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:-) Oh yes! Subject: [T3] FI Conversion Questions > Following recent discussions with people on the list, I've decided to go the > unusual route of changing from carbs to FI. I was lucky enough to find a FI > type three in a UK scrapyard (which is virtually impossible over here). I > dragged off the brain and nearly all the senors, injectors, dizzy, etc. the > only things I didn't get were the head temp > sensor and fuel pump and relays. My questions are: > > 1) Heads - I can buy replacement 'universal' heads off the shelf with the > head temp sensors thread in, without much of a problem - correct? Use only VW castings... or you run the risk of poor quality aluminum and sinking valve seats > > 2) Are head temp sensors easy to get? They are here in the US anyway, but used. > > 3) What about the fuel pump? Can you still buy the original type? Yes, but think nothing of getting a good used one. dont pay more than $100 > > 4) I can run a new return fuel line down the side of the tunnel, but I'm a > little confused over where it goes at the front end. reading a recent > thread about fuel tanks, its sounds like I need a fuel injected car's tank > with a return line in it. Should I run back to the scrapyard and take the > fuel tank as well? Yes if its good... you need 2 lines off the bottom. > > 5) I had a look for the relays for the fuel pump, but couldn't find them. > Are they located in the fusebox, or hiding somewhere else. On the firewall behind the fusebox. > > 6) Anything else I've overlooked? The smile youll have when you have it up and running properly! > > Many thanks > > Craig > 72 Square in the UK > > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >