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<DIV>In a message dated 5/3/2017 4:54:53 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
stet.sanborn@gmail.com writes:</DIV>
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style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2 face=Arial>Hey
Everyone -<BR>1) I've got the factory 3-speed auto. The car has just
over 100,000 miles<BR>on it; if I'm doing an engine swap, should I also find a
shop to do an<BR>overhaul on the transmission? I haven't noticed any
problems (other than I<BR>need to adjust my kickdown switch). But; given
age, etc... is it best done<BR>now while I've got the engine already coming
out? They seem to be a pretty<BR>robust build.<BR><BR>2) I'm trying to decide
between a stock 1600, or ACN's 1800cc<BR>mini-stroker. Any trouble with
a larger displacement and the Automatic<BR>transmission? A few folks on
Samba have indicated they've done the 1800cc<BR>with stock F.I; but I wanted
to run in by the experts. I wouldn't mind a<BR>bit of extra power, but
not at the expense of other parts of the car.<BR><BR>3) The car also has the
dealer installed A/C unit, although I'm pretty sure<BR>the compressor was
leaking, so I disconnected it years ago and plugged the<BR>holes into the fan
housing. Have their been any new products out there for<BR>replacement
compressors (more efficient, less drag, etc) that anyone has<BR>seen?
I'm tempted just to pull it out completely, but might give it<BR>another shot
at life.</FONT></BLOCKQUOTE>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>I'm going to try and answer these, but they'll be out of order.
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>As for going with an 1800, you might want to re-think this. I'll
explain this by saying the plenum and runners are too small to adequately supply
any air volume/supply over a 1776 engine. Look on the Samba in the D-jet PHD
sticky, as the numbers have been crunched, and 1776 is the limit. You'll also
want to hunt down some green injectors too. I'm pretty sure Phil is running this
part of the set up in his 71 Fastback. You WILL have to tweak the MPS though.
Phil might be able to help you with this, or contact Ray Greenwood on the Samba,
and he'll give you more info that you'll ever want to get it dialed in.
;-)</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>If you're going to rebuild it, wait until your engine is almost done,
so the bands and such can be adjusted to a running engine. The trans itself is
an 003, and can be rebuilt by most anyone, as it's a Borg Warner unit. You'll
definitely want to replace the gasket between the rear axle assembly
(differential), and the trans itself. This is the 1 gasket in the trans axle
assembly/unit that can cause a problem from failure (it pumps ATF into the diff,
causing the bearings to go). But, if it's working fine, I'd be hard pressed to
rebuild it. Might be something I'd do after having gone thru the engine and
dialing it in.</FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>As for the AC, you'll want to swap most of the entire system to R134,
and use a Sanden compressor. They don't use as much power to run (like the old
ones did), so they've become an excellent choice for retro fitting. I'd contact
Tram in the Samba t-3 forum, as he has a list of parts needed, and has done a
few retro fits into type 3s over the last couple of years. He was talking about
doing a type 3 kit, for those who have mechanical ability, or know someone who
does AC work to install it. The option is yours though if you want to have it
working, or leave it as it is.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: transparent" color=#000000 size=2
face=Arial>I hope this helps.</FONT></DIV>
<DIV><FONT lang=0 size=2 face=Arial FAMILY="SANSSERIF" PTSIZE="10">Bob 65 Notch
w/Factory Sunroof converted to IRS</FONT></DIV></FONT></BODY></HTML>