Type III Vanagon, Type III Pickup

[Douglas Taylor <pupland@bserv.com>]

**Jim Adney writes, in reference to a Vanagon with a Type III engine I saw
in Greece:

>Not meaning to be insulting--do you know the difference between a type III
>and a type IV engine?  Sorry, this is just a question that has to be answered

No insult taken.  What caught my eye was that the exhaust system didn't
look right (ie-not N.A. Type IV) on the first van in question, so I took a
quick peek under and noticed that the oil screen plate on the sump was
secured by 10mm nuts, rather than a single 17mm bolt, like on the Type
IV's.  I am presuming that it was a Type III engine, not a Type I, as I
can't imagine squeezing anything but a pancake engine in there.  I didn't
look inside the engine compartment, so that much is left to deduction.

If these weren't production, then my only other guess would be that someone
replaced the original Type IV engine with a Type III, in the interest of
economy.  I assume that this sort of swap would present one with some
challenges, especially in the area of fuel delivery...

Jim, If you do find out more information about Non-U.S./Canadian Vanagons
being produced with Type III engines, would you let me know?  I would be
curious about the type of fuel injection (AFC or D-Jetronic?), &c. they
used (maybe the same  engine as the "Brasilian" mentioned elsewhere?)


**Jim Adney writes, in reference to a Type III pickup that I suspected was
a production model:
>I have seen squarebacks cut down to open top "pickups" in the US but
>I never examined one closely.

This Type III pickup might very well have been a custom job, but the fact
that it was being used as a utility vehicle, and wasn't prettied up in any
way, led me to assume that it was a production vehicle.  It had a tailgate,
but I can't recall if it said "Volkswagen" on it.  I am kicking myself for
not taking a picture...

Regards,
Douglas