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On 17 Mar 2003 at 10:26, Scott Shuffitt wrote: > 1. Where is a good resource for parts.. It depends on which parts you need. The best thing to do is to ask here first. > 2. The T3 has some brake problems, and there is evidence of brake fluid by > the pedal and I can hear some like noise when I push the brake, they also > pull to the right... Does this mean I need to replace the master cylinder? > The guy I bought it from said the brakes have been worked on in the last > couple of years. There are 2 possibilities, either it's leaking from the MC and the MC needs to be rebuilt of replaced, or the main brake line to the rear brakes is rusted out under the gas pedal and will have to be replaced. This latter is getting pretty common in these old cars by now. > 3 Shifting.. The shifter is very slopy any ideas how to tightin it up.. Could be the shifter bushing, or it could just be the early (-70) shift lever which DOES have a lot of travel. > 4 Really slow excelleration. The engine is supposed to have about 1000 miles on > a rebuild. There is a dead spot about 35 in third till bout 50. It still has FI > and I am thinking that I want to put some webers on it, question is 1, what is > the likely problem with the dead spot and 2 do you guys recommend replacing FI > with webers? You should try to figure out what the problem really is before you plan a solution. Carbs can certainly solve some problems, but the real solution is often cheaper, quicker, and leaves you with a car you can license anywhere. There is also a learning curve with carbs that most people don't expect. Conversions to carbs usually take months to get the proper jetting worked out, or the owners leave them running just way over-rich, which has multiple downsides. Things to check: make sure the mech adv is working. Make sure the voltage regulator is giving you close to full voltage (~14V) when cruising, or at med RPM. These are common problem areas and are cheap and easy to fix. What year do you have and what state do you live in? -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ------------------------------------------------------------------- List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org