Vw Beetle Fan Shroud Flaps

Note the thermostat rod on the right and the air vanes inside the shroud. Part 3 air cooled vw fan and generator mounting. Vw engine early and late doghouse fan shrouds and how to install thermostat flaps into the shroud.

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Thermostat bracket vertical control rod l r flaps short linkages long horizontal linkage all washers and retainer clips 8 installation engine tin screws tension spring a thermostat flaps kit for the early fan shroud is 149 includes.

Vw beetle fan shroud flaps.

Generator would point up. Part 2 vw fan shrouds and installing thermostat flaps. Remove the single bolt on each side of the base of the fan housing near the spark plugs. I m going to paint the shroud and get new brackets but i m leaving the flaps off to see what happens.

The flaps installed inside the fan shroud. Looking at etka there s 2 shrouds. If the linkage is there the flaps must be there for it to link onto. You may even be able to feel the holes in the side of the fan shroud above each bank of cylinders where the connecting levers for that pushrod should be poking through the fan.

Look in the hole where the fan would be these are very important they direct the air precisely where it is needed. Disconnect and remove the connecting link between the cooling flaps in front of the fan housing near the fan opening don t lose the spring. 1 with holes 1 without. It should be just under the fan opening and perhaps a little towards the center of the engine.

The flaps always get caught on the condenser hose so they re always open. A thermostat flaps kit for the doghouse fan shroud is 149 includes. Specializing in original refurbished and aftermarket replacement parts for your 60 s 70 s small german air cooled. These vanes are sometimes missing from aftermarket shrouds.

Fan shroud housing w flap mechanism linkage dual port 71 74 used german. Part 1 how to install type 1 vw air cooled engine tin introduction. Vw parts catalog engine parts fan shroud flap hardware kit doghouse shroud offset oil cooler 23pc kit fan shroud flap hardware kit doghouse shroud offset oil cooler 23pc kit includes 6 safety clips 6 6mm clip washers 8 flap retaining screws 1 ss tension spring 1 8x13mm thermostat bolt and 1 8mm thermostat washer. The rod will rise with the fan shroud when we get to that point.

So i thought what s the purpose of adding holes only to cover em up with rubber.