cooling flaps 1800 T4 engine

I am rebuilding my engine which I have removed from the bus. It's an Aussie import and the cooling flaps, thermostat etc. have been removed - hotter over there I guess!. All other tins, etc. are present. I have read the various threads on this so a quick question so as not to repeat things. Is it possible to fit the flaps, linkages, thermostat and cable, without too much trouble, once the engine is back in the bus? As I don't have the bits i will have to go ahead until I find some - hopefully. anyone got a set?
Thanks.

 

Not impossible but pretty tricky

 

Easier to do it with the engine out!!

 

I have done it with the engine in, have to drop the heat exchangers then remove the fan cowl

 

Thanks guys. Seems the best idea will be to try and find some. Anyone?

 

There was some on eBay a while back, worth a search. They won't be cheap. I had a new thermostat, ridiculous price from vwh but neccesaary.

 

me and @oscar fitted my flaps and rod etc with the engine in, didn't remove exchangers only the bottom tim then just undid the fan cowel and some of the top tin enough to pull it forward to get it in, with two of us and a torch plus swearing we had it done in a couple of hours.

 

FTFY.

 

I was trying to wind him up if he saw it...... 'tis true james helped but you saw it through while he wandered off when the going got tough.

 

Trouble is I can't remember how you did it, and I have a set to fit now.

 

Perhaps you had best leave them off then and let me have them!

 

Umm......No.

 

Fair does, onwards with the search.

 

Think I might have some flaps.... @Paul Weeding has a part you need....

 

Do you mean this?

 

we can do them at aprils techenders if you can wait until then.

 

I had planned on having the engine out over winter, but may not have the time to do it.
Thanks for the offer, I may hold you to it.

 

bought all my cooling flaps and thermostat plus cable wheel and cable from mega dub for my type 4

 

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