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• Re: 84 Westy Hot Start problem
  Historical mailing list - Various
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:03:55 -0300
  ...The exhaust has plenty of force out of the tailpipe, so I don't think it is a blocked catalytic converter. Any idea's...
• Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Milo's Kitchen
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 19:35:42 -0400
  ...I gave him a gallon of spent peanut oil >which he has experimentally applied to his tailpipe and J-pipe. The preliminary >results are...
• Re: 1.9 ECU wanted
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 14:57:09 -0700
  ...Pulled over to fill up in Adrian, TX and noticed the tailpipe was as black as anything could get, real sooty. Well, I'd...
• Re: Frydaye Evening Blues ...
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Fri, 30 Oct 2009 15:02:37 -0600
  ...was brake shoes, > a month before that > it needed a muffler, > tailpipe and a cat. > > it seems like it's always > one thing, maybe...
• Motor Wobble?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 10:54:20 -0600
  ...Last weekend, I was under the car briefly and grabbed the tailpipe and was amazed at how much motion I generated just pulling up...
• Re: Bad fuel pressure regulator?
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 19 Aug 2002 08:30:43 -0400
  ...soon as you touch the gas. Also, very hard to start. Tailpipe is sooty black so I know it's too rich. Any suggestions...
• Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff
  Historical mailing list - --------
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 11:49:30 -0400
  ...like it's 4-5 years old, complete with a rusty tailpipe. >>What's up with that? >> >>Cecil >>'85 Westy Wolfsburg edition "Der BrotKasten" >> >> >> >> >> >> > > > >
• Re: Better MPG or snake oil - baking soda voodoo
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:13:06 -0400
  ...were true that half the H + O was going out the tailpipe unburned, > then the same would be true of any fuel/ air mixture...
• Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 12:47:06 -0800
  ...CARB knows, as many of those on the list do, that tailpipe emissions aren't the only sources of emissions on vehicles. T3's...
• Re: need help/advice AFM.
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Mon, 7 Jul 2003 16:14:08 +0000
  ...port ahead of the cat if you got one, at the tailpipe if you > don't. The EASY fix, no matter how hard you...
• Replacing wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 00:10:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I knew I put the manifold, muffler and tailpipe on wrong, there was tension on that exhaust pipe, never leave tension on a pipe...
• Re: Syncro Drivetrain HP capabilities?/1
  Historical mailing list - Jwilli941
  Tue, 19 May 1998 22:44:45 EDT
  ...I think the bill was around $1200+ tax and did not include the cat, muffler, or tailpipe!
• Re: $89 Stainless Steel 2.1L Connecting Pipes - and OEM German 1.9L mufflers (not stainless)
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Sat, 1 Sep 2001 17:23:47 -0700
  ...Testing to meet state established standards happens at the tailpipe, of course. Mostly they (state air quality control boards, etc.) couldn't care less...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 1 May 2009 21:42:47 -0400
  ...If the cat > is not working properly wouldn't what's coming out of the tailpipe show that? > > > > Rob > becida@comcast.net > > >
• lazy mechanics...lots of oil(valves)
  Historical mailing list - Scott W.
  Sat, 15 Mar 2003 17:02:36 -0800
  ...although i can feel the miss with my hand by the tailpipe, sounds muffled, not like a shotgun or anything...any ideas as to...
• Fwd: Snorkels Rule
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Blong
  Fri, 15 Sep 2006 17:53:04 -0400
  ...That is what I found amazing - that it could successfully keep out the water if in fact it was a submerged tailpipe. mordo ---------- Forwarded...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:30:55 -0400
  ...if dry deposits, then carbon fouling due to incomplete combustion, perhaps very rich mixture, perhaps other - would expect black smoke out tailpipe. if oily...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:15:05 -0600
  ...they "would" only be concerned with what came out of the tailpipe. 2) regulated the tonnage of pollutents, not their ratios. A 3 ton...
• Re: Help needed for 88 Cabriolet emissions failure
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 17:40:06 -0700
  ...He finally had to take apart the probe > that goes into the tailpipe and blow compressed air through it. Then he was > able to...
• [Fwd: [TDI-conversion] FS: Rebuildable 1.6 n/a engine San Fran area]
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Tue, 10 Feb 2004 14:36:07 -0800
  ...I have some other leftover 1.6 diesel parts too which I can ship, such as a slightly used muffler & tailpipe, new remanufactured 65...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:23:06 -0500
  ...be anticipated to endanger public health." The agency > followed with the "tailpipe rule" in May 2010 setting limits on > greenhouse gas emissions from cars...
