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 Fungiwungi
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 posted on February 14th, 2011 at 06:36 PM |
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Air Filter Flooding - with water- blockage
Hello all,
Forgive the lack of proper terminology, I have a complete lack of mechanical savvy.
I recently bought a 1973 Superbug. It has a K&N air filter that gets flooded when it rains as water gets in through the ventilation gaps in the
lid of the boot.
My car turns over but wont actually start now. I think it may be because water has gotten into that thing connected to the thing thats attached to the
air filter. (helpful right?  )
Have you had this problem?
How did you fix it?
Im considering somehow sealing off the ventillation gaps but am worried that it will, quite possibly, not help in regards to ventillation. |
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| posted on February 14th, 2011 at 07:12 PM |
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Is your air cleaner assembly still there? Do you mean a K&N panel filter in the factory airbox or just a pod filter? If you've got a pod filter,
then that is your problem. Throw it away and put the factory airbox back on, it won't cost you any horsepower I promise.
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| posted on February 14th, 2011 at 07:17 PM |
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If it's got a stock carb on it then best thing you can do is toss that pretty aftermarket one out and put a stock one back on.
Theres a good chance though its not water in the carb causing the problem, it's the points in the distributor getting wet
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| posted on February 15th, 2011 at 07:14 PM |
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If the filter is exposed to the elements it can get wet when it rains, this makes the mixture so rich the car will not start, if you want to keep the
K&N you could make a cover out of a container like a piece tupperware, you can fasten it through the top of the air filter with a bolt, a couple
of mudguard washers and a nyloc nut, this will keep the rain of the filter, or you could get a rain deflector that came on some of the super bugs that
fit under the louvers on the engine cover.
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| posted on February 22nd, 2011 at 07:46 PM |
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There is a panel you can get which fits inside the decklid.It collects and drains the water to the bottom of the lid.
Works a treat. Wouldn't know where to source one though.
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68AutoBug
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| posted on February 23rd, 2011 at 12:06 PM |
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by vwo60
If the filter is exposed to the elements it can get wet when it rains, this makes the mixture so rich the car will not start, if you want to keep the
K&N you could make a cover out of a container like a piece tupperware, you can fasten it through the top of the air filter with a bolt, a couple
of mudguard washers and a nyloc nut, this will keep the rain of the filter, or you could get a rain deflector that came on some of the super bugs that
fit under the louvers on the engine cover.
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the rain deflectors that fitted inside the two vent engine lids were not on Supers...
Only on 1500 NON Supers...
You can buy a plastic cover that fits over the 4 sets of vents.
on the outside.... these are very popular in the UK...
Lee
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68AutoBug
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| Quote: | Originally
posted by Fungiwungi
Hello all,
Forgive the lack of proper terminology, I have a complete lack of mechanical savvy.
I recently bought a 1973 Superbug. It has a K&N air filter that gets flooded when it rains as water gets in through the ventilation gaps in the
lid of the boot.
My car turns over but wont actually start now. I think it may be because water has gotten into that thing connected to the thing thats attached to the
air filter. (helpful right? )
Have you had this problem?
How did you fix it?
Im considering somehow sealing off the ventillation gaps but am worried that it will, quite possibly, not help in regards to ventillation.
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Do NOT cover the air vents... they are there for a purpose...
to keep Your engine cool....
Your engine will over heat without them unless its very cold..
The K&N Filter needs to be away from water...
as do all Air Filters excepting the original VW Ones...
Water Blocks off ALL AIR..... so the engine cannot breathe...
Best air filter is an original oil bath type as used on most beetles... find one for a 68 - 72 model beetle...
Rain and water proof.... never needs replacing....
LEE
- [size=4]Helping keep Air Cooled VWs on the road - location: SCONE in the Upper Hunter Valley - Northern NSW 320 kms NNW of SYDNEY--- [/size]
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