[T3] Thermostat spring

Joe Plowick III gtixpress at vdubnut.com
Tue Jul 19 04:39:05 PDT 2011


That's awesome!  Thanks!

Joe P.
1969 VW Squareback
On Jul 18, 2011 11:42 PM, "Brent Bottolfson" <brent at bottolfson.net> wrote:
> overall length: 5 1/4"
> length from flap end to spring coil: 3 1/8"
> spring section: 1 1/8"
> 20 turns in the spring section
> length from crank end to spring coil: 1"
> wire diameter: .05"
> width of spring section is just over 1/2"
> the hook on the short end is the same width as the spring section
> the hook on the long end is about half the size of the other
>
> I still need to assemble my longblock and had the spring in a box. I
> really had a hard time finding an original one. Some people use one
> from a FLAPS. I checked into having some made to the original specs,
> but it would be expensive!
>
> Brent
>
>
> On 7/18/11 8:32 PM, Joe Plowick III wrote:
>> Does anyone have the dimensions for the thermostat return spring on the
>> flaps? Mine has come up missing so I may have to source another one.
>>
>> Thanks!
>>
>> Joe P.
>> 1969 VW Squareback
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