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On Sun, 2005-01-23 at 11:09, BOB2TYPE3S@aol.com wrote: > In a message dated 1/23/05 10:27:44 AM Eastern Standard Time, > rdavid@rochester.rr.com writes: > > << The other one I have is per the "normal" whereas the > snout faces the air connector on the back of the engine bay (however I am > missing the rubber piece that connects the air cleaner snout to this engine > bay connector....... > Is this a "common" part so maybe I could buy one used?..ya know fits all > 68-71??? >> > > Yes this is a common part from 68 to 73. The carbed part is a little harder > to find (slightly longer). I modified 2 of the FI ones to create one for my > Notch. : ) > I think he is refering to the item in this picture, (next to item 40) http://classicvw.org/gallery/Group-87/kscan_0003?full=1 This will be a very hard piece to locate as most A/C units have been removed over the years. As for his air cleaner, it is just a stock air cleaner that has been rotated about 45 degrees and an rubber adapted ring added. If you plan on keeping the A/C, and do not have that piece, get something manufactured to get the engine to pull in air outside the engine compartment. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~