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Alternatives to Original 2.0L Dual Carb Filters
How is everyone going?
Hope you have a good easter, im having a great easter so far,i have heaps of time(raining) to get in and start stripping one of our kombi's.Whilst
checking out the engine,i noticed that the dual carby's use big box style filter.Is it possible to just go back to an aftermarket filter on each
carb? We were given only half of the filter box and the Kombi has no key. ,not the best start to a restoration engine wise.
Thanks In Advance
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| posted on April 4th, 2010 at 08:38 PM |
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yep i have but for the life of me i can't remember what there of,did need to u8se a bi9t of polly pipe to make them fit but had them on or 12 months
now all is ok
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| posted on April 5th, 2010 at 08:47 AM |
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Right....
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 09:17 AM |
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Does anyone know where we could purchase one of these systems new?
Thanks
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 08:43 PM |
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You could use aftermarket filters I suppose, but the standard VW air cleaner does a lot more than just filter the air. It also ties in with the
central idling system, the air pre-heat, the carb fuel mixture balance tubing, the crankcase breather and the carb / manifold vacuum. The left-hand
carb has a short pipe from the air inlet horn to the left-hand duct. If you remove it, the central idling won't work. The carb preheat sits straight
onto the inlet from the motor's tinware - which will blow hot air into the engine compartment if you remove it. The two carbs are balanced by the
thick balance tubing that sits under the air cleaner - it has a vacuum line off it.
VW designed it all to work properly together. Why replace an excellent VW system with a bodgy aftermarket system that won't work properly? VW knew
what they were doing. It would be better, and easier, just to locate the standard VW parts you are missing.
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 08:57 PM |
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What parts are you missing I probably have a couple of spares ?The original system is good and hard to beat.
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 09:01 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Phil74Camper
You could use aftermarket filters I suppose, but the standard VW air cleaner does a lot more than just filter the air. It also ties in with the
central idling system, the air pre-heat, the carb fuel mixture balance tubing, the crankcase breather and the carb / manifold vacuum. The left-hand
carb has a short pipe from the air inlet horn to the left-hand duct. If you remove it, the central idling won't work. The carb preheat sits straight
onto the inlet from the motor's tinware - which will blow hot air into the engine compartment if you remove it. The two carbs are balanced by the
thick balance tubing that sits under the air cleaner - it has a vacuum line off it.
VW designed it all to work properly together. Why replace an excellent VW system with a bodgy aftermarket system that won't work properly? VW knew
what they were doing. It would be better, and easier, just to locate the standard VW parts you are missing.
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GREAT POST!  .Thanks mate,i realize that and that is
why i am always so hesitant when thinking of changing original stuff.Only have half the unit at the moment,so it isnt running 100% but much better
than what i thought it would.At the moment there is stuff missing ,and not in the right spot.So just to.The Dizzy Vaccum Advance goes to the filter
box? Im not sure what balance tubing is or what it looks like.i noticed that it has trouble idling,so that pipe may not be on.Air pre-Heat? crankcase
breather?
I know it sounds pretty bad but the person we bought it off fingered it. I mean they ran it off a jerry-can straight to the carb for a couple years
becuase they thought it didnt have a fuel tank.FOR GOD SAKE all
that was wrong was the fuel tank fitting was missing
We are only just learning about 2.0liters,they are different.lol.So all the info we get is greatly appreciated.Been trying to find a new filter box
system to no avail. Would be great if we could get some type of diagram displaying where what goes,.
-Thanks again for your help-
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 09:07 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by grumble
What parts are you missing I probably have a couple of spares ?The original system is good and hard to beat.
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Umm
OK..SO..you have the box thing in the middle
(what is it called?) ,then you have the two things that come off the
side and go to your carbs.We are missing one of those.Not sure if you need to know left or right or they are the same.Hope that helps.
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 09:13 PM |
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Ok I will have an inlet tube,which side do you need,the left side has the idle hose set up on it,the right is plain. The vacuum advance goes to the
left hand carby near the idle solenoid,the fuel tank breather hose goes to the top of the centre part of the filter.
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| posted on April 17th, 2010 at 09:39 PM |
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OK,just went down to the shed.We have the side which has one kinda thick plastic pipe coming from the top of it.Nothing else.So we will need the
opposite to that.It seemed to fit the right side better,but it should
be plain according to you.
Hope that Helps.
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| posted on April 18th, 2010 at 12:12 PM |
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These are all the components from the system. Just stock-take to see which bits you're missing !
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| posted on April 18th, 2010 at 05:36 PM |
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yeh thanks that should help.
Do you know any where to get the paper element?
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| posted on April 18th, 2010 at 05:42 PM |
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Jason Pm me with the side for the duct and I can also supply the filter element.
Thanks phil for the pics I haven't got access to this at home.
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| posted on April 21st, 2010 at 09:18 AM |
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pm sent grumble.
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