Re: [vintagvw] Dual Relief Case/Oil Cooler Explanation

2010-02-14 Thread Dave C. Bolen
Ray, It is in the factory vw repair manuals. Nice picture that explains very well. Basically, most of the oil skips th oil cooler when cold. Cheers, dave On Sat, 13 Feb 2010, rayvw...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, I am trying to explain to a friend how the dual relief case works

Re: [vintagvw] Dual Relief Case/Oil Cooler Explanation

2010-02-14 Thread William Richardson
Ray, See if this gives you what you are looking for. http://www.shoptalkforums.com/viewtopic.php?t=113675 Bill rayvw...@aol.com wrote: Hi All, I am trying to explain to a friend how the dual relief case works inconjunction with the oil cooler on a Type 1 motor. I recall at somepoint

[vintagvw] Dual Relief Case/Oil Cooler Explanation

2010-02-14 Thread rayvwbug
Hi All, I am trying to explain to a friend how the dual relief case works inconjunction with the oil cooler on a Type 1 motor. I recall at somepoint someone had a diagram of how the oil flowed when cold and hot. Anyone seen that or have a link to that diagram? Thanks Ray

Re: [vintagvw] Dual Relief Case/Oil Cooler Explanation

2010-02-14 Thread rayvwbug
Thanks everyone!! I should have looked in my Bentley first, but thought I saw it online. Ray -Original Message- From: Dave C. Bolen dbo...@shockwaverider.com To: Air-Cooled Volkswagen Discussion List vintagvw@lists.sjsu.edu Sent: Sun, Feb 14, 2010 9:29 am Subject: Re:

Re: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help

2010-02-14 Thread rayvwbug
Sounds like a bad ground. If I recall correctly the taillight grounds to the body, does not have a separate ground wire back there. Clean the area where the housing touches the body and re-tighten the screw. Ray -Original Message- From: Rob Garretson mrgarre...@aol.com To:

Re: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help

2010-02-14 Thread Chuck Kuecker
There's supposed to be star washers under the nuts that attach the housing to the fender - these cut through the paint to make contact. If the problem just started, you want to clean the washer and nut on each stud, and reinstall - a little anti-seize wouldn't hurt on the studs. If the problem

Re: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help

2010-02-14 Thread No Quarter
I agree with the bad ground diagnosis. The early VWs used a lot of grounding via screws in the metal body panels. Even my 8n Ford tractor grounds through the body work and I absolutely detest this. I run seperate ground wires on everything or at least to a solid terminal lug on something

Re: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help

2010-02-14 Thread Sharkeys Garage
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Re: [vintagvw] 67 tail light help

2010-02-14 Thread Gerald Livingston
You do realize that you just described the alternator/generator light circuit right? Only in that case it's intentional. ;-) G2 On Sun, 14 Feb 2010 16:19:44 -0800 Sharkeys Garage sharkeysgar...@shaw.ca wrote: you've got 12V from the former running head-on into 12V from the latter. Like two