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• Slim rad shroud and fan
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 18 Jul 2022 21:00:59 -0700
  I think Dennis has mentioned before about rad fan subs. I recently had the chance to make a slim shroud for a larger diameter...
• fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 12:53:27 -0800
  ...The engine is up on the stand and I trying to remove the fan shroud and fan. I pulled the bolts that hold the...
• Re: fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 20:20:42 -0600
  ...The fan must be removed to reach the four mounting bolts that hold the front half of the fan shroud on. Stan Wilder -----Original...
• The Project Advances, fan shroud wanted
  Historical mailing list - Derek Darling
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 13:26:56 -0800
  ...I need to either bang out the fan shroud so it is roughly a circle, or acquire a new fan shroud. Does anyone have...
• Re: Still looking for 84-85 Radiator fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 6 Aug 2016 14:24:42 -0400
  ...http://www.mcmaster.com/#95210a200/=13lyrow For the fan shroud you can try my total fan solution. Eliminates the shroud completely and so far...
• Re: fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:07:01 -0800
  ...The engine is up on the stand and I trying to remove the fan shroud and fan. I pulled the bolts that hold the...
• WTB 1982 Diesel / Greasel Fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Fri, 1 Nov 2002 13:48:27 -0800
  My friend Bob has dire need of a fan shroud for a 1982 diesel Vanagon to complete a project van. This shroud is rather...
• Re: Still looking for fan shroud for 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Mon, 21 May 2012 16:11:56 -0400
  ...Ken, according to Etka the shroud 025 121 205 is the same for the 1.9l and 2.1l with the smaller fan; the...
• Need a radiator fan shroud for 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 15 Aug 2018 10:50:55 -0400
  Anyone have a good used fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l Vanagon? I need one. Let me know. -- Thanks, Ken Wilford John...
• put on new oilcooler
  Historical mailing list - morrison
  Mon, 24 Jul 1995 19:42:51 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Didn't want to spend the money on a full flow system, so took off stock cooler in the fan shroud. Put on a...
• Looking for radiator fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 9 Jun 2011 12:29:39 -0400
  I am looking for a good used fan shroud for a 84-85 Vanagon. If someone has one please contact me off list with...
• I need a radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Thu, 14 Jun 2018 16:49:31 -0400
  I am looking for a good used radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l Vanagon. If you have one, please let me...
• WTB: 1500 flaps and linkage
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sat, 20 Sep 1997 19:48:01 -0700
  Good Evening Group, I'm in need of fan shroud flaps and linkage for a non-doghouse fan shroud. If you have such and...
• one more '66 question (dog-house fan shroud)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 16:18:18 -0700
  All, One more question about my '66 fan shroud. I'm mounting a dog-house cooling system on the engine I'm building and...
• rad. fan removal
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 19:08:31 -0700
  ...and A/C hoses connected) to be able to remove the fan shroud? I was going to try to do it without raising the...
• Re: radiator fan grinding noise
  Historical mailing list - Gene P
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 16:09:01 -0700
  ...Is it possible to remove the three bolts and remove the motor and fan from the shroud without removing the fan blades?
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: All 2 Speed Radiator Fans Use Internal Resistor?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Mon, 11 Feb 2013 08:58:25 -0800
  There are 2 versions of the later metal shroud to match the 2 versions of the later fan motors. There is no 3 speed...
• Re: ?Bad generator bearings-lifetime expectancy?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 1 Jul 1996 01:49:01 -0900
  ...this gives you enough clearance to remove the generator w/o pulling the fan shroud. Still need to pull the carb though. -Tom
• fridge mod - prelim results
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 30 May 2005 09:48:41 -0700
  ...I found that my replacement fan, a muffing fan, came one and stayed on much more than the stock fan. I thought the shroud...
• Re: fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 18:39:16 -0800
  ...fan shroud removal > There are three perimeter bolts and one center bolt in the fan. > Remove these, bump the fan belt ring with a...
• Looking for a fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 19 May 2012 12:00:38 -0400
  I need just the fan shroud for the radiator fan from an 83.5-85 1.9l Vanagon. If you have one of these...
