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 71superbug
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 07:19 PM |
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advantage of dog house?
hey i was wondering
1) if i have a dog house. (so if someone could post a pic of one and explain the difference it would be good)
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2) what is the advantage of a dog house.
Anthony
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 07:24 PM |
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earlier engines had the oil cooler inside the fan housing which actually restricted the air flow to some cylinders.
The doghouse has the cooler external to the fan housing(attached to the back) but shrouded and allows full flow to all cylinders.
So it all comes down to oil cooling
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 08:03 PM |
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have always wondered that myself
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 08:06 PM |
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how hard are they to install ?
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 10:18 PM |
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ahh ok yeah i always wondered that which is why i asked.
questions are great. hehe
yeah turns out i have a doghouse shroud.
Thanks for the info
Anthony
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 10:30 PM |
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You also require the correct fan. The "doghouse" fan is slightly deeper to give you the extra air for the oil cooler:P
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| posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 10:33 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by 71superbug
hey i was wondering
1) if i have a dog house. (so if someone could post a pic of one and explain the difference it would be good)
and
2) what is the advantage of a dog house.
Anthony
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If you have a doghouse you would most likely have a dog. The advantage of a doghouse is your dog has somewhere to sleep when it is raining,unless it
is allowed inside:jesus Sorry could not resist:duh:kiss
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 posted on March 23rd, 2005 at 10:50 PM |
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Yes, Anthony,
the 1971 Supers had the Doghouse oil cooler....
with a wider fan to supply the extra air for the
external oil cooler....
Anyone with a Non Doghouse oil cooler, especially if You have a 1500 or 1600 engine, should think about the change
to a Doghouse oil cooler...
Even the Oil Cooler is a better design than the early types...
One of the most common problems with NON-Doghouse oil cooler engines was No 3 Cylinder which was always hotter than the other 3, because the cool air
went thru the oil cooler first then onto no 3 cylinder....
Not a very good design that..... I know it was an old design!
But VW should have addressed the problem long before the 1971 model beetle....
IMHO
To Find out If You have a doghouse oil cooler, just put Your hand behind the fan housing on the Left Hand side... If its all nice & flat... No
Doghouse... the doghouse sticks out about 3 inches and then there is a squarish chute where the air goes out - towards the gearbox... Best to See One
first...
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| posted on March 24th, 2005 at 09:04 PM |
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yeah nah i got a doghouse. motor is COMPLETELY dissasembled at the moment, case split and everything so no need to run my hand across the back 
just chasing a solex and a manifold for it now
Anthony
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| posted on March 27th, 2005 at 09:17 PM |
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What is wrong with the solex and manifold that was on it?
Mick H, you do not need a dog to have a dog house.... arn't most of our garages the dog house.....I'm in trouble for spending too much time in there
and the ironic part is that I get to go back there till she cools off..
matt
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| posted on March 28th, 2005 at 01:59 AM |
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nothing si wrong with the solex and manifold i had on there before. i never had one on there. i had twin kads which i sold.
Anthony
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