RE: [T3] New style thermostat

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 Aug 2003 at 20:53, . : orntar : . wrote:

> > From: Russ wolfe [mailto:russella@prairieinet.net]

> > > It's fairly easy to install if all the rest of the linkage is
> still > there. If > > you're also missing other parts then it gets
> harder, depending on which > parts > > are missing. Some of the parts are
> hard to find these days, as they are > > completely different from
> Beetle parts. 

> > And some of them are different between single port and dual port
> heads.

> could I fabricate my missing pieces easily? 

There are some simple parts that you could make from stiff wire, but the rest 
would be very hard to make.

> Does anyone on the list have spare pieces that I could borrow and
> replicate?

Someone on this list may have some spares which they could sell you. These are 
rare parts which should NEVER be thrown away, simply because so many already 
have been.

> Can I take the tin off the engine in the car and put in the linkage or
> do I need to remove the engine? That may be coming for a clutch change
> anyhow.

It COULD be done in the car, but it's pretty tough. It's a lot easier if out, 
but once out you would need access to both the top and bottom of the engine.

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Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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