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Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:13 pm

MoparFreak69 wrote: Im sure I will, but as you already know I have 1 of 1 type so I have nothing to compare it to. The car had it on, obviously the car ran and still could so I had no reason to doubt any of the equipment that was on it.

There's nothing wrong with the single-port setup. The point I was so gently trying to amke was that when completing your cooling setup (which is obviously not complete), be sure to get the right parts for your application; they're not all the same.

Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:15 pm

Yeah I gathered that and will do just that as I am now aware it was not a cold weather package option. Gotta keep her cool to keep her alive.

Sat Nov 07, 2009 5:59 pm

Yellowbeard wrote: No. Doghouse fan shrouds are thicker than non-doghouse shrouds. So...the flaps are different. As is the fan itself, which I mentioned earlier.

Interesting thing: mine weren't.

'74 1303S originally equipped with a 1200/40hp, non-doghouse shroud. Flaps fit the new (reconditioned used) doghouse perfectly, though I did have to make a new cross-link and thermostat pushrod. I wasn't too sure, so I compared them to a set off a late 1600 - identical. What's even more odd, is the old shroud accepted the doghouse fan! The old one was identical to the new (doghouse)!

'Special' shroud on the late model Euro bugs? Wasn't a doghouse that I took off... only difference I found between the old and 'new' was the flat-back style, cross-link, and different thermostat pushrod.

'Nother oddity about the Euro Supers, I suppose.

Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:02 pm

By the way Alister, I think you should look over East Idaho, say Bannock county if you want to find those parts ;) I have relatives over in Blackfoot, bet they might know where that car sits.

Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:06 pm

MoparFreak69 wrote: By the way Alister, I think you should look over East Idaho, say Bannock county if you want to find those parts ;) I have relatives over in Blackfoot, bet they might know where that car sits.

And risk the wrath of the mighty Yellowbeard?

No thanks!

Anyhow, I was just curious and attempting to help my bud with his Nomad project.

Also, for your cooling needs: Get in contact with Rick at Bug Ranch. He'll set you up with a complete thermostat system and thermostat... though you'll probably not like the price (shit's hard to find, anymore!). Go with the factory-original stuff, wherever possible - the Mexibug 'stats aren't worth a damn (they fail closed, so if it fails... bye bye engine!).

Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:12 pm

MoparFreak69 wrote: Im sure I will, but as you already know I have 1 of 1 type so I have nothing to compare it to. The car had it on, obviously the car ran and still could so I had no reason to doubt any of the equipment that was on it.

Here's that nuance factor (not to mention the bubble-gum rebuild quotient): Finding an air-cooled VW that hasn't receieved a donor motor from something else, which in turn hasn't received donor parts from something else, is increasingly difficult, especially as the price of he car gets down where us work-a-day cats can afford it. Case in point: I owned (and sold) a '76 Standard with a 1200 case, 1300 heads, an IRS tranny (god knows what year), '60s seats, and no heater boxes. It looked fairly stock to the untrained eye... (Rest assured, I disclosed all to the buyer!!!)

The same it's-been-fucked-with-too-much scenario holds true for finding a car that some bonehead hasn't attempted to "improve." Often, said bonehead has worked on other stuff, and feels that the mod (as in deleteing the thermostat) is a fine idea. For example, my long-gone '70 Bus had an engine access-hatch from a later-model hacked into the rear cargo shelf. It made changing oil-cooler seals a breeze. Good thing, since it leaked like a sieve, very likely fucked with my cooling and probably helped cause a number of blown seals, not to mention stinking up the passenger compartment, and looking like crap.

But anyway, that's a sidebar and now you know about thermostats, so find the proper set-up, clean and install, and enjoy what the original designers intended.

And as always, good luck, good road, and have fun. :D

Sat Nov 07, 2009 6:44 pm

Gary wrote: #1) EMPI is shit.

Acually I have never had a problem with a part from EMPI, or any other aftermarket supplier. Only problem was with a light switch from Wolfsberg West. Im sure it was an after market part that was the same as all the other suppleirs. Dont get me wrong Wolfsberg West is a great supplier. But they sell the same aftermarket parts that everyone else does. So before everyone bags on a supplier lets admit that unless its German origional Its all suspect.

Sat Nov 07, 2009 7:24 pm

Paul Windisch wrote: extremely fast CTS-V's (yes the new one with 568 HP! LOTS of fun!).

That car would be fun to drive!

Sun Nov 08, 2009 7:46 am

MoparFreak69 wrote: By the way Alister, I think you should look over East Idaho, say Bannock county if you want to find those parts ;) I have relatives over in Blackfoot, bet they might know where that car sits.

Yoiu're going the wrong way...

Sun Nov 08, 2009 2:17 pm

Lee. wrote: Paul Windisch wrote: extremely fast CTS-V's (yes the new one with 568 HP! LOTS of fun!).

That car would be fun to drive!

Scary fun! When your doing about 65 on the e-way and you tromp on it and the rear tires break loose...

Thankfully that car had Stabilitrac.
I respect it a lot more now.