4ktq cooling shrouds

[JShadzi at aol.com]

Elliot, great to hear you're back on the road, you're a testament of perserverence for all of us.  WRT the radiator, usually a new stocker will improve cooling as they get a little gummed up over the years, I also have a few options for you, see: http://www.80tq.com/cooling.html
and  contact me off list to let me know if you'd like more info.

Thanks,
Javad

>Hello all...
>
>First off, I'm pleased to announce that the new engine for the 4ktq is doing
>just fine and is well under way in break-in stage.  Some of you might recall
>the oil pressure problems I had with the first MC engine... I never found
>out what exactly the problem was, but swapping in a new block and crank has
>seemed to resolve the issue.
>
>Anyway, the 4ktq seems to run a bit warmer than I'd like (runs 1 or 1.5
>lines higher than half way on the gauge at the highest, slightly cooler on
>the highway) and I'm wondering among other things how important the cooling
>shrouds are to the radiator on the 4kq. Are these essential to the cooling
>of the engine?
>
> I have the top plastic shroud, driver's side shroud (between the rad and
>the fender) plus a new homemade aluminum engine side shroud  (I've got the
>cardboard pattern if anyone wants to copy) installed on the engine.  That
>means that the only one I don't have is the very bottom one that connects to
>the radiator mounting stud and goes up to the front bumper skin.
>
>I can easily make the bottom piece and install it, but somehow I have a
>feeling this won't entirely cure the problem.  Of course, I expect the turbo
>to run a bit warmer given the added heat from the turbocharger and the
>location of the oil cooler (fairly big Setrab placed in front of the lower
>1/4 of the radiator)...  Any ideas?  I did some archive searching and it
>seems like the stock 4kq radiator_should_be adequate in this application...
>
>Thanks.
>
>Elliott
>86 4ktq
>81 Coupe ITB, 83 CGT
>88 80 Fwd
>83 GTI FSP, 83 GTI 16V
>90 VW Cabriolet
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