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Old June 27th 05, 03:39 PM
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Joao Eliseu wrote:
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> Do you think that the flaps inside the cooling are also important to increase the
> air pressure? The speed of the air on the heads should be higher with the flaps
> on consequently more efficient.

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They are an absolute necessity for long-term reliability.

Use Google's Advanced Search function with veeduber as the author and
air vanes as the Exact Phrase. This is not a new topic; you should get
a lot of hits.

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Old June 28th 05, 03:20 PM
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wrote:
> Joao Eliseu wrote:
> >
> > Do you think that the flaps inside the cooling are also important to increase the
> > air pressure? The speed of the air on the heads should be higher with the flaps
> > on consequently more efficient.

> -----------------------------------------------------------
>
> They are an absolute necessity for long-term reliability.
>
> Use Google's Advanced Search function with veeduber as the author and
> air vanes as the Exact Phrase. This is not a new topic; you should get
> a lot of hits.
>
> -Bob Hoover


I have become a believer, which I don't think I ever really did not
believe, just never had flaps in my cooling system. I have tracked
down a set of flaps to install in my rebuild. I have just the flaps as
of now and will keep looking for the rest of the components. I plan on
installing the flaps locked open(DUH) till I get the other parts.

Free advice is worth what you pay for it. Solid information and shared
wisdom are priceless. There is a big difference, and the road to being
able to tell the difference is costly in both wasted time and money.
The quote, "A fool and his money are soon parted." is alive and well in
this day and it thrives in the automotive upgrade world. With words
like "Cool", "Trick" and "High Perfomance" seathing from every crack
and crevasse called the "Aftermarket", there is plenty of JUNK to
divide you from your money and never give you the performance you were
looking for. We have parts distributors within this group who are not
out to just take your money and will offer you sound advice when
dealing with them and they will show you how to get where you want to
be, though you may not like the "Real" price it will take to get there.
But is made worth the price by the true gains in performance.

Been there, Done that! I have the empty wallet to prove it and an
engine that is in pieces, fixing the foolishness that built it the
first time, with roughly 1000 miles on its clock. It is now undergoing
emergency surgury to cure many of the exact things Veeduber, Jan, John
C., Jake, Joey, Tim and others have been preaching for many years. I
began to listen to my engine pleading with me to fix it before it died
due to heat and foolishness on my part.

All the mistakes I made have been filed neatly under Lessons learned in
the folder labeled STUPID! Meaning I was stupid for not taking solid
advice the first time through.

 




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