RE: [T3] '70 square tuning

["Adriel Huntington Rowley" <architect_7@hotmail.com>]

It was not my rebuilder.  If I touch the distributor, I can no longer go
back to Volker with engine trouble (like I would want to after spending over
$600).  There was also a plate slipping I think also...

Just wondering if I went to the Classic, would I be able to get some advice
on how to avoid the troubles forecasted?  I was thinking of tying to sell
some parts.  That way I could afford to go, and pay the auto's fees.  (The
list includes a '69 Master Cylinder, rear panels with ash trays and arm
rests (if memory serves), a pair of doors, a pair of fenders, '72/'73 front
beam, almost complete A/C unit (under dash unit, condenser, compressor,
dryer, and brackets with hardware), and a set of Squareback glass, minus the
windshield. I am not sure what I should take, and what prices are now.  Any
suggestions would be nice, including how to pay the $55 (if space is still
available), and how to sell the parts at the same time seeing the autos; I
am total green horn.)


Thanks,
Adriel H. Rowley

-----Original Message-----
From: Steven Ayres [mailto:comwest@att.net] 
Sent: Friday, May 25, 2007 6:08 PM
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] '70 square tuning

AdrielH=> I could make the Type 3 vacuum advance work on the Type 4 
distributor?

If you can make it fit, it's possible. Fitting is the hard part, and the 
flanges, positioning and screw holes tend to vary quite a bit, the vac 
arm has to fit your advance plate, etc.

A much simpler approach would be to put the Type 3 distributor back in. 
I'm sorry, I just don't buy that your rebuilder did something that 
prevents using the Type 3. The assembly isn't that complicated. More 
like he modified the Type 4 to fit, or put in a Type 4 drive, something 
like that. Any of this is quite simple to fix, way simpler than trying 
to cross over with the vac can, and can be done with the motor in the 
car. So I'd like to hear a lot more about this route before I recommend 
fooling around mixing and matching distributor parts. Start by pulling 
the working distributor out and comparing the drive end on it with that 
of the Type 3 distributor.

Steven Ayres, Prescott AZ
'66 KG1600

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