How to get heat to the carb on my baja bug?

snodgrass.zach · Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Coure D' lane

I ve been told a couple of ways to get heat to my carb so it doesnt ice up on me and i just want to some ideas to see if they would work and if u have anyother way of doing it let me know thanks.

Take a hose from the heater tubes and hook it up to ur vac on the carb.

Make something to point the exhaust to my carb.

Cut a hole in my air cleaner and run a hose to the exhaust.

Make a tunnel cover for the rear of my bug.

well give me some suggestions on things ok thanks zac

bugpack · Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 178 Location: audobon park area

I had the same issue last winter till I saw what neil did to his baja. we both have the 5inch air cleaner. what he did is make a metal wrap around the filter element and make a slip fitting for the appropriate hose that comes off the stock carb heater and I didn't have any more issues after that. no more ice for me. I can't remember the title of the thread but if you ask neil i'm sure he still has a pic of what it looks like. i'd upload a pic for you but i'm in iraq right now and won't be back till next fall. good luck tell me how yours is running this winter.

snodgrass.zach · Joined: 20 Oct 2008 Posts: 29 Location: Coure D' lane

thanks alot ill try to get a hold of him to get some pics of that.

neanders · Joined: 01 Jun 2008 Posts: 56 Location: Spokane, WA

check this out:

the hose goes down to the warm air pickup below cylinders 1 and 2.

robl245 · Joined: 05 Jun 2008 Posts: 31 Location: Athol, ID

Would a stock oil bath fit? Might be easier than fabricating something.