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Date:         Wed, 10 Sep 2008 15:28:17 -0700
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Push covers/enging tins
Comments: To: Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com>
In-Reply-To:  <20080910222127.07C831165C3@hamburg.alientech.net>
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Mike, we're discussing the PUSHROD TUBE covers on the bottom of the engine, not the ROCKER covers on the sides! :-)

On Wed, Sep 10, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Mike S <mikes@flatsurface.com> wrote:

> At 05:46 PM 9/10/2008, Ken Wilford wrote... > >> Some people think you are talking about the rocker arm covers (valve >> covers most people call them) and are wondering why you would want to >> drill holes in them. >> > > Try to follow the thread. I have _never_ mentioned drilling anything in > this thread. I'm wondering why you're putting words in my mouth. > > Unlike an air cooled engine, these covers do NOTHING to cool or warm >> the engine. >> > > Of course they do. Oil flows through them, and gets cooler because > they're exposed to the air. I've _already_ said that I don't know how > important that is on a waterboxer. It's very important on an aircooled. > But the fact is, they DO cool the oil. Some people add external oil > coolers, even on water cooled engines, so there must be some importance > to that. >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" Crescent Beach, BC www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27


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