air intake

48 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:44 pm

#395223

on the side of my beetle there are black air intake things
near them there is a heap of rust...

The guy i bought it off said that it was because water gets in the intake and wets the foam.... and stays in there

he also mentioned that people take them out to prevent this rust

is this true... is it worth doing????

how do i do it????

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:47 pm

#395228

are you talking about the cresent vents just behind the rear side windows.

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markbailey Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:49 pm

#395230

thats them

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:56 pm

#395237

they are only there so the air in the cabin can have a through flow path. but there is foam in the turret and it has been know to cause rust. the best solution is to remove the foam out of the turret.

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markbailey Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:57 pm

#395238

how do u get at it though??????

barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 8 Aug 2005, 10:59 pm

#395239

through the engine bay and behind the rear trim panel. or you can be like me and burn it out while repairing the rust problem. i do not recomend this by your self as you need one to burn and one to control the flames

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markbailey Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Aug 2005, 11:02 pm

#395241

is it difficult to do???? can it be done in a hour..

does it make the engine louder as the guy i bought it of said

markbailey Casual Dubber

48 posts · joined Aug 2005 · 8 Aug 2005, 11:15 pm

#395244

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helbus Administrator Mad fabricator, paint and body

7,386 posts · joined Sep 2002 · 9 Aug 2005, 1:50 pm

#395440

It would have stopped some engine noise. Our 70 beetle does not have any foam and it is sweet to hear the tappets tapping away

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GL1972 Wolfsburg Wizard

432 posts · joined Aug 2003 · 9 Aug 2005, 2:14 pm

#395460

Expandable foam was an excellent invention for the building industry but not for the automotive one! My 72 had lots of rust due to the foam. I got agressive and cut most of both quarters out and then used a 3mm wire with a hook on the end to get at the rest. Car required some major panels to be reconstructed and I also welded up the vents.

The Dellortos under acceleration make it pretty rowdy in the car but there is nothing like 4 venturis to 4 cylinders.

Brendan

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5,158 posts · joined Jun 2003 · 9 Aug 2005, 6:21 pm

#395625

If you can see the rust, you will be spending a LOT MORE than an hour to fix it... Rust in this area is the reason why so many Supers end up at the wreckers...

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barls Administrator Causer of Chaos and Mayhem

9,473 posts · joined Jun 2004 · 9 Aug 2005, 6:25 pm

#395632

but it is fixable ive done just about all of my supers except the one im driving. i think it took me longer than an hour to cut the section out

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