Muffler part name

[bnam]

With my heater boxes back on, I'm relooking at the poor fitment of the left heater plenum-like thingy on this Dansk muffler.

I've read several posts about these Dansk/JP mufflers and one fix was to put on OG plenums from the prior muffler. However, in my case that was long gone. So I want to put a WTB ad for this thingy and wondering what the correct name for it would be.

Thanks!
PS: If you have an OG one avail, please PM me.

Byas

[Eric&Barb]

Where did you get that clamp??

Dump it and get a real VW one.

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[Q-Dog]

Whatever it is called, It is only sheet metal. You can bend/twist it to make it fit better ... or at least that's what I always do.
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[Eric&Barb]

Personally have called them heater muffler bubbles. Not a part that is separately described in the parts manual. Just have good images of what you are looking for in the ad.
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[Eric&Barb]

[bnam]

Yes, on the lookout for anOG clamp as well. Or failing that - a new repro.

[sb001]

[Tim Donahoe]

I call the muffler kidneys. Some people remove their old kidneys and reattach them to those Dansk mufflers. The fresh air hoses are also hard to line up on some.

Tim
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[gt1953]

Simple repair...open a can of beans, eat the beans now cut the can with your tin snips, don't have tin snips go get some. Put cut can around the gap and then ad the clamp...problem solved.
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[calvinater]

What he said , Frozen orange juice cans were click and clacks prefered tin stock for exhaust repair .
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[olspeed]

Maybe a piece of sheet metal from your local home improvement store.
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[bnam]

Yes, have back up bandaid solutions lined up. But would really like to get a nice OG connecting chamber and clamp.

[SBD]

I've heard them called pre-heater boxes. I'd like to have a set to try attaching to my header.
Could you maybe stick a large, close-fitting socket into the lower pipe and pry it into better alignment with the heater box? Big sockets are usually cheap at the pawn shop if you don't have one.
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[gt1953]

I like the click and clack idea. I mean the rigged repair is done you will have heat till you really get after the repair.
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Numbers Matching VW's are getting harder to find. Source out the most Stock vehicle and keep that way. You will be glad you did.

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72 Squareback
({59 Euro bug, 62, 63, 67, 68, 69, 73 type ones 68 & 69 type two, 68 Ghia all sold})

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[thomas.]

I was thinking of eliminating the sheet metal pre heater and going with these from cip1. It seems like you would get more air going through without that pipe there as an obstruction. Seems a little pricey for me though since I have gas heat.


http://www2.cip1.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductCode=C31-255-165-CSP

[Eric&Barb]

[thomas.]

I realize that, but I figure there's always a way if motivated.

[bnam]

Loved Click and Clack on Sundays 10am on KXJZ Cap Public radio.

@SBD -- had the same thought and looked at my sockets to see what fits tight.

I can make the current setup work with a bandaid solution. Not worried about that.

I've posted an ad
http://www.thesamba.com/vw/classifieds/detail.php?id=2025695

and have one response so far -- so fingers crossed.

I've also seen a NOS Ernst muffler for about $200 shipped to India.

Byas

[green1303]

This aftermarket clamp is wider than the original German ones, helping to fill the gap between a JP Group muffler and a heater box.

http://www.bughaus.com/heat9.htm
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