Re: 16v question

[thescirocco@juno.com]

On Sun, 22 Jul 2001 16:55:01 -0600 "Ken and Melissa"
<bateskenmelissa@qwest.net> writes:
> Hey all,
> 	Just bought a 16v Scirocco for parts and this is my first of 
> likely many quetions.  What the heck is the 1/4" pipe that comes
straight up 
> from the exhaust man and is capped off with a rubber plug above and
just 
> behind the top intake man?  Having driven a '79 1.6 for 10 years this
is the 
> first time I've looked under the hood of a 16v (in person) and
wondering how I 
> am going to keep all that stuff straight and fit it under the hood of
my MK 1
> >gulp<
> 
> Ken
> '79 Scirocco (soon to be 1.8 16v)
> "mcfly"

It's a emission "sniffer" tube, and you don't need it (except for
probably in CA).

I welded the nut closed, and it is so much cleaner, looking that way.

Peter - http://thescirocco.com - Discount Techtonics Dealer -         
Bear, Delaware                                                           
                                                                         
    '79 Scirocco 16V "Retro"    
'83 GTI "Caged Rabbit"
'84.5 Scirocco "Oddball"
'84 GTI 
SciRollers: '79 White Champagne Edition, '84 Black, '88 Red

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