Hi Michael.

If the intake boot on the WBX is similar to the intake boot on the air
cooled engine (I believe it is) you can repair the cracks with Hi Temp
RTV sealant. I've done this on my air cooled boot, and it's holding
fine. Might work as a stop gap (no pun intended!) if cracks aren't too
bad.

Cheers,

Neil.

--
Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia -
"Jaco"  (Bustorius)

http://web.mac.com/tubaneil

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On 10/3/07, Michael Diehr <md03@xochi.com> wrote:
> In tracking down a vacuum leak I'm suspecting my intake boot is not
> long for this world.  It's got visible cracks, doesn't seem to quite
> be at the right angle to meet the AFM, and the top plastic connector
> is visibly loose.    Looks like about $70+ from the list vendors if I
> can wait that long.  What's the dealer price?  Any quality issues
> with non OEM?
>
> How about suggestions on what else to fix while I'm doing this?   Do
> the intake runner pipes tend to go bad too?
>