[T3] Breather cap

[Keith Park]

Ive always been perplexed why some cars lose prime and others dont,
neither my old 73 or the 71 have ever had starting problems in that way, im
just running good ol Mahle hose, no plastic cover over the engine...  
yet some cars do need the primer feature..  whats different with them?

Keith


Topnotch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com
http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
71 Squareback  "Hothe"
65 Notchback  "El Baja Rojo"
93 RX7  "Redstur"
87 Golf  "Winterat" RIP
01 Sentra SE "Boremobile"
 
-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of Jim Adney
Sent: Friday, August 25, 2017 8:44 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] Breather cap

On 24 Aug 2017 at 22:56, Keith Park wrote:

> Jim can probably tell you where to get one of these valves,
> he gave me the one im using now, when my pump first got rebuilt
> I found that the backflow valve leaked down too fast, the teflon hadnt
> seated in, so I added the valve.  solved the cranking to start problem.

I gave Keith a sample I had, that had the wrong nippe sizes. He had to adapt

it to our hose size. I've never managed to find a good source of check
valves 
with 5/16" fittings, so I don't recommend that as a solution.

Besides, the check valve is not always the problem, but the primer switch is

always a solution, and it's simple enough that anyone can install it. Plus
it's 
cheap.

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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