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> 1) The fuel lines are original cloth covered rubber, they are cracked and > leaking. I will replace them with new rubber fuel line. While examining > them, I found a square box in the line. According to the Bentley book it is > called a fuel damper. Is it necessary or should it be replaced with a filter. Get regular 5/16" rubber fuel line. To do the whole car, you will need several feet. I forget how much.. The damper is kind of roundish. You can keep in on there. The fuel filter is a square box. Should be mounted in a bracket under the bumper. You probably want to replace this. Also, open up the fuel tank and look inside. If there's a lot of rust and sediment, consider cleaning it out. Change out the in-tank filter sock, too. There is also a rubber "overflow" hose under the fuel filler neck. This is probably cracked, torn, or missing. If you can find a new one, replace this part. Otherwise, cobble something together from hardware store parts. > > 2) I have never gone about this type of thing before but am reasonably > mechanically inclined. Does someone have a checklist or an outline of steps > to get an engine running. I am looking more for the order in which I should > go through the systems. I'd start with the brakes. Then do general tune-up items on the engine. Valve adjustment, compression test, fuel system fix-up. Change the oil. Check the wires and hoses (compare with diagrams in Bentley), and see if it starts! > > 3) I have the Bentley book, and the John Muir's book. Any others I should > get. You have it covered pretty well. I do like the Haynes, too. It's still in print, and the photos are of dusty old cars just like ours. -Mark Fuhriman '69 Fastback. Orinda, CA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org