• Re: 2.1 WBX Coolant Loss: Searched Compression test results.
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 3 May 2015 09:48:32 -0700
  ...Air heard hissing out of the tailpipe, turbocharger or exhaust manifold means an exhaust valve leak. Piston rings : Whistling or hissing out of the...
• Re: Diesels on NPR this morning
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Sat, 15 May 2004 10:53:53 -0400
  ...One eruption puts out more green house gases than all the tailpipes have since they were invented! We have such a miniscule impact on...
• Re: heat riser, jumping tranny
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Jul 1995 09:02:09 -0400
  ...If the tailpipes rub on the bumper, bend them down. I've done this too. Twice. No problem. From what I understand, it'll...
• Re: Head Gasket?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Tue, 17 Mar 1998 16:53:33 -0800
  ...The van starts > and runs okay untill it warms up then HUGE plumbs of blue white smoke > come out the tailpipe. In fact I...
• Re: Failed emission inspection
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:45:30 -0500
  ...the cat, so it will be a new cat and > muffler/tailpipe; which I was planning to do eventually anyway since its > louder than...
• '90 Vanagon Carat "cut out" problem
  Historical mailing list - Amy Silberman
  Sat, 25 Mar 2000 15:42:36 -0800
  ...Shortly after this, black smoke began to come out of the tailpipe. It was a very long 2 hour drive back home with the...
• Re: Rusty exhaust. Paint?
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 12:38:47 -0700
  ...You won't believe how much heat goes out the tailpipe and not into the engine compartment. Hope this helps dylan ________________________________ From: Zoltan <thewestyman...
• Re: internet discount parts - shops are catching on.... :<(
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Aug 1998 10:50:18 -0100
  ...I once saw a local shop charge a customer $45 for a Vanagon tailpipe! I sell them for about $15. When he called the...
• Re: Exhaust system question (89 vanagon gl)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 09:16:57 -0500
  ...Secondly, the whole system, from the heads right back to the tailpipe, is only $541 from me. And this is with a stainless steel...
• Running rich - hellllp!
  Historical mailing list - Peter Cassidy
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 19:07:01 +0000
  ...All plugs are carbon fouled and when the engine is running, I get huge gobs of black/grey smoke from the tailpipe. Checking the...
• Re: Backfiring. How to proceed?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 31 May 2007 14:08:52 -0400
  ...FWIW, it does pretty well kill the engine if I block off the >tailpipe while its running. That is how they test for leaks...
• hydraulic problem
  Historical mailing list - David White
  Sun, 25 Nov 2001 09:13:02 -0800
  ...it still runs but there is a problem with cylinder #1 and it kicks alot of oil through the tailpipe. i haven't even...
• My new life as a pancake owner
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 18 Nov 1995 19:54:10 PST
  ...A new Brazilian muffler and tailpipe cost about $130 and a header type system around $120. I would like the most ground clearance and...
• Parting out '90 Westy and '86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John C. Villines
  Wed, 27 May 1998 15:31:48 -0400
  ...the old engine core; entire interior from the '90; the pop top on the '90; 2 complete A/C systems; tailpipes; mufflers; headlight fixtures...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 21 Jun 2000 06:43:16 EDT
  ...No need to fool around with trying to figure out which end and how the tailpipe goes on. One less gasketed connection it the...
• Boston Bob, a prince among men (sorry Bob)
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Sat, 26 Feb 2005 17:12:33 -0500
  ...The inside of the tailpipe is covered with soot and there's a black spot at one of the flanges in the exhaust pipes...
• Re: Loss of power - super hot muffler / Read Again
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Thu, 12 Dec 2002 08:53:43 EST
  ...3) Plenty of exhaust pressure at the tailpipe. Does this rule out a plugged cat? 4) unplugged the O2 sensor - no change - still rich...
• Re: Possible aaz/ turbo diesel source?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Sep 2011 13:25:26 -0700
  ...Like what comes out the tailpipe is a deadly poison. Each driver gets better fuel mileage for themselves at the cost of everyone else...
• '87 Vanagon GL For Sale/Trade (in WV)
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 19:41:44 -0500
  ...Needs tailpipe, and will need muffler within a year. Body with dents and dings all over, pretty good crease to left rear corner and...
