Hello & Many Thanks, my Wife is heading to Canberra tomorrow as there is a VW Specialist there so i will give her the points & condenser so she can buy 2 new ones, so is the Distributor in my Fastback not the correct one ? Can you give me the part number for the Correct Distributor with Vacuum Advan...

Hello, The Distributor on my 1970 Fastback does not have a Vacuum Advance ???? Should it have one ? i did look at a VW specialist on the web last night, its around $500 to $600 for a good Electronic one - i cant recall the name but it starts with a P im pretty sure, i think for now i will order a ne...

Well Hello again from Down Under - The fastback has started to miss again & backfire, My Mechanic has stated its most likely the old points Distributor ( Points or Condenser ) he did mention i can replace it with a Electronic one ( HEI ) i woud like to go down this path so im hoping some-one can tel...

Well some good news regarding the oil smoke on its 1st trip over a month ago, i discovered the 2 nuts that hold the fuel pump down were loose & engine oil was leaking out & running down the left side rear onto the exhaust and causing the smoke, i did one up around 1/4 of a turn & the other 3/4 of a ...

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29th December 2022 - 8:36am

That looks lovely!
I think we should leave the last pic as it is... upside down!
You'll probably have spacers fitted, to allow the wheels to clear the calipers, hence the abnormally long wheel bolts

Hello no wheel spacers on the Fastback, so are the long Wheel nuts a common Thing ?

OK.... Thanks guys i will check the plastic cap on the weekend, And good to hear 20/50 Mineral oil is fine to use, i think all the VW's in Australia are Right hand drive & the exhaust system exits on the right side as well, if you look at the pic's i put in the Gallery of the Fastback the Exhaust lo...

Hello the Exhaust is standard & the pipe exits the rear right hand side of the car, i did do a oil change the day before & checked the level twice & all was good. Is Hooving another word for sucking ??? i used a Mineral oil in 20/50 grade i have read some Fastback owners run straight 30 grade engine...

Hello, well we took the Fastback to a Car show yesterday a round trip of around 150km it did run fine & no problems with the engine, i was following my wife who was driving it & around half way home i noticed some oil smoke coming out from the Left rear or the car, when we got home i inspected it fo...

Hello i purchased a Champion 90 degree Brass fitting for the Half inch hose , one end is threaded & the other end the hose slides on, i will drill a hole into the closet air filter underneath & pipe it to it, so it should do the Job . I did also buy a meter of half inch hose so ill work out the hose...

Hello there is one large black hose that i think went to the original air cleaner..... Is that the Crank case Hose you are talking about ? Its not joined to anything at the Moment so where can i join it to and is it important ??? Any information on what i can join it too & pictures would be a great ...

Latest update……. sorry I have been busy at work, I did find the nut to loosen the Dizzy I had no luck with the timing, I turned it back to where I marked it at the start of retarding & advancing it, I let it cool down for 2 hours then decided to take it for a drive & low & behold the Engine came goo...

Ok so i can turn the Dizzy to advance or retard the engine, i will wait till it cools down and give it a try in a few hours as its very hot here at the Moment, we went from 10 months of Rain & Floods then Bang 38 degrees.... No spring this year very crazy weather indeed, ill post again with my findi...

Latest update..... found out you cannot move the Distriburator on a fastback e-g to Retard or Advance it, im also doubtful the wires to the coil are wrong as it was put back in by a so-called local VW Expert LOL , there are 2 wires that go to Negative a green from the Dizzy & a Orange that comes fro...

Hello, i changed out all those parts , idle jests were the same 55. i took it for a drive & it started to Miss then back fire again , it runs much better at idle no smoke or fumes what so-ever. After lunch im going to check points and advance or retard the timing then take it for another drive as it...

LOL.... disregard the comment about Pictures being the wrong way round as i was viewing them on a ipad , Next year i will remove the small amounts of Rust it has & repaint it, is it a common thing for the Wheel Nuts to be so long on a Type 3 ? Its now on Historical Rego as its older than 25 years.

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pictures are wrong way round……. Can anyone tell me how to rotate pictures Thanks…

Hello, im going to change out all those parts this weekend so i will do a Google search to know exactly what to do, i was looking at the Emulsion tube does it need to go in a certain way due to all the holes in it ??? ( it looks like a minature flute ) Do you know of a Diagram i can look at that sho...

OK i fully understand now... Replace the Emulsion Tube with a F6 Tube, Im heading off to Victoria tomorrow to visit friends for Xmas for a week & do some fishing, I will order the parts You have listed before i leave & hopefully here soon, I will try to post some pictures tonight of the fastback whe...

OK... got it, i did a search on youtube last night it showed me where the parts you mentioned are. If im right i replace the F6 Emulsion tube with the 170 Air Connector jet, the main jet is inside the Carb & The idle jet is on the outside, Ive rebuilt Holley Carbs in the past so once i looked youtub...

OK Many Thanks, what is the Emulsion Tube ? is that the pipe that runs from one Manifold to the other ? Is it possible to get those Jets from Ebay.com in America as that is where i purchased the Weber Kit From, Thanks again for the information.

Hello from Australia, I’m restoring a 1970 Fastback Type 3, I had the 1600cc engine rebuilt early this year, the solex carbs were shot so I ordered the twin Weber 34 ict carb kit along with all linkages & throttle arms installed them last week it runs fine but when taking it for a drive it labours &...