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[volksworld]

look in the tank with a flashlight to make sure its not a rust farm...(see if the gas gauge works,a rusted sending unit won't)...much better for the engine if you crank it for a while with the coil wire off to build up oil pressure before you fire it...i prefer to see if it starts before i start throwing parts at it....in this wonderful world of low quality parts you're never sure if what your putting in is defective...a compression test before firing can be misleading,as a little loose carbon or surface rust on a valve seat will read as a low cylinder and might cause you to condemn a good motor as bad...i dont think i've ever gotten a junkyard engine that tested good initially....after they run for a minute they blow the crap out and then the test is much more accurate...at that point,tune it,change the oil and filter,gas filter and any rubber fuel lines...brake fluid absorbs moisture with age and depending how long its been sitting it'll rust pit the wheel cylinder bores and master....so even if it has a pedal now and nothings leaking yet,plan on replacing all the hydraulics asap...good luck