[T3] type3-vwtype3.org Digest, Vol 89, Issue 3

Bobnotch bobsnotch at aol.com
Mon Feb 12 12:19:52 PST 2018


VW suggested cleaning the air filter unit with gasoline.


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From: Jaime Gurrola <elpuerco66 at gmail.com>
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> Subject: [T3] Oil bath air cleaner
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> What are you hoping to achieve?
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I've spent a lot of time keeping all the innards of my new build as clean as possible and the air cleaner is letting the orherwise sweet engine down. Also, after 50 years, a cleaning couldn't hurt.
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> From: "Jim Adney" <jadney at vwtype3.org>
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> Subject: Re: [T3] Oil bath air cleaner
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>> On 10 Feb 2018 at 13:21, Jaime Gurrola wrote:
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>> I'm "restoring " my air cleaner. Is it stupid to dip the the upper part in
>> Evaporust or parts cleaner? What say the group?
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> Should be okay, as long as nothing in there will attack organic
> materials. The fiber in there is coir, the stuff between the outer
> husk and the inner shell of a coconut.
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> There's probably good reason to clean this out, as there's often a
> significant buildup of crud inside the clean air passages. If you do
> this, be sure to scrub those areas out carefully.
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