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I have all the stuff for the top of the engine down to the threaded rod that goes between the first and second cyl.'s. I have the thermostat that connects to the rod and that is it. It just hangs from the thin rod under the push rods. How tough will it be to find the rest of the parts and will it make ANY difference in heating the car. My thought was that I might get more air through the heat exchangers if the engine didn't need cooling and the flaps were closed. Am I thinking right here?? Thanks, Ed Hanis Lansing MI USA 73 Square ----- Original Message ----- From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> To: <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Thursday, December 02, 1999 9:55 AM Subject: Re: [T3] Themostat housing > On 2 Dec 99, at 0:39, ed.hanis wrote: > > > I have a 73 square with stock FI. Is there some sort of thermostat housing > > that I am missing? I have never had a thermo in it, just ran with the flaps > > open all the time. Figured with the cold weather it may help the car warm > > up a bit better if the flaps closed when the engine didn't need cooling and > > the dang thing just hangs there. If you look at if from the side there is a > > stud sticking out of the engine block about where something would screw > > into, but that is the way I got it from the PO. If there is something I am > > missing does anybody got one that they want to sell me? > > Yes, there was a thermostat bracket that mounted to that stud, but > there is a lot of other stuff that you need, too. The bracket is easy > to find (it may be the same as a beetle) but the type 3 specific > parts are rare and costly. The main thing is the bell crank that > mounts to the top of the right head. Do you have that? > > Jim > - > Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org > Madison WI USA > > ------------------------------------------------------------------- > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list or mailto:help@vwtype3.org > >