[Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ

Pablo Moretti pmoretti at gmail.com
Tue Sep 28 11:55:35 PDT 2010


Thanks Bryan, but I have one of these :

http://www.autopartswarehouse.com/popup/?type=more&image=aHR0cDovL3d3dy5hdXRvcGFydHN3YXJlaG91c2UuY29tL2ltYWdlcy9wcm9kdWN0X2ltYWdlcy9pbWFnZXMvV09STERQQUMvVzAxMzMxNjE3OTM1QkVILkpQRw==&title=QmVociBPaWwgQ29vbGVy&text=

So I´ll need to add water :)

On Tue, Sep 28, 2010 at 3:38 PM, Bryan Belman <dieselwesty at yahoo.com> wrote:

> 2 inches is good, 2.5 inches is better.
> do you have an oil temp guage?
> Where do you have the sensor located?
>
> Remember, after hooking up your oil cooler, you will most likely need to
> add
> 1/2 liter of oil as it takes some of you oil capacity away.
>
> I also purchased a 180 degree F. oil flow valve, that only allows the oil
> to
> flow to the oil cooler when the oil heats up, allowing the engine to heat
> up as
> quickly as possible.  If you feel you motor is not heating up fast enough,
> I
> will be glad to send you the link on where I got this device from E-bay.
> keep us posted.
>
>  Bryan Belman, Pt. Pleasant, NJ
> 04 Jetta Wagon TDI PD, 100hp, 5sp -- running :<)
> 92 Jetta 1.6 Eco-Turbo Diesel, 5sp -- running :<)
> 82 Diesel Westy 1.9NA -- running :<)
> 70 Type 1 stock Beetle -- Running :-)
>
>
>
>
> ________________________________
> From: Pablo Moretti <pmoretti at gmail.com>
> To: Doyt W. Echelberger <doyt at buckeye-express.com>
> Cc: vwdiesel at vwfans.com
> Sent: Tue, September 28, 2010 2:31:06 PM
> Subject: Re: [Vwdiesel] Ways of cooling an AAZ
>
> Thanks Doyt,
>
> As an update, I found that exhaust was a bit too thin, so I took it to the
> expert, he told me that the turbo has a blocked valve, so the turbo is been
> done at this time, and then we´ll have to change part of the exhaust.
> Meanwhile I´ll connect the oil cooler, using the already installed
> sandwich.
> I´ll take a look in the intake as you suggested.
>
> Does anyone have any suggestion of which type/size of exhaust to use? I was
> thinking about 2".
>
>
> Thanks,
> Pablo
>
> On Mon, Sep 27, 2010 at 12:14 PM, Doyt W. Echelberger <
> doyt at buckeye-express.com> wrote:
>
> > Just an after thought to my recent long post on this thread.......
> >
> > On my 1985 1.6 liter TD, I had a very similar problem that was being
> caused
> > by a invisible rubber diverter flap about the size of a man's wallet,
> > inside a metal box that was part of the passenger-side fender and right
> at
> > the beginning of the air intake stream. The flap had come loose along one
> > edge, and as the volume of intake air increased, it began to flutter and
> > move so as to partially restrict the air flow.
> >
> > I drove it that way for at least a year, with increasing frustration over
> > the seriously reduced fuel efficiency and poor performance, before
> > desperation finally caused me to pull the intake system apart from front
> to
> > back. I found the invisible flap by reaching into all the hidden cavities
> > to explore for obstructions.  I think the flap was some kind of diverter
> > valve that brought in heated air from around the exhaust pipe, to help it
> > run better in very cold weather. But that was years ago....and memory
> > fails.  I do vividly remember how well it ran at higher speeds after I
> > pulled that rubber flap out of there.....and how I kicked myself for not
> > tearing it apart when the problem first showed up.
> >
> > I don't even know if your Golf has similar engineering, but it is worth
> > mentioning.
> >
> > Oh well......
> >
> > Doyt
> >
> >
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