[T3] Heater hose

[Brion Sabbatino]

The length that my 1969 Squareback requires is 180mm long (approx. 7 1/8"). Maybe a little longer would help snug it up. That beetle one is 14.5" long. It compressed enough to fit? It has been a long time since I have held one in my hand to remember.

What is everyone doing about the smaller fresh air hose at the warm air mixer? Just capping it off with a 1 3/8" rubber cap?

Seems if left unaddressed it will just introduce dirt, dust, engine smells, and moister into the cabin.

Yes, Jim you are correct, 60mm ID or 2 3/8". I wonder it my sheet metal crimping tool could modify 2 1/2" tubing. Or maybe cutting two, three or four 1/4" slots lengthwise would aid in a satisfactory seal.

Brion S.
S. Utah

> From: rheorojo at frontier.com
> Date: Tue, 20 Nov 2012 08:22:29 -0800
> I have made the modification to get them to fit. The installation required me to lower the engine about 1.5 - 2 inches to line up the ends and then raise the engine back and secure it in place. I left the tyranny mount secured but loose, then tightened it also. 
> Tim
> '73 FI Auto
> On Nov 19, 2012, at 8:46 PM, Jim Adney wrote:
> 
> > On 19 Nov 2012 at 19:37, Brion Sabbatino wrote:
> > 
> >> Has anyone used any of these to connect the heater box to the body
> >> ducting? I have one correct metal house on the passenger side. The
> >> other side I temporarily installed one of those thin aluminum ducts.
> >> Cant see that lasting. 
> >> 
> >> http://www.airheadparts.com/vintage-vw-parts/heater-to-body-ducting
> > 
> > 60/60 mm is the right diameter for us, but I don't think the beetle 
> > lengths will work for Type 3s. If one of these could be shortened to 
> > work for us that would be great news, as these parts are a problem in 
> > the Type 3 world.
> > 
> > ISTR that someone on this list was going to try modifying one of 
> > these beetle parts to work, but I don't know how well that turned 
> > out.
 		 	   		  
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