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Technical Section => Trike Tech => Topic started by: little kwaka on September 22, 2013, 11:00:27 PM



Title: vw trike
Post by: little kwaka on September 22, 2013, 11:00:27 PM
hi, does any you guys know (preferably from experience) if a vw aircooled motor can be ran in a trike, open,, unbodied,, without all the tinware and cooling fan etc without toasting the motor,,
cheers guys
regards
tony


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: Baychimp on September 22, 2013, 11:31:00 PM
I have  an uncle with a vw trike that was minus the tin ware, it was alright whilst driving along, but over heated at traffic lights. Also the same in traffic jams,or slow moving traffic.


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: kapri on September 23, 2013, 07:07:45 AM
One of my friends has run one since 1979 like that . As above doesn't like sitting in traffic .However I'd be tempted to use the high performance small (100mm) computer fans ,which bung out around 100cfm, via cooling ducts to solve that problem?


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: little kwaka on September 24, 2013, 03:49:49 AM
thanks guys, i was expecting a straight NO,  but lets face it they do look better without all the tinware,,, chrome tinware is hardly an option for me either as i live on the isle of skye scotland, so theres plenty salt air up here,
best regards
tony


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: Olds on September 24, 2013, 05:12:38 AM
Do you get many traffic jams up on Skye?
Nothing wrong with chromed tin ware, as long as you get it done properly and not buy the ready chromed rubbish.
Kapri's idea of ducted fans is a good one though.


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: kapri on September 24, 2013, 07:32:46 AM
thanks guys, i was expecting a straight NO,  but lets face it they do look better without all the tinware,,, chrome tinware is hardly an option for me either as i live on the isle of skye scotland, so theres plenty salt air up here,
best regards
tony

Do you know Charlie Hotrod then ?


Title: Re: vw trike
Post by: little kwaka on September 28, 2013, 09:59:22 AM
cheers guys,,, true no traffic jams here on skye, yes i know charlie,,,,,