Gettin back into it

[buguy]

Holy crap. Just found an old video I put up when I first was able to make some boost. Damn! 9 years ago??! I'm excited to get back to it. 8 days until I leave to go get her. Haven't seen it since 2008![BBvideo=560,315]https://youtu.be/DCfK9dI23L4[/BBvideo]

[seabeebuggy]

Well get it!

[buguy]

Trust me the wait is killing me! After sitting so long, any advice before I fire it up? I know the battery will be bad so I have to grab one of those. If I remember right I think I left it 6v.

[madmike]

looks like a 12v alternator to me

[66brm]

If that's the engine it's 12v, the alternator kinda gives it away

[buguy]

Well the engine is out of a 12v but I don't remember changing all the bulbs or anything? Guess I will know when I see the battery. Now that I think about it more I do remember reading that the 6v starter would live with 12v to it so maybe I did? Dang! Can't believe I don't remember!

[rubenski]

Just dont crank to long with a 6v starter on a 12v battery

And change te oil before any startup.

[buguy]

I hope to clean the carb and put fresh fuel in it. She used to fire right off so I hope I won't have to crank it much.

[buguy]

Is there information out there of what stock compression ratios would be? I seem to remember my engine was a little odd. It was a 1974 smog engine if I'm remembering correctly.

[madmike]

7.3

[buguy]

Hell she can take more boost than I was giving her then!

[buguy]

1500 miles but she's in hand!
https://www.thesamba.com/vw/gallery/pix/1642302.jpg

[petew]

Yay! Get to work.

[buguy]

It's going to take me a week to get all the bird crap off of it!

[buguy]

Finally made it home. She got a couple bruises but nothing I can't fix. Trans and brakes feel weird but I will go through all that. Dumped a little gas in the carb and she fired right up and idled perfectly. Not bad for 10 year old gas.
[BBvideo=560,315]https://youtu.be/hkWjm5yqHo0[/BBvideo]