• Re: Sputtering still !!!!!
  Historical mailing list - zaranski
  Tue, 9 Sep 2003 17:21:20 -0500
  ...What do your sparkplugs look like? Tailpipe? This only happens when the engine is warmed-up? Find a temperature sensor that feeds back to...
• Re: Difference between CA catalytic converter and non-CA catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:20:32 -0700
  ...in the rear of the vehicle in-line with the muffler/tailpipe. 83.5-85 1.9 Waterboxers have the converter similar to the...
• Re: Disappointing sound from new muffler
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 12 Jul 1999 06:25:20 -0400
  ...It was good an quiet, but I had to have the tailpipe welded back on within a week after it fell off. Cheers, G...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Vickery
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 17:45:23 +0000
  ...It connected off the tailpipe (after the muffler but he said it could be put either before or after--and he had removed the...
• Re: Oil.. Where's it go?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 09:58:34 -0700
  ...So no oil on the back, no smoking out the tailpipe either at 5000 rpms and full throttle or on extended downhill engine braking...
• Re: Bus Depot AFM?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Menchions
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 16:15:07 -0200
  He has loss of power/blowing black smoke out the tailpipe once the engine is warmed up. An experienced VW mechanic diagnosed it. I...
• the difference between early motors
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 3 Jan 96 13:08:30 +0100 (CET)
  ...Single tailpipe. Bore and stroke 75mm X64mm (1131) Compression ratio 5.8:1 Mushroon-shaped air filter until 1949 there after the T-Shaped...
• RapidIdle when Warm
  Historical mailing list - Jon B Kanas
  Sun, 7 Jan 2001 20:59:55 -0700
  ...Rear bumper cover (don't go on a trip without a tailpipe!) Replaced cover for Rear Washer reservoir. Thanks to Ken Wilfey for finding...
• Generic Wiring of Bosch O2 Sensor/ Cat implode
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 20 Oct 2003 15:24:05 -0500
  ...the clue was some white junk that had dripped out of the tailpipe overnight and the folks we were staying with pointed out that...
• Re: Converting EFI to Carberator
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 10:22:09 -0500
  ...Most of these problems could probably eventually have been corrected by carefully tuning the carb with a tailpipe sniffer...but then you're back...
• Re: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  ...together and the pipes to the cat and the muffler and tailpipe. You can look on the Tire Rack site, the tire manufacturers site...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Steven P Smith
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 10:21:48 -0700
  ...It's usually hard to restart, no >> rich smell at the tailpipe. It always restarts, it's just how much >> time one has to...
• Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jerome A Perkins
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 10:55:15 +0000
  ...Of course this applies to carbon footprints and not the other tailpipe emissions, it seems that California is a unique case due to it...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 22:19:50 EST
  ...Cheers, Doug '84 Westy Toronto, Canada Oh Yea --- hanger, tailpipe and gaskets (from another source total 52.20)<<< Doug, I had one of these...
• Re: Failed Ca Smog due to Evaporative leak
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Fri, 6 Apr 2012 19:40:58 -0700
  ...The reason for not permitting anything but the ENTIRE system (from transmission to tailpipe) from being used when upgrading an older car's engine...
• Re: 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 17:21:54 +0000
  ...have some interference between the tailpipe and some > > bodywork under the bumper but I will remove the tailpipe again and > > shorten it by 1...
• Re: Funny clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Mon, 6 Aug 2001 09:44:23 -0500
  ...The clunking noise was similar to > > the > > tailpipe banging against the bumper (but not so tinny). It would > > appear > > and disappear when I let...
• Re: Excess Oil Pressure Damage in 1.9l WBX
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 20 Aug 2013 18:39:07 -0700
  ...out of the head/exhaust header joints, >oil coming out the tailpipe. > >Engine will run but not going to risk a fire! > >Now that...
• Re: Replacing cat and muffler.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 23 Aug 2013 13:27:03 -0700
  ...I have a replacement cat (Borsal) and muffler (Dansk), the flange gaskets and a tailpipe mounting kit. I'm hoping to reuse my existing...
• CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Thu, 21 Jun 2012 11:36:14 -0700
  ...Can anyone confirm or suggest a base setting? Hopefully a sniffer inserted in the tailpipe will suffice to check my work. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil...