Larry,

VW tried to put a lot of distance between the Type 3 and Type 1 engine.
While the Type 3's did get nifty stuff like dual carbs and FI early on and
had the horizontal cooling fan they were mechanically identical to the Type
1's.

An earlier post in this thread said that the loafs had Type 4 engines.  This
is correct starting in '72.  Before that they had an upright Type 1.  They
did had the IRS tranaxle but retained the VW wide 5 wheels long after they
disappeared from the Beetle.

Chuck
'85 Wolfsburg Westy - 'Roland the Road Buffalo
In a message dated 7/21/01 11:00:07 PM, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

<< Date:    Sat, 21 Jul 2001 17:01:20 -0500
From:    Larry Alofs <lalofs@ENTERACT.COM>
Subject: Re: vw type I, type II, type III and type IV

Karl Wolz wrote:

> Larry,
>
> All of the listed engines are air cooled horizontally opposed four-bangers.
>
> What were you thinking a type 1 is/was?
>
> Karl Wolz

Donno what I was thinking.
Have had a lot of type 3's, but it's been about 30 years since I even looked
at
a Beetle engine.
  Guess those brain cells have died.  :-(

Larry A.>>