[T3] "air-cooled theory"

[Will McCreight <whmcc@attglobal.net>]

<x-flowed> Having worked primarily on the "near" and "top" side of my T3's engine, 
I am seeking general info about the "far" and "under" sides, namely, how 
the fan moves air around the engine to achieve adequate heat load 
dissipation.  I've heard such things as "make sure all the metal shrouds 
are intact" and that there is also an oil heat exchanger somewhere in 
there, but I don't know except by imagination how the air flows, what 
the major or common risks are regarding a failure of a subsystem, etc.  
The cars I've had with radiators/fans/thermostats/antifreeze seem to 
wear all that stuff out front where you can't miss it, so I have at 
least glancing familiarity with the theories involved, but despite 
having had a 1969 Type 1 Van for literally 20 years, and now a T3, the 
cooling just seems to take care of itself, practically invisibly!

Would someone write a 100-200 word brief treatise on the subject...I am 
adding oil pressure and temp. gauges soon, and since I had to have my 
Type 1 engine rebuilt twice "back in the day" because of my "abuse 
potential", the least I owe Betty now is enough brain input to avert a 
rebuild.

Thanx in advance,

--
Will McCreight
whmcc@attglobal.net
Portland, OR
(208) 661-6262 cell

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