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Re: [T3] starting an early 62 overhaul


On 6 Jul 2006 at 8:16, Scott Taylor wrote:

> It's a little hard to see in this picture, but the fin right above the 
> top left stud is missing.
> 
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/album_page.php?pic_id=287954
> 
> I'd only go so far as having a replacement fin welded in if would make 
> a difference in cooling.

Okay, I see it now. It actually looks like it would be rather easy to fix, 
since it's not close to anything else. You would probably have to reface the 
area where that head nut seats, but that wouldn't be hard.

The only potential problem I can imagine would be that that head stud might 
tend to run warmer with that fin missing, but that's pretty idle speculation.

I like the idea of moving this head to the 1/2 position where this end would 
get max cooling. That would almost certainly work fine with no other repairs.

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


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