The thingie on the front of the LT is an air filter.  What is it is a
cyclone air filter - the air is spun and the particles / water goes to the
outside and then collect in the white cup that hangs from the
snorkel.   I have one of these on my Syncro Westfalia and my LT
4x4 - the paper air filter is always clean!

David Marshall

http://www.hasenwerk.ca
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Box 4153, Quesnel BC, Canada V2J 3J2

On Sat, December 8, 2007
18:35, Scott Daniel - Shazam wrote:
> No I mean just what I said.
There's no top rack that I can see, but there
> is
> a
bump on the roof.
> I mean the thing that looks like a white gas
lantern mantle, and maybe 4
> inches in diameter, right near the
top of the snorkel, pointing forward.
>
>
>
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>
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[mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
> Loren Busch
> Sent: Saturday, December 08, 2007 6:20 PM
> To:
vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Re: Vanagon on Steroids
>
> You mean the TV antenna clamped to the top rack, with
the cable coming
> down
> and in the side?
>
> On Dec 8, 2007 5:40 PM, Scott Daniel - Shazam
<scottdaniel@turbovans.com>
> wrote:
>
>> What's that white thing that looks like a street light on the
air intake
>> snorkel, near the top ?
>>
>