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On 10 Oct 2004 at 9:48, Jason Weigel wrote: > http://images.andale.com/f2/115/106/2789089/1096582706430_Motor_tear_down_007.jpg > > What is the deal with this? Why do you not have a connection comming off the > case breather to the carb filter? I have seen this before and I do know its > not phased in or out as early cars (in pics) have the tube as well as later > ones? Any thoughts as to why. > > Its interesting to note as well that Ive never seen a filter without the > tube connection. I haven't looked at the photo yet, but '71 was the last year for the breather box to air cleaner hose. After that, type 3s got a different setup, which sucks thru a valve on the underside of the breather box directly into the intake manifold. I suspect that a lot of people get mixed up by this when they use a '72-3 engine and convert it to something different, like carbs. They no longer have a proper place to connect that hose so they leave it off. Unless it is connected to a vacuum source the crankcase will get somewhat pressurized and blowby out the rear crank, in front of the fan, is the result. Now I've looked at the photo and I'm stumped, too. This is clearly an early breather box, and I also thought they all had the hose.... -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~