<table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" border="0"><tr><td valign="top"><div>Jim, thanks a lot for the offer. I have a good friend that owns a muffler shop and I just came across an article on the Samba recommending the flexible exhaust tubing as a replacement. I'm going to stop by there tomorrow, and see what he can do for me.<br />If that looks like a reasonable substitute I'll share the results.<br />Thanks again<br />Ralph</div></td></tr></table> <div id="_origMsg_">
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<td valign="top">On 6 Jul 2015 at 18:26, Ralph Tree wrote:<BR><BR>> Before I put a WTB add on the Samba, I thought I'd see if any of you<BR>> might have one of the steel tubes that go from the heat exchanger to<BR>> the body. I think they should be two different lengths and he one I<BR>> have is approx 6 5/8 in. Does anyone have the other side that they<BR>> would be willing to sell? <BR><BR>Ralph,<BR><BR>Your message came thru, but, sorry, I didn't get around to responding <BR>to it promptly. I think OG parts in good condition are going to be <BR>hard to find. They typically get destroyed when people drop an engine <BR>without disconnecting them. <BR><BR>I have some alum flex tubing that MIGHT be a decent substitute, but I<BR>have to figure out a way to cut it to length and secure the ends. The<BR>originals were spot welded at the ends to keep them from unwinding. <BR>At the moment this
project is stalled, but I could cut you a length <BR>to try. Which side do you need, L or R? I believe the R side should <BR>be longer. Is the length you mentioned the compressed or the extended <BR>length?<BR><BR>-- <BR>*******************************<BR>Jim Adney, <a ymailto="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" href="javascript:return">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><BR>Madison, Wisconsin, USA<BR>*******************************<BR><BR>-------------- next part --------------<BR>A non-text attachment was scrubbed...<BR>Name: WPM$T29M.PM$<BR>Type: application/octet-stream<BR>Size: 1972 bytes<BR>Desc: Mail message body<BR>URL: <<a href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20150708/dbeaf815/attachment.obj" target=_blank >http://lists.vwtype3.org/pipermail/type3-vwtype3.org/attachments/20150708/dbeaf815/attachment.obj</a>><BR>_______________________________________________<BR>VWType3.Org mailing list - <a ymailto="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org"
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