VW Rabbit oil cooler fitted to air cooled Kombi

TIMBO escreveu:

Is it a stock engine? It looks like that you are trying to cover the effect instead of solving the problem. I know that sometimes it's very hard to get to the problem, but I think that first you should find out why the engine is overheating or you can end out with a bigger problem.

Joao

I have completly overhauled engine, stock engine, rebored casing, std oil cooler ok, tin plating and engine seal new, timing 8 dec, carby not too lean, it is pulling a large camper fitted to the body but this has been on body since new, done 108,000kms or 63,000 miles since new.

Timing 8 dec??? O don't know what that means.

Joao

Ignition timing is set to 8 degrees advanced.

Tim

It is usually known as 8 BTDC. Doses the engine run smooth at low reviews (2 gear 5Km/h).

Jo=E3o

Yes it does run smoothly at low revs. Why?

Tim

When the timing is wrong or the mixture is poor an engine can overheat. On these situations the engine doesn't run smooth.

Joao

I have finished the conversion and tested on a 100km trip averaging speeds of 85kms going up steep hills with no overheating. The fan pushing out hot air taken from the oil cooler and deposited via the heater radiator.

Tim