Date:         Tue, 19 Jan 1999 18:38:43 -0500
Reply-To:     David Bogle <bogle@BWAY.NET>
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From:         David Bogle <bogle@BWAY.NET>
Subject:      Re: Special Syncro Air Filters: What is the scoop?
Comments: To: John-Reed Maffeo <rlpa80@EMAIL.SPS.MOT.COM>
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John-Reed Maffeo wrote:
>
> So what is the scoop on Syncro air filters. When I bought my
> Syncro one of the first thing I did was change the air filter, oil
> and filter and belts.
>
> The air filter that I replaced was the same as the one that I got
> at FLAPS; the only one listed in the Fram catalog.
>
> Are the filter dimensions different or just the filter media?
>
> TIA
>
> John-Reed Maffeo '86 Syncro - Glacie
> Mesa, AZ

John-Reed,

I did the same number on my syncro as soon as I bought it.  I also
replaced the distributor cap, rotor, plugs and wires.  I bought one of
the "syncro" filters since Kyle Wade was selling them for $25, and
someone on the list thought they were of a quality to be displayed on
his "coffee table."  Well, I put mine in the vehicle.

Surrounded by perforated sheet metal, the filter is an enlongated
cylinder, or flat sided oval shaped cylinder.  Thus, it must have more
surface area than the simple cylindrical filter.  I assume the standard
filter is round, like the one I replaced.
--
Regards,
David Bogle
Brooklyn
'87 Syncro Westfalia