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• Anyone have a URL/pics for 1.9 muffler strap + brace?
  Historical mailing list - Conrad Klahn
  Fri, 20 May 2005 19:44:02 -0700
  ...I assumed Bentley would help me get things back together and am completely puzzled as to how the 1.9 WBX muffler strap and...
• Re: wtb muffler bracket
  Historical mailing list - Leo Lipert
  Wed, 4 Feb 2009 21:55:52 -0500
  ...Any one have a pair of these they'd like to get rid of? > >http://members.cox.net/leolipert/muffler%20bracket.jpg > >Thanks, Leo
• Rock auto = smoking rock on shipping prices
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 20 Feb 2013 18:01:50 -0600
  Last week, someone mentioned that Rock Auto had a good price on diesel muffler mounts. They did. Shipping for one was a couple of...
• Re: Bus depot exhaust system junk?
  Historical mailing list - Tom and Dana Cates
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 15:48:00 -0400
  Greg, Have you ever been to a muffler shop? Even better, have you ever installed a set of V8 headers on a 70's...
• RE: extractor exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Maher, Steve (SD-MS)
  Thu, 30 May 1996 09:20:00 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Naturally, every night the temp went below freezing, and the water in the muffler froze. By the time I got back, the muffler was...
• Re: 87 vanagon muffler
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 27 Dec 2006 21:43:48 -0800
  As far as stock muffler replacements for the 2.1 go, the German Ernst, Danish Dansk or the Ansa are all excellent quality and...
• The F**d muffler debacle
  Historical mailing list - Larry Carter
  Wed, 25 Feb 1998 17:56:13 -0000
  Hello; I went back to the fellow who installed the F**d muffler on my 87GL today, and told him that some of the...
• Replacement Muffller selections
  Historical mailing list - Ron Mueller
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 08:32:43 -0600
  I've been doing some internet searching for a long life muffler replacment. I'm considering stainless steel. In my search I have found...
• New Muffler installed! - 1st time
  Historical mailing list - randy johnson
  Thu, 29 Sep 94 14:22:33 EDT
  Hey bus-lovers, Thanks for all the suggestions about how to replace my '73's muffler. They were all helpful. A friend and i...
• Re: muffler repair in Chicago area
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 23 Apr 2007 17:28:46 -0700
  ...CDN On 4/23/07, Jenny Fontaine <jensmiles2@hotmail.com> wrote: > > Hi All, > Is there anyone out there that can recommend a muffler place...
• Re: '87 Westy shudders at idle
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Thu, 24 Aug 2000 21:21:50 -0700
  ...Re: '87 Westy shudders at idle > Jeff, > Was this an OEM muffler? > Or a cheapie Midas (or other chain store) muffler???? > Bill > > ----- Original Message...
• Re: Homemade muffler update
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Fri, 20 Aug 2021 23:50:56 -0600
  ...Still works. > > https://shufti.blog/2021/08/20/vanagon-home-made-muffler-update/ > > Alistair
• mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Will&Angela
  Sat, 27 Apr 1996 15:56:29 -0400
  How does the single Quiet Pack compare to the J.C.Whit... "OEM" type muffler? We really just want the most quiet set-up...
• My muffler Fell! O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Lebron, Nathan (GEP, Contractor)
  Fri, 1 May 1998 10:18:27 -0400
  Finally, my muffler fell out. It was just hanging by these straps I put on it a couple of weeks ago. Now it is...
• Re: Anyone in OHIO
  Historical mailing list - Johnson City Alliance Church
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 12:51:51 -0400
  Wow! A holy muffler. I oughta get one of those for my van. I like it! Art > >87 has a Holy muffler (at present...
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Jon Schaer
  Sun, 11 Jan 2004 22:18:10 -0500
  ----- Original Message ----- From: "tabe johnson" <xtabe@YAHOO.COM> > > My muffler is on the way out, as is the pipe just in front of > the...
• Re: muffler mounting bolts size 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Mon, 9 Sep 2013 12:16:38 -0700
  ...know the size of the bolts and nuts for the muffler bracket and muffler strap on a 1.9? I've got to do...
• Re: Mufflers & Waterpumps
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 7 Aug 2000 06:26:38 EDT
  In a message dated 8/6/00 6:30:03 AM Eastern Daylight Time, LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes: << Mufflers & Waterpumps >> Donna, see <A...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Fri, 24 Mar 2000 15:39:46 -0500
  ...Replaced the muffler on my '85 GL with one from the FLAP who dealt in Walker Muffler Parts. It came with a lifetime warranty...
