Re: [T3] A few Q's

["David V.N." <rmcevoy1@twcny.rr.com>]

Huh! I don't have a hole at all underneath the generator!
Is this something common to all,the hole i mean.


"Dont'cha love it when a plan comes together?"
  David V. Nelson



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Mark Fuhriman" <mfuhriman@earthlink.net>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Friday, August 08, 2003 7:34 PM
Subject: Re: [T3] A few Q's


> > Finally, on the subject of my generator being
> > exceptionally hot after only a few minutes. could the
> > cause of this be those flaps you guys are currently
> > discussing? How would I check these to see if they're
> > good?
>
> If your generator is not installed with the cooling hole lined up with the
> hole in the fan shroud, it will heat up and suffer a premature death (has
> happened to me).  There is a little line stamped in the generator body;
this
> line needs to be in line with the center of the generator hold-down strap.
> That way, the fan will blow air through the generator and cool it.
>
> To see if the flaps are opening, I put a little dab of white paint (Liquid
> Paper) on the connecting rod that runs in front of the fan housing.  Then
> start the engine and let it warm up.  After a few minutes, the thermostat
> expands, and the connecting rod rotates 90 degrees.  You know the flaps
> fully opened if the connecting rod has turned the 90 degrees (i.e., the
> paint dab has rotated 90 degrees).
>
> -Mark Fuhriman
>
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