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As i have have stated before.There are many things about my car i do not know.I will find out alot more about it within the next week i hope.I took it to my vw man yesterday with a list of things to check.I should know about the tins,how many horsepower,what year is the engine and much more. Its going to have a tune up,timing set, oil changed ,clutch adjusted.The weather is going to 65 degrees for the next two weeks and i want to get it on the road.
Greg,
First, you need the VW owner’s bible, “How to Keep Your Volkswagen Alive 19 Ed: A Manual of Step-by-Step Procedures for the Compleat Idiot” by John Muir.Buy it. Now. Go ahead. The forum will be here when you get back.As far as the engine….the block number is stamped into the block, on the right case half just below the generator pedestal. Write that number down and go here to find out what year it is and additional engine specs:Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
Paul .
Interesting that Muir doesnt cover the tins…and my block does not have any numbers below genertor pedestal either ground off or ???what do you think .thxYOU need to get the Dushess on the road sh eis beautiful ..John,
Just a thought. Check the right engine case half along the top splitline. If it’s a pancake/suitcase engine (squareback, notchback, fastback) Type 3 I believe, the number may be stamped there. I had one come out of a beetle like that where the PO had swapped the engine with what was available to him at the time.Allen Caron
VW based 53MGTD - "MoneyPenny"
"If one thing matters, everything matters" - from the book The ShackAllen-thankxs for the info will do thanx…BTw I did what Greg is going to do .I took my car to an old aircooled V W
shop Silver Lake in Wilmington NC . Darrel Philp (28 years experience) .He brought her up to good running condition (daily)and at a very reasonable price also he said my tins were fine.jebarry2012-03-13 13:53:12
Thanks for the nice comment about my Duchess John!
Paul Mossberg
Former Owner of a 1981 Classic Roadsters Ltd. Duchess (VW)
2005 Intermeccanica RoadsterIf you own a TDr and are not in the Registry, please go to https://tdreplica.com/forums/topic/mg-td-replica-registry/ and register (you need to copy and paste the link)
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