHOO.COM> writes:
> > >
> > > > There is a possibility that it is still a good engine despite that
> > > > it is full of gasoline in it. I think one of the injectors has its
> > > > core shot out and the engine has become a deep pit for receiving
> > > > constant flow of gas as soon as the fuel pump begins pumping. Save
> > > > the engine. Whatever the problem it may be it is not one in the
> > > > engine.
> > >
> > > If it hydrolocked with a liquid in the cylinder, you could have a bent
> > > rod.
> > >
> > > Allan
> > >
> >
> >
> > --
> > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
> > "Jaco"  (Bustorius)
> >
> > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
> >
>
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