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Boonies
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| Ok back on topic, though the puma shroud looks good, where can one find a 73 thing shroud? |
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Towel Rail
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| Posted: Mon Jun 26, 2006 9:39 pm Post subject: |
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| conanbug61 wrote: |
| Ok back on topic, though the puma shroud looks good, where can one find a 73 thing shroud? |
On 1973 Things? 
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Glenn 
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 3:09 am Post subject: |
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in the classified or ebay.
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Woreign
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:19 am Post subject: |
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What does "dog house" mean when refering to the fan shroud? I'm not very familar with this part of the engine...
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bciesq
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Location: Orlando, FL
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| Posted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 10:00 am Post subject: |
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What does "dog house" mean when refering to the fan shroud? I'm not very familar with this part of the engine...
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The "doghouse" is a protrusion in the front left part of the shroud where the oil cooler resides. It was added in 1971 to accommodate the higher heat of the dual port 1600 engine. The earlier non-doghouse shrouds had the oil cooler inside the shroud such that the hot air coming off the cooler ended up hitting no. 3 cylinder. This wasn't a (huge) problem with the lower output motors. The doghouse allows the air coming off the oil cooler to be expelled away from the motor by an outlet that exits on the left side of the transmission.
More detail can be found here:
http://www.vw-resource.com/oil_cooler.html
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