That thing is a heater "muffler" and it is located under the rear seat in a bug. From: "theresabuckner@xxxxxxx" <theresabuckner@xxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:32 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: Happy Birthday Sammie! Buses have that metal " heater helper " between expandable hose & body -----Original Message----- From: sammie smith <bugcollections@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: tcb <tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Thu, Dec 5, 2013 11:26 am Subject: [tcb] Re: Happy Birthday Sammie! Denis: If you mean from the heater box on the engine to the little muffler thingy; to the best of my memory it is one of those black rubbery plastic accordion type things just like on a bug. From: Denis <coocoo@xxxxxxx> To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Sent: Thursday, December 5, 2013 11:00 AM Subject: [tcb] Re: Happy Birthday Sammie! Get a room. Happy Birthday, Sam. Smootch. So, on Murray (‘63) what was the original hose/pipe from the heater box to the heat channel made from? From: Bev Sent: Thursday, December 05, 2013 8:27 AM To: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Cc: tcb@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [tcb] Re: Happy Birthday Sammie! Happy Birthday, Handsome!!! Sent from somewhere On Dec 5, 2013, at 7:54 AM, Duncan <whocanduncan1@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > > > >Duncan