Push rod tubes absolete?  Can't you use air-cooled push rod tubes which are
plentiful?

Chris.

On Sun, Jul 6, 2008 at 7:24 AM, Frank Condelli <RAlanen@aol.com> wrote:

> In a message dated 05/07/2008 10:03:05 P.M. Central Standard Time,
> LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
>
> Exhaust  hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
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> Well, not exactly, I have  all the rods in Stainless Steel, see my _Vanagon
> Items  Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm)  webpage and will
> soon
> have a replacement muffler bracket  that will resemble and replace the OEM
> one.  Stay tuned.......an  announcement will be made to the List when it's
> ready
> for sale.
>
>    AND, those push rod tube tins are still available  from VW.  Get 'em
> before they go obsolete !  I know, EXPENSIVE,  but where else you gonna get
> 'em ?
> I POR-15 them which lengthens their  life considerably but not perfectly as
> it's near impossible to get the POR-15 in  between the two stupid layers of
> metal, why they built them that way will always  be a mystery unless we can
> find
> the design engineer at VW who came up with that  plan !  Also the tabs at
> the
> exhaust stud mounts will not stay POR-15ed for  long and getting the POR-15
> to
> adhere to the new galvanized or whatever it is  metal they are made from is
> a
> tough nut to crack.  I've found sanding  them rough or sandblasting them
> helps considerably.  Shooting Krown  rustproofing oil in between the two
> layers
> seems to help also.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Frank  Condelli
> Almonte, Ontario, Canada
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