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• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 09:02:46 -0800
  ...Unburnt fuel gets pushed to the muffler where it burns and superheats the muffler, melting the paint off the rear valance panel. BTDT - had...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 05:36:52 -0800
  ...Holey muffler, Batman! > >J-B Weld might be disappointing in this case in that it has a max >temperature of 500º F. > >Mike > > >Sudhir...
• Still need that muffler bracket
  Historical mailing list - Bryan Feddish
  Wed, 8 Jul 1998 07:59:53 -0400
  ...I still need a muffler bracket for an 83.5 w/c Westy. If anyone has a used one please let me know. Thanks...
• Looking for inexensive muffler shop Portland OR (Not only VW)
  Historical mailing list - Alan Gondry
  Sat, 7 Aug 2004 13:04:26 -0700
  Hello, Does anyone have a lead on a inexpensive muffler shop in the Portland area? I am looking to fix a Toyota cat converter...
• (no subject)
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 3 Jan 2007 07:11:08 EST
  ...When are you going to repair Max's muffler ? How your going to repair Max's muffler ? How your going to rebuild confidence in...
• Re: Muffler & Cat. source for my Tri Star
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 21:40:01 EST
  In a message dated 12/20/2001 4:52:48 PM Eastern Standard Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Muffler & Cat. source for my...
• Re: Very dented muffler AND Recycled Packing
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 18:58:08 -0500
  Hey Paul, I hammered the hell out of my muffler to get it to fit. Unless it is severely damaged, like radially tourqued or...
• WTB: Air-cooled Muffler, but a weird one...
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:55:10 -0400
  ...This past weekend, the muffler rotted out on my air- cooled Vanagon (and caused other damage, but that is for another post). The problem...
• Re: Replacement Muffller selections
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:37:10 -0700
  Hmmm, I am on my second Midas muffler on life time warranty, & only been charged($15) for new mounting hardware. Tom B.-does it...
• Re: Running without a cat...?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 14 Oct 2008 10:49:38 -0400
  ...I >> noticed the exhaust puffing and the muffler had some odd sounds coming >> from >> the muffler itself. So I pulled the cat and muffler...
• Syncro Muffler Brackets Self Destruct!
  Historical mailing list - John-Reed Maffeo
  Mon, 22 Nov 1999 12:35:28 -0700
  Started to work replacing the muffler on my '86 Syncro this weekend and discovered that both brackets had self destructed. They seem to have...
• AW: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:51:23 -0700
  ...If you insist on going tight and short, use long mufflers with significant internal pathlength and use two or a resonator and a muffler...
• Late beetle muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jacob Shaun Dustin
  Wed, 10 Apr 1996 12:30:15 MST
  I was recently given a muffler from what I presume is a late-'70s beetle. I'd like to put it in my '71...
• rad hose vs. muffler pipe ?
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 28 Sep 1996 09:41:20 -0300 (ADT)
  ...the newer plastic pipe is not backwards compatible!! SO, off to the muffler shop I go, (called all FLAPS for hose that diam: NA...
• removing muffler on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sat, 4 May 2013 19:57:13 -0400
  ...Do I need to remove the bottom half of the muffler brackets? Edward
• Muffler brackets for 87 2.1L
  Historical mailing list - Ri
  Thu, 1 May 2003 23:11:45 -0700
  Greetings In working on our TiiCo swap, we found our muffler brackets to be very rusty, and broken. Previous weld patches, etc. Anybody got...
• Re: Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 30 Dec 2006 06:53:13 EST
  ...Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking? I would like to make a comment here on the continuing story of the breaking brackets of the...
• Re: Need to replace Muffler and Tailpipe on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 10:59:54 -0700
  ...Most of the work is in removing the old > muffler. You might also consider getting the new muffler and tailpipe > ceramic coated to help...
• Re: Muffler Brackets
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 3 May 2002 07:24:14 EDT
  In a message dated 5/3/2002 12:24:36 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: > Muffler Brackets The muffler brackets...
• Re: muffler options
  Historical mailing list - Lon Bordin
  Wed, 21 Jun 2006 19:09:48 -0400
  ...Looking for muffler recommendations that have a nice throaty sound. Right now my muffler is just a rusted shell and I kind of like...
