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| posted on September 17th, 2014 at 05:52 PM |
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Caps to block off fan shroud
Hi all,
Trying to find something I can use to block off the fan shroud.Was out at Vintage Vee Dub earlier but forgot.
Any substitutes?
Thanks
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| posted on September 17th, 2014 at 06:44 PM |
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Soft drink can and a hose clamp, not pretty but good temporary solution.
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| posted on September 17th, 2014 at 07:01 PM |
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Super cheap sell caps that plug them pefectly.
They look like these see link.
http://www.supercheapauto.com.au/online-store/products/Champion-Welsh-Plugs-C...
Take a look and see how you go.
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| posted on September 17th, 2014 at 07:21 PM |
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If you can find them 1-7/8" welsh plugs are the perfect fit, just press in and dont even need fixing in place they are such a snug fit but its an odd
size and not many places carry them.
Are you blocking the outlets because you are running J-pipes?
if you still have heaterboxes in place blocking the hoses off is the worst thing you can do, it will run hotter, heaterboxes need the shroud hoses in
place.
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| posted on September 17th, 2014 at 07:37 PM |
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if you still have heaterboxes in place blocking the hoses off is the worst thing you can do, it will run hotter,
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YEP do you still have heater boxes
without the hoses this will COOK the engine
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| posted on September 18th, 2014 at 01:42 PM |
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Thanks for all the replies - a big help. I spent 2 hours trawling through Bunning but couldnt find anything - The only thing that was close in size
were 50mm plastic (pool) plumbing cap but didnt purchse. Looks like an early
Removing the heaterboxes to replace with the recently purchsed vintagespeed exhaust and J pipes from said trip to VVW.
How do you all block off where the heater pipe goes into the body - a similar approach to above?
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| posted on September 18th, 2014 at 06:33 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vw54
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if you still have heaterboxes in place blocking the hoses off is the worst thing you can do, it will run hotter,
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without the hoses this will COOK the engine
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Dave or Joel, can you please tell me why if you leave heater boxes in place and disconnect hose from cooling tinware does it make the motor over
heat.
I was thinking it would be the same as if you just had your heater box flap closed stopping air passing through them.
Benny, I think from memory the pipe that leads into fllorpan has the same size hole at the tinware. Well it does on my 61 beetle. So I would also try
the welch plug in there and that is what I am going to have to do also.
Kev
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| posted on September 18th, 2014 at 08:33 PM |
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posted by CamoDave or Joel, can you please tell me why if you leave heater boxes in place and disconnect hose from cooling tinware does it make
the motor over heat.
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Global warming
I read it on samba, so it must be correct.
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| posted on September 18th, 2014 at 10:09 PM |
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Kev, inside the heaterboxes are alloy heat sinks moulded around the Jpipe designed to generate lots of heat.
The heaters are actually working all the time even when the lever inside is set to off, they have a bypass dump valve so when they are set to off the
hot air is dumped under the car instead.
When you remove the air flow through them those heat sinks cant shed all that heat they generate and all it does is cook the engine.
People think they are improving the cooling by removing the air flow to the heaterboxes but they are actually making things worse.
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