put new tires on it. been having some fuel supply problems, and the filter was a bit dirty. so I pulled the tank to check it.
WARNING: what you are about to see may be disturbing!
FWIW that filter screen is twice as long as what you see in the pic. a local pelican hooked me up with a tank and I installed it yesterday. all good now.
had Strudelwagon take it for a spin yesterday cuz he has a beautiful '74 2.0 and knows what it's supposed to run like. he pronounced it's running condition 'OK'.
I'll good with that! a week after rescuing it from a 23 year coma, and it's running/driving. still leaks oil like a sieve but that can wait till winter.
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