Fourth of July was spectacular. Early in the day I took apart the carb, tightened down the Pilot Jet, made sure the floats were moving properly. Put it all back together, put fuel in primed it, adjusted the pilot screw and started her up. Took a second but then she ran and ran and ran and ran and ran...

However, I started noticing some whitish colored smoke coming from where the exhaust pipe and muffler connect, and after I let her run for about 20 minutes I noticed same colored smoke maybe coming from the fins as well.

She started ticking a little, I think I need to warm her up again and change the oil, I thought I changed the oil last year but I might not have.

Plus side... she runs and idles. Downside, I still have to figure out where the charging system problem is, replace both the rear signals, track down the smoke, and make sure the light ticking was just from the oil. (Oil level was fine in the view window)

Most car mfg's recommend changing the oil every 3 months regardless of mileage.  Water and various other things accumulate in the oil and you need to get rid of that.  Most people change the oil prior to winter storage and then after.

If you haven't run it for a while, the white smoke is just burning off residues.  I wouldn't be concerns unless it's there next time.

My jets were plugged solid. Ran a sewing needle eye through them. Still need to run on the first choke notch, but, it huals butt again. Cheap dirty fuel...sigh.
-WD

I run one spec'd for 1600cc dual carb VWs...
-WD