There's a stud sticking out the side of my engine case. I reckon Wolfsburg would have put it there for a reason, which means something is missing from my engine. It's on the right side of the case, way down low, to the right of the drain plug and below the pushrod tubes (and sitting directly above the lowest bit of tinware). What is it for?
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
Pictures would help
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1974 Chevrolet Luv
1970 MK2 Ford Cortina GT
1979 Yamaha RX125 Two Stroke tracker project.
2004 Harley Davidson Sportster XL Custom
Thermostat, nearly all engines are missing them these days
it holds the thermostat bracket on...
most thermostats were removed at first service by VW mechanics with instructions from VW Australasia...
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- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---
Thanks guys, I'd heard of a mythical thermostat but never actually seen one before.thanks for the great pics joel
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
I actually took a bunch of pics when I fitted it, not many people ever get to see a working VW thermostat system.
Do you have pics to show how it connects to the flappy bit? And do you have time to make a sticky topic showing all the parts of the thermostat system? I reckon that would be a really useful resource.
1959 red & white Beetle
1975 Kombi camper
Yep, I'll dig it all out and get some better pics.
Have a much better digital camera than when I took those original pics about 5 years ago.
