[tcb] Re: Bastard 40 fan shroud?]
- From: "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 17 Apr 2005 18:02:47 -0500 (Central Standard Time)
Here's a more descriptive reply of the differences.
Gerald
On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 00:31:44 -0500 (Central Standard Time) Gerald V. Livingston
II wrote:
Thanks Marc,
I figured there was enough collective knowledge here to make sure most of
the possible variations would be mentioned.
Thanks again,
Gerald
On Sun, 17 Apr 2005 08:49:42 -0700 (PDT) marc vellat wrote:
> A 36HP shroud will not fit any later case, including
> the bastard, without having a notch cut out of it at
> bottom center on the pulley side to clear a case
> through-bolt that's right there. Early non-fresh 40HP
> had a shroud that looked very much like a 36HP but had
> the correct shape at this spot. It is these that the
> aftermarket has been peddling clones of for years,
> incorrectly referring to them as "36HP". I've only
> seen one complete bastard motor and it had this style
> of shroud - BUT I do not recall if it had the
> depression by the aircleaner that Bill mentioned so I
> can't say for sure that the aftermarket "36HP" shroud
> would be identical.
>
> --- "Gerald V. Livingston II" <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> wrote:
> > Thanks Bill.
> >
> > Forwarding to Sammie. I think he's trying to get one
> > of his buses back to
> > full original stock condition.
> >
> > Gerald
> >
> > On Sat, 16 Apr 2005 21:31:37 -0700 bill may wrote:
> >
> > > and the 3rd choice is: the 36hp with a depression
> > where air cleaner
> > > would sit on beetle instead of flat like 36hp.
> > >
> > > ----- Original Message -----
> > > From: "Gerald V. Livingston II"
> > <gvl2@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > > To: <vintagvw@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >
> > > > Anyone know the answer to this?
> > > >
> > > > Thanks,
> > > >
> > > > Gerald
> > > > -------- Original Message --------
> > > > Subject: [tcb] (no subject)
> > > > From: Sammie Smith <slsmith@xxxxxxxxx>
> > > >
> > > > Does anyone on the list know what the correct
> > fan housing shroud on
> > > > the 1960 "Bastard" 40hp is? This was the first
> > so-called 40 horse
> > > > and only came in the Type II for one year, no
> > other VW. It has 40
> > > > horse stale air heater boxes that are only
> > found on the 61-62 40
> > > > horse engines before they went to fresh-air
> > heaters, and the 60 bus.
> > > > The two obvious possible choices are: They
> > carried over the 36 hp
> > > > shroud or they went to the large shroud without
> > the heater hose
> > > > outlets. Paul, this would have been the
> > original equipment engine
> > > > in your single cab (assuming it's a 60 which my
> > memory tells me it
> > > > is).
> > > >
> > > > Sammie
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