Re: cooler seal Poll

[Bernard Seront <serontb@wanadoo.fr>]

>From: "Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>
>On 7 Mar 00, at 18:02, Bernard Seront wrote:
>
>> I do have extended bosses around each of the 3 bolt/stud holes. Two of
>> them, the ones closer to the oil passageways are about 1.2 mm thick, the
>> third one is about 1.5 mm thick.
>
>About what I saw, but you didn't mention the step/overlap.

Yes, I have the steps/overlaps like you mention, the third boss being 1.5
mm versus 1.2 takes care of the difference.

>I agree that squeezing the 3.5mm seal down to 1.5/2mm seems 
>extreme. 3mm seems fair to me, too, but it is posssible that this 
>might leak when the seals were very cold.
>
>I would be tempted to add a washer here, too, to get the 
>compressed height to something in the 2.5-3mm range.

I'll go for about 3mm and watch for leaks. Unfortunately I won't be able to
report the results soon as I still have an engine to rebuild + a body to
patch, derust and paint before going anywhere.

>Wasn't your car a 73? If so, then this is not your original cooler.

The car is a 71 model year notchback, driven for the first time on april,
24, 1971. Engine # UO421992, and fuel injected (uncommon in this part of
the wordl!)

Bernard.


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