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Schwing
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Mika (Virtanen restoration) has them
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carlo31
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Suboval
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from progressive refinements Aug 51 chassis no. 1-0272706 Oil Breather Now: Filler cap with clamp spring
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See Progressive Refinements Vol.1, Tab M, Sheet 10 (M-10).
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/archives/manuals/progressive_refinements/
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carlo31
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from progressive refinements Aug 51 chassis no. 1-0272706 Oil Breather Now: Filler cap with clamp spring
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Suboval
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Latest and greatest picture:
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Blue Baron
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| Fuel pump, carb, coil, manifold, etc., and a very slick filter. Your work is admirable. |
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25horseboxer
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Suboval
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| That engine compartment is a happy place! |
Thanks! It's taken a little while to get it to where it is today. Here is a before picture:
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Blue Baron
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| That engine compartment is a happy place! |
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Suboval
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I've been driving mine around without the oil filler strap for the last 5 months without any problems. The oil filler fits snugly into the case. I checked last night and it is still snug.
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I checked mine last night and it has the rubber ring.
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Blue Baron
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The beveled edge ring is great, but I just used a common plumbing o-ring I bought at Home Depot. It fit perfectly and works great. It came in a three-pack for a couple bucks, so I also have extras.
As for the tensioner spring, VW didn't add extra parts for no good reason. My oil breather cap would not fit snugly in the case without it and could rattle or pop out.
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virtanen
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Here original
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Brezelwerks
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| It is not only a ring, it has cone form. I have nos for sale if interested. |
True, it has a beveled edge at its face and cannot be made out of sheet rubber alone.
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I've made them here no problem, the issue is having 3/16 to 1/4" sheet rubber on hand. In a pinch just use an xacto knife to cut the whole thing out including the bevel, and if you don't cut a consistent enough bevel just rotate the edge on a belt sander to smooth it out, not too hard.
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johnshenry
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| It is not only a ring, it has cone form. I have nos for sale if interested. |
True, it has a beveled edge at its face and cannot be made out of sheet rubber alone.
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virtanen
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| It is not only a ring, it has cone form. I have nos for sale if interested. |
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Brezelwerks
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Wolfsburg West sells these rubber rings, and if you have standard set of hole punches you can make your own too.
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virtanen
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Here picture of sept 1950 catalog, the rubber ring is there.
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