Hi,
I have located a thermostat, bracket & rod to put back on my bug and would like some guidance before I lift up the fan housing. I am going to try to hook it back up by just raising the fan housing a couple of inches- can it be done without completely lifting off the fan housing?(engine in car) It may be obvious once I raise the fan housing a little bit, but which direction does the hook on the end of the linkage rod point, front or rear? I wanted as much information as I could get before unbolting everything.
Thanks,
Hal
Thermostat re-install question
Hello again,
I get to answer this one myself. I found the answer on Rob & Dave's (Most Excelent) Aircooled Volkswagen Pages, but not until after I found out that my flaps did not have the necessary clip to insert the rod into. I raised the fan housing a couple of inches only to see a flap without a clip. It wouldn't have been easy, but I think I could have hooked it all up had the clip been there. I am thinking that I might pull the engine to change to a doghouse style oil cooler, and then will be a good time to replace that missing clip.
I get to answer this one myself. I found the answer on Rob & Dave's (Most Excelent) Aircooled Volkswagen Pages, but not until after I found out that my flaps did not have the necessary clip to insert the rod into. I raised the fan housing a couple of inches only to see a flap without a clip. It wouldn't have been easy, but I think I could have hooked it all up had the clip been there. I am thinking that I might pull the engine to change to a doghouse style oil cooler, and then will be a good time to replace that missing clip.
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