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posted on April 11th, 2005 at 11:29 AM
Effects of missing tinwear!
After putting in the reconditioned AB cased 1300 into my 68 when I was over in Ireland, I noticed that there were two bits of tin missing from the
engine.
The bits are the ones that screw on at the front and run down between the sump and the heat exchanger. The one off my old engine was pretty mangled
and the screw holes were none existant.
Am I liable to crack a head or overheat the cylinders with this tin missing?
The car only does about 100 miles per year if that! The old tin didnt seem to want to come out with the heat exchangers in place which makes me think
that putting new tin in there, may mean removing the exchangers, exhaust etc.
My dad suggested making some deflectors up from aluminium sheet, as beetle parts are few and far in Ireland.
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posted on April 11th, 2005 at 01:29 PM
Do you mean the tin that screws on to the side of the sump?
I'll guess it wont change cooling much (specially in a cool climate like ireland). It does sorta protect the pushrod tubes from crap getting flicked
up from underneath though.
