Fan shroud housing w flap mechanism linkage dual port 71 74 used german.
Vw beetle fan shroud flaps.
Disconnect and remove the connecting link between the cooling flaps in front of the fan housing near the fan opening don t lose the spring.
Generator would point up.
1 with holes 1 without.
Part 3 air cooled vw fan and generator mounting.
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.
So i thought what s the purpose of adding holes only to cover em up with rubber.
I m going to paint the shroud and get new brackets but i m leaving the flaps off to see what happens.
It should be just under the fan opening and perhaps a little towards the center of the engine.
The flaps always get caught on the condenser hose so they re always open.
These vanes are sometimes missing from aftermarket shrouds.
If the linkage is there the flaps must be there for it to link onto.
Part 1 how to install type 1 vw air cooled engine tin introduction.
Remove the single bolt on each side of the base of the fan housing near the spark plugs.
Specializing in original refurbished and aftermarket replacement parts for your 60 s 70 s small german air cooled.
The flaps installed inside the fan shroud.
Vw engine early and late doghouse fan shrouds and how to install thermostat flaps into the shroud.
A thermostat flaps kit for the doghouse fan shroud is 149 includes.
Part 2 vw fan shrouds and installing thermostat flaps.
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.
