<html><head><style type='text/css'>p { margin: 0; }</style></head><body><div style='font-family: Arial; font-size: 12pt; color: #000000'><BR>Thats Really Cool Chris! I will log this in the save file!!<BR>Kelleigh<BR>
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<B>From: </B>"Chris Sheridan" <cscsheridan@gmail.com><BR><B>To: </B>"type3-vwtype3 org" <type3-vwtype3.org@lists.vwtype3.org><BR><B>Sent: </B>Wednesday, August 21, 2013 3:49:00 PM<BR><B>Subject: </B>[T3] flaps (update)<BR><BR>I determined that the flaps are opening in the following way:<BR>1) waited for the engine to be stone cold.<BR>2) Observed the proper clearance between the thermostat and bracket<BR>3) Placed a drop of white out directly on the spot where the flaps rod<BR>enters the fan housing near the distributor, so that the white out covered<BR>both the rod and the fan housing<BR>4) Once the white out dried, I placed a vice grips on the end of the flaps<BR>rod that protrudes from the right hand side of the fan housing, (oil bath<BR>side)<BR>5) by turning the vice grips and watching my dot of white out, I can see<BR>how the white out on the rod should change it's position in relation to the<BR>white out on the fan housing.<BR>6) remove the vice grips and go on a nice country drive<BR>7) open the engine compartment and see if your white out has re-oriented<BR>per your earlier observation when using the vice grips.<BR><BR>You follow me?<BR><BR>I did that and it confirmed my flaps are opening. Visual inspection at the<BR>thermostat after warm up confirm the thermostat expands as expected. It<BR>appears that the primary source of my over-heating was due to the rubber<BR>bellows having come undone and allowed exhaust gases into the air cooling<BR>stream.<BR><BR>thanks,<BR>Chris<BR>70 fastback<BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>An HTML attachment was scrubbed...<BR>URL: <http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20130821/7a83721b/attachment.htm><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>VWType3.Org mailing list - type3@vwtype3.org<BR>http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org<BR>Contact gregm@vwtype3.org if you need help with the list.<BR></div></body></html>