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On 26 Feb 98 at 20:10, Edward Glenn wrote: > Just recently I saw a guy getting to his baby blue '70's Fastback with > some strange gray scoops on the side of the rear quarters. I asked him > about them and he said that they were VW accessoires he found at a local > dealer, complete with instruction and that they were the last pair on a > back shelf. > I forgot to ask him the Key question before he zoomed away: These were aftermarket accessories sold for a few years. I actually had a pair in my hands around 1970, but they did not fit the louvers of the T3 that I had at that time. They were made because Vw changed the way that the louvers faced and there was a perceived increase in engine temp. It is not clear whether this perceived increase was real or not. > Do side scoops keep a type 3 any cooler? It's not clear, there is no data. > But do you all have any tryed and true ways of keeping a T3 cool? Use the right timing and fuel/air mixture. Make sure that ALL the original cooling tin (and intake air bellows!) and thermostat system is installed and properly adjusted. Under these conditions, it your engine is stock displacement, or only slightly enlarged, you will never have any trouble. The most common cause of overheating is cooling parts left out and tune-up specs that have been altered or ignored. > p.s. how would i find the part # for such a obscure dealer acc.? There is none. This was never an official VW or VWoA part. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************