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Re: breather caps


>when I first got it, the plastic cap
> on the top of the box was hopping around like a pressure cooker
> weight. Got a new cap and things became cleaner. Must be a common
> problem, I've seen any number of wrecks that had monster screws,
> corks, pipe plugs and Brillo pads stuffed in there.

If you heat up the lugs on the back of the cap with a heat gun for example
(more than boiling water), and force the lugs out a bit with something
suitable, it will probably grip fine again.  It makes sense to clean out
the muck from the breather assembly too.

Dave.
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
http://www.hallvw.clara.net/
----- Original Message -----
From: Stan Schaefer <stans4@ix.netcom.com>
To: <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: 29 July 1999 20:11
Subject: Re: [T3] My new fastback


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