Date:         Sat, 26 Aug 2006 00:32:48 -0400
Reply-To:     neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
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From:         neil <goofymuso@YAHOO.CA>
Subject:      Was: Debris on oil strainer mesh Now: glad I had a look! (longish)
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Thanks for tips people. Will hunt for supplier and/or
take time to make better gaskets for next oil change.
But.....

Glad I had a look around the engine compartment.
Because......

I noticed that the plastic "hose" (can't find name in
Bently right now) connecting the blower to the heater
exchange pipes wasn't postitioned very well. In fact
it was basically disconnected from the blower. Someone
obviously lost the screw which connected the two
pieces.(which I found below fan belt. Thanks archives
for prompting me to buy a flexible retriever magnet)
Since they had lost it, they put a smaller screw in to
connect pieces, BUT they inadvertantly shortened the
whole "shebang" by 1/2" and crammed the smaller screw
into fresh plastic. This only aided in pulling the
plastic hose away from the outlet of the fan! Ack!
Ended up making a tube out of sheet metal to help the
plastic hose connect to metal pipe on passenger side
as the plastic "hose" had pieces broken off/was a bit
malformed after it had either flailed around rubbing
on stuff or just simply got too hot. My new work may
help keep the engine cooler. Regardless, it was sloppy
work done by someone.

My point; it pays to have a look around.

Cheers,

Neil Nicholson.
1981 air cooled Westfalia.
Cheap-o web site:

http://www.members.shaw.ca/tubanick/welcomewesty.html

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