[T3] large air intake bellow

[Bryon Garvin]

Ok, thanks Jim.  Sounds like a plan.  I actually got the small band on 95%
of the way, but when I feel around the back of it near the muffler, as far
as my fingers reach, I can tell that it started to become unseated and
probably isn't riding in the groove anymore.

I'll just do the body-side clamp and call it good.  Thanks!

 - Bryon

On Fri, Sep 9, 2011 at 5:37 AM, Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 8 Sep 2011 at 21:20, Bryon Garvin wrote:
>
> > I bought a new large intake bellows yesterday 'cause my old one was
> slightly
> > torn.  The new one (imagine this) was from Brazil and doesn't look the
> same.
> >  It's pretty close but those large built-up lips on the bottom side which
> > hold the band are incorrect.  They are not slit on the sides; I had to
> cut
> > my own slits.  Also, they aren't very firm and don't hold the band well.
> >  It's making it hard for me to put the band on.
>
> Yes, you have to cut your own slits in the new bellows.
>
> I have found that I can install the band that secures the bellows to
> the body but leave out the band at the engine end. That makes
> installation a LOT easier and works just fine. It's still hard to get
> the bellows properly fitted all around the engine intake flange, but
> it can be done, and it's important to do so.
>
> It's essential that the body end bellows be installed. If you leave
> that one out, the bellows can be sucked into the fan and destroyed.
> In the process it can block the air intake and cause the engine to
> overheat.
>
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