Date:         Sat, 1 Mar 2003 12:42:36 -0600
Reply-To:     Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Stan Wilder <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: funny disc? - Picture and Proof
Comments: To: openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET
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I guess I've been living on the fringe of VW engines.
I've never used rebuilt heads and I've always rebuilt my own engines.
I've seen these disks around but I've never seen one with the filler
still in it.
I was ill advised that there was production code on the back side used by
rebuilders for identification purposes.
I've seen the disk on engines that I've known to be APV because the guy
had a receipt.
I've never found one on a VW Canada rebuilt engine.
I'm sure that there are probably another 100 VW peculiarities and trivia
that the list members have never addressed.
I found it strange that in six years or so of Vanagon List Archives the
windage tray was never discussed until Frank G., Boston Bob and I started
discussing it.
Although many people were running oil coolers it appears that I was only
one of about six that had discovered and was using the giant RX7 cooler
with the built in thermostat.
I've probably missed a lot of this trivia because I just "reflex" delete
Wasser Boxer postings and every posting on dual batteries, tires, solar
panels, tents, O2 sensors and unless something in the subject line
catches my attention I'm saying I deleted it.

Stan Wilder
On Sat, 1 Mar 2003 10:13:25 -0600 Open Wheel Racing
<openwhel@BELLSOUTH.NET> writes:
> Hello Stan and List,
>
>     Thanks for the Kudos', I just been around so long, I guess
> something had
> to rub off. What was it dear old Dad said about learning something
> new
> everyday? :-)
>     One thing I might add, These tab's come in several different
> temperature
> ratings. They also have many different industrial applications. You
> have
> most likely seen them, and just didn't realize it. Ask your Perfect
> Circle
> sales rep for the part number for different temps, and use's. I saw
> one on a
> 20 amp breaker in a shop breaker box once. Now that was scary, even
> though
> it wasn't melted out! Made me wonder what the electrician was
> worried about.
>     At one time I worked at a shop that had us mark everything that
> came out
> of the machine shop with temp markers ( a crayon, that the mark
> melts at
> different temperatures).
>     About the Heat Tab's you have always seen melted out. I don't
> doughty
> some machinist might use the lowest temp tab's so they are always
> melted.
> Also where they are attached to the head makes a lot of deference.
> Glue it
> on right by the exhaust port, instant warranty void! That sure would
> prevent
> a lot of future warranty problems, for some folks.
>     I always use 250' tab's, mount them at the intake port on the
> head, and
> beside the oil cooler mount on the case, fair is fair. Like most
> people
> doing engine work, I do some of the other standard protection steps.
> I add a
> couple of hidden numbers stamped in the case. I do another thing or
> two to
> show (me) if the engine is the one I worked on or has been apart.
> Its a two
> way street out there.
>     Ya'll have a good one, and don't eat the yellow snow!
>
> Howard
>
>

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