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| Tweet Topic Started: Apr 26 2007, 02:55 AM (482 Views) | |
| Jeff | Apr 26 2007, 02:55 AM Post #1 |
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Do you guys keep your flaps inside the fan shroud? In Cali I just took them out but out here? Has anyone ever had problems with the thermostat? I will use this as a daily driver. <_< Jeff |
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| vdubjim | Apr 26 2007, 02:31 PM Post #2 |
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none here, and no probs. too difficult to get a thermostat that i trust and new is like a ridiculous 75.00 |
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| Jeff | Apr 26 2007, 08:18 PM Post #3 |
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That is what I thought. I'm starting to clean the tins so I think that I will ditch those. And I got my parts in the machine shop today. Jeff |
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| Mike Ritchey | Apr 28 2007, 01:14 AM Post #4 |
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I don't have them either and no problems to speak of. |
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| Jeff | Apr 29 2007, 03:31 AM Post #5 |
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Do you drive your bug in the winter? How was it then? Jeff |
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| Mike Ritchey | Apr 29 2007, 01:43 PM Post #6 |
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It takes a couple blocks before I can be assured that it won't die at stop signs but after that, no problems. Just practice using the brake and gas peddle at the same time ... not that hard really. |
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| superwoodrow | Apr 29 2007, 04:13 PM Post #7 |
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Same here, I took mine out way back in the '80's, when it was conventional wisdom. Haven't used them since. I even use a Ram Flow shroud with no problems. Gotta get good at the "heel & toe" maneuver to keep the gas and brakes on at the same time (heel on gas, toe on brake) to keep it from dying for awhile in the winter. Brett |
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| Jeff | Apr 30 2007, 02:19 AM Post #8 |
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I had to do that with my 70 in Ohio but I don't know if it had the flaps in or not. I'm not going to put them in this one. Jeff |
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| BAM | May 1 2007, 01:27 AM Post #9 |
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does your choke work? I lived in ohio for 2 years and drove a 57 rag daily. never had problems with it dying.... the heaqt risers are alot more important than the flaps for driveability... the flaps I beleive aid more in the heat/ defrost department. |
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| Mike Ritchey | May 1 2007, 01:54 AM Post #10 |
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The choke works when the car is first started but it is fully open (closed? off? whatever) after about 2 minutes. The heat riser is the tube coming up to the air cleaner, right? Anywayz ... I ain't got one. |
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| Jeff | May 1 2007, 02:15 AM Post #11 |
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I will be running a stock 34 so I will have the heat risers. Jeff |
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| BAM | May 1 2007, 05:15 PM Post #12 |
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heat risers go from the exhaust to the intake under the carb to transfer heat and keep the intake from icing up and causing atomization problems. |
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| vdubjim | May 2 2007, 02:25 AM Post #13 |
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prolly blocked. or choke element is not heating right/carb adjustment? |
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