• Plugged Cat/muffler/oil pressure?
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 19 Apr 2000 12:05:38 -0400
  Anyone want to explain how the plugged cat or muffler would set off the oil pressure light as one writer mentioned? The answer is...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - Sean Garrett
  Fri, 24 May 2002 12:52:02 -0700
  ...Muffler Parts > > > > > > > > > I'll be replacing a muffler and tailpipe this weekend on the > > > '82 Westy. > > > Picked up the parts, but as is usual...
• Re: Original vw muffler lifetime warranty?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Wed, 7 May 2014 17:12:21 -0700
  ...Canada at one point was offering lifetime warranty on some replacement mufflers installed at the dealer (B3 Passat was one). > > Jason > > > On Tue, May...
• Re: Muffler Strap
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 7 Nov 2001 17:10:39 -0700
  ...Muffler Strap > I am replacing my exhaust system and am wondering if there is any > substitute to the muffler strap. Its a bit expensive...
• Re: need welder in Seattle
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 7 Oct 2007 10:21:18 -0700
  ...The reason I need to weld brackets on the Stebro muffler is that the original brackets broke and Stebro sent me me replacement brackets...
• Muffler strap Q 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 3 Apr 2004 15:23:27 EST
  VW and list vendors show the correct muffler strap fro my 83.5 Water cooled bus as 025-251-521. This strap is approx...
• Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 00:32:01 -0500
  I just received my brand-new muffler from Bus Depot. I opened the packaging which is the typical Bus Depot packaging (looks like they...
• AW: '82 Jetta conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 00:12:54 -0700
  ...From this small muffler one more bend into a 2.1 WBX muffler mounted in the stock position, or one of two other mufflers...
• Re: More HP Stories?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 25 Aug 1994 07:22:45 -0400 (EDT)
  ...As to Thrush mufflers, all they are are a low restriction muffler or glass pack that you put in place of your 'mericun muffler...
• Tailpipe worries
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 14:49:08 -0700
  ...I installed this adapter on the end of the converter, in place of the muffler. Now I can clamp any muffler I want on...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:03:22 -0500
  ...Any ideas for patching it? High temp epoxy? Welding? The > muffler otherwise appears to be in pretty good shape with just some surface rust...
• Re: Muffler retaining strap
  Historical mailing list - Giasson, Pascal (DNR/MRN)
  Wed, 4 Jul 2007 12:16:02 -0300
  ...Muffler retaining strap Does anybody know a source for a muffler retaining strap? I've looked at Volks Cafe, Van-again and Bus Depot...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 14:39:49 -0600
  Buy an exhaust pipe hanger (couple of bucks) attach it between muffler and tailpipe then attach it to the underbody (drill hole for bolt...
• Need 2.1L muffler brackets
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Kennedy
  Mon, 17 Jun 2002 15:22:11 -0700
  ...There's two, that connect the muffler to the motor mounts. If anybody wants to sell them (cheap, of couse!) it would make me...
• muffler straps
  Historical mailing list - Art McGinn
  Fri, 3 Jun 2005 07:57:41 -0700
  ...they should secure your muffler for a reasonable period of time. art, '82 westy
• A letter to ANSA Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 14 Mar 2012 11:18:51 -0400
  ...I bought a replacement muffler from an online parts supplier September 1st 2009. The muffler was not installed until Sumer 2010 due to the...
• Vanagon muffler advice...
  Historical mailing list - Kathryn Bowman
  18 Aug 97 10:05:55 EDT
  Hello everyone, It looks like I'll need to replace just the muffler on my '87 Vanagon Westfalia. It has a small rust hole...
• Re: STEBRO 1.9 muffler sale
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 05:35:59 EST
  ...This muffler is similar in design to the STEBRO muffler for the 2.1 engined Vanagon and pics of this muffler are on the...
• Midas Muffler Saga - Long
  Historical mailing list - Jason Yasment
  Wed, 13 Sep 2000 14:35:59 -0700
  About a week or so ago, I had asked the list's opinion on Midas Muffler & Brake. Well, I was in a pinch to...
• Re: Muffler Strap...
