[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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