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Re: [T3] NOS mufflers


That looks like a Walker... they were made in Germany.  Only the very last
of the Walkers were galvenized... perhaps you got one that was on the shelf
for a while.  Ive only ever seen mine that was galvo.  The Galvo ones were
painted Silver instead of primer grey.


Keith

Keith Park

Top Notch Restorations
topnotch@nycap.rr.com
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Per Lindgren" <lindgre@online.no>
To: "Type 3 List" <type3@vwtype3.org>
Sent: Tuesday, April 15, 2003 11:34 AM
Subject: Re: [T3] NOS mufflers


>
>
> Keith Park wrote:
>
> >I was going to suggest that... the very last of the Walkers made, around
> >1990, were GALVINIZED... and last MUCH longer :-)
> >
> My muffler certainly doesnt look galvanized. Maybe a difference between
> US and Euro market? Or maybe mine isnt a Walker after all? As I
> mentioned in the reply to Jim's mail there are no definite stamping on
> it, just a "MADE IN W GERMANY" stamping on the heat shield.
>
> Here is my obligatory muffler pictures, as you can see it is the same
> type as the one Everett posted earlier. No, the tail pipe is not
> original, it is just a generic 2" 90¼ bend for weld-it-yourself systems.
> Looks a bit darker :-)
>
> Muffler seen from the top. The bracket for the tail pipe broke of,
> that's why I jerry rigged it.
> http://perlindgren.tripod.com/muffler1.jpg
>
> Here you can (hopefully) see the stamping
> http://perlindgren.tripod.com/muffler2.jpg
>
> Bottom side of muffler, there is rust in the outer corners, with a hole
> on the left side.
> http://perlindgren.tripod.com/muffler3.jpg
>
> And with the mentioned of galvanized, other Walker mufflers I've
> experienced arent galvanized either. They usually rust from the inside
> out. It looks like they are only covered with zink (sp?) paint.
>
> PerL
> 73 Variant L
>
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