Engine bits n bobs needed

[Green Ernie]

Right. Spoken to him tonight. Flaps ARE going back in. He says the original type thermostat is nla it's a modified beetle one you get now.

Anyone know or has an original style thermostat available? It would solve a lot of uncertainty. Cheers.

I have just bought a thermostat of ebay in the UK NOS. Came from the USA for about £125, now fitted and tested last weekend on a trip to Ninove, working fine. "Awesome powdercoat LLC" in the USA make new thermostats, check out their website. There is at least a one month wait due to demand which is why I bought NOS. Keep the flaps as original.

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Super, thanks Ernie. I'll take a look

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Thank for all the help so far. I've just read through all the stuff on the Awesome Powdercoat site - all very informative (mine has a beetle one). The flaps are DEFINITELY remaining now. Given that the stats from Awesome are on a long back order what about the ones that Design 911 have? They say one is a genuine Porsche one for £141 and they also have a Hella one for £89.95. The pictures look nothing like the original ones but assume they are library pictures.

Has anyone got any experience of the Design 911 ones?

I'd like to get one asap so it doesn't delay re-fitting the engine, if I have to wait can it be fitted with the engine in situ?

Cheers

[Mr Pharmacist]

Yes it can be fitted with the engine in situ assuming the actuating cable is all fitted and routed correctly

[914 KEV]

what about the ones that Design 911 have? They say one is a genuine Porsche one for £141 and they also have a Hella one for £89.95. The pictures look nothing like the original ones but assume they are library pictures.

Has anyone got any experience of the Design 911 ones?

Just to let you know that the thermostats you are looking at on the Design 911 website are for the Porsche six cylinder engine (914-6), not the one fitted to the Volkswagen Type 4 four cylinder engine(914-4).

[Ben Nichols 1979]

Thanks Kev, they don't make it very clear. Thanks for letting me know.

Ben

[davep]

A couple of things to be aware of. The magnesium air ducting on the front of the engine is a critical part of the charging system since the alternator grounds to it, and the engine case connects the ducting to the ground strap, and thus to the chassis. If the ducting is power coated, then that might cause it to be insulated from the alternator and the engine case; thus the alternator may not charge or charge very well. So be certain to have an effective ground path.
Second point; good thing you decided to leave the cooling flaps in place. A good friend left his out on purpose, including all the bits for the bellows & pulley. Can you guess what happened? The pivot bolt for the pulley goes into a hole in the side of the case that is a through hole. Short trips around town to shake down the car were no problem. A 1000 mile drive, at speed, across country resulted in a loss of a liter of oil every few hundred miles, and a continuous cloud of smoke. He was so disgusted that he left the car with me, and bought another to continue on. A bolt for the hole fixed the problem.