Generator would point up.
Vw beetle fan shroud flaps.
The flaps installed inside the fan shroud.
I m going to paint the shroud and get new brackets but i m leaving the flaps off to see what happens.
These vanes are sometimes missing from aftermarket shrouds.
Look in the hole where the fan would be these are very important they direct the air precisely where it is needed.
It should be just under the fan opening and perhaps a little towards the center of the engine.
Vw engine early and late doghouse fan shrouds and how to install thermostat flaps into the shroud.
Remove the single bolt on each side of the base of the fan housing near the spark plugs.
If the linkage is there the flaps must be there for it to link onto.
Part 3 air cooled vw fan and generator mounting.
Part 1 how to install type 1 vw air cooled engine tin introduction.
A thermostat flaps kit for the doghouse fan shroud is 149 includes.
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.
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.
Looking at etka there s 2 shrouds.
So i thought what s the purpose of adding holes only to cover em up with rubber.
Part 2 vw fan shrouds and installing thermostat flaps.
The rod will rise with the fan shroud when we get to that point.
Note the thermostat rod on the right and the air vanes inside the shroud.
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.
The flaps always get caught on the condenser hose so they re always open.
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