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<x-charset iso-8859-1>I followed the same advice from Everett, and since the first time I drove my car about a month ago I think it the engine gets a lot less hot. I should add that I have never seen the oil light go on while the engine is running. Other things I did to improve cooling: Made sure the big intake boot was properly installed. It actually was properly installed, but I tweaked it a bit and now it is perfect. I don't believe this had anything to do with the overheating. Installed the aircleaner to body rubber hose which was always missing before. It occurred to me that this is probably quite important. After all, if the engine cover is closed and the car is moving, the carbs will be sucking in warm air from around the engine rather than cool air from outside. Right? Before the car became drivable I had very rarely had the engine running with the engine cover closed. Anyway, after having done these three steps, the engine cover after a shortish drive is now warm enough, let's say, to warm your hands in winter rather than hot enough to fry an egg on. Also, I no longer have that "frying metal" smell that I had before. However, all this seems more or less hit and miss without a temperature gauge, something I have already decided to install some day. A couple more things: Occasionaly when I start the engine the oil light stays on for a second or so. If I press the gas pedal it goes off and stays off. Is this normal? I think it mostly happens when I haven't started the car for a few days, but I can't be sure of that. Lastly, I have to say that getting my chokes working has improved the feeling of the car more than anything else I have ever done to it. Not so much starting, which has always been OK, but mostly in the first few minutes after starting. It is far more stable and smooth, and far less prone to stall. Most people seem to think that the chokes are not necessary. Could the fact that my car is automatic be a factor? Sorry for the long post, Daniel Baum 1969 Type 34 automatic http://www.qldesign.com/type34 >1) I'm missing an elbow pipe that connects the cooling fan housing to the rear heat exchanger on the right side. The left side one is ok. Can this cause overheating? > Yes, you are dumping some of your cooling air straight out of the fan shroud instead of sending it over the engine to cool it. I would cap it off with a cut-off soda can for now until you can find that piece. Start with that and see if it fixes the problem. >2) Thermo > My thermo looks like that right now too, mostly because it is hot outside even in the morning right now. It looked "normal" when it was cooler. -- Everett Barnes '67 Squareback ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ ------------------------------------------------ To unsubscribe, E-mail to: <type3-off@vwtype3.org> For more help, see http://vwtype3.org/list/ </x-charset>