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On 10 Aug 98, at 16:23, Douglas_Brashear@mail.amsinc.com wrote: > The engine I'm working with came out of a 69 square w/ > manual transmission. Anyway, which reassembling the engine a few days ago > I noticed that the oil breather piece, which bolts onto the 4 studs on the > right rear top of the case. The rear fan housing also bolts to this > piece...on top of the alloy piece is a steel breather tin. On my square > the engine had a rectangular breather tin with (maybe) 2 spring-loaded > plastic caps. The one with two plastic caps is from a 72-3. The extra port relates to crankcase ventilation and has nothing to do with MT vs AT. > The one on the engine I'm redoing is oblong (ovalish, sort > of eccentric) with a single, smaller black plastic cap. This one is pre 68. 68-71 looks just like the 72-3, but lacks the smaller of the two plastic plugs. > Are they interchangeable, Yes and no, you can interchange if you get all the right parts. 68- 71 mate with an oil filler pipe that has a branch that connects up to the breather, the others do not. 72-3 requires the 72-3 intake air distributor with the special passage to put some suction on the case and special heads that have breather tubes on them.. > Is the alloy body the same, and its only the steel breather tin thats > different? Can the steel piece be removed (i.e. can I just swap that > piece)? The Al stand is the same for all, but you need the special tool to remove the special bolt way down under the large plastic plug. That "bolt" must be tight and sealed, or it WILL leak oil. > Does anyone have a spare alloy breather piece + steel breather tin they > want to part with, or lend me (until I can get the one thats on the engine > currently in the square)? I have all these parts, including the right parts for a 69, but you now need to decide which year you wish to end up emulating. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe