RE: mufflers, donuts and nylons

["Duff, Ian" <iduff@charter.com>]

Here's what Peter Schulz recommends:
>Listers:
>
>If you need a fix besides the "Bob D'Amato/Ian Duff Tie Wrap Technique" tm,
>I would suggest the heavy duty donuts from Techtonics, a company
>that is well known amongst VW enthusiaists.  Basically, they supply
>a rubber donut molded around chain.  The rubber may eventually fail
>but I doubt that the chain will...
>
>BTDT-SS exhaust on my former 16V Scirocco
>
>Peter Schulz
>1990 Coupe Quattro
>schulz@ed.ray.com

Or, if you want to do the tie-wraps until the chain donuts show up, wrap
one around both hangers (muffler and body) twice, cinch it up, add a
second tie-wrap around both hangers, and cinch it until it's snug. That
has hel on my CQ since last summer, but I WILL be replacing the
tie-wraps with the chain donuts soon.

Ian Duff, 1990 Coupe Quattro 20v, Red/Black

Home: New Bedford, MA, USA
Work: Charter Systems, Inc., Waltham, MA, USA

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>From: 	Stef[SMTP:stagnaro@mail.sdsu.edu]
>Sent: 	Thursday, 01 August, 1996 11:38 AM
>To: 	q
>Subject: 	mufflers, donuts and nylons
>
>With all the talk about muffler donuts, I decided to check mine, even 
>though they are fairly new(HA!) Suuuurpise, suuuurprise, suuurprise!  
>Donuts are gone on the tail end and only one in the middle taking most
>of 
>the weight right now.  So, since I'm not planning on doing any
>*welding* 
>Whoever it was that said the thing about nylon ties(?) or sometyhing
>like 
>that, can you let me know exactly what I have to go and buy, I know
>where 
>to put them on, but could you also tell me any tips on how best to tie 
>them on? TIA
>Stef
>1987 5000S  <-----having new struts done today!
>