[T3] Interior Heat with aftermarket exhaust system

[Brion Sabbatino]

Agree about the aluminum hoses. They will be replaced with flexible steel hose in the future. Probable exhaust flex. I will keep an eye on them.

Brion S.

> From: topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Date: Sat, 29 Dec 2012 22:52:15 -0500
> Subject: Re: [T3] Interior Heat with aftermarket exhaust system
> 
> Well, that will give you some heat, but the rear heaterboxes really do help.
> The problem will be that the aluminum hoses usually tear off from vibration
> in a thousand miles or so, and when that happens you unload the fan housing
> from its air restriction and you lose cooling air to the engine by dumping
> that much air out of the fan housing.
> 
> Not good.
> 
> Keith
> 
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> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Brion
> Sabbatino
> Sent: Saturday, December 29, 2012 9:28 PM
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> Subject: [T3] Interior Heat with aftermarket exhaust system
> 
> 
> I came up with a work around to restoring interior heat as VW intended it to
> perform. This is using an after market exhaust. It takes about three hours
> to complete the project. I do intend to install a stock exhaust system once
> the car has been painted. In the meantime, I wanted proper heat. It gets
> cold in the desert. 
> 
> I hope this helps someone.
> 
> http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?p=6424959#6424959
> 
> Feel free to add any additional comments or information I might have missed.
> 
> Brion S. 
> S. Utah
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