David,

You're so damned negative! ;-)

I don't think its critical, and the differential between the valves would be
irrelevant, since this piece fits at the bottom of the "Y".  The brass piece
that I used has a fairly large bore, but it probably is a bit smaller than
the original plastic.

Karl

----- Original Message -----
From: "David Beierl" <dbeierl@attglobal.net>
To: "Karl Wolz" <wolzphoto@WORLDNET.ATT.NET>
Cc: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Tuesday, April 10, 2001 9:38 AM
Subject: Re: Rekindling search for an elusive part ('85 Vanagon)

> At 12:06 PM 4/10/2001, Karl Wolz wrote:
> >while rummaging about in the plumbing section at Home Depot.  The part IS
on
> >the VW microfiche, and the damned piece of plastic is around $20.  HD
price
> >= 2.25 or so.  Jut take it in and start looking.
>
> Only question is does it have a specific restricted bore, or does the
> restriction happen in the solenoid valve.  Worst case, it could have a
> different restriction in each leg, since the PS may not need the same
> amount of boost as the AC...brass aquarium manifolds with needle valves
> could come in handy if this is an issue.
>
> david
>
>
> David Beierl - Providence, RI
>   http://pws.prserv.net/synergy/Vanagon/
> '84 Westy "Dutiful Passage"
> '85 GL "Poor Relation"
>
>