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Re: [T3] New question about breather box


On 26 Apr 2005 at 8:09, Roush, Norman wrote:

> Russ Wolfe sent this illustration: 

> http://classicvw.org/gallery/partsbook/breather

> I have an Oil Fill Tube like Item #2 with a leak at Hose #10 which I'll
> fix this weekend.  I was wondering why there are two different Oil Fill
> Tubes, Items #1 and #2?  Were they for different years?

# 1 was used up thru 67 and then again in 72-3. The early breather used the 
rubber valve at the bottom of the breather tube, instead of connecting to the 
filler pipe. The 72-3 system didn't have a down pipe from the breather at all.

# 2 was used from 68-71 with #10 and the breather box that connected to it. 
Those years used a breather down pipe that drained back into the sump via the 
filler pipe with the extra nipple on it.

If your hose is leaking, just glue its bottom junction. The upper joint won't 
leak, because gravity is the wrong direction. If the hose is cracked, you'll 
have to replace it, but it's only 3" long. You'll have to remove either the 
breather box or the filler pipe to get the hose out.

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

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