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No thermostat and no vents flaps
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<blockquote data-quote="matty74" data-source="post: 642100" data-attributes="member: 21991"><p>I managed to source some and fitted them last year when changing to twin webers.</p><p>As others have said they don’t fully open in colder weather, allowing the engine to be controlled at a nice operating temperature.</p><p></p><p>I noticed this on our last trip of the year last December and was slightly concerned because the flaps weren’t fully open after a long run, but then realised it was perhaps because of the fact it was Baltic outside.</p><p>The van ran a nice steady temp on the gauge throughout all of this and the dipstick was cool to the touch.</p><p></p><p>My basic understanding is that the flaps regulate the temperature rather than being either open or closed. I’m happy to have them <img class="smilie smilie--emoji" loading="lazy" alt="👍" title="Thumbs up :thumbsup:" src="https://cdn.jsdelivr.net/joypixels/assets/8.0/png/unicode/64/1f44d.png" data-shortname=":thumbsup:" /> mine’s a 1970 1641 S/P</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="matty74, post: 642100, member: 21991"] I managed to source some and fitted them last year when changing to twin webers. As others have said they don’t fully open in colder weather, allowing the engine to be controlled at a nice operating temperature. I noticed this on our last trip of the year last December and was slightly concerned because the flaps weren’t fully open after a long run, but then realised it was perhaps because of the fact it was Baltic outside. The van ran a nice steady temp on the gauge throughout all of this and the dipstick was cool to the touch. My basic understanding is that the flaps regulate the temperature rather than being either open or closed. I’m happy to have them 👍 mine’s a 1970 1641 S/P [/QUOTE]
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