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irockat3square
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 Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:20 am Post subject: a quick picture of the new motor |
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Aaron M265
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Russ Wolfe
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You are missing one piece ot tin on the left side next to the distributor.
And where is the thermostat linkage?
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irockat3square
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Location: Portland OR!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:30 pm Post subject: |
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| Russ Wolfe wrote: |
You are missing one piece ot tin on the left side next to the distributor.
And where is the thermostat linkage? |
I am not missing that tin its is just not painted yet. and thermostat linkage?? |
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JSMskater
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Location: Murrieta California
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 1:47 pm Post subject: |
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| irockat3square wrote: |
| Russ Wolfe wrote: |
You are missing one piece ot tin on the left side next to the distributor.
And where is the thermostat linkage? |
I am not missing that tin its is just not painted yet. and thermostat linkage?? |
for the thermostat and flaps. alot of engines dont have them anymore. the PO ripped mine all out too.
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irockat3square
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Location: Portland OR!!
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 2:02 pm Post subject: |
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| JSMskater wrote: |
| irockat3square wrote: |
| Russ Wolfe wrote: |
You are missing one piece ot tin on the left side next to the distributor.
And where is the thermostat linkage? |
I am not missing that tin its is just not painted yet. and thermostat linkage?? |
for the thermostat and flaps. alot of engines dont have them anymore. the PO ripped mine all out too. |
ok then its the same for my motor as well. Is it going to be an issue over time? |
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Russ Wolfe
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Location: Central Iowa
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It iwill be a cold blooded engine. It will not warm up fast.
Why people thought that taking out the thermostats will help the engine run cooler, I will never now. It takes no horsepower to run the thermostat.
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JSMskater
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It iwill be a cold blooded engine. It will not warm up fast.
Why people thought that taking out the thermostats will help the engine run cooler, I will never now. It takes no horsepower to run the thermostat.
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I don't think they thought it would make it run cooler, I think many of them thought that it was a cause for overheating if they failed, which is erroneous since they fail in the open position.
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68notch
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Location: Perth, Western Australia.
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I have my own motor out at the moment also with a broken flap thermostat.
Last week I enquired about buying a new thermostat and the supplier said they are not needed as a VW workshop bulletin has previously recommended they be removed.
Maybe this is only in Australia since mostly we do not get as cold as USA and Europe??
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norcalmike
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| Posted: Thu Oct 15, 2009 10:36 pm Post subject: |
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Clean!! i cant wait to get mine back together. when i do, it will have a functioning thermostat.  |
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Russ Wolfe
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I have my own motor out at the moment also with a broken flap thermostat.
Last week I enquired about buying a new thermostat and the supplier said they are not needed as a VW workshop bulletin has previously recommended they be removed.
Maybe this is only in Australia since mostly we do not get as cold as USA and Europe?? |
I want to see that bulletin. I have bulletins going back to 1967. If VW said to take them out, then why did they keep installing them on the assembly line up until almost the end. Some of the last Mexican engines did not have them.
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irockat3square
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Thanks a lot guys! Yeah its been a lot of work seeing as she started out looking like this
The old motor was just done. when i pulled it out of the car i re torked the heads down and i could still spin the fly wheel with just about no effort lol.
I am so looking forward to this new motor lol |
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Hornman
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Looks good!
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Max Welton
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Last week I enquired about buying a new thermostat and the supplier said they are not needed as a VW workshop bulletin has previously recommended they be removed.
Maybe this is only in Australia since mostly we do not get as cold as USA and Europe?? |
A more likely explanation is that your supplier just doesn't have one to sell you. It would be refreshing if they would just say that.
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Russ Wolfe
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"Real" new thermostats are up around $90 each, last I checked.
In going through my stash, every time I find one, I feel I have found a nugget of gold.
Right now though, I am down to 2 good used ones.
I bid $35 ea. on 3 cars at an auction that were complete junk, but they had thermostats in them. 
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Bobnotch
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| Posted: Sat Oct 17, 2009 4:55 am Post subject: Re: a quick picture of the new motor |
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I am getting closer! |
Since you're running carbs, you might want to change that breather assembly or you'll have an oil leak at the end of the fan. That breather was set up to be used with FI, and it doesn't quite work well with carbs. Otherwise it looks real good. Keep up the good work.
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