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The water heater project
Historical mailing list
12 Jan 95 14:45
...Basically it's a heater box exhaust tube - without the heater box shroud and fins. I am going to weld a water tight tube...
RE: Idle problems
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Fri, 15 Sep 1995 11:57:00 -0700 (PDT)
...The line goes up and to the left, and curves around the fan shroud to go forward thru the front (FIF) engine sheet metal...
back on line
Historical mailing list
Fri, 15 Jul 94 15:51:34 PDT
...Reason? the new engine runs hotter than the old diesel, (I have to get an alternator cooling duct/shroud from a late model Audi...
FS Type IV Engines
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 9 Oct 2002 21:24:25 -0500
...You'll also need your engine fan/spacer, oil cooler, fan shroud, oil filter mount, flywheel or flex plate. While it was disassembled I...
Re: oil from pushrod tubes
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Thu, 1 Sep 2005 13:43:10 -0500
...Be sure the fan shroud gets cleaned too and has a drain to let the extra oil out. Stan Wilder Engine Ceramics 214-352...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:46:02 -0400
...but there is a muffin fan too, > in the 3rd pic down. the 3 little squirrel cage fans are best visible in > the 5th...
Re: Fire Investigation Type IV engine
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 17 Aug 2002 19:17:43 -0500
...this tree mounted under the cold start valve. > > #2) The Magnesium fan shroud caught fire (tells me there was a lot > of > > heat) and...
Blackbeard-The Final Update
Historical mailing list - Matt Drew
Thu, 4 Dec 2008 09:16:54 -0800
...Saw it wrapped-up in the box last night) Condenser Fan Shroud Radiator Fan Resistor Radiator Fan Steering Gearbox Steering arm Front bumper Lower...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 13:38:58 -0700
I'm with ed, I'm sticking with squirrel cage fan if for no other reason than to avoid saying centrifugal :-) I'm liking...
Re: thanks, update, and more questions
Historical mailing list
Thu, 13 Jun 1996 02:46:09 -0400
...The PO connected an air hose from a hole on the upper right of the fan shroud to a hole under the air intake...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 15:13:54 -0500
...It was so ugly that > I didn't even pull the engine, however, the fan shroud and case never > burned. > > So, I can honestly...
KC Swap Meet Rpt/67 Westy Windows?
Historical mailing list - Jon Christensen
Sun, 20 Oct 1996 20:41:52 -0500 (CDT)
...36 HP NOS htr pipes (thanks Bob & Howard Hufford!) 73 Thing fan shroud (doghouse, no fresh air htr outlets) Grooved front bus bumper Deluxe...
The Project Advances, need help with rad!!!
Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
Thu, 8 Feb 2001 12:33:29 -0800
...I still have to re-attache the radiator, now that I have fixed the fan shroud. I have the rad assembly, 2 metal pieces...
thanks, update, and more questions
Historical mailing list
Tue, 11 Jun 1996 09:18:38 +0000
...I took someone's advice and degreased my engine and tin, installed the front and side engine compartment air seals, plugged my fan shroud...
Re: 82 won't start when hot was re:83' won't start when hot
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Thu, 16 Oct 2003 11:58:40 -0400
...In the hole in the tin between the > distributor and the fan shroud. Well, I can remedy that, I don't think I > harmed...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 09:23:45 -0500
...Like the fan shroud, tranny cases. Stan Wilder www.engineceramics.com ----- Original Message ----- From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent...
Re: asking for help once more...(bread loafers)
Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
Wed, 21 Sep 94 9:01:02 PDT
...With the type I, adding a doghouse shroud will solve it's cooling problem. Having a filter is nice, but the success of the...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 14:55:03 -0400
...but there is a muffin fan too, >> in the 3rd pic down. the 3 little squirrel cage fans are best visible in >> the 5th...
Re: 2 more questions to complete my 1.9l NA install, I hope
Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
Mon, 20 Aug 2001 20:03:29 -0700
...radiator, hoses, fan, fan motor, fan shroud, thermoswitch and associated wiring, upper and lower mounts. In short, every part except the steel coolant pipes...
Re: RE-INSTALLING 90 WESTY EVAPORATOR
Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
Tue, 8 May 2007 06:31:27 -0700
...Everything is really > tight and I don't want to have to take down the > gutter tray and shroud with the vents if possible...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 19:51:03 -0300
...but there is a muffin fan too, in the 3rd pic down. the 3 little squirrel cage fans are best visible in the 5th...
