i've been given the task to maintain my bosses new speedster, so i will be asking a bit of advice!
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i've been given the task to maintain my bosses new speedster, so i will be asking a bit of advice!
First bit of advice;
DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!
Welcome to the Madness
DRIVE IT LIKE YOU STOLE IT!!!
Welcome to the Madness
Welcome! There's a lot of advice here, that's for sure!
Speedster belongs to the Boss, right?
Rule number one, to properly maintain this auto, YOU must drive it at least 10 miles every day...
I would do it every morning, that way the speedster will fire up on first tick-over. You will be a hero to your boss... ;-)
Rule number one, to properly maintain this auto, YOU must drive it at least 10 miles every day...
I would do it every morning, that way the speedster will fire up on first tick-over. You will be a hero to your boss... ;-)
thanks for the the welcome guys, done a couple of little bits to it today, supposed to be new but needs a few details sorting out
I am thinking at least 10 to 15 miles every day.. then take it for lunch too, then drive his ole lady too.. NO wait a minute.. leave his ole lady out of this.. that's another issue all together... Post some pix too!
A little serious info, Mehmet. Lord knows you only get a little of that here ;-)
The procedure your asking about, along with most of the others that you are likely to ask about, are all documented in numerous books that you should get copies of. The best to start with "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive", by John Muir. This is the holy book for VW maintenance. It describes valve adjustment in detail much better than I could. Should you have any questions about how to interpret something in the book, this forum is really a wealth of information, but I would start with the book first.
The procedure your asking about, along with most of the others that you are likely to ask about, are all documented in numerous books that you should get copies of. The best to start with "How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive", by John Muir. This is the holy book for VW maintenance. It describes valve adjustment in detail much better than I could. Should you have any questions about how to interpret something in the book, this forum is really a wealth of information, but I would start with the book first.
heres a picture from the for sale ad, i'll sort some more out! sorted some check straps out as the car didn't have any and electronic ignition, hopefully to try and get it ticking over a little better, oh and the rev counter has a mind of it's own, think it has parkinsons!
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UK sister site: http://www.speedsters.com/
it's pretty quiet on that side although i will join it, thanks
Hi Mehmet I'm in the UK and am building a Chesil Speedster (www.chesil.biz) so am happy to help out if needs be.
The speedsters.com site has some good posts on the forum but as you said it is very quiet and it often takes a few weeks to get a response.
No idea from the photos whether the car you posted is a Chesil or another type, I'm sure the others will let you know.
John
The speedsters.com site has some good posts on the forum but as you said it is very quiet and it often takes a few weeks to get a response.
No idea from the photos whether the car you posted is a Chesil or another type, I'm sure the others will let you know.
John
hello, it's a vintage, i fitted the electronic ignition today and it's made a big difference, no flat spot now, but still not balanced the carbs, waiting for the tool to come on friday!