I seen an ad in the local paper for a 71 engine (out of a super beetle) the guy said that he bought the car from a person who had just had the engine rebuilt ( I know they all say that) and then his floor rotted out so he sold the car to this guy. He pulled the engine and transaxle for a buggy project and scraped the body. it has been sitting in his garage since, he is not building his buggy and cleaning out his garage. he is asking $150.00 for the engine, he says the engine is complete and on a stand. he said he drove the car home when he bought it. is there anything that I can check besides crank pulley play on an engine on a stand. I do have a irs transaxle in my garage how hard would it be to bolt it up for a starter and run the engine, what wires would need to be hooked up to the battery besides the starter and a wire to the coil. is there a way to check compression if there is not a starter hooked up. or instead of running the engine just hook the starter and crank it to check compression. any information would be helpful Thanks in advance David
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20 years ago