Re: [T3] Generator Belt Advice

["Nico teWinkel" <ntewinkel@yahoo.com>]

Hmmm, I actually meant the digital snowflake on the outside temperature
display of the New Beetle... Did Type III's or other aircooled VWs actually
have a mechanical snowflake??? Impressive!
Whereabouts would that snowflake be?

Cheers,
-Nico

----- Original Message -----
From: Erkson, Toby <toby.erkson@intel.com>
Subject: RE: [T3] Generator Belt Advice


> The snowflake has a temperature sensitive coiled spring in it with a blue
> snowflake attached to it.  You can't see the blue one because it is hidden
> by part of the white one.  When the temperature hits freezing or colder
the
> blue snowflake will twist into view, thus alerting motorists of freezing
> temps.  Walk up to it and take a close look -- you can peer between the
> pedals of the white snowflake and you'll see the blue one inside (try a
> couple of gentle taps and you can see it wiggle inside).
>

-Nico
1971 Fasty
2000 New Beetle -with snowflake :)


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