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Subject:Re: Syncro: What is the oil breather heater for?
From:Bob Donalds
Date:Thu, 11 May 2000 08:30:44 -0400

David Beierl wrote:
>
> If I understand correctly, they put a reducing orifice in the hose, then
> found that they had to heat it so it didn't clog with oil in cold weather.
>

In the fuel injected bugs they first used a unheated resricting orifice.
When
the brown oil water mix in the tube froze the crank case pressure blew
ALL the oil out the dip stick tube and front pulley opening. many
engines where lost because of this
problem.

Bob