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Hope this guy never works on anything of mine! There's a lot of differences between engine blocks on bug and T3, so don't let him kid you. The later models have a rear crossbar engine mount that bolts to the block between the fan an定Q8gine block. Bugs don't have provision for that and I don't think the bug's provisions for checking and adding oil will fit under the engine cover. Not to mention if you're hauling a load, you'd have to unload it to add oil. No telling what other "improvements" the guy has made. If it were me, I'd pass on it. On Mon, 21 Jun 1999 22:30:23 -0400, you wrote: >Hi: > >I'm new to the list. I don't have a type 3 yet, but I'm in the market. > >One I've seen recently that seems like a good deal is a '68 Squareback. >The current owner is a mechanic, and he was preparing it to drive cross >country/camp out in, so he rebuilt the engine and replaced many parts. >However the only thing that seems odd is that he used a bug block. The >only idiosyncracy involved in this, he tells me, is that the normal type 3 >style dipstick and oil adding cap won't work, as the block doesn't reach >them, and to add/check the oil, one has to pop open the engine compartment >and do it there. > >Does that sound fishy? He also installed a bug type exhaust system, which >he says gives about 3 or 4 more horsepower. > >Otherwise, it looks very nice. It's white, with red vinyl interior in >very good shape, and the engine looks clean as a whistle. > >Advice? > >Thanks very much, > >Scott ------------------------------------------------------------------- Search old messages on the Web! Visit http://www.vwtype3.org/list/