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Jake Martinez
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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 4:21 pm    Post subject: need some help identifying these petcocks Reply with quote

i know some look like there for late 50s bug and bus

but i was unsure on some of the others

would appreciate any help


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10 inch narrowed beam

Congrats, that's going to look like shit.
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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 5:02 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

top left: later oval up to '63
top right earlier bus
middle left but same vintage as the bus
lower row left to right.

early Porsche, something other than VW, barndoor bus, split bug, split bug
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PostPosted: Fri May 01, 2015 8:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Two bottom right look like they could be 6mm so zwitter?
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 1:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Good catch on the line size. I agree that the are most likely Zwitter. The middle one also looks line 6mm and has the rubber boot so I think that is the currently available barndoor/Zwitter version.
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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 6:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

other then the top row i had no clue! thank you for the help!

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10 inch narrowed beam

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PostPosted: Sat May 02, 2015 7:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Lower left, 356 '54-'61
2 lower right could also fit '53 and earlier 356.
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