[T3] Heater hose

[rheorojo@F]

Yes basically I disassembled them. Removed the inner parts, ( insulation and spiral wound wire/spring ) measured the required length, cut the plastic shell to length, then cut the insulation and spring, reassembled it and inserted it as described. My recollection is that the shortest I could cut the shell was just enough to get a very snug fit. By slacking the transmission mount and lowering the engine I was able to work/fit the unit in place and then jack the engine back into the hangers and tighten everything back up. That was the only way I could figure out how to install them. The bellows part was a 2 piece system where one threaded into the other making disassembly easy and also allowed for compression and expansion I presume for easy installation on the bugs.
Tim
On Nov 20, 2012, at 9:57 AM, Jim Adney wrote:

> On 20 Nov 2012 at 8:22, rheorojo at F wrote:
> 
>> 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. 
> 
> Are you saying that you modified one of the Beetle plastic bellows 
> style? Were you able to just cut out some bellows convolutions and 
> shorten them?
> 
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