Aircooled VW South Africa

Thanks to Bugger and Suzie,I got the part I needed for the Docca.The bellhousing will be courriered to me today,and the engine should be in by Friday.The V6 is already out.

Chris you don't mess around, do you? Nice going. Was the DC originally AC?

Interesting location for the alternator on the AC... Did you relocate it there or did you get it like that?

beetlefanatic wrote:Chris you don't mess around, do you? Nice going. Was the DC originally AC?

It is a early '84 and the vents in front were add on's.So I think it is was an aircooled.

eben wrote:Interesting location for the alternator on the AC... Did you relocate it there or did you get it like that?

It is a 2 litre engine and I thought it is where it goes.

Maybe on a later model engine....
Mine is mounted on the fan-shroud. You can see it below getting air from the fan.
Its the back half of the case and upside down of course

Hi Chris, What bellhousing did i donate now and were and when did this happen? he he eh he just pulling your leg

Suzie,you and Bugger helped me out bigtime.Thanks guys.

aa that is nothing with what you still goig to help us with, he he he h, new T3/T4 hybrid turbo, 2 x 189row oil cooler kits, intercooler, mmm few gauges, not to menton the button clutch, LOl dont worry just pulling your leg, again, but ja i am in the resears market of these now

Thanks Bugger and Suzie.The bellhousing landed here by plane this afternoon.Hopefully it will run by next week.

Think the differrent position alternator was used from 1980 onwards in the square shape combis, (T25 in Britian, "Vanagon" in USA,) with differrent sealing tinware.(Maybe for combi models that only had engine access from the top in the new body shape).

Some models had a fan for interior heating that was driven from the alternator shaft.(Slighty different fanhousing, with no outlets to heat-exchangers. Square port exhaust heads, hydraulic cam followers ,different closed crankcase breather. Oil pickup inside case also different. Distributor had Hall effect electronic sensor.

"T25 shape" Doublecab and singlecab bodies that originally had AC engines had three rows of engine intake air vents on each side, while 1900 WC models only had 1 row of air intakes each side.(IIRC).

Chris wrote:Thanks Bugger and Suzie.The bellhousing landed here by plane this afternoon.Hopefully it will run by next week.

This is so sad but so good aswell, i have never been in a plane what about to say i flew in one, but my gearbox that i havent even seen yet, some of its parts was on a plane, mmm cant wait to see my box and to fit it, then save some $$ for Pierre to sent the purple box up for scriutenizing.

Thanks for the info Dawie.

Slighty different fanhousing, with no outlets to heat-exchangers

And that's the fan shroud that I'm looking for........

Hurry up and finnish it so you can take it for a test drive to CT.... and then while your here you can work on the DarkSide....hehehe

She is not Watercooled anymore!!

Here is the proof!

Water pipes are out


VW bellhousing replaced



Got a new starter


And,best of all!!The Type4 Fitted!!



Tomorrow all the wires will be conected and service done.