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advice on heater boxs
aussiebaja - May 2nd, 2007 at 05:17 PM

hey guys ,is there anything special inside the heater box or is it basically a bit of tube attached to the exhaustwith a 'y' shapped fitting which attaches to the shroud


Bizarre - May 2nd, 2007 at 05:48 PM

No its special

I will try and find a cross section

The best way to think about it is a J tube with heat transfering large washers welded to it then encased in a shroud
It is actually a lot heavier construction than that inside

It is designed to have a VERY large surface area to transfer the heat to air while not effecting (affecting(sp???) - never can work it out) the exhaust flow


barls - May 2nd, 2007 at 06:06 PM

isnt it a tube with a finned alloy section encased in a sheet metal housing


MickH - May 2nd, 2007 at 07:49 PM

yes:beer


ACE_76 - May 2nd, 2007 at 10:55 PM

Aren't the type 3 ones internally-finned Aluminium (i know this is right), with the type 1 one's just a fairly simple pipe through the box? Or have I been mis-informed...


VWCOOL - May 2nd, 2007 at 10:58 PM

depends, too, on whether it is OE or repro/Mexico shite...


bushed - May 2nd, 2007 at 10:59 PM

all htr boxes started wid a basic box and flap to trap hot air and heat cabin etc.

shockers on t1 to 62 then finned and sealed FRESH AIR heaters, not stale!

but as t3 only started from ca 64? they always had finns and fresch air mein Freund!

einige von euch sind eben einfach zu jung alles zu wissen!! ha ha


ACE_76 - May 2nd, 2007 at 11:55 PM

Finned or knot, they're alles able to zupply ze stahle luft.

Interviewer; as for German? Sprechen sie Deutch?
person: Jawohl and mein Herr. Ich kann in diese weise eine billiger Lachen bekommen.
German there was no you, don't you think??
person: It is different, when ich sprechen dieseL speziale haltr boxez


aussiebaja - May 3rd, 2007 at 05:45 AM

come on guys freken zee english bugger ya :lol::lol:


bushed - May 3rd, 2007 at 11:49 AM

dont freek out just buy
got a mount for your g/box stace


aussiebaja - May 3rd, 2007 at 05:36 PM

yep mate got a mount ,im after a set of heater boxs now they dont have to be perfect as i can fix them


Joel - May 4th, 2007 at 02:49 PM

all of my post 72 bugs havent had the internal fins inside just J pipes with the outer skin but my 71super had fins and most of the bugs b4 then ive seen have too

-Joel