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david69 Samba Member
Joined: June 04, 2012 Posts: 66 Location: california
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 7:02 pm Post subject: Type 3 Cooling |
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Hi I have a 64 Notch with a Type 3 motor. I was wondering how to keep the engine as cool as possible, aside from keeping it clean and oil, what other tips do you recommend, I was told to insulate the head tin with heat absorbing material. Also I was told to enclose the engine department from the bottom to keep the air flow to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone has a custom set up that allows their motor to run cool. I have two extra radiator fans that I was going hook up, but not sure where or how to do it to keep the oil cooler. Some have suggested full flow and filter and with a deep oil sump also. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
David
Oh yeah I live in Orange County California, and am looking for a reputable shop or master mechanic to help me get on the road
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Bobnotch Samba Member
Joined: July 06, 2003 Posts: 22356 Location: Kimball, Mi
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 9:17 pm Post subject: Re: Type 3 Cooling |
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david69 wrote: |
Hi I have a 64 Notch with a Type 3 motor. I was wondering how to keep the engine as cool as possible, aside from keeping it clean and oil, what other tips do you recommend, I was told to insulate the head tin with heat absorbing material. Also I was told to enclose the engine department from the bottom to keep the air flow to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone has a custom set up that allows their motor to run cool. I have two extra radiator fans that I was going hook up, but not sure where or how to do it to keep the oil cooler. Some have suggested full flow and filter and with a deep oil sump also. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
David |
I've got a 65 Notch that I've driven long distances, and in all types of weather. The main things I've done, were make sure every piece of stock cooling tin and bits were in place, and not set up the ignition with too much advance. I'm running a stock 1600 motor, with dual port heads and dual Solex carbs, with an SVDA distributor that's timed at 28* total advance.
Otherwise, there's nothing special used to cool it. You do really have to make sure all of the cooling bits are in place, and you've got a good cooling boot with no rips or cracks in it. _________________ Bob 65 Notch S with Sunroof
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http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=249390 -been busy working
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pedro sainz Samba Member
Joined: July 26, 2005 Posts: 1429
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Posted: Sat Jul 23, 2016 10:14 pm Post subject: Re: Type 3 Cooling |
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david69 wrote: |
Hi I have a 64 Notch with a Type 3 motor. I was wondering how to keep the engine as cool as possible, aside from keeping it clean and oil, what other tips do you recommend, I was told to insulate the head tin with heat absorbing material. Also I was told to enclose the engine department from the bottom to keep the air flow to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone has a custom set up that allows their motor to run cool. I have two extra radiator fans that I was going hook up, but not sure where or how to do it to keep the oil cooler. Some have suggested full flow and filter and with a deep oil sump also. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
David
Oh yeah I live in Orange County California, and am looking for a reputable shop or master mechanic to help me get on the road
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Check if the flaps of the housing are complete open _________________ 68 T34 1600 Automatic
62 T34 Cabriolet Prototype
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Donnie strickland Samba Member
Joined: December 21, 2009 Posts: 2403 Location: Moody, AL
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 5:57 am Post subject: Re: Type 3 Cooling |
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david69 wrote: |
Hi I have a 64 Notch with a Type 3 motor. I was wondering how to keep the engine as cool as possible, aside from keeping it clean and oil, what other tips do you recommend, I was told to insulate the head tin with heat absorbing material. Also I was told to enclose the engine department from the bottom to keep the air flow to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone has a custom set up that allows their motor to run cool. I have two extra radiator fans that I was going hook up, but not sure where or how to do it to keep the oil cooler. Some have suggested full flow and filter and with a deep oil sump also. Any advice would be greatly appreciated
Thank you
David
Oh yeah I live in Orange County California, and am looking for a reputable shop or master mechanic to help me get on the road
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Never attach any kind of material to the tin. Keep the tin as clean as possible. Also, the Type 3 cooling system is not like a Bug, so the advice about enclosing the engine compartment is incorrect. Just make sure you have every single piece of cooling tinofthat it's installed correctly, and that your body-to-engine cooling boot is tight and in good condition. _________________ 71 Elm Green FI A/T Squareback |
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sjbartnik Samba Member
Joined: September 01, 2011 Posts: 5986 Location: Brooklyn
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Posted: Sun Jul 24, 2016 9:40 am Post subject: Re: Type 3 Cooling |
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david69 wrote: |
Hi I have a 64 Notch with a Type 3 motor. I was wondering how to keep the engine as cool as possible, aside from keeping it clean and oil, what other tips do you recommend, I was told to insulate the head tin with heat absorbing material. Also I was told to enclose the engine department from the bottom to keep the air flow to a minimum. I was wondering if anyone has a custom set up that allows their motor to run cool. I have two extra radiator fans that I was going hook up, but not sure where or how to do it to keep the oil cooler.
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None of this is necessary to keep the engine cool.
The main thing to keeping the engine cooling properly is to make sure that the rubber bellows that connects the fan housing to the body is intact and doesn't have holes in it. That way all the cooling air for the engine comes through the ducts in the body. If the bellows is missing, then you're sucking hot air from the engine compartment into the fan.
Make sure your thermostat and flaps are working properly.
Tune your engine properly.
That's it. _________________ 1965 Volkswagen 1500 Variant S
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