Thanks John!!! Btw, I am using a small diameter alternator pulley and it makes the fan run much faster. It is an advise from a trusted mechanic. It's been there for 25 years. I hope that is Ok. Thanks again bud!
You are correct. It's crazy up until a few years ago, Mexico. Pulled the passenger front seat out. Then they were used as taxi- cabs. The end of a great era. Thank you for sharing the info. Stay safe.
Thanks big guy. I see you just posted a video. I will be watching it here tonight. Thanks as always for your support and comments. O have a few ideas that I have never seen here on TH-cam. Trying to figure out how to get it on video. - KEEP DUBBING -
LOL, never thought of them that way. You are correct though. Ive never owner one or worked on a corvair. I never understood the corvair belt design. I am a GM guy as well. I own a few OBS suburbans, and a 88 corvette convertible.
The real question is what are people running in the place of the old thermostats? Putting a 1600 Dp together for my 71 super and I'm stumped on what to do. Any suggestions? I was always told to throw em out, but make sure you have the flaps open on the doghouse.
I personally suggest stock O.E.M. It worked for Volkswagen for decades. It worked for them, its good enough for me. Thanks for your comment. I will be more than happy to answer question you may have. Stay tuned for more videos in the future. - KEEP DUBBING -
The reason for using the thermostats is for helping (1) to warm up the engine quickly in cooler climates. and (2) forcing air into the passenger side of the vehicle. Moe
The key is in the title, AIRCOOLED 😉😂 had a guy ask on Facebook if he needed his engine tins, and after I let him know how important they were he asked if he could keep using it without them. I wanted to facepalm so hard lol, he just wanted someone to tell him it would be fine. I didn't know what to say, "No, you don't want to keep your motor as cool as possible to avoid it blowing up." 😂
Very nice bro!!! Keep the engine house sealed is the most important trick to make aircooled engines runs cold. When I see the guys setting turbo kits into the engine house and removing the tins to the turbo fits....I think with myself, there goes some heads and pistons melting... Keep updating bro! God bless!
Thanks for the video, it's helped my understanding of the VW air cooled system. I'm a little confused about your phrase about 'The Tins', could you or anyone else explain what you mean? Incidentally, I'm an older guy (ahem 60 now) in the UK and own a 1974 VW camper van, which runs really lovely, I like your comments about the oil cooler, I have an oil temperature gauge on the dash just to be sure 🙂
@@winstonsvictorygin engine tins are the pieces thst go around and under the pulley in front. They help with moving around the heat as well. There are also thin flat pieces of metal over head .
@@Volkswagenplanet Oh, I get it now thanks for that, I've just not heard them called that before! They really are sweet little engines though, and such a simple design. Thanks for your help 🙂
Great video , I love how simple the VW air cooled vehicles are almost like a family size gocart . What is your ideal of the best external oil cooler and fan for a 1915cc engine ?
To be honest I've never owned anyrhing but stock engines. Check out our friend Gary at VWJAWBREAKER. HE actually runs one in his daily cars. Gary us a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. He actually drove over 2 hours away to cone help me out to get my bug back months road. His channel is full of knowledge as well. He is also very active in the VW COMMUNITY. He would be a better person to ask. Hope you subscribe to his channel as well. He has a few builds going on. Sorry I.couldnt answer your question this time. Feel free to ask away in the future. Take care, stay safe. Stay tuned to my channel as well. Hope to get back in the garage soon.
I've seen that done a few times over the years. Never tried it myself. Great info to pass along to others. Thank you for sharing. Take care, stay safe.
Thank you for the support. I'm glad it helped you or others out. If your on Facebook check out the VW group page as well. Same name Volkswagenplanet. Hope to see you there. Stay safe.
Anytime. Thank you for watching and commenting. Please feel free to watch and comment on the other videos as well. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Take care, stay safe .
@@Volkswagenplanet - I just got this running- it’s been sitting for 20 years next to a barn. Learning as much as I can as fast as possible. I like clear-concise videos like yours.
