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On 20 Mar 2002, at 9:47, Drake . wrote: > > >Further investigation last night I found the problem. The > > >little plastic hose between the pipe that is on the bottom side of > >You say you have a 69, but this sounds like a 72-3 breather (it has > >2 plastic plugs on top, rather than 1.) > 2 plastic plugs? I only have one. Hrmm, I know what hes talking about, I > have the same configration in my '72 FI. Breather has one large plastic plug on > the top. Metal tube points down from the breather to the oil filler/dipstick > tube. The oil filler has a short length that points up to the breather. There is > a length of hose that connects the breather tube, and the dipstick tube at this > point. At the top end of the breather there is a hose that connects to a thermal > switch (located where the mechanical fuel pump would be) the other end of this > thermal switch is connected to the air distribution manifold. > > Is that a correct setup for a 72? No, you've very nicely described the 68-71 FI breather setup. 72-3 FI breather setup has 2 plastic plugs on top, no connection underneath to the filler pipe, a hose that goes to the FI intake air distributor from a plastic check valve, and no hose to the air cleaner. Still waiting to hear what he really has.... - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ------------------------------------------------------------------- Too much? Digest! mailto:type3-d-request@vwtype3.org Subj=subscribe