Re: type3-d Digest V2004 #482 oil filter

[Marc Weber <arcady@well.com>]

<x-flowed>More oil shouldn't affect cooling. There are external oil coolers, 
though, which will.

BUT, before you do anything else get engine tin. Without it you're 
very likely headed for heat problems at idle or low speeds, since fan 
can't push air over cylinder fins. The type III  car feeds cool air 
from the vents on the side of the body directly to the fan which 
pushes it over the fins. It's a closed forced-air system, not open 
like a motorcycle.

Having said that, I've had an external oil filter in the past (Oberg 
screen type, if I remember correctly) and while it worked fine was a 
lot of work and  careful engineering to get it installed and not leak.

> Is there a add on oil filter for the type 3 engine? I have a type 3 engine
> on my Trike and no upper tin, I would like to add a filter to increase the
> oil capacity, to effect better cooling. My engine sits out in the open,
> because my Trike has no body. I have been unabl;e to find tin for a type 3.
> Thanks
> Dave----- Original Message -----
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> To: <type3-d@vwtype3.org>
> Sent: Thursday, July 15, 2004 7:37 PM
> Subject: type3-d Digest V2004 #482
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