[T3] Heater Box Insulation

[Jim Adney]

On 3 Jul 2018 at 14:06, Jaime Gurrola wrote:

> My question is what is the best way to clean the insulating covers that I
> just removed off of my heater boxes. One looks Very good the other is a
> little worse for wear but all there.  Would soaking them in warm soapy
> dishsoap to remove the 50 years of grease and grime be alright?

You'd want to be very careful about this, as vigorous cleaning may do more 
harm than good. You don't want to damage them. Also, keep in mind that a 
little oil on these helps keep the heat exchangers underneath from rusting. 
That's why those heat exchangers all tend to rust, up on the upper/front 
ends, where the insulation doesn't go.

I have a few very good used (Arizona) heat exchangers of most versions if 
anyone needs one. Not cheap, but quite reasonable.

The 4 bands that secure the insulation have all started to rust away by now. 
If you have the "buckles" that VW used to secure these, I have some 
stainless bands that I use to replace the broken ones. I don't have new 
buckles.  

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Jim Adney, jadney at vwtype3.org
Madison, Wisconsin, USA
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