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Subject:Re: Anyone know why VW discontinued the square pre-filter?
From:Michael Sullivan
Date:Sun, 11 Oct 2009 18:52:43 -0500

I don't think it is...I believe I saw it while searching for Bug parts.  Not
sure though.
Michael in San Antonio
91GL AT 'Gringo'
73 Beetle

On Sun, Oct 11, 2009 at 6:40 PM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> I replaced my rusty crusty fuel tank today with a lightly used tank from my
> son's crashed '85. It has the smaller outlet pipe and of course I hadn't
> planned ahead enough to have a 7 to 11 mm adapter on hand.  I had to use
> one
> of those square filters (mileage unknown) to adapt the tank outlet to the
> fuel pump.
>
> It runs just fine, but it got me wondering why the square pre-pump filter
> was discontinued.
>
> Anyone know?
> John Meeks
>
> '91 Multivan
> Northern Michigan
>
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