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On 12 Jun 2003 at 19:04, Mark Seaton wrote: > Type3 detectives in UK have them I think, but they don't work very well. > They actually advised me, and it worked very well, to get some type 4 (or > late bus - can't remember)solid copper ones. They are oval shaped and thick > copper- you have to round them and then soften them by heating to red hot > and quenching. They fit perfect once round and seem to have worked really > well so far for me. I that works, I wonder if I could just braze up some from solid copper wire of the right diameter? I'd think that would be a LOT easier than trying to deform those big heavy oval type 4 gaskets. -- Jim Adney jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, WI 53711-3054 USA ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org