there is a cunundrum in driving a hot rod VW on a regular basis....
a) driving it is the ONLY way to make sure parts are working together and not grinding themselves into a pile of dust. Little short blasts around the complex or neighborhood once a month won't show you if parts are living in real world conditions. Getting the car out for a number of hours a workweek will bring any would-be problems to the surface (trust me
)
but......
b) driving the car on a regular basis does create the need for constant eye on "things" and semi-constant adjustments and service. Things wear out (and sometimes come loose, fall off....etc.
). Seems like as much as I have been making miles go by on mine the more often I am under it looking for "stuff"
so what does a guy do?
there is a cunundrum in driving a hot rod VW on a
IRregular basis as well....
a) parts that are on your car can be looking good, but will not function better, no matter how long you let the car sit. only washing your car and trailer it to shows is ot going to make your car any better as well. wearing gloves will keep grease marks of the car when pushing it on and off. the biggest advantage is that you
can run the chrome fanshroud and tinware, no matter what those 'callookers' tell you and will give you extra showpoints (yes even in the new millenium!)
but...
b) oil changes every other week are nontheless mandatory to keep the top half of the crank lubed. fuel is not recommanded as it stains and makes paint fade. brakefluid falls in the same category as it is so agressive, replace it preferably with soapwater or screenwasherfluid.
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