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Re: [T3] air intake bellows
On Sat, 2004-05-01 at 03:23, C.Rochambeau wrote:
> hello all, hope your respective weekends are all kicking off to a stellar start.
>
> is there an 'up' on the air intake bellows? mine [a newer production one] has some
> rectangles cast into each edge of one side, these are situated upwards. it keeps wanting
> to creep off of the lower end engine side. there is no clamp there, and my zip tie
> attempt is proving useless. i do intend on getting an appropriate clamp but would also
> like to have the geometry correct if there is the chance that it is not.
>
> for the weekend i shall implement the aid of some bailing wire.
>
Baling wire sounds good... Been there, done that.
The nubs are supposed to be on the bottom. Sometimes the engine side is
a little tight to the muffler, but it will go.
--
Russ Wolfe
'71 FB AT
'66 FB MT
'65 T1 (not running)
russw@classicvw.org
http://www.classicvw.org
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