1969 vw fastback sitting 19 years, will it run?

[@henryschaechterle2108]

What a great little car - I was just finishing college in 1984 and dead broke. I bought a VW Fastback with a great body and interior but the engine was in 3 boxes - cost $400. With the help of my dad (a master mechanic) got it fully rebuilt and it ran like a bat out of hell - mine had dual carbs. If I had some sort of problem I could drop the engine at 8AM on a weekend and have it back running by noon.

[@jamesmoore3346]

I have a friend who's retired. He moved from new orleans after hurricane katrina. A pure VW fanatic. Built a 2 car garage in back and spends his time buying unuasual cars and either restoring them or building hot rods, rat rods, etc. He has put boat hulls on VW pans, put a beetle body on a custom S-10 frame with a 350 LS in the front. Once put a 1960 rambler american body on a modifed S-10 frame, tubbef it and dropped a 350 in it. Built several VW baja beetles, etc. I learned a lot about VW's from him as Im learning alot from you. Please keep on doing what you do, its been a great ride along. lol....

[@billschroedel5249]

Nothing better then a Sunday morning with a cup of coffee and a Mustie video involving an old VW!

[@norbiesison9257]

Love your personality and disposition. Despite the difficulties and the car's reluctance to start, you're still so cheerful.

[@TheLtData]

Nice video. My father was a VW mechanic from the early sixties and still works at the same company (no longer as a mechanic). We had one of these it was a van, my grandfather had a saloon. It's basicly the same car as the Beetle and de Bus. Automatics are very rare in Europe. Nice car. Hope you get it on the road again.

[@FordbyFor]

My grandfather had one just like this, bought new in '68. Gave it to me for a H.S. graduation present in '79. He had problems with the Fuel Injection system, although it worked fine for me from '79 - '85 when I parked it. Sold mine non-running in New York in '97, wish I had kept it!!

[@tarbeau8561]

Mustie1, I appreciate how you start to do something on a project and you bring the camera in so we can see what it is that you are doing or talking about . Weather it be with this VW or with the tractor snow blower. And small engine repair. I just wanted to thank you for how you bring us along even to some of your yard sales or auction finds . Keep up the great work , wish I could have been following you a couple years back , but , better late then never . Thanks again

[@blobby273]

I could sit and watch you fiddle about with old engines all day and night if i had the time . so so satisfying to see them given a second chance of another life ,

[@Chipchase780]

That’s a wonderful sound when the engine starts to catch then runs - before spluttering to a stop. The tin worm has clearly run rampant through some panels there, but this is a lovely desirable old fastback worth restoring.

[@freddyflintstoned913]

I had a white 1967 and I really loved that car.

[@evoTimer]

Brings back childhood memories, when dad had one. TL Fastback is my favorite VW.

[@moisesteixeira847]

Good niht , i' m brasilian. My name is Moisés, i'm workin on vw representant disbrave 20 years. The name her brazil is vw TL.

[@michaelferry2733]

In 1973 I drove my '66 VW fastback from Haverhill, MA to New Orleans until she threw a bearing and I wasn't in a position to have her fixed...loved that car!! Peace

[@daos3300]

this is great. i recently bought a toga white 69 fastback, sitting in the woods since '82. unfortunately the PO removed the FI and replaced it with dual carbs because he couldn't get it to run.. hope you persevere. good start would be cleaning all the contacts. really looking forward to the next instalment!

[@melesmelesfaber3866]

Great video! You had my guts rotating when trying to start that VW. My parents when living in West Germany bought a new Type 3 Variant (Station wagon) back in 1974 one of the last ones before the 411 was introduced so I think at a discounted price. I remember the old days (1980's) when playing around with old VW Beetles or Triumph Heralds or Toledos. Long gone are they! Happy with my 2017 diesel Citroen Berlingo now. Never needs refilling!

[@DandelionBill]

Nothing gets me more pumped than watching/getting an old engine to start after many years....I just f¿€king love it

[@debi6598]

My hubby had one of these. We love your videos! I'm addicted to them! 😁🇺🇸

[@terry2xb]

Hello this whas my first Car in the 70's.The Name from this VW in Germany is "Variant". When is see this Car then i remember me back to a very good Time...... See all your very good Vids Mustie very nice what u do. Regards from Germany ...Ernie

[@TRISTANorTRIS]

terry2xb surely the "variant" refers to the estate or squareback model dear sir.

