can an auto box and flywheel be fitted to an engine that has had a manual gearbox fitted????
is there any/much modification required????
any help would be appreciated
FITTING AN AUTO BOX
Re: auto box
fitting it to a 1300 air cooled beetle engineDaz Max wrote:What are you fitting it to?
its from a type 3/4 variant, will it fit????
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See "Auto and Manual cars - any engine differences?" in the Virtual Clubhouse section. All the questions were answered there when I asked the same. However I was asking about a Type 3 engine if you are using a Type 1 (ie Beetle engine) their would be additional problems as the Oil filler is in a different place on a Beetle engine
Stuart
Stuart
'Beetle' engines in Type 3s
Normally Beetle engines have the fan upright, and cannot be fitted in a Type 3 or Type 4 even if you don't mind the fan housing sticking through the floor, due to severe overheating through drawing in pre-heated air to the cooling fan.
The Beetle (Type 1) engine is not all that different from the Type 3 - a 1300 presumably has different bore and stroke though. Are you sure it's 1300cc? Is there an engine number on it?
The Beetle (Type 1) engine is not all that different from the Type 3 - a 1300 presumably has different bore and stroke though. Are you sure it's 1300cc? Is there an engine number on it?