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 type3lover
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| posted on February 2nd, 2011 at 08:42 PM |
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type 3 fan housing block off ideas?
What is a good way to block off the outlets on either side of the fan housing on a type 3 motor?
Aerosol can lids is all I have used in the past.
I had mine gaffer taped on and they lasted 200 miles.
The glue on the tape dried out and they just blew off.
I've used hose clamps to hold em on in the past but looking for a tidy option.
Big welsch plugs maybe? Ideas please!
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 07:55 AM |
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rubber sheet cut and hose clamps.
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 07:57 AM |
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welsh plugs and silastic is what I have had 4 years
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 10:40 AM |
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I have seen on the Samba site that someone had used a neat plastic plug that had an expanding ring on it so it was just pushed in and the centre
bolt/nut was done up to expand the plug.
I did a search but could'nt find the thread.
Of course coke cans work well too but these pugs were very clean. Maybe they were a plumbing thing?
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 04:21 PM |
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if your going to block of the cooling outlets to the heater box
you had better install either J pipes to number 1 n 3 or remove the outer shielding on the heater boxes and wire open the flap valve at the
front to allow air flow to remove the heat
other wise it will transfere direct to your heads and cause engine over heating
I had / did this about 30 years ago on my Type 3
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type3lover
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 04:33 PM |
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Thanks for the replies so far...seems there are many ways to tackle this.
Interesting point vw54...some J pipes in 1 3/8 would be handy.
Do you happen to know if I need to get Type 3 specific ones or will beetle ones be ok? I have an aftermarket exhaust on there, but have the heater
boxes still in place.
Head temps so far have been around 225 running in the new motor...with the sender under #3 plug. But this is more of an overall guide and probably not
very accurate.
Oil temps stabilised at 100 on a hot day...when the spray can lids blew off it climbed to 125 but luckily i was almost home.
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| posted on February 3rd, 2011 at 05:24 PM |
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No the J pipes are not specific
yep see the temp rise it just FEW kLMS
wHY DO U WANT OR NEED TO REMOVE THE PIPES ????
get some tube and flex pipe and fit them up much better for cooling the entire engine
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