Re: [T3] Number 4 issues..

[John Jaranson <jaransonT3@comcast.net>]

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On Jun 4, 2006, at 8:54 PM, Keith Park wrote:

> The cooling flaps fail OPEN, so unless the engine sat for many years 
> and

Only true if the bellows is there and/or the spring to pull them open.  
When the bellows fails it expands....opening the flaps (assuming 
everything else in the system is good).  Should the linkage fail some 
how, the spring should pull the flaps open...assuming it is there.

I recently had the connection between the horizontal rod and the bell 
crank loosen up.  The spring held my cooling flaps open so I did not 
overheat.

I suggest filing a slot in the end of the pivot shaft for the cooling 
flaps.  That way you can visually check the rotation of the cooling 
flaps from the top of the engine.  You can also see the RH flap if you 
pop the plug wire retaining clip out of the top tin.

You can see what everything is supposed to look like here:

http://mywebpages.comcast.net/jaransonT3/jaransonT3/LatestNews.html

Just scroll down a little bit.  You can click on the thumbnails to see 
them larger.

Later,
John Jaranson
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