There are two air filters available for the vanagon. one is the standard
duty unit and the other (pretty pricey for an air filter) is a heavy duty
unit that is metal impregnated and about twice the size of teh regular one.
And they are still available.

Chris DeLong
Fine Tuning
206.367.5503
Seattle, WA USA

>From: Hahn Rossman <hahn@SPEAKEASY.ORG>
>Reply-To: Hahn Rossman <hahn@SPEAKEASY.ORG>
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: odd ball syncro air filter?
>Date: Fri, 21 Mar 2003 19:10:03 -0800
>
>I was searching ebay and came across this item:
>http://tinyurl.com/7xs7
>
>it has a vague description and I wonder if this sort of element is still
>available. As far as I know the air filter housing is not different between
>the syncros and the 2wd vanagons. Does anyone know for sure?
>Hahn Rossman
>Alki Foundry
>3600 East Marginal Way South #11
>Seattle WA 98134-1130
>206.794.4074 voice
>206.634.0163 fax
>www.alkifoundry.com

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