[@fh13439]

The fastback model was called "TL" in germany, which meant Tourenlimousine. I used to own one in the early 90s.

[@mrme2483]

we used to have the tl in the UK too. I had a 69 and a 70 (first of the facelift ones) both savannah beige. both twin carb

[@daos3300]

this is a fastback (model 311).

[@dd313car]

You're rigth, it was Model 1600 TL

[@MrTherunner131]

Love the videos! Great watching these old beasts come back to life. Thanks for posting these up.

[@JimsEquipmentShed]

My parents had one, it was on its second year when while on a mountain road may sister (about 5 and 9 at the time) and I engaged in a fighting contest, and my mother swung her arm around to do a double pop. Unfortunately, her arm his the wheel, we went up the embankment and rolled the car over. I believe that ended the fight immediately. My uncle drove up with his jeep, flipped the car over, and drove it back to town.

[@aleblanc3547]

Jim, awesome story. You can't make that stuff up, you know? :>)

[@hdrk59]

Amazing story

[@campervanelvisitoofonyou8720]

Tim Kreitz Adventures

[@yamahonkawazuki]

and yall sure the hell are NOT getting a happy meal

[@lionreb]

Yes it will run but it will also need some repairs. Cool vehicle that has a future now instead of only a past! thanks for saving, dragging home and sharing with us all!

[@tiger12506]

"Hubcap is looking a little thin" *Hubcap destroys pry bar* LOL

[@yoboi01]

My mom had a 71 or 72 and I gotta tell ya, what a hell of a car !! Just a really great car

[@R.E.HILL_]

Compared to others you have brought home, this one is almost in mint condition... ☺ Nice one, thx for sharing.

[@Brandewey]

I'm glad your fixing the fastback. I feel not many ppl gave a lot of love to the fastbacks or karman gihias. I just see pretty much beetles, vans and trucks. Glad you got her started :D

[@laurensa.1803]

I love the fact that you can poses a car in the US for longer periods without any problems. Here in the Netherlands you have to store it somewhere, because a car must me insured, registered and periodically go through vehicle inspection for it to be allowed on the public road. This way a lot of older cars go to the scrap heap, because people just can't hold on to it... It's a shame because a lot of those cars nowadays are really popular.

[@blair79bear38]

here in Canada as long as the vehicle is not stored on a public space then it does not need to be continuously registered. in your driveway is not considered public but is private. some jurisdictions are picky about vehicles in less than prestine condition stored in sight of a public walkway so some of us throw tarps over our project vehicles when not in the garage itself. other locations don't even want a person working on a car in a private owned garage.

[@jusb1066]

in the uk any car older than 1972 doesnt pay anything for the road tax, and pre 1962 requires no mot either, have to go vintage for a hobby car

[@ben12801]

Stephen Woodward the rule is 1972

[@Gunny426HemiPlymouth]

Laurens A. It's getting closer to what you described every decade.

[@Brandewey]

Columbia is the same way. They're trying to force me to get rid of my car. Its like now you have to have a pristine perfect yard or you'll get in trouble. It wasn't like that a few years ago. Columbia sucks. X.X

[@JVerschueren]

I've seen some rusty cars in my life, but never one you could actually blow a hole in and see clean through the muffler. That thing is a proper toilet. Massive props if you ever manage to bring this one back.

[@madmax2069]

The fastback has to be my favorite.

[@harryfp1494]

Good restore project . You inspired me a lot I will have a channel soon making cool projects and making cool things run again . Recently I pulled a vintage Japanese 2 stroke front mount friction drive engine . Last night I took it down cleaned the condenser and adjusted the points and plug and got a nice hot spark . The carb will be taken down today and cleaned and this prom night dumpster baby is going to be running again

[@fl3162]

Great car and much anticipated and used by my wife's parents here in Germany.

[@richbaumann2999]

Love fastbacks and squarebacks! Keep up the Good work of saving precious metal!

