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Re: [T3] 72 squareback - Engine Fire


On 13 Jan 2004 at 11:31, Matt Lundy wrote:

> I just picked up a '72 squareback that was the
> unfortunate victim of an engine fire.

> I would like to keep the fuel injection, but I don't
> think that will be possible as the wiring harness is
> melted, and is apparently NLA. I would also question
> the viability of the ECU and other parts after fire
> being exposed to fire and then the water the PO used
> to put it out.

It should be possible to put it all back together with good used parts. I 
probably have everything you would need to do this, but it would be a big job 
especially if you've never seen how everything goes together. Converting to 
carbs would probably be easier, but it will not pass a future inspection in CA 
this way.

The brain is probably fine. They seldom get hot enough in a fire to damage 
them, even if they get smoky on the outside. Unless the case is obviously 
deeply damaged by the fire it, and its contents, are probably also fine.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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