[T3] Mufflers

[Dave Hall]

Some owners have a stash of them - I counted up 7 when I went looking in my
garage, some big bore, some small, and almost as many big bore tail-pipes!  

No-one is making them now, so it's a matter of finding one from someone's
stash.  Most of the adaptations now lose the small heat exchangers with the
awkward 46mm nuts, and some use a Type 2 Bus muffler with appropriate
headers.

Trouble is, those with stashes seem to think they will need them, and are
reluctant to spread them around - certainly true of my two genuine VW
small-bore ones!  

I took one of each of the pattern mufflers to a recent VW meeting in the UK,
and brought both home again.  Maybe most people have a spare already, or
it's the modern idea of 'Just in Time' supply!

Dave
UK VW Type 3&4 Club
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From: type3-vwtype3.org [mailto:type3-vwtype3.org-bounces at lists.vwtype3.org]
On Behalf Of J. Jonik
Sent: 07 June 2015 03:24
To: type3 at vwtype3.org
Subject: [T3] Mufflers

Over an hour of searching for Best Price for a '72 T-3 muffler suggests that
such mufflers don't exist for any price.   How can anyone drive a T-3
without a new muffler every so often?  

Can any of the other VW mufflers be adapted if, say, just the long tank part
has rusted away and only that needs replacing?  The connecting ducts never
go bad.  I see that tail pipes, and gasket kits are available.  Sites sell
Installation Kits for a part that don't seem to exist.

PS....Re/ recent post about backfiring and loud exhaust leak noise....when
all was cooled down, a hole was discovered at the muffler bottom seam inside
area.  It wasn't a hole in the engine or blown spark plug or anything.    A
patch kit will take care of that, for now.   Reason for the backfires not
yet determined.  Still, a New Muffler will be needed before long. 
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