Re: [T3] [T3} kymco over the top header

["Jim Adney" <jadney@vwtype3.org>]

On 14 Jan 2002, at 22:56, Benjamin Hess wrote:

> i have just installed my new overthe top header and exhaust from kymco, no major
> problems in the instalation. but now, it seems at certain RPM's while driving,
> especially in third gear, there is a abrasive rattling sound from back there.
> there is a mounting tab attached to the exit end of the muffler part pointing
> towards the front of the car. but nothing really nearby to attach it to.

I'm not completely sure what your system looks like, but mufflers which are 
just attached at the flange (input) end will usually break off. The best place to 
support the other end of the muffler is from some other part of the exhaust 
system so that you create a triangle with as few pieces as possible.

If this is just a standard extractor exhaust in a square then the rattle is most 
likely the outer end of the muffler hitting the body where it exits the car. This 
is common because the people who make these don't seem to know where 
the body is on these cars. 
-
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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