Dont Buy This Boot!

[SGKent]

This one MAY work. If you buy one report back. It would be the larger one for the late 1800 and 2L motors. It is too big for the early shroud if it is truly a /D

https://914rubber.com/alternator-cooling-boot?srsl...r2eCaGODcv

for the record, when I faced this issue originally, I bought many boots from different suppliers. None fit. VW classic had one and I bought it and had it shipped from Germany. It fit like a glove. All the others went back along with notes what they did not fit. Some had the right part number and some had no part number. It was a real disappointment, and I stress each time the alternator comes off etc., because I do not have another one from VW.

With modern 3D scanning, and so many ways to make the right part, I have no idea why we have so much trouble getting a simple part like these.

[blatzer]

it would not could not make the stretch to fit the opening
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[SGKent]

Morning Mike. I would stay with what ever boot was available. A solid connection not losing air would be better than a larger hole and inability to get a boot that fits. They can be a really bad fit if it is not the correct boot for the shroud.
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[Wildthings]

Why did VW go to the larger hole and is there any advantage to modifying one's shroud to use the larger diameter boot? My shroud, which came on a 1974 412 engine has the larger hole and is what I have run for most all of the Type 4 miles I have driven.

[germansupplyscott]

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[aeromech]

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[dodger tom]

did we ever figure out which boot we shouldn’t buy?
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[raygreenwood]

[SGKent]

I believe that part of the issue is a plethora of years' worth of aftermarket boots were made using wrong molds combinations and part numbers cast in. I base this on the discovery that the originals with VW part numbers fit perfect but aftermarket ones made to look alike were impossible to use. The last NOS ones I found were perfect. There is a thread on this forum about the differences. There are also several different shrouds so boot /A may work well with alternator /B but shroud /E may need different end than boot /A. If everyone agreed to burn what is out there now, and make new molds then the problem could be solved but that will never happen. The bus is using the only NOS one I had left or I would share them.
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[blatzer]

once again the ugly realilty of life after german parts
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[germansupplyscott]

[hazetguy]

[blatzer]

when i looked up the part number the boot came up and it looked exactly like mine
hey ya'll, dont buy that one
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[busdaddy]

That's so not helpful, all you have done is warned people to be extra dissapointed when they open a package after playing aftermarket parts roulette and find a certain part.

How about naming names and including what they call it on thier site?, even better with a screenshot of the page so we all know what to avoid.

Even better with some pics of the alternator and the boot going on.
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[blatzer]

i just siliconed the old one with the clamp- there'n no way i could squish the new one around to make it fit- maybe it was the wrong one but at this point i'm trusting in the old factory model
the boot i bought has a logo like a side view of a hamburger with a v superimposed in front
022 903 655 which is 'supposed' to be for the 55A
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[Willin]

A bigger issue you will find, is that it will likely rot in @ a year. Like a lot of new rubber these days.
Keep an eye on it, and report back. Then tell us where you got it.
YMMV
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[Globedog12]

Where did you get it? I got mine for a 55 amp on my 76 bus with the larger hole on the fan shroud from 914rubber. It wasn’t fun to install but it fit pretty well after some fiddling. It took me maybe 3 tries to get it right. I was having trouble with the snap ring on the inside staying in place. I finally smeared a nice bit of hi temp silicone on the clip and let it dry overnight. Then I fed the whole boot from inside the fan shroud.
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[Shonandb]

How about these boots?

Seriously, please share the VW part number that we shouldn't buy and also, is this across all VW part vendors or just one/a few?
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