..Took the fuel tank out today,to deal with a few probs re fuel blockages/dodgy fuel gauge,and was expecting to find a drain from the fresh air box,but no sign!!-So where is the drain please?? On the subject of the gauge,my neighbours were treated to a loud exclamation of "bloody hell Dave,how did y...

http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/purplepete13/hingepuller.jpg here you are danny-from the bentley beetle manual i've never quite managed to get my head around how it actually works but i wouldnt recommend either bashing the pin out,or trying to drill it-there have been 2 broken drill bits in...

Danny, there is,or was a special tool for hinge pins-i've seen pics,but not sure where!-might have been in the bentley manual,or oacdp..i'll have a look! Ok,i've located one:Its vw751..but theres another somewhere-751 is a glorified punch,t'other one is more of a press/puller type thing-i'll locate ...

The second one is a 1972 Lotus Elan 2+2 fhc,lovely car,not worth a great deal though!its actually a metallic purple BMW colour.,restored about 19 yrs ago, mine is the '63,series 1 elan,but dont all rush out to try and buy one-parts are difficult enough to get as it is! plus two's on the other hand a...

but i suspect one of these would fit a type3 pan,if you could satisfy your soul that its not sacrilidgeous to the t3!

Not that big a secret in the vw community,but in other circles its a bit hush hush! And its a type 1 chassis,not a type 3 ![ IMG]http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/purplepete13/el.jpg[/IMG ] http://i222.photobucket.com/albums/dd21/purplepete13/el.jpg Now at the stage where it moves quite happil...

Ok,so good old GSF,dont have any bonnet cables in stock-not even watercooled! So opted for a type 1 throttle cable,which turns out to be about 4" longer than you need self explanatory technique,notable points being that i suspect theres meant to be a clip on the lever to prevent the nipple popping o...

Just in case anyone else suffers what i've just experienced! Went to get something out of the boot,pulled the lever and it just moved freely with no resistance. removed interior trim panel,and ascertained that the nipple had parted company with the cable Solution was to remove backrest of back seat,...

..presumably she didnt see me walking to the petrol station then !!-that was when i discovered my fuel gauge error !but thank god for that parking space,and the cash machine,and the nice couple who stopped and asked if i was walking back to my car ,and gave me a lift back to chew magna.-i did briefl...

I still havent mustered up the courage to attack mine! But one point i'd like to ask of Dave,..Where you say that you removed the remnants of steel mandrel from the rivets..how is this done?? I was thinking of removing the mandrels before use by just cutting the crimped end off,and using the rivets ...

Is the type 3 fuel gauge adjusted in the same way as a beetle?? Found out to my cost last weekend,that my gauge is in need of adjusting,and that reserve doesnt mean i've got a gallon left..it means i've got about 5 miles! do i just remove the gauge and look for a little screw to turn,as i would with...

The outer part of the fan should just "wobble" off,if its the inner part..either side of the central bolt hole,there are two threaded holes..wind a pair of M6 bolts into these holes,and they act as a puller.

Hi, Its an aftermarket crankcase breather box(maybe empi)-It provides(or is claimed to)extra breathing.Hoses probably go to either rocker cover,not too sure where the 3rd hose goes-might be just venting to air(ie hanging out the bottom of engine),or could possibly go to oil filler neck. thats a star...

Hi, I stupidly used a new gsf oil pump cover in my recent rebuild,and now its leaking like a sieve! Is it possible to remove the fanhousing,with the engine still in the car??/and with the exhaust attached??-i'm trying to avoid removing the engine if at all possible!-dont need to actually remove fanh...

Welcome to the clan!! Door drains are there..open the door,on the bottom edge at each corner,if you peel back the door seal,youll find them-a bit of mig wire might do the trick! problem is likely to be that the window scraper rubbers have perished-temporary solution is to carefully put a strip of du...

Steve, If its any help,i found that the first couple of times i tried to balance my carbs,i was getting the same kind of results as you! Gunsons carbalancer is £12 in Halfords(about 3 months ago!),but i had to ring round lots of branches to find one!,and you need to make an adaptor for it to get pas...

Hi,Please could someone give me a part number??-its for a late fastback,and its the huge rubber cup between wing and filler neck.
also,is there a part number for the parts book itself??or if anyone hears of one for sale..please let me know!!
thanks in anticipation!
Peter

Thanks,Dave,Yes,thats the one!

Help!!one of my carbs has the float pin retainer missing..so off to my spare set of carbs to raid the missing component,only to discoverthat only one carb has the retainer,and to further complicate the issue,its installed in a different way! Hopefully someone can tell me..does the retainer(item 14 o...

Am in the middle of a rebuild-and have a couple of questions: Without getting into L numbers,can anyone confirm what colour the heatshield above/attached to silencer should be??-it appears through all the rust to be black??,and do i assume rest of silencer is silver?heater boxes black?? Whats the ap...

Mike,
Thank you!!That confirms that i've got the right rings,and that the previous owner of my car was a bit of a bodger-i shall mutter a few choice words next weekend when rectifying the brakes!
cheers!
peter

Hi,Has anyone got a parts book?I need to identify a couple of sets of rings:311 198 169A and 311 198 263A does this ring any bells for anyone?? Second question relates to the brake master cylinder-am i right in assuming there should be 2 brake light switches?and that theyre just connected in paralel...

Can anyone tell me the answer to which wiper blades will fit my fastback??-have bought 4 sets in last fortnight,but none fit!!-its the plastic fitting that goes on the wiper arm thats causing probs,my arms are 8mm wide.
Cheers!
Peter

Excellent!!-Thank you.

Hi,I'm now the proud owner of a fastback,after 15 years of gaining intimate knowledge of type ones! After a week of ownership,i've a couple of questions: How does one gain access to the wiring behind the dash?-is it a case of getting your hands stuck up the gap from underneath?or do i undo the phill...