<div dir="ltr">Thanks, everyone. I am leaning towards leaving everything (insulation and metal guards) off at the moment.<br></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 4:06 PM, Mike Fisher <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:fisherfarms@gmail.com" target="_blank">fisherfarms@gmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0 0 0 .8ex;border-left:1px #ccc solid;padding-left:1ex">I would leave off the insulation & the metal guards. They just trap<br>
moisture & dirt.<br>
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On Fri, Nov 28, 2014 at 3:50 PM, Dave Hall <<a href="mailto:dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk">dave@hallvw.clara.co.uk</a>> wrote:<br>
<br>
> I think the metal parts were mainly to prevent the ehat insulation getting<br>
> damaged by gravel and rocks thrown up by the wheels. Leaving off<br>
> insulation<br>
> in Northern California probably won't have any adverse effect. In a damper<br>
> part of the world the heat exchangers don't generally rust through under<br>
> the<br>
> insulation, so some benefit is gained by keeping them on if your weather<br>
> tends to have wet days, and particularly in salty areas - coastal maybe, or<br>
> snow treated with salt.<br>
><br>
> Because we have now got trouble after around 40 years, we tend to think<br>
> about preventing it from returning in that time... OK for the youngsters<br>
> maybe, but academic for many more senior enthusiasts!<br>
><br>
> Otherwise, it's personal preference - some like to keep it looking<br>
> original,<br>
> but not too many folk look under there anyway, and even fewer would know<br>
> what they would expect to see.<br>
><br>
> Dave<br>
> UK VW Type 3&4 Club<br>
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> Subject: [T3] Heat exchanger advice<br>
><br>
> I am in the process of rebuilding the engine in my 1972 Square. I located<br>
> a<br>
> nice pair of heat exchangers from a local scrap yard, and had them blasted<br>
> and ceramic coated--they look beautiful.<br>
><br>
> My old heat exchangers had the insulation on them, with two metal tins (one<br>
> along the bottom, and one along the curved part) over the outside of the<br>
> insulation, with everything held on by a series of metal straps.<br>
><br>
> I'm leaning towards not putting the insulation back on. I understand that<br>
> after 1973, VW quit putting insulation on these anyway. My insulation is<br>
> pretty nasty (oil soaked, torn, etc) and if I can get by without it, I<br>
> think<br>
> I would like to. What is the collective wisdom on foregoing the<br>
> insulation?<br>
> If climate makes a difference, I live in Northern California.<br>
> Is there any modern replacement?<br>
><br>
> Next, assuming I forgo the insulation, should I still put on the two metal<br>
> tin pieces on each side? Are there any vendors that still sell the<br>
> original<br>
> (or similar) clamps? I'd rather not use generic spiral-tooth hose clamps<br>
> if I can find something similar to the original look.<br>
><br>
> Once I get some time, hopefully this weekend, I'll post pictures of my<br>
> progress to-date and send a link to the gallery.<br>
><br>
> Thanks in advance,<br>
><br>
> Jacob<br>
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