Maybe that Cabriolet of yours is the only one like it, a prototype that went
wrong.
Or the holes in the 'C' clip might be the key?

Frankly Wong

----- Original Message -----
From: "Michael Brenner" <brenner9@YOSEMITE.NET>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 11, 2002 3:04 AM
Subject: More Rabbit expertise needed

> To All,
>
> I had so much help last time, thanks Simon and others who responded, that
I
> thought I'd give it another go.
> Working on my 86 Cabriolet, and I'm trying to connect the exhaust manifold
> to the exhaust. Most normal cars do this by way of a nut and bolt
> arrangement. However this car does by way of large metal  "C" spring
clips,
> with holes on the inside (for some purpose that is beyond me). After
trying
> for over an hour as to figure out how to get these on, I thought I'd turn
to
> "the list" to see if anyone else has ever put these back on and what is
the
> proper way of doing so. Any help would be appreciated.
>
> Mike Brenner
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "DaveC" <voicebox@DNAI.COM>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Thursday, October 10, 2002 5:02 PM
> Subject: Re: changing girlfriend's oil
>
>
> > You mean her Oil of Olay? To corn oil?
> >
> > (It's *almost* Friday, isn't it?)
> >
> > Dave
> > --
> > Dave Carpenter
> >
> > "Any sufficiently advanced technology is indistinguishable from
> > magic." -- Arthur C. Clarke
> >