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Subject:Re: experience with Rubber Molded for engine insulation
From:Roy Nicholl
Date:Fri, 30 Mar 2018 09:23:44 -0300

Fibreglass or asbestos cloth?

We use to wrap the exhaust on the marine diesels in asbestos cloth (and then cover the cloth to keep the people safe) to protect adjacent equipment (and people) from the heat.

> On 30-Mar-2018, at 02:28, Chuck Theobald <chuckt1961@YAHOO.COM> wrote:
> 
> Hi Christophe,
> 
> I've heard of motorcycle folks wrapping their pipes in fiberglass tape.
> Have folks here tried this with VWs?
> 
> Chuck
> 
> 
> On 03/27/2018 02:18 PM, Christophe Guilbert wrote:
>> Hi ,
>> 
>> I have a 2l air-cooled and would like to optimized the thermal isolation
>> of the my engine from the exhaust heat. Many of the seals doing so does
>> not exist anymore so I look online how I could build them and find a
>> molded rubber I can shape in any seal type. See link bellow ,
>> 
>> https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FltbX_rUc6Y
>> 
>> Do you guys have any experience with them.
>> 
>> Thanks
>> 
>> CHris, vanagon air-cooled 1983

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