@@harryvantrees8992 thank you for the kind words. Congrats and welcome to the VW community. I learned a lot from working on my VW myself. I agree a lot of content doesn't explain step by step. My 68 autostick beetle is about the same story as yours. I'm glad my content has helped you out. Check out these other channels as well. Vwjawbreaker. Gary is a great guy and very knowledgeable in the VW scene. He is also a great friend first. Great content and will answer and question or comment he recieves on TH-cam as well. Second channel us Slades Beetle. Another well explained content creator. Both if these guys will do whatever it takes to answer any question or help out as well. Feel free to reach out to them. Feel free also to ask any question that you may nerd the answer to. We help out everyone who may need help. Take care my friend. Hope to see your comments on other videos as well. I'm trying to get back in the garage at the first of the year. It's been non stop since covid hit. Things are finally slowing down back to normal.
i ran into this video and i said oh what the hell ,,,,,its nice and important ,,,,a dear friend of mine who made the videos called bug me videos whom worked for vw in the days for 32 years told me something years ago ill never forget when i started playing with these is ,,,,vw spent millions on perfecting the cooling fans of vw and dont you think your going to do better LOL ,,,,,,just passing it along folks ,,,,peace/ love to all
The bug me videos were made in Ft. Myers FL. I believe. I'm in Tampa. I have learned alot from them over the years. I bought all the DVDs several years ago. That series will never be forgotten
@@Volkswagenplanet your right we e mail from time to time we both have chronic conditions he has answered many questions over the years he did work at vw for 32 years his sons are very talented also in the vw world ,,,,,ok later take care
Hi John, I have seen people removing the heater pipe and blocking the holes left behind. Do you think this would have any negative affect to the cooling system? thank you
Not really. The most inportant thing with cooling a air cooled VW engine is the direction of the air from the fan inside the schroud. The engine tins above the cooling fins on the head is the most inportant. The heater tubes like you mentioned where for heat in the winter time. Most people think that removing the tins is the best way to.cool them down ( like a baja) is the answer. Its actually the opposite. All the seals around the engjne bay, decklid seal. If you take the heater hoses you need to close or weld the circles on the breast plate as well. The original design was designed to push the heat out of the engine area. All these small things work in reverse. It actually traps the heat inside. Great question. Hope i answered your question so you understand the thought behind it. Feel free to ask any question about any of the videos. Take care, stay safe.
Thank you for the detailed and helpful information. As for the breast plate holes, are those the holes after removing the heater pipe and appear on the bottom of the engine bay?
Thank you for the view and comment. The channel has several topics and my struggle of my projects. Come join the Facebook VW GROUP PAGE. Same name Volkswagenplanet.
Your right, you know as much as I do alot have no idea about this topic. Getting one step closer to putting the engine back Togther. Felt good last week to work on the beetle. Small baby steps - KEEP DUBBING -
To be honest I never heard of it. I had to look it up. I've only had stock OEM motors. It looks like it would work, as long as it lays where the air can make contact. I would use this over a fan. Thanks for commenting. Stay safe. If your on Facebook check out Volkswagenplanet VW GROUP PAGE.
I plan to delete the entire cab heating system. Building a rat rod! Can I cap off the ports on the engine tin that goes forward to the cab heater channels? Also, at the rear of the engine exhaust system, there’s flaps or doors that are completely rusted out. Can I remove them, and leave them off! I guess this is where the hot air escapes the cooling system. This car will never be driven in cold weather. Thanks for any info!
Yes you can cap off the holes on the shroud. They make smooth shrouds ( without. Holes). You van also cap off the holes in the car. The heat exchangers your talking about on the engine can also be changed. Use a set of J - TUBES. This will delete the entire system. All these parts can be found at any classic VW online parts supplier. Companies such as J- Bugs, would be a great place to start. They have a huge selection of parts. They have great customer support as well. I am not sponsored at all by them. I have ordered several times from them over the years. Hope the info helps. Let me know if you need or have any other questions. Come join our VW FACEBOOK GROUP as well. It's called Volkswagenplanet. Same as TH-cam. There are several other well known youtubers as well posting videos. Great group of knowledge as well. Post any questions in the group. All questions are important. Thank you for viewing. Stay safe.
@@michaelnelson9140 I try and answer questions as fast as possible. The best time to ask is at night after 9 pm. E.S.T. in in FL. I'm up usually all night long. Welcome to the VW WORLD.
@@Volkswagenplanet So hot air would be pulled through the oil cooler? If so, what if you could place the oil cooler somewhere else, would the engine be sufficiently cooled blowing air out the intake vent of the car? Thx
@@mavericmorph5358 if you remove the shroud, there is a oil cooler on the drivers side under there. When you pull the alt/ gen out there will.be a fan connected to it. The fan turns then cools the oil cooler. They do make a aftermarket fan shroud that puts the alt/ gen in the middle. Like I mentioned before you would have to.relocate the oil cooler. Hope this explains what your looking to do.
