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On 28 Apr 2004 at 0:29, Dave Hall wrote: > You can generally see the end of the 1/4" rod that holds the cooling flaps > peeping out of the square ends of the fan housing. A spot of chalk, paint, > correcting fluid or whatever to mark it will help you check it turns maybe 45 > degrees as the engine warms up. Whenever I rebuild an engine I generally saw a screwdriver slot in the end of this rod, parallel to the flaps. This way you have a clear indicator of the flap position at any time, and you can also stick a screwdriver in it and twist a bit to make sure that the linkage is still free. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org