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Sat Mar 29, 2003 11:51 pm

Hey everyone, I had a problem tonight when I tried to put on my header. The j-tubes interfere with those little tins that run under the pushrod tubes... is this normal??? Also when I put the tubes for the other side of the header, they ran into the engine seal. If I take these tins off, will it affect my cooling in a major way? Any help would be great.

Sun Mar 30, 2003 1:22 am

Don't take em off, unless you want a really really hot running engine. They help circulate the air across the bottom of the cylinders. I would suggest, if all else, rebending in some way the route your tubes run. I used to run j-tubes and had no problem, prolly because the person I bought the vehicle from altered the positioning of the tubes. Good luck.

Sun Mar 30, 2003 1:30 am

Update. I took them off and the tubes will run right into the thermostat! Should I just get a new header and not deal with all the trouble???

Sun Mar 30, 2003 10:44 pm

Is there any way that I could remount the thermostat so it will still open???

Tue Apr 01, 2003 8:57 pm

The guy I bought it from e-mailed me today and said that it is supposed to be used without a thermostat, should I take off my thermostat or just send it back??? He also said that they were supposed to run under the pushrods, should I drill a hole in the tin or will this just create a heating problem because the heat from the header??? Please help!

Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:20 pm

Hello again, I got the heater boxes off but now I am having trouble with removing the tin under the pushrods. I have to take it off because of the header, but I can't seem to figure it out. There are two screws attached at the top, but I looked behind the fan shroud and can't see them from there. I pretty much just jacked up the tin below the pushrod tubes because i tried to cut it. If anyone could please help me that would be cool!!!!!!

Thu Apr 03, 2003 4:53 pm

Dude are you sure you have the right parts? I have never heard of anyone having to do any of the things you are doing.

Those tins under the cylinders need to stay ON. You'll grenade your engine without them.

Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:18 pm

your j-tubes shouldn't get in the way of your pushrod tubes or thermostat, period. don't mess with the cooling tin, mess with the j-tubes. you can either a) rebend the j-tubes to clear the tin, or b) buy another set of j-tubes that fit better. not all j-tubes are created equal. the differnece between good j-tubes and crap is less than $10, so save yourself the headaches and buy a decent set. Also, if anyone at a vw shop advises you that an exhaust is designed to work without a thermostat, find a new shop to deal with.

Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:34 pm

That sucks a lot! I already skrewed up one of those tins so I guess I need to buy some more of those and a new header! The end of the header goes under the pushrods so even if I get new j-tubes it won't do anything. Thank you guys for the help!

Thu Apr 03, 2003 5:37 pm

Oh yeah since I messed up the tin, how do I get it off? Thanks again!

Thu Apr 03, 2003 6:05 pm

what header are you running?

Thu Apr 03, 2003 10:31 pm

I have no clue, I bought it used on this site. But the guy said he would take it back