That means they would have to be held accountable. We can't have that. I have 1 sub that thumbs down every video, usually within the first min coming out. What most don't understand it still counts thumbs up or down. It counts as interaction. We all laugh at them in the end. Thanks for viewing and commenting. What type of VW do you have. Stay safe.
Thanks John!!! Btw, I am using a small diameter alternator pulley and it makes the fan run much faster. It is an advise from a trusted mechanic. It's been there for 25 years. I hope that is Ok. Thanks again bud!
If it works it works. All good info is great. Thanks for viewing and sharing with your comments. I have a few new videos in the making. Stay safe.
Thank You I really appreciate your recommendation . I am going to try this on my engine .
Last VW Sedan produced in Puebla, Mexico was in July 30th, 2003. It was the 1,691,542th car produced.
You are correct. It's crazy up until a few years ago, Mexico. Pulled the passenger front seat out. Then they were used as taxi- cabs. The end of a great era. Thank you for sharing the info. Stay safe.
The difference between using the tins and NOT using the fins is about 25,000 miles.
Moe
Very true
Thanks big guy. I see you just posted a video. I will be watching it here tonight. Thanks as always for your support and comments. O have a few ideas that I have never seen here on TH-cam. Trying to figure out how to get it on video.
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I have a Corvair (which is effectively a chevy beetle) and its kinda interesting how they took very different approaches to the shrouds.
LOL, never thought of them that way. You are correct though. Ive never owner one or worked on a corvair. I never understood the corvair belt design. I am a GM guy as well. I own a few OBS suburbans, and a 88 corvette convertible.
@@Volkswagenplanet the belt is a interesting gremlin, it works well when tuned correctly and is a cool way to save complexity.
Hey John! Great video man! Keep up the good work!
Great video. Keep em coming. And yeah. If you give a thumbs down, at least explain why. You may have even more valuable information to provide.
The real question is what are people running in the place of the old thermostats? Putting a 1600 Dp together for my 71 super and I'm stumped on what to do. Any suggestions? I was always told to throw em out, but make sure you have the flaps open on the doghouse.
I personally suggest stock O.E.M. It worked for Volkswagen for decades. It worked for them, its good enough for me. Thanks for your comment. I will be more than happy to answer question you may have. Stay tuned for more videos in the future.
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The reason for using the thermostats is for helping (1) to warm up the engine quickly in cooler climates. and (2) forcing air into the passenger side of the vehicle.
Moe
The key is in the title, AIRCOOLED 😉😂 had a guy ask on Facebook if he needed his engine tins, and after I let him know how important they were he asked if he could keep using it without them. I wanted to facepalm so hard lol, he just wanted someone to tell him it would be fine. I didn't know what to say, "No, you don't want to keep your motor as cool as possible to avoid it blowing up." 😂
I agree, knowledge is king. Some just won't listen till the end happens. Thanks for the comment as always.
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Alright! Thanks for the shout out!
Anything to help any vw channel
Very nice bro!!! Keep the engine house sealed is the most important trick to make aircooled engines runs cold.
When I see the guys setting turbo kits into the engine house and removing the tins to the turbo fits....I think with myself, there goes some heads and pistons melting...
Keep updating bro! God bless!
I agree. Just been really busy lately. Stay tuned more videos on the way. Thamks for commenting.
Thanks for the video, it's helped my understanding of the VW air cooled system. I'm a little confused about your phrase about 'The Tins', could you or anyone else explain what you mean? Incidentally, I'm an older guy (ahem 60 now) in the UK and own a 1974 VW camper van, which runs really lovely, I like your comments about the oil cooler, I have an oil temperature gauge on the dash just to be sure 🙂
@@winstonsvictorygin engine tins are the pieces thst go around and under the pulley in front. They help with moving around the heat as well. There are also thin flat pieces of metal over head .
@@Volkswagenplanet Oh, I get it now thanks for that, I've just not heard them called that before! They really are sweet little engines though, and such a simple design. Thanks for your help 🙂
@@winstonsvictorygin anytime. Feel free to reach out. Thank you for watching. Take care, stay safe.
