I'll second that Dave

Dave has been a friend to many of us and his wise words has helped many lost type 3'ers find they're way

Cheers Dave

Hi Calamity, if the oil cooler is caked up then I would say definitely give a soak in diesel and give the fins a blast through. As for the dizzy, there is usually enough room to fit the dual vac dizzy, is the timing set up correct, reason I ask is because if you cant fit the larger dizzy in then tha...

Hi Calamity I had a similar issue with mine to the point of the oil light coming because the oil was so hot hot hot...in my case it was 2 things first off I'd used a 009 dizzy with which I could never get the engine running correctly, I exchanged for a vac advance type and reset the timing and the c...

Thanks all for the advice I found the articles that David posted very enlightening, good to know I'm not the only one who's faced this barrier. Dave ive sent you an email with photos and numbers etc. if you need anymore just ask. Mark, thanks for the input, all questions and theories all help puttin...

Evening David, ive just read the thread sadly tho mine is a reconstructed classic, the dvla have sent me a form asking all kinds of silly questions like Co2 emissions, rear axle weight the list goes on, mostly irrelevant to my cause. On the upside i have managed to find a club which will do vw repor...

Morning David I appreciate the offer but unfortunately the dvla need a physical report from a club which in on theyre list, I have tried to tell them that the car is original and that I can proof of year using engine and chassis but its not enough, I have 1 final phone number to try today, heres hop...

Thanks for the info Dave, its been a real pain and very frustrating, the DVLA has given me 1 month to sort his out after then I will get a 'Q' plate automatically, I have considered buying a private reg but according to some blogs ive read 'Q' plates cannot have a transferred private plate... so if ...

hello all I am trying to get my fastback registered with the dvla and am in need of somebody local from an authorised club to fill out a report on my car using the chassis, engine numbers etc before I can be issued with an age related plate or else it will be the dreaded q plate, I will pay for your...

You must be buzzing with excitement, always such an amazing sound to hear an engine thats not been run for awhile rumble into life I'm now in the process of removing the 009 dizzy on my other fasty in favour or the dual vac system, ive learned quite alot from this, the main, realising how much an im...

Marko, just a quick update regarding the dual vacuum dizzy, ive been running mine for over a week now and my engine has never ran so sweet :) I've not revved the engine high as i am still running in the new rings, but it runs extremely clean, i followed this from rob and daves vw site regarding sett...

I should of said engine rebuild, rings etc. My pump was original and worked before the engine was stripped but failed once re-united with the engine, i had a spare pump which worked first time after fitting.

I had a simular problem with my old pump after my recent rebuild, fortunately i had a spare and as soon as i fitted it the car fired up, could be the same issue, are you anywhere near coventry?

I'm not familiar with the term OE but if your pump is an original then they normally are able to pull the fuel through with ease, have you tried sucking the petrol through using your mouth making sure there's no blockages?

Gary

Thats interesting and something i had always wondered about, the engine which i have the 009 dizzy fitted to has never ran as good as the standard, i think i will put on my list to convert it back, thanks

Mark its interesting about your not wanting to use a 009 dizzy, on my first rebuild i had a new one and fitted thinking it would be improvement, can i ask why your wanting a vacuum advance, is it for the originality?

Gary

Spending more money than we wanted is all part of the course, these cars are done for the lurve.
Are you set up with your dizzy?

Yea I know the ones you mean, they're severe the way they clip into the bodywork, if these plastic ones work out I'll drop you a note with details, they work out quite abit cheaper too

Evening Mark, my old cars don't get used in the icy conditions mate so I can't say as yet, I've tuned the car and ran him several times but that's it, as soon as the salt stops being thrown around I can give you a better update, are you still after the larger sill trim clips, because if you are I ha...

Morning gents if it helps my 69 is a late model with the larger body styling and the dual can picks up from the intake manifold and left carb, don't know wether this helps but the intake manifolds have the smaller balance pipe and not the twin pipes fitted on my 72

Gary

My engine number T0705029
The vacuum can number on the F1 engine is 883, which tallies with what your saying so think this means i have fitted the wrong can to my car, altho it works a treat and so far no problems

Gents not sure if this helps or not the car I fitted this to was a 69 manual fastback and as far as I am aware is totally standard but then 40 years is along time for things to get altered, I have a complete F1 engine in the shed I can pull the dizzy and have a look if it helps?

Gary

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Marko i have the twin carb engine, fitted this today and its an exact match

..and yes i'd be reluctant to pay £137

Gary

Hello, using the link provided i ordered a NOS vacuum advance from fleabay and its the right one, came very quickly too considering it came from America, so thanks to Marko for the info

Well what can i say except i get the grand pillock prize, after reading both your inputs it got me thinking and you were right the flow of oil was to great, so with a better light i took another look and low and behold it was simply a push rod seal that hadn't seated properly, in my defense i had us...

Thanks Mike, this is only my second ever engine build so i guess this is a steep learning curve. Ive just refilled the engine and had it running with the tinware off on the fouling side and the oil is pumping out from under number 3, its almost like a stream, so engine out is a definate. Thanks for ...