

| Subject: | Re: "snorkel" air intakes on '86-91 vans..anyone added one to a 80-85 van? |
| From: | Frank Condelli |
| Date: | Sat, 24 Jan 2004 06:13:56 EST |
In a message dated 23/01/2004 10:40:46 AM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: all '86-'91 vanagons have a "snorkel" "cold air intake" in the right rear air scoop, leading down thru a hose to the factory airbox. (i bet half of you didnt even know this) Well, in fact I did ! While I don't have the "real" answer for your question Chris but I would say "probably" yes. One thing I would like to mention though is that the snorkel tube on all those "86 ~ '91, 2 WD vans are prone to self destruction. Being made from some kind of German paper stuff they are all now in some stage of dissentigrating. I have seen two that have colapsed and blocked the air intake to the point the engines lost power. I have succesfully replaced them with dryer vent tubing or even better the snorkel tube from a Syncro model. They are made from flexible plastic ducting, much better ! I have done my own van and one customers so far. Biggest problem here is finding the complete snorkel duct from a Syncro. No longer availible from VW. You need the hose and the two hose adapters at each end to fit it to your 2 WD van intake system. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario, Canada _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm) a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13, 2004 '87 Westy & Lionel Trains Member: _Vanagon List_ (http://www.vanagon.com/) , _LiMBO_ (http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/) , _IWCCC_ (http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/) & _CCVWC_ (http://www.ccvwc.ca/) Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) _Frank Condelli & Associates_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html) or http://frankcondelli.com
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