[@drwho6229]

These cars & the Beetle once FULLY RESTORED & the engine has had a FULL service are a FANTASTIC little car. There is a few classic car club around the world that specialises in these & the Beetle. PERSONALLY I would rather have one of these or the Beetle than any other car ANYDAY!!! ( Pre 1970) If there was one I could afford in PERFECT CONDITION 😮 it can be expensive! & Sadly I haven't got deep enough pockets 😱😮

[@reggiekrager5411]

I perfectly remember there was one of these Volkswagen Fastback parked on a sidewalk back in the mid 2000s when I was little and I saw it every day when I went to kindergarten. It was a dark blue colour and had a flat tire, it sat there for years rusting away and the color getting paler and paler, thing is it really looked like a car that could still work with a bit of proper maintance. I really wonder what happened to that car, was probably taken somewhere to be dismembred, such a shame there was no one to restore it and save it, you did a really great job with this car! These cars are pieces of history and should be preserved! I did not know what model that was until seeing this video, I only remember seeing the Volkswagen logo on the wheels. Congratulations on your restoration of this car!

[@TimKreitzAdventures]

I always learn so much by watching your vid, Darren. I had no idea any of the VWs from this era were FI. Of course, before I started watching this channel, I knew almost nothing about VWs in general. LOL. Thanks for the knowledge. :)

[@gregstillman5197]

mom took a European delivery of a '68 type three; it had twin carburetors and they were hard to keep in tune; glad to see fuel injection come to these nice vehicles; wish I could afford to buy one; lots of memories.

[@dantesworld16]

Love your videos, love messing with engines and vehicles myself, such an inspiration to the younger generations. You try absolutely everything to diagnose.. and specifically older engines, ones like this.. sat for some time and you soon get it chugging again aha. Keep it up love the content 👌🏼👍🏼

[@starouterspace4320]

I'm sure it 'll start very soon,you did so well to get it turning over... Good to put at least 1 gallon of fuel in it... The engine will be running away very soon.... Thanks for sharing....

[@andymair232]

Just want you know that I love hanging out with you in your garage. As long as you are fixing up old stuff, I'll continue watching. Whether it's Veedubs, old bikes, generators, outboards or whatever. Keep up the good work :-)

[@richardosborne6323]

I learnt to drive in my mother's 1968 VW fastback. It was the same colour and was a wonderful car to drive.

[@movingforward6099]

Thats a cool VW !!! I'd like to have one of those

[@bigDbigDbigD]

Darren, you do a great job of getting good camera angles for us viewers. Thank you.

[@billmoran3812]

If I go to your shop, I’m definitely bringing my own coffee.

[@andyk3950]

At 18:30 I was talking to the computer monitor "go, go go" lol, and sure enough...it came to life. Nice work. Thanks for sharing. Thoroughly enjoy your channel! -A

[@cibie01]

You have the magic touch, love these style of video's so interesting to watch keep up the great content and thank you.

[@jackjacke4654]

had a 71. got it for the engine when i was 16. put it on my cut down dune buggy. pulled wheelies with ease. 1700 fuel injection...

[@michaellewis7085]

LOVED this car when I had one 40-odd years ago - kept breaking the injector hold-downs until I found out I needed that metal plate on top of the plastic part!

[@yokomzare201]

Nice find!I owned and drove a 1964 type 3 Notchback. I sold it in 1999 in Indiana. I think it now is in Oregon. The Notch was not imported to the U.S. Mine had been a Canadian car.

[@Volkswagenplanet]

I don't know how you get or find these cars but you make them work. I love vws and they consume all of my time, but you make it look so easy. I have watched Alot of your videos. I have never even seen you upset

[@eugenecourtney1778]

Sweet great ride!!! Back in 1971 tan with 30,0000 miles on it, i had a chance to buy one it was like new, i wanted it so bad, my folks wouldn't let me get it. I liked the fastback a lot better than the squareback.

[@Vader1957]

My first car was a 1968 VW fastback with factory AC. I bought it for $800 in 1972 or 73. It only had 20,000 miles. Great car.

[@jarrelldaniel4199]

I wasn't aware that air cooled vw has air conditioning.i did know they have the automatic standard and clutchless transmissions.