  Historical mailing list - DOUG ELLEDGE
  Wed, 6 Feb 2002 10:21:21 -0800
  ...I looked under this morning and saw that my muffler strap > broke and my muffler is flapping in the breeze. Does anyone have an...
• Cdn Tire Mufflers....
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 10:52:47 -0500
  Hey fellow Canucks, I need a muffler for my 84 Westy. I'd priced them with the list vendors but shipping and exchange rate...
• Re: Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:39:39 -0800
  ...Before you use the elbow grease on the muffler bearing, go to your local airport's malignance facility and get a quart of prop...
• Monza (sp?) muffler
  Historical mailing list - Evan Estern
  Mon, 13 Feb 1995 16:43:37 -0500
  Has anyone heard of a type of muffler called "Monza" or something like that. It's supposed to cost around $175 and be an...
• Re: Hints re tail pipe removal
  Historical mailing list - d spence
  Sun, 23 May 2004 13:34:30 -0600
  ...Do I have to grind the heads off and drill and tap the muffler flange?? TIA
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 07:59:07 -0400
  ...In order for these guys to offer stainless mufflers this cheap they are either having them made in China or being made out of...
• MUFFLER ALTERNATIVES - link to pics
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 30 Jul 2000 09:53:22 -0500
  ...I posted the page and the pictures at http://www.sociology.auburn.edu/vw/oval/vanagon/muffler/exhaust_pics.html Just copy and paste...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 22:29:04 -0500
  ...The best deal on the block for a Vanagon muffler is the no questions asked, lifetime guarantee Walker muffler. No shipping. No handling. No...
• STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler News
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 8 Aug 2000 06:06:33 EDT
  Just to let you all know that it has recently come to my attention that the STEBRO/Vanagon muffler will not fit on Vanagons...
• How do I removing rusted on bolts? Muffler Advice
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Tue, 24 Jul 2001 20:52:02 -0700
  My muffler has separated from my exhaust pipe, but all the parts appear fine so I only need undo the clamp and reinsert the...
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:53:24 -0600
  Bosal is what the local VW dealership used to replace my 'lifetime warranty' muffler with. Boy I wasn't very happy to hear that...
• Re: Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Sat, 13 Jul 2013 09:48:35 -0700
  I have the three-bolt flange on one side, just not on the muffler side. The muffler is at least 15 years old so...
• 1.9 obsolete muffler bracket
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 12 Jul 2002 06:39:29 EDT
  I learned yesterday that the muffler support bracket, 025-251-519, for the 1.9 has become NLA ! Thanks VW one more time. Anyone...
• Re: Monza (sp?) muffler
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 14 Feb 1995 23:07:19 -0500
  ...It >>is rather expensive, but you will end up with a muffler that will not rust, >>and very resistant to heat (to 2000 F...
• muffler bolts / 73 bus
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 03 Sep 1995 14:53:55 -0800 (PST)
  ...anyone know if i can replace the muffler studs on a 73 bus ? had a hell of a time to get the nuts off...
• RE: Non OEM VW Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Thu, 19 Jan 1995 19:44:11 EST
  Mike Plickys seeks tight muffler straps. I solved my latest muffler strap problem with a $6 "fuel tank mounting kit" from FLAPS. Only problem...
• muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Steve Frisbee
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 11:36:35 -0700
  My muffler strap rusted out and a new one is expensive, around $50. Has anyone done a fix for this with metal strapping or...
• thanks robert
  Historical mailing list - Chasteen, Jonathan M. MM3 (CVN69)
  Thu, 22 Jun 2006 00:20:47 -0400
  ...Thanks for the input on mufflers, I was thinking of a glasspack or maybe just your standard "turbo" muffler. jonathan
• Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> fails emissions (?)
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:13 -0500
  ...using a known-good stock vanagon cat and muffler on my van did not help it pass. the mechanic and i agreed to wait...
• Re: tailpipes of busdepot
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 5 Mar 2003 15:21:31 -0700
  Gary, Unless the old tailpipe flange is destroyed/rusted out/etc., just take it to a muffler shop and have them weld up a...
• Re: Diesel exhaust system on 84 I.9 l
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 06:28:46 EDT
  John, looks like the STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler will not fit on an '84 Vanagon. While at the VW show in Embrun yesterday...