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<div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If you don't feel like cutting one up I have a couple NOS mid year Leistritz Mufflers, no pre heater pipe, no integral heater boxes (341 251 061B) correct for 66-71 using the 2 piece tail pipe.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">If you want to do a straight trade for the one with the pre heater pipe I think you said you have I'd be game.</div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false"><br></div><div dir="ltr" data-setdir="false">M<br></div><div><br></div>
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On Tuesday, December 15, 2020, 4:35:33 PM EST, Jim Adney <jadney@vwtype3.org> wrote:
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<div><div dir="ltr">On 15 Dec 2020 at 20:58, Dave Hall wrote:<br clear="none"><br clear="none">> I've adapted those mufflers by cutting the pre-heat pipe off to leave a<br clear="none">> couple of inches, then flatten and bend over the stub end to seal it. No<br clear="none">> need for brazing.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">That may work, depending on where it ends up. I've seen other fixes like that <br clear="none">which ended up pointing at wiring, which eventually got burned up, creating <br clear="none">an even bigger problem. I may be overreacting, but I'd really hate to see a <br clear="none">repair turn into a problem.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">I used to work in a bike shop, and every fall we would get dozens of bikes in <br clear="none">for tire replacements, because they had been brought to campus on cars <br clear="none">with rear mounted bike racks with the bike hanging down just far enough for <br clear="none">one wheel to end up in the way of the car's exhaust. You'd think that driving <br clear="none">at highway speed would provide enough "wind" that it would cool the tire, but <br clear="none">we'd see tires with 4-6" completely gone. Nothing left except for the bead, <br clear="none">which had been sheltered in the metal rim.<br clear="none"><br clear="none">In this case, I'm not sure where that stub would end up. Make sure you know <br clear="none">and assume there will be some very hot exhaust leaking out of there. Point it <br clear="none">in a harmless direction.<div class="ydp85b634b8yqt4077878202" id="ydp85b634b8yqtfd68686"><br clear="none"><br clear="none">-- <br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none">Jim Adney, <a shape="rect" href="mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">jadney@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">Madison, Wisconsin, USA<br clear="none">*******************************<br clear="none"><br clear="none">_______________________________________________<br clear="none">VWType3.Org mailing list - <a shape="rect" href="mailto:type3@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">type3@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">To unsubscribe or change subscription options, visit:<br clear="none"><a shape="rect" href="http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lists.vwtype3.org/listinfo.cgi/type3-vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none">If you need more help, contact: <a shape="rect" href="mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">gregm@vwtype3.org</a><br clear="none"></div></div></div>
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