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Re: [T3] Cooling fan loose on hub ?


On Sun, 2004-06-06 at 21:39, Jim Adney wrote:

> 
> One of the things that Berg automatically does when he balances a type 3 engine 
> is to weld the fan to the hub. He claims that they tend to get loose and lose 
> the balance otherwise. 

How many miles did Berg put on his T-3 engines?? 
How many hours did VW invest in designing that fan??
I wonder who is right??
> 
> I have had 2 different Berg engines done this way, and never had any problems 
> with them. OTOH, I never had any reason to take them apart and inspect that 
> key. I may be driving a third such engine to Hershey.

I hate to say this, but I don't agree with a lot of ideas tha Berg came
up with.
VW built a lot more engines than Berg did, for a lot more years.

> 
> Hope you're wrong about this....   ;-)

-- 
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org

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