• Question about late model/early model radiators, fans and fan shrouds
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 19:15:10 -0500
  I recently (like lunchtime today) acquired among other things a radiator/fan/shroud/AC condenser "assembly" from good old Unca Joel. Thanks, Joel! My...
• NEED: radiator metal shroud
  Historical mailing list - Damian Shaw
  Wed, 13 Jun 2001 15:44:35 -0600
  ...Which means I have to replace the metal shroud that it bolts into. Anyone got one? (The guy I got the fan motor from...
• Re: one more '66 question (dog-house fan shroud)
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 6 May 1996 23:18:03 -0500
  dlytle@as.arizona.edu (Dyer Lytle) writes: >One more question about my '66 fan shroud. I'm mounting a dog-house >cooling system on...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 13 May 2002 13:11:13 -0500
  ...These flat hrizontally opposed engines with the upright fan shroud were used in both beetles and buses up to 1972. The oil cooler was...
• Re: I need a radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - mccullough bob
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 10:53:30 -0500
  ...COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > I am looking for a good used radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l > Vanagon. If you have one...
• Still looking for fan shroud for 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Mon, 21 May 2012 13:10:45 -0400
  Dear List, I didn't get any response on my query for the 84-85 Vanagon radiator fan shroud. I know someone out there...
• Still looking for 84-85 Radiator fan shroud
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Sat, 6 Aug 2016 13:00:00 -0400
  I am desperate need of a good used radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 Vanagon. I also need the four clips that hold...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 14 May 2002 20:15:07 +1200
  >It's also called the "doghouse" fan shrouded engine. Last year for it >in the "loaf" was '71. It's the engine found in...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 10:05:58 -0700
  ...Putting a newer rad into an 82 means replacing the 82 plastic fan shroud with a later metal one and also changing the mounts...
• Re: Still need help getting some Vanagon radiator related parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 14:34:02 +0000
  ...The fan shroud is more > specific and must be from an 84-85. If you can help me out please pmail me > or give...
• Re[2]: one more '66 question (dog-house fan shroud)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 07 May 96 09:10:26 PST
  ...one more '66 question (dog-house fan shroud) Author: walshp@h1l6xa.nawc-ad-indy.navy.mil at INTERNET Date: 5/6/96 9:24...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Tue, 27 Aug 2013 11:21:37 -0600
  ...Putting a newer rad > into an 82 means replacing the 82 plastic fan shroud with a later metal one > and also changing the mounts...
• FS Two Bosch 65 Amp Alternators
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 14 Jun 2002 20:12:22 -0500
  Two 65 Amp Bosch Alternators, both work good, about half or better length on the brushes, they come with the fan and fan shroud...
• Re: I need a radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Fri, 15 Jun 2018 12:00:58 -0400
  ...COMCAST.NET> wrote: > > > > I am looking for a good used radiator fan shroud for an 84-85 1.9l > > Vanagon. If you have one...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 21:27:15 -0700
  ...The BD replacement fan > motor came with the larger fan, but it wouldn't fit > inside the fan shroud, so I ended up re...
• Re: Dometic fridge (external) fan replacement...
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 28 Aug 2016 11:46:42 -0700
  ...Some folks run two computer case rear fans and even build shrouds to help direct the air. If one built a shroud around the...
• Still need help getting some Vanagon radiator related parts
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Tue, 28 Jun 2016 10:21:55 -0400
  ...The fan shroud is more specific and must be from an 84-85. If you can help me out please pmail me or give...
• Re: Whats a Doghouse
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 3 Oct 1995 11:47:33 -0700 (PDT)
  ...You More correctly, it applies to a special fan shroud used on upright engines, starting in '70 or '71. The doghouse shroud has the...
• RE: Debate: Freeze Plugs in Fan Shroud!
  Historical mailing list - Wagner Michael
  28 Jun 1995 13:39:28 -0800
  _______________________________________________________________________________ A friend put Freeze Plugs (1 5/8") in the holes in the fan shroud where the hose to the heat exchangers usually go...
• Re: fan shroud removal
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Sat, 24 Jan 2004 19:43:35 -0800
  ...fan shroud removal > There are three perimeter bolts and one center bolt in the fan. > Remove these, bump the fan belt ring with a...
