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> I was wondering if any one has had any luck in painting there heater boxes, > and cooling tins. I figure while I got nothing but time on my hands I might > as well clean them. I periodically get a batch of sheet tin sand blasted and then repaint it with a commercial grade of catalyzed polyurethane enamel. This has stood the test of time very well. I have never tried anything with the heater boxes, however. > also I noticed on a bug in a past Hot Vws that they wrapped there exhaust in > some type of header wrap, which supposedly was to keep the exhaust from > dumping heat inside of the engine compartment. I was wondering if any one > has tried it. Exhaust wrap is commonly done between the head and the turbo on turbo charged cars. This prevents the loss of evergy from the hot exhaust gasses before it gets to the turbo. In a type three, unlike a beetle, there is nothing to be concerned about with extra heat in the engine compartment because the cooling air is drawn in from the outside via the large bellows at the rear. Jim - ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA *******************************