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On 13 Sep 2005 at 21:09, David Y wrote: > I'm a bit embarrassed to say my square hasn't had the thermostat for at > least 15 years... a mechanic somewhere along the way (before I started > working on it) deemed it as unnecessary and a liability for California > cars, and ditched it (removing the flaps I believe). I'll check with my > engine builder to confirm that the flaps are not present (eliminating the > possibility that this is causing the overheating, correct?). Yes, it's most likely that the flaps themselves are still there, so some provision for assuring that they remain open is essential. They won't blow themselves open. If the shaft is still there, then the flaps are likely still there, too. you can see the shaft from the outside. This may just be another case where the real answer is the simple silly one, not the complicated subtle one. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~