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Virgin Trannies will often last in excess of 200K so I wouldnt rebuilt it, just find another... there are LOTS out there, I have several if your near Albany NY. You need to find out what shape your engine mechanicals are really in... injectors dont just "blow", they can leak after sitting for a while but dont make the engine mechanicals bad. BUYING a rebuilt engine is often a mistake, if at all possible rebuild yours, even if you much source out a specialist to do it. and dont buy ANYTHING from JC WHitney if you really want to be safe. Keith > hello all, > i have an opinion question and maybe you all can help. > i own a 73 fastback, that before i bought was sitting for about 5 years. > i drove it for a few months, but it kept blowing injectors and stuff, and > was having tranny trouble. i dont know much about engines and transmissions > at all, but a buddy of mint told me that both would likely have to be > rebuilt/replaced. > as much as i love this car, i dont know if i have the know-how to do it > myself, and being rather poor, i cant afford the rebuilt engines i am > finding (rarely) online. > given a worst-case scenario, do you all think it is better to save up and > buy a new engine (i found some on aircooled.net but i think they were like > $1800) and tranny (i cant find one of these anywhere, or even have an idea > of the price), get the ones in the car rebuilt somewhere, or should i just > give in and part out the car? > > the other thing, just to make sure, and prove how ignorant i truly am, were > there 1974 type 3's? i was always told that they were only made until 1973. > but the girl who i bought the car off insisted it was a 74. > > thanks, > Jim > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > >