[T3] Mystery Miss

Jim Adney jadney at VWType3.org
Wed May 11 18:52:26 PDT 2016


On 11 May 2016 at 22:39, Dave Hall wrote:

> I don't think the prices I can find are per set of 4; they seem to be for a
> single one.  Was that what you expected?

Alas, that's the price per each. If it was for a set of 4 it would be 
quite reasonable.

> I have a set of 4 orange/brown ones, unfitted - I guess they're just
> silicone rubber mouldings.

Yes, that's them.

> Type 3s seem prone to condensation on plug insulators, while I don't recall
> similar problems on the old Beetle.

Later Beetles came with those parts, too, but I think the biggest 
problem is with the Type 3 & 4 fan housings, where water is more 
likely to accumulate and get blown over the engine by the fan. 
There's nowhere in a Beetle fan housing for water to accumulate.

> I've wondered if it is possible to adapt some of the shrouded plug
> connectors from modern VWs, and the seal to go around to stop cooling air
> from leaking out. However ISTR the suppressors are 5K Ohms, so maybe they
> wouldn't be suitable.

5k would work just fine, but I don't know if we could make the air 
seals fit properly.

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