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On Wed, 2005-05-11 at 14:09, Jim Adney wrote: > The 68-9 FI engines have a long (~10-12 cm) silver strap that reaches to the > right to hold some of the FI wires. I seem to recall seeing a shorter (4-6 cm) > version on carbed cars. Both fasten under the same bolt where I think I see > yours. In your photo, it looks like there's a VERY short one being used to hold > the <fuel?> line running to the left carb. > > [Oops, I see Russ is right; this must be the vac adv line.] > > Then there's the cotter pin also under there.... I suspect that's a dark side > mod. ;-) That is a mod for when the plastic clip won't stay in the bracket. BTDT. -- Russ Wolfe '71 FB AT '66 FB MT '64 T34 (not running) '65 T1 (not running) '05 KIA Sorento SUV russw@classicvw.org http://www.classicvw.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~