Re: [T3] still won't idle....

["Dave Hall" <dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk>]

And make sure the boot is clamped properly front and back; if it
gets sucked into the fan, you get even less cooling than if it
wasn't there at all.

Dave.
-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>
To: type3@vwtype3.org <type3@vwtype3.org>
Date: 13 August 1998 05:59
Subject: Re: [T3] still won't idle....


On 12 Aug 98, at 10:11, oofacts@earthlink.net wrote:

> Do you have that big rubber boot running from the fan housing to
the
> engine? When my engine was rebuilt a year ago the guy who did it
said it
> was too deteriorated so he took it off and DIDN'T replace it! I
had a
> similar problem about a day after the job was done. We both
learned our
> lesson.

Good point.  Leaving off this boot is guaranteed to cause
overheating.

Jim
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