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On 8 Mar 2005 at 13:44, Toby Erkson wrote: > First, the "engine builder" is a &%*&#$@ing moron! The cooling flaps > were locked open by pushing the horizontal actuating rod into the > cylinder fins. So I had to install a thermostat and housing, vertical > actuating rod, pivot assembly, and spring. Would this by any chance mean that you've ended up with an extra horizontal pushrod? If so, would you care to pass it on to Daniel Baum? I've got some parts to send him, and he is missing that rod. I was going to make one, rather than break up a complete set, but If you have the correct parts that is lots easier. > There's no cooling tin from the fan housing to the cylinder head on the > right side and I can't put my replacement in there until I remove the > fan housing. The LEFT side of the engine does have the cooling tin, > however, it is the RIGHT side piece! Yeah, I'm serious. I unscrewed it > from the upper tin and it dropped right to the ground. Are you sure it was swapped? I didn't think that was possible...? It's nice to see that you're having so much fun with your new baby. ;-) It's odd, but the '72 that I bought had more problems than any other type 3 I ever owned. It took me more than 2 years of hammering away at them to find and fix all of them. I just kept at it, thinking that each thing I fixed would make the last of the problems go away, but instead they just got a little better by fits and starts. Eventually, however, it became completely reliable. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~