[@schnike0073]

Aftermarket

[@type3666]

@@jarrelldaniel4199 Aftermarket AC probably this Vw's are have just the hot air from the engine and are goes in the interior , the cold air in a car as this it's at the small windows and at a normaly speed like 50 60 km/h ✌️👍

[@PapiDoesIt]

My first car! Love those fastbacks. I had nothing but trouble with the fuel injection on that car, but the local VW shop had a Weber carb kit that replaced it. Expensive for a high school kid, but very reliable afterward.

[@stephenlawrence4362]

Love your VW videos

[@doug4bears]

Hey Mustie....you are amazing the way you turn a hopeless looking project car into a car you can still drive. I had one of these fastbacks years ago. I really enjoy your videos Thank you.....Doug

[@cbthethird]

I had a 70' that I got in MINT condition back in college. Paid $1500 and drove it everywhere.

[@frankrodriguez9553]

My first car was a mint 1964 fastback. $500, from our neighbor , got in a accident in it ,it kinda crumpled...so sad..

[@JMassengill]

This brings back memories. I purchased a 69 Type 3 Squareback from the city of Fairbanks AK impound lot 1986 or 87 and I proceeded to learn about fuel injection with that car and the great book " How to keep your VW alive for the complete idiot". I replaced every fuel line in that car because the OEM fuel line seeped fuel. I enjoyed wrenching on that car! I had to leave it in Fairbanks because of a sudden family emergency and to PCS very quickly. It broke my heart

[@dejanira2]

I used to own one of these when I was much younger. I thought it was a very nice car.

[@milesarcher8502]

How many cars have TWO TRUNKS???

[@jameslarson6555]

Rick Blain Tesla’s do

[@michellevesque2130]

@@milesarcher8502 Fiat X-1/9, Porsche 914 and Boxster series to name a few !

[@milesarcher8502]

@@michellevesque2130 That IS just a few, and this one seat FOUR.

[@kimchipig]

Many years ago, I worked as a Service Advisor at a Chrysler dealer. I can remember my old boss yelling, "put a battery in it and check the fuel pressure!" every time we had a no start come in. He was right like 90% of the time.

[@gosportjamie]

That's a sad fastback but it's still a very pretty car having the early styling with the small bumpers and the round front indicators/turn signals/side lights. My dad had a later (early '70s) Type 3 Variant (station wagon,) it was a very cheap car when he bought it as it was just intended to provide cheap stop-gap transport while his Rover was in pieces but it was utterly reliable and lasted far longer than anyone expected that cheap a car to last. It sat in the garage for several years after he died and was eventually hauled off for scrap or parts. Not as pretty having the big square bumpers and the wrap around front indicators, and the black basket weave vinyl seats could be murder on a sunny day but it was much, much more comfortable and much more quiet than a Beetle and it went really well for such a low power engine. I've always fancied having a Type 3 but they're very rare in the UK now and anything worth having is in the £10,000 area so I doubt it will ever happen but they've still got a big place in my heart and I love seeing them. Massively under-appreciated cars and really very good...

[@blair79bear38]

I'm not a VW kind of guy but I like the style of this one . But that said I like the simplicity of these air cooled machines and I love the way the man works. I binge watch his videos bringing these machines back to life. I wish I could do metal work half as good. I have a rusted out Trans Am that needs work but . well. I can do brakes, engine. that kind of thing. but rust is kinda scary to this over the hill farm boy

[@gosportjamie]

+blair79bear I know exactly what you mean. In a lot of ways the mechanical parts are a lot easier as sorting those problems are a logic tree process, sped up by a bit of previous knowledge and experience, but the metalwork is much more of an art form. I'm told by people I know who really ought to know what they're talking about that metalwork is a matter of learning the basics and then practice, practice and practice some more. Sadly I've never even got close to learning the basics as my hands shake too much for me to ever have a hope in hell of making an even acceptable welder...

[@tintriumph]

and they are totally correct, intelligence and experience make good engineers

[@gosportjamie]

+Martin Taylor Yes, experience is utterly priceless...

[@kb1gni]

Nice. My dad was a rural mail carrier and had about a half dozen Squarebacks over the years. I came home from the hospital in a dark blue '66. He had his share of runarounds with the FI on the later cars, one in particular. Had it back to Kip and Joe's in Gilford many times and they never could fix it. Beating the computer with a double-fisted screwdriver usually did the trick to get it going again.

[@4133EWvianen]

Whatever, owned one and it ran 300.000 km without big problems. Maybe one of the best Volkswagens ever made!