Great video , I love how simple the VW air cooled vehicles are almost like a family size gocart . What is your ideal of the best external oil cooler and fan for a 1915cc engine ?
To be honest I've never owned anyrhing but stock engines. Check out our friend Gary at VWJAWBREAKER. HE actually runs one in his daily cars. Gary us a great guy and a wealth of knowledge. He actually drove over 2 hours away to cone help me out to get my bug back months road. His channel is full of knowledge as well. He is also very active in the VW COMMUNITY. He would be a better person to ask. Hope you subscribe to his channel as well. He has a few builds going on. Sorry I.couldnt answer your question this time. Feel free to ask away in the future. Take care, stay safe. Stay tuned to my channel as well. Hope to get back in the garage soon.
Thank You and I will .
@@MarkAnderson-vg5vq have a great weekend
I mod the doghouse for the type4 wide oil cooler and run foam wrap over it
I've seen that done a few times over the years. Never tried it myself. Great info to pass along to others. Thank you for sharing. Take care, stay safe.
Thank you
@@jamieburns8327 thank you for watching. Let me know if you have any questiones
Aiiiiir!!!!! 😁
good one John.
Great info. thanks
😆, anytime
Good information thaanks
Glad it helped you out. Take care, stay safe.
Thanks for the info..just bought my first one
Welcome to the vw community. What year did you get? If you need any help, just ask
@@Volkswagenplanet 1972 super beetle
@@georgesmith8996 thats what I am currently working on. I have a few videos posted. More on the way. Enjoy your vw
@@Volkswagenplanet thank you..bought a bunch of parts going to start taking it apart so..and strip it to bare metal
@@georgesmith8996 don't forget to hit that record button. I'm here if you need any help.
Nice video!
Thank you for viewing and commenting. Happy Holidays.
You got a Thumbs up from me brother 👍
Thank you for the support. I'm glad it helped you or others out. If your on Facebook check out the VW group page as well. Same name Volkswagenplanet. Hope to see you there. Stay safe.
thank u , love this video
Glad you.enjoy them..hope to.be back in the garage again soon..thanks for commenting. Stay safe
Thanks-very helpful
Anytime. Thank you for watching and commenting. Please feel free to watch and comment on the other videos as well. If you have any questions feel free to ask. Take care, stay safe .
@@Volkswagenplanet - I just got this running- it’s been sitting for 20 years next to a barn. Learning as much as I can as fast as possible. I like clear-concise videos like yours.
@@harryvantrees8992 thank you for the kind words. Congrats and welcome to the VW community. I learned a lot from working on my VW myself. I agree a lot of content doesn't explain step by step.
My 68 autostick beetle is about the same story as yours. I'm glad my content has helped you out.
Check out these other channels as well. Vwjawbreaker. Gary is a great guy and very knowledgeable in the VW scene. He is also a great friend first. Great content and will answer and question or comment he recieves on TH-cam as well. Second channel us Slades Beetle. Another well explained content creator. Both if these guys will do whatever it takes to answer any question or help out as well. Feel free to reach out to them. Feel free also to ask any question that you may nerd the answer to. We help out everyone who may need help. Take care my friend. Hope to see your comments on other videos as well. I'm trying to get back in the garage at the first of the year. It's been non stop since covid hit. Things are finally slowing down back to normal.
Would living in overly hot climates like AZ, CA or NV overheat the engine easily?
Not really. I'm in Tampa, FL
i ran into this video and i said oh what the hell ,,,,,its nice and important ,,,,a dear friend of mine who made the videos called bug me videos whom worked for vw in the days for 32 years told me something years ago ill never forget when i started playing with these is ,,,,vw spent millions on perfecting the cooling fans of vw and dont you think your going to do better LOL ,,,,,,just passing it along folks ,,,,peace/ love to all
The bug me videos were made in Ft. Myers FL. I believe. I'm in Tampa. I have learned alot from them over the years. I bought all the DVDs several years ago. That series will never be forgotten
@@Volkswagenplanet your right we e mail from time to time we both have chronic conditions he has answered many questions over the years he did work at vw for 32 years his sons are very talented also in the vw world ,,,,,ok later take care
Hi John, I have seen people removing the heater pipe and blocking the holes left behind. Do you think this would have any negative affect to the cooling system? thank you
Not really. The most inportant thing with cooling a air cooled VW engine is the direction of the air from the fan inside the schroud. The engine tins above the cooling fins on the head is the most inportant. The heater tubes like you mentioned where for heat in the winter time. Most people think that removing the tins is the best way to.cool them down ( like a baja) is the answer. Its actually the opposite. All the seals around the engjne bay, decklid seal. If you take the heater hoses you need to close or weld the circles on the breast plate as well. The original design was designed to push the heat out of the engine area. All these small things work in reverse. It actually traps the heat inside. Great question. Hope i answered your question so you understand the thought behind it. Feel free to ask any question about any of the videos. Take care, stay safe.
