[T3] Tight exhaust valves

[Jacob Adam Schroeder]

With Bob, Keith, and Jim telling me I need to get the thermostats & flaps
installed, I think it would be foolish to ignore their collective wisdom.
Is this something I can remedy with the engine in the car or would this
type of a fix require pulling the engine?

I still have the thermostat, but I don't have the flaps anymore.  I do have
a second fan housing (with flaps) but the flaps there seem rusted in place.


On Fri, Dec 27, 2013 at 7:26 PM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> > In a message dated 12/27/2013 10:15:32 A.M. Eastern Standard Time,
> > jacob.schroeder at gmail.com writes:
> >
> > My thermostat is not installed, but what I did was remove the flaps  from
> > the fan housing.  Although not stock, this should not  pose  an
> overheating
> > problem, right?
>
> In spite of the fact that it's "standard practice" in some places,
> removing the thermostat and flaps is always a mistake. It keeps your
> engine from warming up and accelerates wear, as Bob accurately
> pointed out. It does not cause overheating, but it does cause
> underheating. Most people do not realize that your engine has an
> optinum operating temp and it's much warmer than the ambient outdoor
> temp in any place in the world. VW installed the thermostat in all
> their aircooled engines, even those destined for the Sahara.
>
> As for tuning up a '72 FI, only the Bentley has the correct
> instructions. It's complicated, but you have to follow it.
>
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