I'm 15 and me and my mom are trying to restore a VW Beetle (We're not very car experienced but I know the basics and we got a manual) But I don't have the covers, or hoses for my Engine. and I don't know what they're called either. It has the fan and thats it (The fan that runs off the alternator) So what are ALL the parts that go to the cooling system and covers on a VW. (And don't say quot;They're Air cooled so they don't have anyquot; as I know their are parts that direct airflow, and heat exchangers)
Engine tinware it comes in many parts and you should not run your engine without it as it directs the cooling air in the appropriate direction. The hoses can be bought at most auto factors as they are a common size. It is common practice in warmer climes to discard the thermostat and flaps as they will always fail in the closed position and wreck the engine.
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commonly known as Engine Tin or heat deflectors check the attached link. Any local VW shop will have them.
The fan shroud catches the air being blown out by centrifugal force and directs it downward. The hoses are not part of the cooling but the heater system, into the heat exchangers at the back, flowing forward, going through a flapper valve, and then up through tubes in the rocker panels. If there are heater leaks, then it is best to seal off the fan shroud tube openings, so that all the air cools the engine instead. Then there is shrouding over the cylinders to force the fan air towards the cylinders. But then it would try to escape in the gap between the cylinders, do there is another deflector plate between the cylinders, underneath. Then finally there is a bottom shroud to aim the cooling air flow out the back, where suction will help pull it out. The very last piece of shrouding is to seal off the engine compartment completely, so that when driving, the vents above the engine compartment become pressurized and force air into the compartment, and it has no way to escape except through the fan intake. All holes must be filled and sealed.