Re: TDC, AC
Historical mailing list
Mon, 27 Feb 1995 11:08:16 -0800
...T2/Type IV, you can see the fan too, so you could mark the fan and shroud with a painted-on-line for TDC...
Re: rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - Jim Wheaton
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 19:35:26 -0800
...After the the > re-installation I now only have the high (3rd) fan speed. > The low and medium settings no longer function. All three...
Re: type 1 engine price NVC
Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
Wed, 14 Jan 2004 17:35:31 -0600
...If it has the "dog house" fan shroud even >better. If it has the dual relief case then pop the champagne. The DH >shroud...
Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 10:43:34 -0400
...I thought that on the air cools, specifically (although certainly not same comparison) the air shroud is a very important part of the cooling...
Re: rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
Tue, 9 Jan 2001 12:57:50 -0800
If the fan motor does work but only at one level, I would suspect not the motor but the large resistor that sits right...
Re: Flywheel and orientation...
Historical mailing list - pederparizek
Mon, 23 Jul 2001 14:47:28 -0500
...Conversely, in the Porsche 914, where the engine is > mid-mounted ahead of the transaxle, the front of the engine is the fan > shroud...
Re: Frydae - For VW Oldtimers
Historical mailing list - Geneva Saint-Amour
Fri, 28 Feb 2014 21:44:42 -0700
...And it had the late flat cooling shroud - fan at the end of > the cranks shaft as I recall. > > John > > On 2/28/2014...
Ramona Rests (fwd)
Historical mailing list - Gerald Skerbitz
Mon, 17 Apr 1995 08:46:40 -0500 (CDT)
...There is only about 3 inches of space between the top of the compartment and the fan shrouding to lift it and wiggle the...
Re: Air cooled head gasket
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 28 Mar 2015 12:59:23 -0400
...It was known as the dog house fan shroud. Still #3 liked to go first even in the type 4 engines. For the WB...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:14:45 -0500
...Like the fan shroud, tranny cases. > Stan Wilder > www.engineceramics.com > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Gnarlodious" <gnarlodious@EARTHLINK.NET> > To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> > Sent...
Re: Spring Cleaning an Air-cooled Motor
Historical mailing list - Mark Belanger
Thu, 20 Mar 2003 12:36:31 -0800
...With later > Type IV 2000cc engines the fan shroud is magnesium and it can ignite, I > tend to think the engine fan is magnesium...
Re: converting an 81 AC Vanagon to water cooled
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
Sat, 8 Dec 2007 15:32:14 -0800
...You need to fan shroud to go with the plastic tank radiator, those are easy to find. You can use the 82 rad fan...
C.W. McCall and minor '66 update
Historical mailing list
Mon, 6 May 1996 16:02:14 -0700
...Friday night I *did* manage to clean my thermostat shutters and assemble them into the fan shroud for a preassembly test. Looks good. How...
re: Engine Whistle
Historical mailing list
Mon, 3 Apr 1995 11:03:13 -0400
...Seems a stiff Oak leaf had gotten lodged against the fan shroud and the cylinder fins. The effect was similiar to the noise one...
Confessions of a blind mechanic
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 13:39:21 -0400
...I then positioned the radiator with fan shroud in place and got it onto a wide jack. I double checked position and location of...
Re: clarify .006 on lifters
Historical mailing list - Adam Puzerewski
Wed, 9 Jan 2002 06:00:22 -0500
...had diagnosed knocking rod and bad engine (pulley washer in the fan shroud was the knocking rod)....adjusted the valves to .006 and 135...
Re: rear heater blower
Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
Mon, 8 Jan 2001 20:52:30 -0800
...I'm not even sure if it was working beforehand, though the fan would blow, I may not have had the lever to the...
Re: Upgrading coolant system to 86-91 on 84 WESTY
Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
Tue, 8 Jul 2008 11:14:32 -0700
...I can also pull the wiring for the late model fan. I have the fans & shrouds available from AC and Non AC vans. Ken...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... AND eliminate the fire hazard...
Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
Thu, 5 Aug 2004 11:55:01 -0500
...Like the fan shroud, tranny cases. >Stan Wilder >www.engineceramics.com > >
The Project Advances
Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
Sun, 14 Jan 2001 21:54:42 -0800
...bang the shroud around the rediator to an approximately round shape so that the fan can turn. 3. re-install the radiator and re...
