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The washer is a fibre-filled copper one, 36mm internal x 42mm external. I've heard people use one from a Vanagon kit, though they are oval, solid copper and need making round. I've not heard of anywhere that can get these, unless you find an original Type 3 fitting kit. Dave. UK VW Type 3 & 4 Club http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/ ------ ----- Original Message ----- From: "David Sanderson" <porschedave@rennlist.net> To: "type3" <type3@vwtype3.org> Sent: Wednesday, February 16, 2005 10:58 PM Subject: [T3] exhaust system question > Hi All > > I am looking at this stock exhaust system and wondering how much I > need to keep. Specifically, there are two small heat exchangers that > link the rear exhaust to the muffler. These are shown on Dave Hall's > site <http://www.hallvw.clara.co.uk/type3/T3pbo/T3pb2-12.htm > as > number 8 and 9. There appears to be a washer of some sort that fills > the gap and ensures that the exhaust actually makes it into the > muffler. Also, coming off these is an outlet that ties to the fan > housing. I gather than this has something to do with monitoring > engine temperature. > > On mine, the fitting of these exchangers to the muffler is very loose > and floppy. I have managed to get one off but cannot get the other > off. > > So, those of you not running a stock muffler system what do you do > with this component? and ho do you route air into the fan shroud? > > For those of you running a stock system, how did you separate these > components so that the washer can be replaced? Anyone know where we > might find a set of those in good condition? > > Dave > -- > David Sanderson > (604) 822 - 4361 or (604) 255 - 4935 voice > (604) 822 - 6842 fax > porschedave@rennlist.net > 1977 911S 3.0 L > 1965 Sunroof Notch > 1966 Notch > http://members.rennlist.com/porschedave/ > http://www3.telus.net/SUDAMA > > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > List info at http://www.vwtype3.org/list | mailto:gregm@vwtype3.org > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ > > > >