Re: [T3] Today's work

[Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 12 May 2005 at 7:42, Jason Weigel wrote:

> On these early motors that tab or return spring arm is a seperate piece all 
> together. Its held on by the nuts holding on the cooler to the base. In 
> Russes pic of a later version of the tin, this same arm is different and 
> welded to the tin itself. Just a clarification pointer.

OOOoooohhhh, I get it now. I didn't notice that the spring notch was in a 
little bent piece of steel. I thought it was just part of the cooler adaptor.

Sorry, I guess I'm just a little slower than usual today....

> As far as the shape changing. The eraly tin is smooth, you can see it still 
> in the same photo over the top of the T1 cooler. Look at this new photo of 
> Jacks early 63. It is exactly the same tin only it is stamped in for the 
> new( common today ) cooler shape. As you can see as well the return spring 
> arm is welded to the top of the tin like Russes pic.
> 
> original early: http://classicvw.org/gallery/notchboy/engine_36
> 
> new: http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=94574

I really can't see much of the shape of the tin on the samba photo, but the 
photo on Russ's site looks somewhat differently shaped there than what I seem 
to recall from memory.

Thanks for the info.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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