How to 'revive' a standing motor?

[zeroaxe]

Yip, the topis is fearly clear  

I have a motor that has been standing here for wuite some time.... it turns, which is a good thing right? What I need to know, is what does one do, to bring it back to life? I know a simple oil change surely cant be the only thing right? This is a spare motor, which I believe to be in good shape, that would be the doner for my Bus (for now). I would like to fire it right-up, but my gut tells me that if I dont do certain steps, I will be crying later.....

Cheers!    

[chappers]

Hey dude,
What i would do is change the oil and fuel from the carb for starters.
Once the fresh stuff is in, and i presume you have already checked for end float, is replace the spark plugs, or if they seem in good enough condition a good clean and check of gaps will suffice.
Then take out the rotor arm and turn the engine over a few times (with the ignition). This will allow you to listen for any orrible clunking or knocking noises before the engine fires and gets warm. Also allows the oil to flow around the engine and get the fuel pump working.
Once you have turned the engine a few times, clean up the rotar arm and put back in the dizzy, checking its condition as you do so.
The engine should now be safe to fire and tune up from there......

Chappers  

[zeroaxe]

Thanks Chappers!

Sounds simple enough So  Iwill give ti a go, just got to get the engine out behind all the other engine blocks etc  

I hope to give this a go sometime this week, so when I do, I will give you fellas a shout  

[chappers]

How did it go dude? any luck???

[onlyz]

a squirt of oil down the hole that the plug lives in is never a bad idea, before you turn the engine over...

[zeroaxe]

The project was put on hold for a few weeks, due to my house ceilings literally falling down. So have to rebuild them. I also bought the book, "How to rebuild a VW motor" and just finished it this weekend. So, hopefully I can get to the motor sometime soon and get my Buggy rolling!!! After that it should be the Fasty's motor.... It is twin carb Solex setup, but would like to try and get my hands on some bigger Weber carbs. Any leads?

[dlamerton]

It maybe worth changingthe diaphram in the fuel filter as well as it may have perished and start leaking.