Meet The New Girl

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misszora
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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by misszora » Fri Apr 10, 2015 10:59 pm

Hambone, you said my engine was a '72, correct?
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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by misszora » Fri Apr 10, 2015 11:11 pm

How about this to replace the thermostat?
http://www.mamotorworks.com/vw/product/ ... ket_313576

My bus' thermostat is shot too. Spent $100 plus sent back two old ones to the rebuilder and it only lasted 3 years. grrrrr.
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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by Amskeptic » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:27 pm

misszora wrote:How about this to replace the thermostat?
http://www.mamotorworks.com/vw/product/ ... ket_313576

My bus' thermostat is shot too. Spent $100 plus sent back two old ones to the rebuilder and it only lasted 3 years. grrrrr.
Any warranty when you bought the bus thermostat? Is it the guy on theSamba making those new ones?

I do not like the MidAmerica Motorworks thermostat for the simple reason that it can fail in the closed position and it overrides the fail-safe spring.

$45.00
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1746644

$55.00
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1746659

Brand New Phosphor Bronze 2 year warranty with correct temp for your bus, needs to be modified to work, will also bolt right up for the bug:
$119.00
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1387528
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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by misszora » Sat Apr 11, 2015 6:53 pm

It was a guy from the Samba. I just dug through my paperwork but couldn't find the invoice. Dang.

So will these two work for both the bus and the bug?

http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1746644
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/ ... id=1746659
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Dharma Bug - '69 VW Bug
The Vandejo - '74 VW Westfalia Poptop (former mom)

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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by kreemoweet » Sun Apr 12, 2015 1:10 am

Here's the real McCoy: https://www.vwheritage.com/shop/1111191 ... -type4-ct/?

I think evwparts.com (in the U.S.) may also be selling those.

I see mamotorworks.com is calling that dingus they're selling both "OEM" and "Mexican". According to Antonio Trejo, a purveyor of Genuine VW parts in Mexico City, and
pretty well regarded on thesamba.com, that part was never used on any Mexican VW, and is pretty much unknown in Mexico.

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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by asiab3 » Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:47 am

Awesome Pwdercoat .com is selling remade thermostats (essentially new) for T1 AND T4 engines. They're $120ish, and they're worth it. They're warrantied, they fit, he's quick to email back, and I like them. I have one on both cars, and it's one of the few moving parts I carried over to my new engine.

Ooh and I want to make sure we're not confusing engine thermostats with the thermostatically controlled deck lid vents, right?
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Re: Meet The New Girl

Post by misszora » Sun Apr 12, 2015 7:55 am

Haven't even explored the lid vent thing. Didn't even know I had one. :)
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