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Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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Fasterbrit
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Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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Ok, for years I have heard good and bad about Type 3 cylinder under tin sometimes referred to as 'cool tin'. Some people swear by it and some people swear at it saying it overheated their motor. Now, why would VW develop a special cylinder under tinware for the Type 3 if it did not work? Why would Brazilian Type 2s run it if it didn't work? VW must have done their homework, so what are your experiences with Type 3 cooling tin? Any pros and cons would be greatly appreciated. Run it or not - that's the real question!
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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May 01, 2008, 08:54:21 am »
All I recall is Dave Kawell telling me that when he worked as a (trained) mechanic in a VW dealership, he read a tech update from Volkswagen saying that the new under-cylinder tin was not to be used on Type 1 moors. It was solely for use on the pancake Type 3.
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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I don't if it's true, but I was told a long time ago that the type 3 cool tin was designed to work with the type 3 fan shroud on the front (back?) of the engine to help duct air all the way back to #'s 1 and 3 cylinders. It's not neccessary with type 1 shrouds as the fan is on top of the engine and is easier for it to distribute air to all 4 cylinders equally.
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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May 01, 2008, 17:37:42 pm »
The type 3 cylinder deflector tins were designed for the type 3 pancake engine, and it was only used from the factory in '74 (maybe '73 too). If you choose not to use the "sled" tins that mounts near the 1 & 3 cylinders, and the opposing tins that mount near 2 & 4, then the type 3 tin is better than using the type 1 cylinder deflector tin by itself. My advise is to use ALL the correct German tins designed for the type one engine. It works.
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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Will you be pulling them off your motor Keith or leaving them in place when you drop the C.R. ?
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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I have had cool tin on my motor for the past 15yrs...I don't know if it runs cooler or hotter, but it has'nt been enough of a detriment to take it apart since March of 93. Just to upset the apple cart.
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Re: Type 3 Cool Tin. Good or Bad Idea? Please Discuss
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Yup...My low c/r 2332 runs way cool. Maybe not because if the tins, but they're there.
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Bruce
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Quote from: Bill Schwimmer on May 02, 2008, 01:58:42 am
I have had cool tin on my motor for the past 15yrs...I don't know if it runs cooler or hotter, but it has'nt been enough of a detriment to take it apart since March of 93. Just to upset the apple cart.
Ditto.
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Quote from: All Torque on May 01, 2008, 21:58:54 pm
Will you be pulling them off your motor Keith or leaving them in place when you drop the C.R. ?
Leaving them - too lazy...
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