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Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:36 am

I removed the old one and need to plug some holes. What was the hole for? There is a hole on the new one. What is it for? Thanks.

Sat Sep 10, 2011 7:58 am

before the purists jump on and tell you to put the OE one back on, I'll give you the answer. That is for the vent next to the oil fill to hook to, same as should have been on the oe one. like below

Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:03 am

yea, that's where the old one went to, but what does it do? The hole on the new one is a lot smaller. Should I fit a hose to the same place as the old one? Thanks.

Sat Sep 10, 2011 8:05 am

yup, I just fit a hose, don't remember the size

Sat Sep 10, 2011 9:56 am

Borgdog wrote: before the purists jump on and tell you to put the OE one back on, I'll give you the answer. That is for the vent next to the oil fill to hook to, same as should have been on the oe one. like below

Put the OE one back on :lol:

But nothing to do with purity-it's functionally a better air filter

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Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:01 pm

I'll take the purity to the next level,, find A oil bath filter! 2nd pick would be to run A well oiled gauze filter, IE: K&N.. that little foam filter looks A lot better then it well ever work.

Sat Sep 10, 2011 2:47 pm

An oil bath filter does a superior job then the chromey one. The oil bath has a built in velocity stack also.

Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:19 pm

That chrome job will allow rain water to fill up your engine and cause hydrolock, rust and all sorts of headache.

Take it off, throw it away, put your old filter back on or as suggested get an oil bath for it.

These filters are simply garbage, however I don't have any strong feeling about them! :shock:

Dave

Sat Sep 10, 2011 6:21 pm

Run the original filter... it will do a better job of taking the crap out of the air.

Mon Sep 12, 2011 12:09 pm

OK, the original PO asked what the hose was for. Not if he should or shouldn't run the chrome airfilter.

That hose sucked crankcase fumes and sent them to be burned. VW's first smog control device.

Mon Sep 12, 2011 1:15 pm

Now that the question has been answered, I will pile on the original oil bath train. In addition to the functionality, I find a certain elegance in the design. They are just sexy to me :oops: . I just bought an oil bath (here) for under $25 and restored it.

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Mon Sep 12, 2011 2:33 pm

That came out real nice .A beaut.

Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:52 pm

CarlIseminger wrote: OK, the original PO asked what the hose was for. Not if he should or shouldn't run the chrome airfilter.

That hose sucked crankcase fumes and sent them to be burned. VW's first smog control device. He got hes ancer,,, now its open season!! :lol:

Mon Sep 12, 2011 4:58 pm

Shewster wrote: Now that the question has been answered, I will pile on the original oil bath train. In addition to the functionality, I find a certain elegance in the design. They are just sexy to me :oops: . I just bought an oil bath (here) for under $25 and restored it.

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Wow!! nice work 8) I'm with you, the oil bath just looks like it belongs on the VW motor, It's part of the 'ART' the one thing I hate about having Kadrons(no oil bath)

Mon Sep 12, 2011 8:48 pm

I adapted 36hp oil bath air cleaners to the Kadrons. Works great and has a velocity stack.

Mon Sep 12, 2011 9:04 pm

DrDarby wrote: I adapted 36hp oil bath air cleaners to the Kadrons. Works great and has a velocity stack.

Pictures???

Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:01 am

I also would like to see pix, thats one of the things keeping me from duals is that i might have to ditch my oil bath obsession!

Tue Sep 13, 2011 12:37 am

sxuxrxf wrote: DrDarby wrote: I adapted 36hp oil bath air cleaners to the Kadrons. Works great and has a velocity stack.

Pictures???
X2!!!!!! Id love to see that..

Lingwendil wrote: I also would like to see pix, thats one of the things keeping me from duals is that i might have to ditch my oil bath obsession!

Sorry :oops: I guess I'm X3 not 2 :lol:

Tue Sep 13, 2011 3:58 pm

Sorry, no pictures, the car and engine were seperated car is gone and engine is in Souix Falls.

Tue Sep 13, 2011 6:33 pm

DrDarby wrote: I adapted 36hp oil bath air cleaners to the Kadrons. Works great and has a velocity stack.

So how much power and or milage do you get with the "velocity stack"?