Yup, why you have to change the oil and adjust the valves like every 1,500 miles. So who makes the good replacement filter for a 1.9?

Jack Elliott
1984 Westfalia

> On Sep 5, 2015, at 1:09 PM, Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote:
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> Yes the air filter is a toss and replace. VW was amongst the last to stay with oil bath air filters and 72 was the last year. Filter capability just wasn't that important in the era of dropping vlaves or throwing rods long before anything would wear out. Remember the beetle engines didn’t even have oil filters.
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> Dennis
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Rocket J Squirrel
> Sent: Saturday, September 5, 2015 3:01 PM
> To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject: Who makes the good air filter? (1.9l)
> 
> I miss the good oil-bath air filter I had on my '72.
> 
> Is my waterboxer air filter washable, or a toss 'n' replace?
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> Jack "Rocket j Squirrel" Elliott
> 1984 Westfalia, auto trans,
> Bend, Ore.