RE: Tranny/Engine mounts for T4->T1 engine conv.?
Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
Wed, 24 Apr 1996 13:47:00 -0700 (PDT)
...2.) '71s had dualport engines with the doghouse fan shroud and offset oil cooler. Most single-port engines don't have this, unless someone...
Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:54:51 -0700
...a 500 dollar kit with hoses, shrouding, the cooler unit itself, >> thermostat, and temp-triggered booster fan .. >> quite deluxe. >> I'd ssay that kit...
Re: Smelly Heat
Historical mailing list
Tue, 04 Mar 1997 09:50:57
...cooler with the motor in place, but you must remove the fan shroud to get to it. The other possible source of a leak...
Re: Use this for fire safetey... Now magnesium burning...
Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
Wed, 4 Aug 2004 13:40:25 -0700
...It was so ugly that > I didn't even pull the engine, however, the fan shroud and case never > burned. > > So, I can honestly...
Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment and install hints
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:26:16 -0500
...Now you should be able to drop the radiator, fan shroud and condenser straight down and then tilt it back so the condenser is...
Re: Mark Stephens six-stud system
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 22 Jun 1999 15:03:02 -0400
...Further, since you are pushing a heavy load, and the 96mm pistons and un-shrouded heads are prolly going to build up a bunch...
Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 14:32:17 -0400
...with fan shroud in place and got it onto a wide jack. > > I double checked position and location of wires and fan and sensor...
FS Last Call Before E* bay air cooled parts, Engine, Transmissions
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 15 Jun 2002 08:02:18 -0500
...Asking price $50.00 each, the price of a new fan shroud. Ship From Dallas TX 75220 Shipping weight 15 pounds See Picture: http...
Re: Conclusion to:"Trouble on the Road in PA" (longish)
Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
Wed, 24 Aug 2005 11:06:22 -0400
...the air cools, specifically (although certainly not > same comparison) the air shroud is a very important part of the > cooling system as its intended...
how to remove alt/gen. pulley bolt. was: Re: how remove stove top?
Historical mailing list - Flat Four
Mon, 25 Sep 2000 19:22:16 -0400
I'm having trouble removing the fan belt on my Volkswagen. It's a 77' so if anyone can tell me the bolt size...
1600 air cooled engine build
Historical mailing list
Sun, 30 Jun 1996 16:12:02 -0700 (PDT)
...The idea is to use a continous piece of hose from the fan house to the heat exchanger without a couple goofy connections that...
Re: Radiator part 2 Disappointment and install hints
Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
Fri, 10 Mar 2023 11:45:40 -0500
...the body. > > Now you should be able to drop the radiator, fan shroud and condenser > straight down and then tilt it back so the...
Re: Confessions of a blind mechanic
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Tue, 28 Mar 2023 11:37:25 -0700
...with fan shroud in place and got it onto > a wide jack. > > > > I double checked position and location of wires and fan and sensor...
Re: Vanagon burned to the ground ( long reply)
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Mon, 2 Aug 2004 13:46:33 -0500
...the fan shroud on the Type IV is magnesium and if you put water on it after it starts to burn it causes a...
Re: Suggestions to improve Westy A/C airflow
Historical mailing list - David Clarkson
Wed, 29 Jul 2009 12:30:49 -0400
...in the wiring on the fan end so it can be removed seasonally. When I had the shroud that had the individual vents off...
Re: Exhausting work.... Advice solicited.
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
Sun, 20 Jul 2008 13:53:43 -0700
...supports at play. > > On my baywindow there are hangers to the fan shroud and alternator that > help support the considerable weight of the heater...
Re: Couple of minor propane fridge mods
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Tue, 20 Jun 2017 09:18:28 -0700
...But I will say that if I had suitable material I would have jammed some in between the sheet metal shroud of the "generator...
Hydr. lifter finally pumped up '81 (long)
Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
Sun, 12 May 1996 23:32:05 +0000
...yourselfer. (PO butchered a lot including the alternator bracket mount and fan shroud bolts) You must be very patient when dealing with parts suppliers...
Re: Bus Boys Oil Cooler Kit
Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
Sat, 24 Aug 2013 15:13:46 -0700
...about a 500 dollar kit with hoses, shrouding, the cooler unit itself, thermostat, and temp-triggered booster fan .. quite deluxe. I'd ssay that...