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Date:         Sat, 26 May 2007 05:43:09 EDT
Reply-To:     RAlanen@AOL.COM
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Snorkel Coincidence
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In a message dated 25/05/2007 8:23:47 P.M. Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

Believe in coincidence? My 90 GL's wiring harness suffered a non-fire meltdown. I replaced this harness with one from an 87. All went smoothly and she fired right up. Test drive : Pulling into a steep climb, coming out of my driveway at full throttle, no power! Put her back in the driveway and checked my work......all ok. Long story short, I could have wasted lots of time looking only into the recent harness job and/or consequences of meltdown, but as I stood over the bay, revving the engine, I noticed the intake boot, downstream of MAF, contracting and expanding like an accordion. After some quick dismantling, I discovered the base of the snorkel (made of something you might vent your clothes dryer with) had colapsed and was almost completely restricted, just above the solid plastic 90, behing the RR tail light. I replaced all this with more parts from the boneyard and she runs great. Case and point of this story? Well, not only is it something we should all periodically inspect, (2.1s need all the air they can get)but it is a good lesson for those who do not believe in conincidence...........

The collapsed snorkel is VERY common. I inspect every van that comes in here for that problem. I'm using dryer vent tubing from the Home Hardware to replace it. It's been working well. VW wants about $100 for that crappy paper over aluminum foil snorkel tube. The ones in the Snycros if you can get them are good quality plastic flex tubing. You will need the two interface ends from the Syncro to fit it to you 2wd van. VW no longer supplies the Syncro snorkle tube or interface ends. Gotta scour the boneyards. I've used up all the ones around here until some more get wrecked or trashed due to rusting !

Cheers,

Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada '87 Westy, '90 Carat, '87 Wolfsburg (Forsale) & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/trainsal.htm) )_ Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) - Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley_ Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _ BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 07 ~ 10, 2007


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