[@stormforgetech]

I had a 1969 Squareback which is identical except for sheet metal and associated glass. While it's been many years since I had it, I still miss it. I've got a very good memory and I do remember some of the quirks of this mechanical fuel injection and some of the common problems. I'm also relatively local in Massachusetts and when I get back in town would be happy to help play with it!

[@TheSurvivalSecrets]

Never stop makng will it run videos ;)

[@maracdarac4916]

this is Blaupunkt radio! I have one Blaupunkt, from 196??, and 30 years ago, when i was a young boy, a kid, put him in the garage, connect to transformer 220 v ac- 12v dc, connect 2 speakers (it's mono) and old Blaupunkt became a home radio, working and playing today!

[@rustyvdubgarage3053]

Hi Mustie I been watching for years love your vids i have vdubs and love restoring them .but that is my dream vdub a fastback. Here in England most are rotted or just to expensive so looking forward to this one.

[@dhart1951]

thanks for dredging up old memories of my first car. wow. I would own another in a heart beat.

[@gmartin8043]

CONGRATULATIONS Mustie 1 on the 70K, I've been a subscriber since 32K ( not that long ago ) always enjoyed your videos. 👍

[@hugoforthable]

I actually owned one of these....it was one of the best cars I have ever had, you don't see many...if any, on the road and people used to stop and check it out when I parked up, mine was twin carbs and I never ever had one bit of trouble with it....the metal gauge was thicker than any other car I've had, it was solid.....wish I still had it.

[@marcusgs12345]

Oh yes! another Mustie1 video, I've been waiting all afternoon to catch up on this one :) looking forward to seeing the part 2 ;)

[@johnrogers-thorn6504]

Hi buddy from the isle of Wight, England. Youre vids are the tops thanks bud. Now I had one of those beauts way back in 1976, it was I believe a k reg being 1973. Luved the old peoples car except for the mechancomical heater blowers which sucked instead of blowing, couldn't de-mist orde-frost the screens, other than that it was great 0 to 60 in 13 minutes with a top speed of 70 downhill in the slipstrem of a massive truck, we call them articulated lorries here but the fifth wheels are the same. Never had a beetle but did have a i600cc bus like your red ones. Keep em coming bud, your a genius with your hands. I,m an engineer myself, heating and plumbing kind., retired now at 71.

[@Fantaman900]

i work a lot with modern cars but even the old efi systems should have a lot more fuel coming out of the feed line. even my old 924 with mechanical injection had this big external pump which has about the same flow and pressure as the smaller modern intank pump do. i even use on of those for draining fuel tanks quickly. you might wan't to drop one of those intank pump in your fuel can, add power and connect a hose to the fuel intake on the engine. maybe it's not the computer but low fuel pressure/flow

[@blair79bear38]

Thats what I thought at well. even the mechanical engine mounted / driven pump on my Chevy small block pumps at a much greater rate. what I saw was little more than a dribble. thats why my comments about the fuel system.

[@mustie1]

it had some big leaks that l did not show that l patched, just ran out of time on this video,

[@99domini99]

Yeah that's what's gonna kill my car. The body is fine, the engine is fine, interior is mint, but it's starting to get transmission problems. In these cars rebuilding the transmission is usually and all-or-nothing job, but I simply don't have time nor money to rebuild the tranny, so when it goes the entire car probably ends up scrapped, even if the rest of the car is still mint except for the transmission. Too old to sell, noone wants a 20yr old car with a bad tranny. I don't want to immediately scrap the car, when the tranny eventually gets real troublesome I want to replace or rebuild the tranny, possibly do some work on the engine too. Unfortunately I can't store the car anywhere and I don't want to keep paying insurance for a car that doesn't even move.

[@RedfishInc]

deWaardt junk yards are full of 20yo cars that met an early end due to traffic accidents. Chances are you can find a replacement tranny with plenty of life left in it and a decent mechanic willing to do the swap.

