All of the factory snorkel intakes pointed toward the rear of the
vehicle. I'm sure the main concern is water entry.

Mark

neil n wrote:
> And neither did any of the air cooled Vanagons I suspect. Mine did not have one.
>
> I have a snorkel from a 2.1 on the pass. side. It's "flipped" so the
> opening points toward the rear but this allows it to fit onto the body
> mount tabs.
>
> Neil.
>
> On Sun, Apr 14, 2013 at 7:46 AM, mark drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:
>
>> Vanagons with the 86-91 2.1 engines came with an intake snorkel in the
>> right vent pillar, running all the way to the top. The 82/83 diesels
>> came with one in the left side. The 83-85 1.9 engines had none. USA/CA
>> models we are talking about.
>>
>> Mark
>>
>>