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What is this thing called?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:13 pm
by benczuk
See image
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Is a linkage for something or other related to throttle / vacuum and it would appear the plastic shoe has gone missing on mine so i need to order a new one. Trouble is i have no idea what it is called to start looking for one!
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 3:16 pm
by jonsowman
Instantly recognisable to DW12 owners
That's the control arm for the swirl flaps. The rod goes to an actuator which moves the arm forwards for flaps open, and back for flaps closed.
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Wed Jul 23, 2014 5:45 pm
by Doggy
+1
Ben, your engine is impossibly clean
- get out and rag around until you have addressed this shortcoming.
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:29 am
by benczuk
Thanks guys
Doggy wrote:Ben, your engine is impossibly clean
- get out and rag around until you have addressed this shortcoming.
I wish... as you probably guessed I couldn't be bothered to go out with the camera so googled for an image.
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 11:42 am
by benczuk
ebay don't stock it and pug want £28 +VAT for a bit of plastic. anyone breaking a dw12?
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 12:52 pm
by Doggy
Last one I bought, (from Pug), was £23 or so. They don't last indefinitely - usually the diaphragm splits, but sometimes the linkage snaps.
FYI, Over on the coupe forum, they're discussing doing away with these too at the moment.
(I'm perched comfortably on the fence awaiting concensus, as per usual).
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 11:35 am
by benczuk
Those in the coupe forum wont have anything left apart from a fuel pump and some pistons soon.
Re: What is this thing called?
Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2014 12:02 pm
by jonsowman
benczuk wrote:Those in the coupe forum wont have anything left apart from a fuel pump and some pistons soon.
It's good to have goals