[@99domini99]

I tried, and it's a no-go. My car wasn't sold quite a lot, and most of them already met their fate 10 years ago. The tranny's usually fail within the first 150k km and people decide not to repair them as it's a cheap car anyways, probably has other problems too. Most of them that are still left are driving around with transmission problems. If you find one in a wrecker that has been wrecked in an accident, it very likely already has developed the problems they're so notorious for. You really gotta rebuilt these with proper parts, the OEM used cardboard to shape their transmissions. My car has been taken good care of by the previous owner, I'm lucky mine is still so good. Most of them are completely rotten away. Literal only thing wrong is the transmission. It's at 100k now, probably needs a rebuilt within a couple years.

[@andreastheile426]

An American VW Fan nice to hear such things.

[@GregsGarage]

Not a terrible candidate for a restore.

[@gregk.6723]

Maybe not bad for something that looks like it was fished out of the Hudson river.

[@brianallen9810]

Yeah, it's not a good restoration candidate. I did one 30 years ago when you could still get parts from the dealer and it still was a pain.

[@christophercorrado2406]

meanwhile, I cant get parts for my 92 Corrado SLC...lol

[@dudley7540]

@@christophercorrado2406 same here. I think we were supposed to buy two. One for parts!

[@mikekeenan9044]

My first car in 1971 was a 1966 VW fastback like this one. A true piece of junk that the windshield froze from my breath in the Chicago winter while driving. I used rubbing alcohol to wipe the window so I could see to drive. A rust bucket just like this one BUT I’ve always loved VWs and just bought my fifth one . Good luck with this beast and thanks for your vids.

[@bobferranti5222]

WOW, what a rust bucket. So many good parts left on it.

[@billyp.7889]

I hope you decide to get the old fuel injection working; I am not familar with the early aircooled injection systems and it would be interesting, to understand how it works and see you get it fixed! I vote for FI! :)

[@blair79bear38]

me to, fuel injection is so cool and so much more accurate than the old carbs. I've given a lot of thought to setting up my carbed engines to EFI using the MegaSquirt computer as its brains.

[@PapiDoesIt]

blair79 bear The distributor acted as a switch, and the contact points signalled a relay to close. That told the injector to open momentarily, and that's it. Very crude and simple compared to today's cars. Interestingly, the #3 injector fired when the intake valve was closed. This cooled the valve, which was the hottest cylinder on an air cooled VW.

[@benjaminrappit]

I'd definitely throw it away, more hassle than worth

[@kf9010]

Benjamin Hammond Heck no man you get that running you will have alot of bites on it there rare cars to come by

[@benjaminrappit]

K F my friend has had a few, I've tried to get that engine of my own running sweet they just never seem to run right, dunno if that's why they were never as popular, certainly not over here in the uk, I absolutely love it though and I've every faith in this guy to give it his all. Dream of finding stuff like this here 😀 doesn't happen often. I did find my karmann ghia though in a military base in Cornwall the Americans was leaving. It's lovely agreed. Guess I was being flippant with my comment.

[@johnwade5747]

You'll get a kick out of this. My friend had the twin to your fastback, but it had injection issues. We cut a hole in the air body and plugged the air inlet with a rubber expanding plug. Since the aluminum was rounded, we stacked about 5 gaskets on top, put an econoline 1 barrel on-hand sandwiched it all down. Chuck cut a hole in the floor cover, and put a sportster tank up high. Good to go!

[@patmurphy389]

that actually is a sweet little car, yeah, now it's a rust bucket, but it could be fixed for sure...you running the gas through the line reminded me of when my hubby was running the gas through the yamaha.....lol...ours came out like that too, like tea, hence the cleaning the gas tank & getting rid of rust & coating the inside....So glad you did get it to kick over tho, i was rooting for you & the car engine!!!

[@benjaminrappit]

I really enjoy your videos, Thank You, I'm from the UK and would happily lose a bollock for some of the stuff you pick up 😀 awesome

[@richardroyal3563]

I had a number of VWs over the years. My first car was a 1964 VW1500 wagon (square back) which I spent a lot on in accessories. One of the annoying things was the Solex side draft carby which always seemed to develop a flat spot. Later models came out with twins that solved the problem. I improved the handling considerably by fitting a compensating spring across the rear swing axles. I was probably the first in my town to fit a set of extractors and enjoyed people looking at me and not hearing the "chaff cutter" sound as I drove past, and instead heard what they thought was an MG-B. When on a 3 year working holiday in Europe I owned a 1600 Fastback (twin carb). I suppose I could write a book about the trials & tribulations of owning Volkswagens :)

[@thebestisyettocome4114]

Had a ' 70 in 1970. Amazing little car. I recall not so good heat..lol. But Fon memories. Thank you

[@jimdavis8804]

Love the type 311. Pancake engine fuel injection. 411 was a Awesome care too. And 412.

