[T2] 1972-74 Passenger side heater box needed

[Greg Potts]

Hi Bob,

The 78 system has a LOT of parts and gaskets to connect them.  The parts might be cheaper individually, but the 72-74 system is so much simpler:

4 copper gaskets at the head.
2 heater boxes.
2 muffler gaskets.
1 muffler, 1 tailpipe gasket and 1 tailpipe. 

I hate fixing leaking exhaust gaskets, so the less of them the better. The stock 72-74 muffler is also a nice piece of engineering; mine is nearly 10 years old and still holding up just fine. Cheap mufflers don’t last two years here in the rust belt.

Happy trails,

Greg Potts
1973 WestFakia 1.7L FI
Toronto Ontario Canada
www.pottsfamily.ca


> On May 13, 2018, at 6:15 PM, accessys at smart.net wrote:
> 
> 
> the 75-77 (I think) exhaust system pipes and heater boxes are cheaper and work just as well just more avaliable, I converted my 78 about 10yrs ago and the lower price of my first muffler covered the cost.
> 
> Bob
> 
> On Sun, 13 May 2018, John Dillon wrote:
> 
>> Date: Sun, 13 May 2018 18:10:32 -0400
>> From: John Dillon <johndillon at johndillon.com>
>> To: Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com>
>> Cc: type2 at type2.com
>> Subject: Re: [T2] 1972-74 Passenger side heater box needed
>> If you’re going to single-handedly bring back these lists - I’m rooting for you
>> 
>> Sent from my iPhone
>> 
>>> On May 12, 2018, at 3:49 PM, Greg Potts <slowlanemusic at icloud.com> wrote:
>>> 
>>> Hi volks,
>>> 
>>> It’s been a couple years since inactivity got me kicked off the list, but frustration with FaceBook and TheSamba has brought me back…
>>> 
>>> Is it acceptable to post “Parts needed” ads here?  I need to repair or replace my passenger side heater box and the retail cost is rather steep, so I am looking into alternatives. For the cost of a pair of heater boxes and a muffler I could likely complete a water-cooled inline-4 engine swap. But after careful consideration I’ve decided I’d rather be driving than wrenching this summer, so a heater box repair or replacement seems to be the more expedient course of action.
>>> 
>>> I tracked down a pair of NOS boxes in VT on TheSamba over the winter but the seller doesn’t appear to be interested in shipping them.
>>> 
>>> Happy trails,
>>> 
>>> Greg Potts
>>> 1973 WestFakia 1.7L FI
>>> Toronto Ontario Canada
>>> www.pottsfamily.ca
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