[T3] OTT Exhaust Install

[Keith Park]

There's a lot of them on the Samba, most are overpriced and don't sell but
they are still cheaper than buying them from the businesses as they have
overhead.  If you don't need them right away, just keep an eye on the Samba
and youll know when a good pair come up at a good price, and act quickly as
the properly priced stuff sells quickly.

One thing to remember though, if the upper heater boxes are still attached
to the muffler, you'll probably have to destroy the muffler to get them off
so eather use them as a pair or sacrifice the muffler.

Keith


Top Notch Restorations
topnotch at nycap.rr.com 
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71 Squareback "Hothe"
65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
87 golf "Winterat"
93 RX7 "Redstur"


-----Original Message-----
From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
[mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jacob Adam
Schroeder
Sent: Saturday, July 13, 2013 11:43 AM
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: Re: [T3] OTT Exhaust Install

My old flex tubes had broken in a few places, so it was probably about time
I replace them anyway.  I could imagine that with these hoses having
cracks, it would reduce the amount of air that is circulated where it is
needed.

I'm sure I know the answer, but is there a good source of used elbows/upper
heat exchangers aside from looking for the occasional one-off on samba?  I
have a NOS muffler that I'll install the next time I pull the engine
(hopefully not for a long time), but I do not have the upper exchangers or
the elbows.  My car is a '72 Squareback.


On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 10:31 AM, Keith Park <topnotch at nycap.rr.com> wrote:

> Those flex hoses will all break off and fail within a few thousand miles,
> best to build up something more secure.  I welded 2 elbows together to get
> what I needed, Jim is right, you'll overheat when the break.
>
> Keith
>
>
> Top Notch Restorations
> topnotch at nycap.rr.com
> http://www.a383ina68.addr.com/radiorest/main.htm
> 71 Squareback "Hothe"
> 65 Notchback "El Baja Rojo"
> 65 Squareback "Eggcrate"
> 87 golf "Winterat"
> 93 RX7 "Redstur"
>
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org
> [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org] On Behalf Of Jim
> Adney
> Sent: Friday, July 12, 2013 8:44 AM
> To: type3 at vwtype3.org
> Subject: Re: [T3] OTT Exhaust Install
>
> On 11 Jul 2013 at 23:54, Jacob Adam Schroeder wrote:
>
> > I have not yet installed the flex hose (the guys at ISPWest sent me
some)
>
> Be sure to install that flex hose before you go for your test drive.
> If that's left off, you will lose a significant amount of cooling air
> before it gets any chance to cool your engine, and that can lead to
> overheating the engine.
>
> And when you install it, make SURE it's secure. Nothing's more
> disappointing than discovering that your flex hose has fallen off and
> you've been overheating your engine for the last few hours or days or
> weeks. You need to check it regularly.
>
> --
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> Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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