Fresh air box on 1972 Super Beetle... I'm confused.

[scrivyscriv]

Has anyone swapped out the og motor in the air box for a different motor? If a burned-up motor is as common as it sounds, we really need a good fix for it in the community here...
My motor is burned up on both speeds - used, from a '72 super in the junkyard - and I can't really imagine it would be cost effective to re-wind the motor. I'm curious if anyone has ever tried
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[RainbowManFan]

My fresh air box and defroster ducts were completely missing when I bought my 72 Super Beetle. I have purchased a used set and cleaned up and refurbished the fresh air box. My confusion comes in with the wiring connections. There are 3 wires that exit the rear of the fresh air box. Can anybody tell me how to hook them back up?

[USMCbug]

There are two black wires with stripes and a brown wire. The two black wires will plug into two black wires that should be hanging lose somewhere under the hood. The brown wire is ground and plugs into the common ground spades near the speedo.
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[Cusser]

The wires should come off the front of the switch, so on the firewall inside the trunk. There are two speeds: slow and slower.
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[vamram]

I used this guys video and rebuilt my frozen fan into a working 2-speed fan. Patience, and the correct tools, and it works.

https://vimeo.com/1072065
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[72VWSB]

Hello,

I'm a little late posting in this thread but I also have 1972 SB that I'm trying to find the Anti-vibration connectors for the fresh air box. I tried to look at page 1361 in the McMaster-Carr online catalog but I'm sure the page numbers have changed and I cannot locate these connectors for the air box... Any assistance would be greatly appreciated...thank you

[72VWSB]

Hmm, doesn't seem as anyone is looking for these of late. Anyway, I did find something that will work.
https://www.ebay.com/i/223078817687

[DesignBuild]

Here is a search parameter to use in the McMaster-Carr catalogue.
"General Purpose Vibration-Damping Sandwich Mounts with Studs". I will get the thickness dimension tomorrow and post it.

[Meiang]

Australian and some European 1971-1972 Superbugs did not have the fresh air fan. They had non power assisted ventilation system and full width dash cover (behind) without the ventilation system sticking out.

[alex857]

In Europe, you could buy the two Speed fan in Super Beetles and later in Standard Beetles as extra, as part of the "L"-(luxury) package or as "M"-Option.

[DesignBuild]

The size of the vibration isolators is as follows: rubber cylinder diameter @1/2 inch or 12.7mm, stud on each end 6mm or 1/4 inch diameter (0.236"), stud length @1/2 inch in length or 12 to 15mm, height of the rubber is 10 mm or 13/32 inch. The gap between the attachment points is 10 mm exactly and 13/32 inch is just slightly longer than 10mm. You are going to need 2 small flat washers, 2 each split or star lock washer and 2 each nut to match threads. You don't need a star or split lock washer if you use a nylock nut. Your best bet is buy them from McMaster-Carr because they have a large selection and they are easy to find. Link: https://www.mcmaster.com/vibration-dampers