Thermostat Removed

aussie260z · 2011-04-26T10:21:06+00:00

Was wondering if anyone knew where I can get this stuff from? Some b£stard decided it was a good idea to get rid of it all from my 1974 Beetle :-)! Why would people remove the thermostat and all of the linkages (they were removed too) and probably the flaps and deflectors? I have read and came across folks mentioning it was actually done by VW techs themselves in Australia?

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 6 May 2011, 11:51 pm

#839968

that is 175 degrees Farenheit NOT celsius

130F = 55C [far as My thermometer goes.. lol]

as the USA still use farenheit - Gallons - Quarts - pints etc..
and MIles per Hour... lol

LEE

- Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY---

aussie260z Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 7 May 2011, 8:56 am

#839999

Yeah I know :-)!

However, apparently the yanks have started using Litre's a lot more frequently then quarts, but I still think they buy their fuel by the Gallon.............which is a Yank Gallon too, not our version of a Gallon :-)!

1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 · 7 May 2011, 12:54 pm

#840036

Hi

The only problem with a full flow setup is that they often blow oil filters, mostly in cold areas.

Steve

aussie260z Commited Dubber

61 posts · joined Apr 2011 · 8 May 2011, 1:10 am

#840146

Yeah, read about that.

But I came across a GeneBerg product that apparently gets around that.

They do an Oil Pump cover for a full flow system which apparently keeps that pressure through the lines at 125psi, which, if true, should hopefully stop me blowing apart oil filters.....................that sounds messy :-)!

# GB 241 from memory.

HOWEVER.................really looks like the only way to do this properly, is to drill and tap an oil gallery if I am looking at a full flow system...............As I am not overly keen on tearing down my engine to drill and tap it, as it is really not needed right now - think I will probably just go something like this for the moment so I can at least add an oil filter.

http://vwparts.aircooled.net/Bugpack-32mm-Bypass-Filter-Oil-Pumps-p/3030-10_3030-11.htm