Spent a little time working on the Rabbit today. It was roasting outside, so I waited until there was a little shade mid-afternoon. Got a new air filter earlier this morning, and I made today’s mission one of installing it, and generally cleaning up those areas.
Took the air ducts off the throttle body, and the air regulator doo-hickey. Removed the lower part of the housing where the air filter is supposed to live. Cleaned up the housing with some sun and earth cleaner and few paper towels, it was pretty gross. Put the new air filter back and (after some initial frustration) got all the clamps back together to keep everything shut up tight.
Oh, and here is a picture of the Auxiliary Air Regulator I had taken out and reinstalled the other day:
While I was working near the throttle body, I took a peak inside to see it in action, I’ve took a little video while working on it. I cleaned it up with some carb cleaner like I’ve seen done in many many videos online, and I just generally cleaned around that area. I also ‘shortened the leash’ on the accelerator cable a bit, I may have to re-adjust at some point.