Faster engine warmup question. Help Please!

On Dec 19, 8:40*am, Eddie > wrote:
> My engine doesn't have a thermostat or flaps. I live in So. Ca. and it
> was about 38 degrees this morning. *Today, I let it warm up for a few
> minutes. *Without the thermostat and flaps, how long should I let the
> engine warm up? *Especially when its real cold.
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Dear Eddie,

Without the thermostatically controlled cooling system your engine
will NEVER 'warm-up' properly. Your cast iron barrels will take on
an oval shape and your heads are liable to suffer compression
leaks.

Altering the cooling system is one of the more popular of the bad, bad
ideas that contribute to early failure of the VW engine, which is what
after-market retailers WANT. It's a built-in guarantee that you'll
need to replace your engine sooner.

-Bob Hoover

PS -- And yeah, it was damn cold last night :-)

Bob,
Agreed. That was how the engine was when I bought the car. I plan on
replacing the existing engine with a dual port 1600. I will make sure
the new engine has all of the cooling system installed.

Eddie




Bob Hoover wrote:
> On Dec 19, 8:40 am, Eddie > wrote:
>
>> My engine doesn't have a thermostat or flaps. I live in So. Ca. and it
>> was about 38 degrees this morning. Today, I let it warm up for a few
>> minutes. Without the thermostat and flaps, how long should I let the
>> engine warm up? Especially when its real cold.
>>
> ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
>
> Dear Eddie,
>
> Without the thermostatically controlled cooling system your engine
> will NEVER 'warm-up' properly. Your cast iron barrels will take on
> an oval shape and your heads are liable to suffer compression
> leaks.
>
> Altering the cooling system is one of the more popular of the bad, bad
> ideas that contribute to early failure of the VW engine, which is what
> after-market retailers WANT. It's a built-in guarantee that you'll
> need to replace your engine sooner.
>
> -Bob Hoover
>
> PS -- And yeah, it was damn cold last night :-)
>

On Dec 19, 12:22 pm, Eddie > wrote:
> Bob,
> Agreed. That was how the engine was when I bought the car. I plan on
> replacing the existing engine with a dual port 1600. I will make sure
> the new engine has all of the cooling system installed.
>

You might be able to get the flaps at Russ' recycling.
Here is the link:
http://www.vdubjunkie.com/

Here is a link for a new thermostat:
http://www.oeveedub.com/mm5/merchant...&r ange_high=