Snorkel

rite im looking for a Snorkel for my series 2a, it no longer has its oil bath air filter so the Snorkel would need to include an air filter. have any of you chaps got one fitted? and where is is possible to buy one that will fit? i did think about making a diy one but i realy... well be arsed!!

If you can track down a 200 Tdi air box it'll fit where your oil bath used to. There's loads of different types of snork available, stainless & plastic & for yours will require a hole cutting in the wingtop.

For a quick trip around the rainwater goods section of your local builders merchants & getting some flexi hose from a scrappies you can save a fair bit of wonga for minimal effort though!

Just on with making one for mine, though I have some III wings on mine and I am making the snorkel come out through the heater vent hole which is already in the wing.
Still in the design stage at the moment but will let you all know how it goes.......

so with a snorkel does it goe straight to carb?? im dont reli get it i want one on mine so i can get rid of oil bath filter and get one in the snorkel

On the one I am making, I have bought a mushroom top which will be have some tubing down to an air box my mate is going to bend and weld for me, inside this will be a K&N filter from which a hose will go to the top of the carb.....

any particular k and n?

It is a RU-0400 off road filter, I had to order it from my local K&N dealer. I just have a standard 2.25 petrol so didn't need anything too fancy!!! All the filters are all rated at different Horsepowers, so you just need to choose one that suits your engine.....

I have a .TCW file of the air box I have designed it's a autocad file and is not quite finished.... but if you want it let me know..... The inlet pipe could always be moved to sit on the top instead of the right hand side....

hmmmm yes plz

how about - when its finished - mikin it a pdf and posting it here?

sounds like a beta idea yesh

here is the work in progress, it still needs some mounts and some dimensions for the inlet tube, it sits on top of the nearside footwell.....

The outlet is 50 mm as I have a weber carb which is 51 mm diameter ( i'll just make the hose stretch....), change this to suit your carb the other side of this is where the filter will fit. The other tube will be the inlet from the snorkel which will be up the side of the windscreen, with plenty of silicone on the hose inlet / outlet and between the removable end plate. Not forgetting to waterproof the coil, dizzy and plugs too!!!

AJM610A said:

I have a .TCW file of the air box I have designed it's a autocad file and is not quite finished.... but if you want it let me know..... The inlet pipe could always be moved to sit on the top instead of the right hand side....

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Me too, please.

The internal measurements (ones to the dotted lines) are the most important as these are the ones who ever makes your box will work to these for marking out on the flat sheet.

After the recent fun and games here in Glous been thinking about a snorkel too, I know I'm a bit thick but how does it work if you have a diesel?
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Is it poss to use the original oil bath...adapted?

You could adapt the oil bath, but could end up being harder than making something new!! The army used to use oil bath filters which took snorkels but they are hard to find......
It will work the same for a diesel as a petrol......

King ell
A snout will be of Fook all use on a series petrol if you don't fix you fan, plugs , point, dissy, coil and electric bits.
All of which are a lot lower than the average air in take.
Start by fixing the bits at the bottom first and working up.

Ps
Don't forget oil seals, Axel breathes and swimming plugs.

I THINK I know what you said... Seriously, for water, yes. But for dust and dirt at least it will bring the air source up further from the dusty ground, no?

Yes your right you also need to do much more work on a petrol, but swopping to a electronic ignition rather than points helps, as does fitting your coil inside a nice super sealed tuppaware box (don,t forget to give it it's own little snorkel to help dissapate the heat) and I find by removing the dizzy and butchering a plastic drinks bottle you can keep quite a lot of water of your dizzy any way.....

Pull the pug leads off and either put a small amount of silicon sealer on the end or some good quality non conducting electrical grease.

Axle breathers are a must as is checking all your seals at regular intervals, if oil can get out water can get in....

Prepare the best you can to try and avoid any potential problems better to change a cheap seal your not sure about than have to replace a major component....

If you're not driving fer miles through water, just fixing a tarp or something similar over your grill prior to driving through the water is pretty effective.

I did the last time we wuz fording (an old waterproof coat) & that + having a leccy fan that I could turn off kept a lot of the worst off me V8. Have got leccy ignition too which helped, but the injun stayed pretty dry even into a bow wave just breaking over the bonnet.

'Course if you stopped it'd be a different matter!