[Vwdiesel] Rabbit 1984 1.6L Turbo ( Taming the hothead ).

H .Hagar h_hagar at prcn.org
Thu Jul 3 07:56:58 EDT 2003


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Scott .    Q:  did fan work     A:   did not notice.       checked it in dr=
iveway , it is a two speed    used jumper on radiator plug -- a-ok both spe=
eds. Then let it idle   when temp reached red fan started.  Lab thermometer=
 in expansion tank showed 200 F.
Nate we have a mountain road nearby where full power can be used without ex=
ceeding speedlimit ---gave it a good shakedown with "NEW" thermostat.     T=
he needle does climb from  12 noon  to near the redline.   ok so far.
Loren       this baby does not have A/C  but it has crank pulley ---complic=
ating the work of speeding up the waterpump. (done for ferry lineups in the=
 summertime ).
Mark Shepherd  you sun of a gun---now I have to find out the boilingpoint i=
ncrease of glycol.     and I do not have any aircraft's any more ---just me=
mories and a BIG pile of parts.   ----yeah ok there may be a temp gauge dow=
n there that will work.    first I shall look in to  what Val Christian was=
 talking about.     Had to change the throttle fulcrum was too close to sha=
ft center.    The POWER of this thing is outstanding and the response is cl=
ose to a gasjob.             Hagar.

PS: Fly in the glycol ---now (today) got to find out if bubbles in coolingf=
low is exhausts   ---head troubles ?.
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