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On 30 Dec 2005 at 13:24, Constantino Tobio wrote: > I've got a few of these blank Beetle preheater flanges. Realistically > I'd only need to block off the orifice coming out of the HE if I were to > eliminate the filter. I was never sure when the EGR valve was closed: when it was energized or when it was not. So I put a blank on its inlet, too. > Now, I did manage to find an EGR pipe on ebay (I mailed the list out > before about this) and it's the original style that's a solid pipe from > end to end. I presume VW changed the design of this pipe later to have a > flex in the middle because there may have been alignment and torsion > issues, leading to pipe failure. I've compared it to the remains of the > old pipe, and it seems that if I cut out a section about 1.5" long more > or less in the middle (using the original pipes as a template) I can > duplicate the design. Should I do this? I'd be tempted to cut it like you suggest. > I'm also going to need to source the gaskets. They're NOT the same as > Beetle heat riser gaskets, and I have yet to find make-your-own exhaust > gasket paper. I think the one on the HE is like the beetle preheater gasket, but the other 2 may be different. They may just be a fiber gasket, while the HE gasket is a steel/fiber sandwich. I don't remember what I did for the others; I probably reused the originals. -- ******************************* Jim Adney, jadney@vwtype3.org Madison, Wisconsin, USA ******************************* ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~