[@rtarchib]

Had a 69 FB. Make a long story short, had a 68 bug and LOVED it. 40mpg. It had a stick. Couldn't teach the wife to drive so traded for the FB, with fuel injection. It was a piece of junk. Always in the shop with FI issues. Finally the mechanic said, can I make a suggestion. He took all the FI stuff off, mounted a 1bbl carb on each side of the engine, connected them together manually together, and I never had another minutes trouble.

[@guscosby5201]

Pull dist. Set of trigger points in lower part of dist. They fire the injectors..Two screws mount the point set. It is dual point..

[@beckywatt5048]

gus cosby Fixed one of these for a guy in college, had to stretch my brain , was before fuel injection get mainstream, my brother bought a GTI , that car was way ahead of it's time , what a rocket , very fun to drive in town.

[@burlatsdemontaigne6147]

Another perfect Sunday evening - Mustie coaxing life out of an old air-cooled. Man and machine in harmony! Hope it becomes a project.

[@strictlyxjs8750]

true mechanic. "lets get a better prybar" *grabs flatehead screwdriver* i always say my snap on screwdrivers -best prybars ever made

[@ronthorp2844]

snapon universals forever de best

[@drewzero1]

At work we have a massive flathead that we call the wrong tool for the job. "Gotta pry this off, can you toss me the wrong tool?"

[@davidj.7779]

I had a '68 Square back, fuel injected. essentially the same car, same engine which I drove in the early '70s. It had one very odd quirk. I lived in Boston and whenever there was a cold wave and the temp dropped to -2 degrees or lower, clouds of smoke would come out of the exhaust. So much smoke that cars behind me would pull off the road. I guess that was the point where the old cast iron rings shrank and allowed crankcase oil to come up into the cylinder. I was overnight once in Berlin, NH and it hit -40 below. Couldn't even move the shift lever for two days. Every Square back and Fast back I've ever seen from that era was rusted our by the base of the radio antennae, as I see yours is.

[@bigmac965]

I swear as that engine's cranking I can hear it saying "I think I can! I think I can!"

[@o0julek0o]

One of many cars I HAVE to own one day. Thanks for making a video on it.

[@closingtime]

Mustie, I had a type3 fuelie that quit running on me. After towing it in, the garage found a 2nd set of points for the F.I. located under the ignition points. Had to pull the dist out and apart to replace. It was $4 in parts and around $150 towing and shop time.

[@throttlebottle5906]

they called them "trigger contacts" pretty complex devil of a system for 1969! :)

[@throttlebottle5906]

and look what I found, the fuel injection chapter online! :) main page www.vwtype3.org/ and page with fuel injection links www.vwtype3.org/literature/clymer/service/

[@reelfoot5143]

I had the same issue with a FI equipped VW. In my case, the lubricant for the points had melted and ran over the contact points ( 8-10 discrete contact pads on a rotor that move in an ellipse pattern and regulated injector opening). Just needed to clean the grease off the contact pads and I again had full throttle capacity for the engine.

[@snarfinigus]

My family had a VW fastback. i think yours still runs better than ours ever did.

[@reddmann2216]

I never crank a starter more than 8 seconds,before I pause for at least 5,, find it easier on battery and starter

[@MisterMikeTexas]

My brother-in-law had a light blue '72 VW Fastback for couple of years. It swallowed a valve, and my dad rebuilt the engine. And an acquaintance of ours had a '68 that caught on fire and burned up. The fuel injection system was believed to be the cause. It died on her unexpectedly, and after she walked to a gas station, a lady came up and informed her "Your car's on fire!" I like these. The 60's Beetles are my favorites though.

[@michaeljohnson1006]

I'd check the capacitors in the computer!!does it have the second set of points for the injection computer lower down the distributer if its an old bosh system it uses that as the pick up

[@patrickbeam3288]

My first VW was this 69 model. Indianapolis. 2x4 to hold the drivers seat deck up, duct tape over the vents so it wouldn’t rain inside, couldn’t use the windscreen washer or your leg would get wet, starter work occasionally and had to park on a hill a lot, but I loved driving it and still miss it.

