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Re: [T3] Fitting a Type 1 case into Type 3


On 26 Oct 2004 at 16:20, Ben Doughney wrote:

> I will put all of the Type 3 cooling / tinwear on, but I am not sure 
> what I am going to do about the oil filler & dipstick. Will the Type 1 
> dipstick tube clear the Type 3 fanhousing? I might have to modify a T1 
> dipstick so I can get it in and out. Can I screw on a Type 1 oil filler 
> to the breather housing and use that to fill the engine?

That's not really the oil filler, that's the breather box. You can use it 
temporarily to add oil, but you'll probably end up ruining the plastic plug 
getting it in and out, and those plugs are hard to find in good condition.

I think you can make the type 1 dipstick work, but you may have to modify the 
dipstick.

> Luckily this is an early car, so I don't have to worry about the rear 
> engine mounts- is there anything else that I need to consider? (all of 
> my spares are late dual relief cases)

You'll probably want to plug the hole for the oil pressure switch. You'll need 
the special adapter seals for the oil cooler. Unless your car is already 12V, 
you'll have flywheel problems; I don't think you can just install the old 6V 
flywheel on the 12V crank, and you'll need a different pressure plate to work 
with the early throwout bearing.


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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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