Hello all,
Please brace for barrage of posts from my side.
Coming to the topic.There is a possibility of the electromagnetic
cutoff switch being missing from the carb. I am assuming you got the complete
engine from a bone yard or off someone. It may have been taken
Bert et all,
Sorry but Im a bit grey in this area due to the fact that this part of the
world is quite warm and VW heaters are almost always disabled in my city at
least. In fact I have yet to see a bug with working heaters. Thanks to
irresponsible mechs who throw out heater parts
Adding something here,
Some quick searching led me to the VW heritage website.
http://www.vwheritage.com/vwh/VW-Beetle-Parts/Exhaust-Heating/Heating-System/?templateID=vwh
See item number 12. This is the red rubber seal I was talking about. Four
needed per car. It goes at each end
Bert,
I think the RTV would probably do a fine job. No oil or other pertoleum
products would be in contact with that area, so the RTV is an excellent
candidate.
I have always found my VW's to adequate or better in the cold...on trips!
In town in rush hour traffic at 30F or below is iffy. I