Thank you for the detailed and helpful information. As for the breast plate holes, are those the holes after removing the heater pipe and appear on the bottom of the engine bay?
@@chrislee2477 yes
Thankyou
Thank you for the view and comment. The channel has several topics and my struggle of my projects. Come join the Facebook VW GROUP PAGE. Same name
Volkswagenplanet.
Good stuff as always man....
AIR fLOW for those yahoos out there 🤪
Your right, you know as much as I do alot have no idea about this topic. Getting one step closer to putting the engine back Togther. Felt good last week to work on the beetle. Small baby steps
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Volkswagenplanet let’s set a date soon.
@@VWJawbreaker how about March 2. Its the first sat of march. Let me know if that is good for you.
Volkswagenplanet text or call me later this week, I should know more by then.
What’s your opinion on the Hoover bit ?
To be honest I never heard of it. I had to look it up. I've only had stock OEM motors. It looks like it would work, as long as it lays where the air can make contact. I would use this over a fan. Thanks for commenting. Stay safe.
If your on Facebook check out Volkswagenplanet VW GROUP PAGE.
I plan to delete the entire cab heating system. Building a rat rod! Can I cap off the ports on the engine tin that goes forward to the cab heater channels? Also, at the rear of the engine exhaust system, there’s flaps or doors that are completely rusted out. Can I remove them, and leave them off! I guess this is where the hot air escapes the cooling system. This car will never be driven in cold weather. Thanks for any info!
Yes you can cap off the holes on the shroud. They make smooth shrouds ( without. Holes). You van also cap off the holes in the car. The heat exchangers your talking about on the engine can also be changed. Use a set of J - TUBES. This will delete the entire system. All these parts can be found at any classic VW online parts supplier. Companies such as J- Bugs, would be a great place to start. They have a huge selection of parts. They have great customer support as well. I am not sponsored at all by them. I have ordered several times from them over the years. Hope the info helps. Let me know if you need or have any other questions. Come join our VW FACEBOOK GROUP as well. It's called Volkswagenplanet. Same as TH-cam. There are several other well known youtubers as well posting videos. Great group of knowledge as well. Post any questions in the group. All questions are important. Thank you for viewing. Stay safe.
So, you like my question, but won’t answer it?
Oops! Sorry! Didn’t see the message. My bad!
Thank you so much! I’m sure to have more questions. My first bug. Dropping the engine was laughably easy!😳
@@michaelnelson9140 I try and answer questions as fast as possible. The best time to ask is at night after 9 pm. E.S.T. in in FL. I'm up usually all night long. Welcome to the VW WORLD.
What would happen if you were to reverse the cooling fan?
You wouldn't be able to. The generator fan would be on top.of the oil cooler
@@Volkswagenplanet
So hot air would be pulled through the oil cooler?
If so, what if you could place the oil cooler somewhere else, would the engine be sufficiently cooled blowing air out the intake vent of the car?
Thx
@@mavericmorph5358 if you remove the shroud, there is a oil cooler on the drivers side under there. When you pull the alt/ gen out there will.be a fan connected to it. The fan turns then cools the oil cooler. They do make a aftermarket fan shroud that puts the alt/ gen in the middle. Like I mentioned before you would have to.relocate the oil cooler. Hope this explains what your looking to do.
people that give a thumbs down should have to say why in order to do so.. lmao
That means they would have to be held accountable. We can't have that. I have 1 sub that thumbs down every video, usually within the first min coming out. What most don't understand it still counts thumbs up or down. It counts as interaction. We all laugh at them in the end. Thanks for viewing and commenting. What type of VW do you have. Stay safe.
WOW, you just signed up? Welcome to the wonderful world of TH-cam.
@@Volkswagenplanet thanks
@@unknownstudio2023 if your on Facebook come join our VW GROUP PAGE as well. It's called Volkswagenplanet as well.
@@Volkswagenplanet ok