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Re: Thermostat/Oil Cooler (long... but maybe useful...)



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From: Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>

> > Hey Simon-
>
> > > The other reason why I do not understand why Volkswagen AG still
> > > persists with magnesium alloy in Type1/Type2 cases is that the very
> > > first Type 4 engine (the 1969 "V" series which I have in my 1969 411)
is
> > > made of magnsium alloy just like the Type1/Type2 (and Type3) cases.
>
> How do you know your case is Mg? Does it actually look different,
> or do you just know that the 69 cases were Mg?
>
> -
Magnesium makes a sort of "fingernails on chalk-board" sound if scratched
with a knife. Al is softer and makes a different sound.

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