Re: [T3] Fan shroud

[Jason Weigel <notchboy@home.com>]

Duh! I had a moment of stupigity;)

Russ Wolfe wrote:

> Subject: Re: [T3] Fan shroud
>
> > Remove the metal gasket and use sealant if possible. I always loose fit
> all
> > bolts first just for the reason you describe. After and if all bolts go in
> I
> > tighten them down.
> >
> DO NOT REMOVE THE BAFFLE PLATE!!!!!!!! Remove the gaskets. but not the
> baffle plate. If you leave the aluminum baffle, don't come back complaining
> about oil loss.
>
> Russ Wolfe
> russw@classicvw.org
> http://www.classicvw.org/
>
> > Joe Plowick III wrote:
> >
> > > Has anyone ever seen it where all the bolts for the rear half of the fan
> > > shroud do not line up?  I finally got my issue with the full flow kit
> > > resolved, and I noticed that when I mount the shroud with the two lower
> > > bolts (on either side of crank) that the top ones don't line up.  And
> they
> > > are off by a good distance.  I'm using a new universal case, but I've
> never
> > > had this issue in the past with other motors.  It's as if the oil
> breather
> > > to mounted to high, but it only has the normal gaskets between it and
> the
> > > case.  I was going to elongate the holes to get the bolts to fit, but I
> > > wanted to get other suggestions before I do that.
> > >
> > > Hopefully you can see what I mean in this pic:
> > > http://www.ij.net/type3lvr/fan_shroud.jpg
> > >
>
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