RE: [T3] Muffler Use

["Gamboa, Gary" <Gary.Gamboa@sylvania.com>]

>we won't know the results of the test for years

hopefully many many years.

>Sounds like you're going to test this for us

When I switch, I'm going to ask my mechanic to cut the old muffler in 
half so I can see what's happening, rust-wise, inside it. According to my
records, it was last replaced in 1987. It still isn't bad, just a slight
leak around the damper inlet. I'll play it by ear for now. No sense replacing 
what's still in good service.

Gary

-----Original Message-----
From: Jim Adney [mailto:jadney@vwtype3.org]
Sent: Friday, March 12, 2004 10:34 AM
To: type3@vwtype3.org
Subject: RE: [T3] Muffler Use


On 12 Mar 2004 at 9:49, Gamboa, Gary wrote:

> I recently purchased an NOS Walker T3 muffler. I was wondering
> if I should prep and paint with POR15 silver hi temp to keep 
> rust at bay. I know it won't help on the inside. How long does it
> take to rust from the inside? 

It's really hard to say how much this might help, but I also don't see how it 
could hurt. In my experience there are just a couple of areas where these 
mufflers seem vulnerable: along the bottom seam, and the lower input pipes. 
Those lower pipes could even be painted on the inside as well, but I don't know 
how effective the paint will really be at those temps. 

Sounds like you're going to test this for us. The only problem with this, that 
I can see, is that we won't know the results of the test for years.

-- 
Jim Adney
jadney@vwtype3.org
Madison, WI 53711-3054
USA

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