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On 21 Nov 2005 at 11:20, Ron Bechdolt wrote: > My last post brings up some interesting question. Should I restore my > 69 fastback with fuel injection or dual carbs. I really don't know. > I have a good local VW mechanic that will do either for me when he > rebuilds the engine. The engine I have came out of a 72 type 3 and > was previously set up for fuel injection. > I guess what I'm really asking is what is the cost comparison to do > each, what are the benefits of each and what kind of problems/benefits > might I encounter in the future with each. If you have a good fuel pump and good injectors, the cost for restoring the FI will be minimal. If you have to buy these parts new, then it can cost as much as a new set of dual carbs. The hoses on the old injectors can, and should, be replaced, along with all the other fuel lines. Use 5/16" US-made standard fuel hose, not the 7mm hose that most places sell for this application. You will need to make sure that you have a compatable set of FI parts to work with your '69. The injectors and pump from any year will work. The hoses and wiring harness are the weak points of the FI system; other than that, the system is extremely reliable. There is lots of help here on FI. If you stick with stock displacement, the FI is your cheapest, easiest, and most drivable option. If you are building a much larger engine then you'll want the carbs. OE carbs from a '67 are the best bet for carbs. Larger aftermarket carbs are available, but you'll spend a LOT of time working on them if you want them to run right. Don't count on them being jetted right as they come to you in the box. Only the OE carbs will come with a choke, so don't expect the aftermarket carbs to be easy to start in cold weather. This is not a problem if you're only driving it in the summer in Nebraska. There will be lots of help available here on carbs, too, but keep in mind that there are LOTS of different possible combinations of aftermarket parts, so you may not find anyone who is familiar with your particular combination of carbs, jets, distributor, and exhaust. With both carbs and FI you will need to watch the breather plumbing. It's different for '72-3 and if you mix parts unknowingly, then you'll blow oil out the back of the case due to the lack of an effective breather. Once you decide on what you want to do, we can help guide you. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~