[@SouthHillWoodworksClementsvale]

It's rusty but may still have potential for a restoration.

[@boston7704]

The amount of stuff you have is...awesome. That a lot of it works? Priceless. Great videos, please keep it up

[@Core2QX]

10:00 did you put oil in the cylinders, before you crank the engine?

[@calicocatz7890]

A family friend of ours (Alf, RIP) had one of those - a VW Variant. He was driving along the motorway when the accelerator pedal stuck.The police gave chase, as he was speeding by then. The police drew alongside and he indicated he was in trouble with a shrug and gestures to show it was out of his control. Another patrol car was radioed-up, and they corralled him, with the car in front using its brakes to slow him down and bring him to a controlled stop on the hard shoulder. That was back in the Eighties. I recently met Alf's son at a funeral and told him his dad's story. Alf had never told him - he probably didn't want to worry his son or the family. He used the same car to tow my Bug home when my clutch cable broke.

[@jukeboxfan60]

You could try brake cleaner, makes a good starter fluid.

[@blair79bear38]

I've been known to use Lacquer Thinner. actually ran a 4 cycle Iron horse on that stuff because it ran on Lacquer Thinner better than it ran on gasoline. fuel delivery issues from a suction feed style carb. an engine last made in the 50's .

[@alancottrill]

I had one of those way back in the day. Ran like a champ. I opened up the ecu back then to change out a resistor to change the value sent from the temperature sensor. This cured a lean running condition that plagued the D-Jetronic FI system. The D-Jet system is super simple, since it ran I'd say it's good to go. I suggest you open up the ECU and inspect the board for obviously bad components like leaky capacitors and burned resistors. If there is no obvious damage, clean board with soapy water, rinse and dry completely and slap it back together. Other than that, you're on the right track, close the fuel system, chase down vacuum leaks, ect... Before I did all that I'd probably check compression and leak down...

[@cobyhoff]

It is worth getting this fuel injection running. If you can make a clean electrical connection, you can make this run. Do it. If you have questions, ask. I have been on the vwtype3.org mail list for over 15 years. If I don't know the answer, I know someone who does. Don't put carbs on. Please. Firstly, turn the key on. You should hear the pump run for for 1-2 seconds, then turn off. If so, your computer is good. (It almost always is) Second, the fuel filler hose and overflow line is almost always compromised. This lets the wheels splash up and fill the gas tank with crud. Your fuel filters are clogged, the bottom of the tank is rusted, and there isn't enough fuel pressure. Careful with tank sealers. This tank has some complicated passages to accommodate the fuel injection return. The MAP (mass air pressure) sensor has a brass diaphragm. Don't take the screw off the back while attempting to test/run the engine. You will over-flex the diaphragm. This is unobtanium. Be careful. Generally, if the MAP will hold pressure, don't mess with it. If it won't, you probably have to replace it with a good one. Don't stress about the TPS (throttle position sensor). It only serves the purpose of replacing the throttle pump on a carburetor. I.e., it doesn't need it. Don't stress about it when trying to get the engine running. It only squirts extra fuel while the peddle is being depressed. Nothing else. It is often a red herring. Just unplug it if it starts to look like it is relevant to the plot. Install a momentary switch on the fuel pump relay (under the dash) so that you can pressurize the fuel rail without having to turn the key on/off in two second intervals. Hold the switch until you hear bubbles in the gas tank. Fix all of the fuel leaks. Fire=bad. Always remember, air, fuel, spark. Fuel injection does not introduce some exotic new requirement into that mix. Very often, people replace fuel injection because one of the other two requirements are not being met. If you can make sure that the fuel is flowing, the electrical connections are connecting, and the air is flowing, you can make this system work. If you can't do those things, you likely can't make carbs work any better. They need the same things. Good luck.

[@rawr51919]

In the video (@ around 21:33-21:51) he managed to get it to run. For nearly 20 seconds. The computer does seem to be good in the car, as the pump turns on when it's supposed to.

[@kevinscheifele6833]

1st time i was in New Hampshire, i thought your license plates where a joke? Live free or die! The best ever.