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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#193851
Hi,
I have done this modification for an engine breather.
The hose will go from this brass fitting to the original VW Air cleaner... The hose will be 13mm ID..
Is this large enough for an engine breather???
The other one will be blocked off when the air conditioning compressor is fitted... I'm getting ready...
- Will this work OK ???

Lee Noonan --

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tonyg Seriously Crusin Dubber

174 posts · joined Oct 2003 ·

#193877
That will work fine. If you are at all worried, you can braze similar fittings to the rocker boxes and lead them all to a box filled with scotch pads and thence to inlet somwhere so that any fumes get re burnt.
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BiX Veteran Volks Folk

2,499 posts · joined Sep 2002 ·

#193922
juts as long as the tube is big enough to let the air move freely. My breather was to small and was still causing pressure build up in the case.

The best I have seen is a small pump that sucks the pressure out of the engine (this was for a vw drag engine) it was electrical and driven of a small battery if I remeber correctly.
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1303Steve Scirocco Rare

8,650 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#193960
Hi

You will get a lot of splash from the cam gear, but as long as the hose has enough head (as in height) on it it will work. What are using for a breather tank, a semi auto oil tank?

1302Steve

68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#194223
thanks guys..

its going straight to the VW aircleaner Steve..
I was wondering if it would pick up any oil...
I have to wait until I have a cap made for the thread in the chrome alternator stand.. to see if it sprays out any oil...
or I could just block off the current breather... I'll do that & check it out.. tomorrow... I did think of having hoses going to the tappet covers etc... but this is easier...
It is amazing how much pressure comes out of a VW Engine...
You don't normally feel if coming out as its usually in a hose.

Lee --
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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#194239
um you will need to paint it to make it work 😀
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68AutoBug Beetle Restorer - Experience over 138\% - YIKES --

11,654 posts · joined Aug 2002 ·

#194261
Blue - Red - yellow or green seagull???

Lee --

PS: its great to be colour blind sometimes.... Lee
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seagull Compulsive Aussie Vee Dubber

4,979 posts · joined Dec 2003 ·

#194268
um black and silver

[Edited on 28-6-2004 by seagull]

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1,036 posts · joined Jun 2004 ·

#202199
Yeah, black and silver should get you about 5-7 more HP. Now if you paint erotic designs on it in blacklight paint and put some UV strobes in there you'll get another 20HP at least!
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