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Post by pikeyvan on Oct 2, 2009 11:19:11 GMT
hello all  ive had Buster the beetle a short time, and ive discovered his engine is overheating. now i know this can be caused by a few problems which im working my way through. i just wanted to ask some advice.. see attached photo there is a large gap above the exhaust, would this be a case of overheating?, am i missing tinware/seal?  |
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Post by youngdubya on Oct 2, 2009 12:31:39 GMT
YUP!  Your fan will be sucking hot air off the exhaust and pushing it over your cylinders then repeating the cycle. be fun to fit the seal with the engine in though. infact its fun to fit the seal with the engine out! it looks an awful big gap that. |
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Post by runningmonkey on Oct 7, 2009 12:47:50 GMT
It looks to me you'v got the wrong tinware / or rear valance there should be only a small gap between them (about 10mm) where a seal should be. like yound dubya says all the exhaust heat will be rising into your engine
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Post by buryboy85 on Oct 9, 2009 14:41:01 GMT
The 2 holes would also be letting heat into the engine bay they should have pipes coming out of them
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Post by slick AKA Hitler Youth on Jun 29, 2010 20:16:33 GMT
yeh the two holes you could always close them off too
but dont think the gap is all that big really couse there is a seal that gose
in there but was told that people take it out to help keep it cool too
Wat is the blue bit on the tinware by the wheel not see that be for
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Post by runningmonkey on Jul 5, 2010 12:33:37 GMT
yeh the two holes you could always close them off too but dont think the gap is all that big really couse there is a seal that gose in there but was told that people take it out to help keep it cool too Wat is the blue bit on the tinware by the wheel not see that be for Its just another bit of tin ware goes over your bottom pulley and cover the bottom pulley nut a lot of people tend to take them off and chuck them, that way you never see them on engines, I think there cool and always refit them to vw i have |
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Your fan will be sucking hot air off the exhaust and pushing it over your cylinders then repeating the cycle. be fun to fit the seal with the engine in though. infact its fun to fit the seal with the engine out! it looks an awful big gap that. 
