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New to Me 89 Cabriolet!

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Hey guys! I just got a free 1989 cabriolet from a friend that has been sitting for about a year now. When we got it, battery was dead and it wouldn’t start. Stater had previously been replaced and I picked up a battery from where I work to help try to start. I put a couple quarts of oil into the engine since there was a previous oil leaks. Now the car will try to crank up, run for 2 seconds then shut off back to what it was doing before. My buddy who has an older Golf said the fuel system probably needs to be drained and replaced with new gas. This is all a new experience for me, even with VW, so any help on finding a good service manual/videos on how to replace anything would be appreciated!

Car has 96k on the odometer.
 
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