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> > I don't know what the "other stuff" is, but there is certainly no need to > > pull the engine to replace the heater boxes. BTDT. > > Unless those nuts were on there fresh, I'd pull the engine. I usually have to > torch the nuts to get them free, and that's a bit scary in the car, with the > gas line right there. It also helps if the engine breast plate is removed, and > that is hard with the engine in place. > > Daniel, are all your bolts rust free? Those are a real problem for those of us > in parts of the world with real winters. I had no trouble removing any of the nuts. This time I wasn't expecting any trouble since I only put the muffler on about a month ago. However I didn't have any trouble last time either, when I removed the old muffler, which had presumably been on there for several years. I removed the old muffler and heater boxes with a hacksaw, so I had a good straight shot at all of the nuts with a ratchet and extension. We have nothing over here that you would consider a winter; no ice, no snow (except in more hilly regions like Jerusalem) and no salt on the roads. It rains quite a lot (much more than in e.g. southern California), but then it doesn't rain at all between about May and October, giving everything plenty of time to dry out. Daniel ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~