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Posted by: Last930 Mar 31 2015, 02:54 PM

I'm dropping my '73 2.0 off at my mechanics place for some service work. I have:
plugs
points
condensor
dist cap
rotor
plug wires
oil, air and fuel filters
oil
alt belt
valve cover gaskets

I'm having him do a full tune up on this fairly new-to-me car so that I have a good baseline to start from. There are a couple of oil leaks to chase down also. Any suggestions on additional things to address while its there?

Posted by: ndfrigi Mar 31 2015, 03:04 PM

Replace tunnel (original) plastic fuel lines to Stainless steel fuel lines if not yet done previously.

Posted by: BeatNavy Mar 31 2015, 03:05 PM

I assume he's going to adjust the valve clearance too? Is your mechanic familiar with Type IV engines or air-cooled in general?

Posted by: Shadowfax Mar 31 2015, 04:44 PM

I'd suggest pushrod tube seals as well as oil cooler seals. Is he dropping the motor? Would be easy to get to everything if he did. You could change the front and rear seals too. Would be a good chance to check the vacuum and fuel lines in the engine bay as well as the injector seals.

Posted by: Mike Bellis Mar 31 2015, 06:21 PM

QUOTE(Last930 @ Mar 31 2015, 01:54 PM)

Posted by: Dave_Darling Mar 31 2015, 10:16 PM

Replace ALL rubber fuel lines, including those under the fuel tank. Replacing the center tunnel plastic lines should be done if they are at all brittle.

--DD

Posted by: Last930 Apr 1 2015, 12:56 PM

We're not dropping the motor at this point; that will be done mid-summer or later as part of the project to clean up the engine compartment and paint it. The mech working on the car is very experienced; he worked on these as a dealer wrench when these cars were new. We'll take a good look at the fuel lines. Thanks for the input!