Just thinking about the next stage on rebuilding the square. I'm wondering if I should keep the heat exchangers etc or bin the lot & go for J tubes & no heat (not that there was much anyway!)
What do you reckon?? I'm not concerned about the originality or any performance gains, I guess I'm lazy & looking for an "easy" rebuild!
Also is there anything else that would need doing if the heat exchangers were removed??
Ta!

Keep the boxes. You need a demister for roadworthy and without the heater boxes you'll be like all the others I've seen on here looking for an electric heater.

Col, u sure about that demister thing? im pretty sure my bus was registered without a heater of any description, unless that odd fan-like contraption under the seat...

Do yourself the biggest favour since the old slice bread was invented

Keep the heater boxes AND weld flanges to the end of them. Weld matching flanges (same as bolts on to cylinders 2 & 4)
No more leaks
You will look forward to winter just so as you can use your heater
A breeze to pull your header on and off.

Costs all of $5.00 (just helps to have the motor out)

Yes the flanges are the way to go and VW should have added them anyway.
I run heater boxes in the winter and j pipes in the summer....
Lee

Looks like they'll have to stay! They seem to be inpretty good nick, at least they do work.
Now, the next thing is cables etc. My controls on the centre tunnel won't stay open. After a minute or so they close themselves, any ideas as to where I should start tinkering??