It's a governor designed to keep your splitscreen from speeding through the
sound barrier.  Keep it if you're a stickler for authenticity, replace it
with a short flange/pipe part  if you're not.

Luke
Seattle, WA

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> From: Jimmy Sanby <sanbyj@TELKOM.CO.ZA>
> To: vanagon@VANAGON.COM
> Subject: '67 Type2 question
> Date: Thursday, October 22, 1998 10:54 PM
>
> A friend of mine has just purchased a 67 Kombi and we are puzzled about
> a peculiar "gizzmo" between the inlet manifold and the carb. It seems to
> have two purposes in life:
> 1. To act as a 50mm spacer to lift the carb in height.
> 2. This is why I am asking..... It is made out of the same material as
> the carb. attached to the spacer is a vertical container about 20mm
> thick, +/- 70mm wide and +/-100mm high. There is a plate covering the
> container. It has no wires or pipes attached but it does have a lead
> seal with a VW stamp on it holding the plate in place..
>
> Any ideas?
>
> Thanks
>
> Jimmy Sanby
> Cape Town
> South Africa
> '89 Syncro  15"