• Re: rad. fan removal
  Historical mailing list - Peter Krogh
  Thu, 4 Apr 2002 22:25:07 EST
  ...and A/C hoses connected) to be able to remove the fan shroud? I was going to try to do it without raising the...
• Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution.
  Historical mailing list - Jim. Felder
  Thu, 7 Sep 2017 06:27:30 +0000
  ...Ram air does not have to squeeze > through that reduced fan opening on the stock shroud. For the earlier fans > you will need to...
• Re: Question about late model/early model radiators, fans and fan shrouds
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 21 Aug 2008 20:04:16 -0500
  ...It has the metal fan shroud and what looks to be >the same temp switch for the fan as is on my 90. Just...
• Re: '80 engine into a '79... doable?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 29 Jun 1998 10:38:08 -0100
  ...i know > all the tin and fan shroud and alternator placement is different > between bus > and vanagon, but how hard is it to do...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 07:14:59 -0400
  ...The BD replacement fan > > motor came with the larger fan, but it wouldn't fit > > inside the fan shroud, so I ended up re...
• Debate: Freeze Plugs in Fan Shroud!
  Historical mailing list - Mike White
  Wed, 28 Jun 1995 14:29:17 MST
  ...A friend put Freeze Plugs (1 5/8") in the holes in the fan shroud where the hose to the heat exchangers usually go...
• Re: Bus for sale....(which year is best)
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Tue, 14 May 2002 05:33:32 -0700
  ...dual-port 1.6 engine's > fanshroud. Earlier (single-port) engines had the cooler within the > shroud and were NOT doghouse). Single-port engines...
• Re: LED to tell when fan is on.
  Historical mailing list - Dave Brune
  Tue, 22 Jan 2008 17:52:52 -0800
  ...bolts my > fan was mounted. This fan tucks perfectly under the shroud tunnel. > The next step was controlling the fan. I went with a...
• Re: A/C, Rear, Shroud
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 10 Jan 2017 05:24:33 +0000
  The evaporator fans discharge directly at the face of the A/C cabinet. The plenum attaches at that point. There are a few turning...
• Re: World parts Radiator Fan Solution.
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Casal
  Sat, 14 Oct 2017 13:02:57 -0400
  ...Ram air does not have to squeeze > > through that reduced fan opening on the stock shroud. For the earlier > fans > > you will need to...
• Re: Rad fan--2 or 3 wire???stumped
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Tue, 29 Apr 2003 20:15:41 -0700
  ...The BD replacement fan motor came with the larger fan, but it wouldn't fit inside the fan shroud, so I ended up re...
• Re: Symptoms of a clogged radiator?
  Historical mailing list - Don Gibbons
  Sun, 16 Aug 1998 16:22:02 -0400
  ...Only way to check is to remove the fan and shroud and feel the radiator for hot/cold spots. You can do this from...
• World parts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Sep 2017 09:52:44 -0400
  Looks like I have to replace my rad fan and shroud, When fan is turned by hand, one can feel a lump, or sticky...
• Re: Cooling issues?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Wed, 28 Aug 2013 08:31:28 -0400
  ...Putting a newer > rad > > into an 82 means replacing the 82 plastic fan shroud with a later metal > one > > and also changing the mounts...
• help, clutch cable replacement, '66 Kombi
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Jul 1996 11:01:06 -0700
  ...I had a rubber hose running from my air cleaner to an opening on the upper right of the fan shroud. The results of...
• conversion parts RE: 82 Diesel Radiator - Rare - Needed
  Historical mailing list - Project Pat
  Sun, 8 Jun 2014 21:14:26 -0400
  I have some fan shrouds and rad supports if you want to convert to a common rad.
• Re: radiator fan grinding noise
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Thu, 23 Jul 2020 15:14:34 -0700
  I will inspect the mounting bolts and confirm that the fan spins without scraping the inside of the shroud. If the fan is not...
• Re: Fridge fan inside?
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 10:15:11 -0700
  ...Just last week I added a second fan (wired in parallel) and fabricated a shroud for the cooling fins out of 3/32" plexiglass...
• Re: radiator fan grinding noise
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sat, 25 Jul 2020 14:34:16 -0700
  ...Is it possible to remove the three bolts and remove the motor and fan from the shroud without removing the fan blades? Thanks again...