The only advise that I can give you from where I sit here in my home office, even though I have had 3 VW engines, is, have a very good VW mechanic go through the entire engine, paying particular attention to the heads. The rings could be rusted and the cylinders pitted, who knows. The valve springs should be replaced after having been in the same compression for all these years.
What Conversion brand is it, not that it really matters much? See N64KR at http://KRBuilder.org - Then click on the pics See you at the 2010 - KR Gathering in Richmond, Ky - I39 There is a time for building and a time for FLYING and the time for Flying has begun. Daniel R. Heath - Lexington, SC -----Original Message----- I'd like to pick your collective brains on the proper engine prep for starting an 1830 VW engine that has been sitting quietly in a partially built KR2 for maybe five (5) years