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1973vwthing
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 12:11 am    Post subject: thing air cleaner...substitutions? Reply with quote

hi all...got lots of work done on thing...only thing missing is air cleaner..never had one when i got it...is it possible to us regular type air cleaner? do i have to use thing style cleaner?...saw a pic of thing with air cleaner that looked round...not like original one...any help?...ready for onspection..one of my last needs is air cleaner...thanks everyone!!!
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PostPosted: Fri Jun 23, 2006 4:53 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I would prefer to have an original oil bath filter, but I ended up getting a K&N that seems to work fine. I'm not a K&N fanboy, but they work well enough and are reusable so I don't have to worry about looking for a hard to find paper filter.

My advice is to go here:

http://www.knfilters.com/search/univovalstr.aspx

armed with the measurements for your carb and the space available and go from there.

HTH,

Ben
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 24, 2006 12:11 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

You could fit a 1971-1973 Beetle oil-bath air cleaner with no trouble. For the love of God, don't go paper. Razz
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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 8:58 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

HOLD ON!!
Before you go looking for a beetle style oil bath filter per Towel Rail's suggestion, i tried this about 2 months ago and there WAS NOT enough vertical clearance between the top of the carburetor and the top of the engine compartment by about 1/2".

I'd like someone to verify one way or another so the original poster knows it won't work or so I'll know if the body of my Thing has sagged on the pan that much. Either way we need to know Wink

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PostPosted: Tue Jun 27, 2006 9:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

That's interesting. I kind of ASSumed that anything that would fit in a Beetle compartment would fit in the larger Thing compartment. Just goes to show that we need volunteers to try it! (Perhaps I'll go to the junkyard this weekend and pick up one for myself.)
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PostPosted: Wed Jun 28, 2006 1:38 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thing air cleaners are up for sale all the time on e-bay and in the classifieds.
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PostPosted: Thu Jun 29, 2006 7:46 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I thought it was going to work, too with how much bigger the Thing compartment is. But thing is, the engine sits under the luggage compartment in the Thing where on a beetle you have the deck lid hanging out there.

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