Comments on Casey's VW Bus Blog: Lost: 1 Oil Bath Air Cleaner... What?!

I do not post on there very often for the same rea...

2011-08-02T20:01:48.596-05:00

I do not post on there very often for the same reason. Even searching for info gets tedious because you have to read 3 pages of opinions before someone actually answers the question. I'm an individual and so is my bus. Use whatever air cleaner you like ;)

Turns out I missed that this was a single carb. I ...

2011-05-18T00:23:52.438-05:00

Turns out I missed that this was a single carb. I have dual carbs and it's probably set up correctly.

I'll make another post with the pics of the actual engine.

The Volkster is right. I ran a K&N on my 69 Bu...

2011-05-17T22:56:03.384-05:00

The Volkster is right. I ran a K&N on my 69 Bug and although I believe it filtered better and the engine could breathe more, the warm up period was prolonged and in cold weather, the choke stayed on longer. It had a throaty sound that at age 17, was all that mattered to me. Ha!

With a stock air cleaner, the warm up will be fast...

2011-05-17T07:41:43.895-05:00

With a stock air cleaner, the warm up will be faster because of the warm air tube that comes from the bottom of the engine to the air cleaner. There is a thermostat on this that shuts off once the engine is warm. A warm engine is running at its optimum. Some people will say it cleans the air better too.