engine and drivetrain weber air filter hitting hood

[drmike]

have a weber 32 36 dgv and noticed that the there is a mild scrape under the hood from the airfilter. Suspecting a motor mount issue and have new ones ordered. The engine will be coming out this month to spray the inside of the firewall. Any other culprits that I might look for with the engine out. thanks mike

[Mike Self]

air cleaner? If so, they have a tendency to allow the air cleaner to hit the hood. I was never able to make mine work, so I simply cut up the bottom of the air cleaner can and made a closed cell foam gasket to bridge the space. Works just fine.

cheers

mike

[drmike]

so how did you attach the foam. I thought about cutting the cleaner down but then ran into the clip issue. interested in how you made yours work

thanks mike

[CJ_AZ]

If you have a BAP Autoparts (or a good VW shop) you can get an Empi air cleaner that is about 2" tall. They also sell one that is about 3-4" but it hit the foam on my hood.

Hope that helps.

[Mike Self]

I removed the rubber gasket and it's attendent lip from the OEM air cleaner with my trusty Dremel tool and tinsnips, then insured the new opening matched the Weber's rectangular throat opening (vs the Solex'es oval one.)

Then I took a chunk of closed cell foam that was slightly thicker than the space between the air cleaner and the carb when the air cleaner was resting on its four brackets. I traced the outline of the Weber's throat opening, then cut the corresponding hole. Finally I trimmed the gasket's outside perimeter so it wouldn't interfere with choke linkage, etc.

When I rebuilt the engine last year, I finally replaced the original gasket I had made in 1979 with a nice new one that I also made.

Remember, the air cleaner should rest on its brackets, NOT on the carb.

cheers

mike

[backtrail69]

I converted to a single sidedraft w/ lynx manifold... but now the filter rubs on the booster lol.

[napa02]

I had the same problem on my 38/38, Pierce Manifolds sells a shorter filter for the Webers for about $10.00. end of problem.