[T3] 73 type 3 square back.

William Jahn willjahn975 at gmail.com
Fri Jun 3 07:56:47 PDT 2022


Mine has the later style boot made by ISP ,their gasket changes over the
years , they show a photo of a tan gasket yet mention it may differ as the
material used. I would think the rubber one they sent is oil resistant not
sure though. I like solid fiber gaskets since they hold their shape during
installation .

On Fri, Jun 3, 2022 at 6:43 AM Jim Adney <jadney at vwtype3.org> wrote:

> On 2 Jun 2022 at 19:40, William Jahn wrote:
>
> > I replaced the oil filler boot , the only one who made one that was
> proper
> > was ISP West. I never had the filler neck off and the boot was rock hard
> and
> > spitting .
>
> I have a few good used OG boots. There were 2 different designs: The early
> one was two pieces, a small grommet for the top plus the long corrigated
> sleeve with a metal clamp on each end, and starting around '70 a single
> piece solution that eliminated one metal clamp at the top.
>
> > I was amazed how much crud was around the metal fill tube and the boot
> where
> > it sits inside the fresh air area .
>
> That part is always dirty. Half the cooling air flows around that tube,
> and
> leaves behind a lot of dirt over 50 years.
>
> > There was only silicone or a very old rubber gasket  between the filler
> neck
> > back side of the flange and the body. ISP sent a rubber gasket.
>
> That rubber gasket was another design flaw. VW chose a rubber compound
> that was not compatable with oil. They always turn gummy and then crumble.
>
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