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On 28 Feb 2005 at 23:13, Toby Erkson wrote: > As to the 914, the air intake is in front of the engine and the exhaust > system is under and stretched behind the engine...big difference > compared to a 411/412 set up. The 914 can get its air from above via > the engine cover or, primarily, from below the car. Later models have > two flaps under the body, before the engine bay, that assist in > delivering air to the engine bay. I'm pretty sure that the 914 was intended to have that foam seal around the engine perimeter that the buses also use. The cooling arrangement should be the same as the beetle where the cooling air intake is on top, the exit is below, and there is no way for hot air to migrate up to the intake other than around the outside of the body. That said, I've no doubt that there are lots of 914s and buses running around with no foam seal in place. There are just too few mechanics who understand the purpose and importance of that part. I've replaced it on a number of cars where it was completely missing except for some minor scraps still stuck around the edges. I think I still have exactly one NOS spare if anyone needs it. For improving the cooling on a 914 or bus this would be the very first thing one should look at. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~