Re: [T3] empi air cleaners

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 15 Mar 2001, at 17:10, Russ Wolfe wrote:

> Subject: RE: [T3] empi air cleaners

> > Interestingly, the upright (Type I/II) engine has no thermostatic
> > valve to shut off carb preheating.  It's flowing all the time.
> >
> But, the Early Type-1's had a weighted flap, that closed off the
> preheat at higher air flows. Some also had a manual lever that you
> locked down in the summer time.

I guess there were actually 2 kinds of preheat in the type 1s: The 
manifold preheat that was always on. And the intake air which was 
controlled.

-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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