Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:01 PM |
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will it work in water?
Very unlikely, but has anyone run an air-cooled VW flat four in water? I'm wondering if it gets overcooled or if it's better to keep it
dry. Thing is I think the turbo fan might keep one side of the cylinder blasted clear of the water but not the underneath so could end up with a
serious temperature gradient in the cylinders causing something nasty to happen 
Fame is when your old car is plastered all over the internet
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tegwin
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:05 PM |
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 I dont even know what you are trying to do
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Would the last person who leaves the country please switch off the lights and close the door!
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:07 PM |
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neither do i, but sounds dangerously exciting.
are you trying to build some sort of submarine contraption?!
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:08 PM |
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Mr Whippy
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:09 PM |
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iscmatt
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:22 PM |
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don't forget your snorkel!!
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Mark Allanson
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 03:52 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Mr Whippy
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....was that the sound of lots of multicoloured smarties hitting the floor?
If you can keep you head, whilst all others around you are losing theirs, you are not fully aware of the situation
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snapper
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 06:05 PM |
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Just splashing about will be fine, if you get deep enough long enough to cause a problem you won't need a buggy you'll need a boat.
I eat to survive
I drink to forget
I breath to pi55 my ex wife off (and now my ex partner)
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blakep82
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 06:08 PM |
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seal up under the engine (well, as much as you can anyway) somehow and build some air ducting from the roof and out the boot lid? maybe a nice big fan
to help get rid of the hot air?
[Edited on 7/4/08 by blakep82]
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 06:11 PM |
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Because water is more viscously dynamic than air, the engine would undoubtedly suffer cooling problems running in water rather than air.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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chrisg
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 06:13 PM |
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Psychiatric help is free these days you know?
Cheers
Chris 
Note to all: I really don't know when to leave well alone. I tried to get clever with the mods, then when they gave me a lifeline to see the
error of my ways, I tried to incite more trouble via u2u. So now I'm banned, never to return again. They should have done it years ago!
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Confused but excited.
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 06:18 PM |
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quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Because water is more viscously dynamic than air, the engine would undoubtedly suffer cooling problems running in water rather than air.
Then why is the block on my X-flow full of water connected to a radiator, instead of being empty and connected to a hair drier on cold?
[Edited on 7/4/08 by Confused but excited.]
Tell them about the bent treacle edges!
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paulf
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 07:17 PM |
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If you could manage to keep the ignition leads dry then it might run, assuming the crankcase seals etc keep water out of the oil.The problem may be
the fan would not like being immersed in water and would probably destroy itself.
Maybe the fan could be disengaged when in water using a clutch from an aircon unit assuming there was then a good flow of water over the fins.
Paul.
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iank
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| posted on 7/4/08 at 10:53 PM |
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Well they managed to get it working on the Schwimmwagens
http://members.aol.com/brimiljeep/WebPages/GermanKuebelwagenSchwimmwagenPage.html
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Never argue with an idiot. They drag you down to their level, then beat you with experience.
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jollygreengiant
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| posted on 8/4/08 at 12:49 AM |
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quote:
Originally posted by Confused but excited.
quote:
Originally posted by jollygreengiant
Because water is more viscously dynamic than air, the engine would undoubtedly suffer cooling problems running in water rather than air.
Then why is the block on my X-flow full of water connected to a radiator, instead of being empty and connected to a hair drier on cold?
[Edited on 7/4/08 by Confused but excited.]
Because your Radiator has air flowing over the outer surfaces of it, Your radiator core and engine block have water flowing through them and that is
the way that it was designed to work. You might (if you take your block apart) also notice that the inner faces (where the water flows) are smooth
(apart from corrosion deposit) and have no cooling fins on them.
Beware of the Goldfish in the tulip mines. The ONLY defence against them is smoking peanut butter sandwiches.
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