• Re: 85 muffler question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 25 Apr 2001 06:16:49 EDT
  ...The rods are sold separately from our 1.9 muffler. The 1.9 muffler comes with the main rod which is attached to the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - Mike Lawrence
  Sat, 16 Mar 2002 15:06:45 -0800
  ...The only problem was with the Bug Pack Muffler & that was not Chirco.com's fault it is a design problem. The support strap...
• Re: Exhaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Backus, Brian G
  Tue, 3 Mar 1998 14:42:14 -0800
  ...I had a Yamaha 650 Seca that I only got about 4000 miles on when the mufflers started going. > ---------- > From: Perkins[SMTP:dad@TOGETHER...
• Muffler alignment
  Historical mailing list - Jason Pufahl
  Tue, 18 Nov 2003 23:29:40 +0000
  ...I am putting a new muffler on my van and just want to verify if there is a flow direction I need to worry...
• Re: Mufflers & Waterpumps
  Historical mailing list - (Donna Cassano)
  Sun, 6 Aug 2000 00:10:58 -0400
  Chuck Roehm wrote: > ...Recently I solved the muffler problem for good by installing the Stebro > stainless unit. A nice looking unit, sounds great, easy...
• Muffler Shield
  Historical mailing list - Fafa Nugon
  Sat, 7 Oct 2000 15:50:22 HST
  Anyone devise a muffler shield besides what's on the 2.1, I'm getting paint damage due to years of heat to the...
• Re: Wanted - exhaust brackets 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 07:25:22 EDT
  ...David, the muffler brackets are different from the 2WD for the Syncro. These brackets are only available from a VW dealer, if they are...
• FW: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - AJordans
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 19:19:26 -0400
  ...Find a welder and have him weld a 90 degree pipe to the muffler and don't forget to put a hanger on it...
• Rustoleum for Muffler Brackets: Will it take the heat?
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Fri, 1 Apr 2011 21:58:37 -0700
  ...I used Hi Temp paint on the old brackets but rust was showing on brackets where they meet the muffler. In part, I figured...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 05:47:48 EDT
  ...Sooooo, how do you think ANYONE can make a muffler from good quality Stainless Steel and sell it for $124.00 ? BIG Question ! >>>>>>as...
• Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 09:01:31 -0700
  ...OR an aftermarket cat and muffler with 2" inlets/outlets. After the collector, the Jetta is 2" pipe. What is the diameter of exhaust...
• Broken Catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Bill Nagle
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 21:27:19 -0500
  Less than 2000 Miles ago I got a new tiico engine, new catalytic converter and muffler, etc....the CC has cracked apart just before...
• Re: Bucking Fixed by removing AFM harness
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 27 Oct 1999 10:45:34 EDT
  My only guess is that the muffler may have been defective from day one. Perhaps a baffle came loose internally and was moving around...
• stebro muffler
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 08:22:07 -0700
  got my 1.9 muffler and installed it within ahhh asked my wife about 1 hour, the thing looks bitchin, can't drive still...
• Re: Mechanic says $250 muffler - Go DYNOMAX - link, pics and info
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 16:37:37 -0600
  ...Mechanic says $250 muffler - Go DYNOMAX I use a Dynomax muffler, round with about 2'' inlet and outlet. Quiet, flows well and it fits...
• Re: Stock muffler system for 81 vanagon????
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 8 Aug 2002 09:14:30 -0400
  ...Stock muffler system for 81 vanagon???? Hello, Wondering if there is supposed to be a clamp holding the muffler to the bracket.................My "complete...
• Re: Screw the $250 muffler!
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Thu, 13 Dec 2001 15:39:19 -0500
  My experience with "bargain" mufflers is you get what you pay for. My mistake(years ago) was to let a muffler shop do the...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
  Mon, 8 Aug 2005 15:56:49 -0700
  ...Yes, Stebro will replace the muffler, BUT IMHO paying SO MUCH for a muffler that breaks and that then costs me a weld job...
• Re: Wanted - exhaust brackets 87 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Michael Snow
  Tue, 14 Jun 2005 06:06:54 -0700
  ...Quantity Price Item Description ---------------------------------------------------- 1x $70.61 025 251 519H Muffler Bracket 1x $70.61 025 251 520K Muffler Bracket 2x $14.20 025...
• Re: Which 2.1 muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 02:00:09 -0400
  The Go Westy Muffler has a heavy wall stainless steel shell and for flow it is basically a straight through design. The only downside...
• STAINLESS STEEL Exhaust is HERE!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 15 May 2000 10:20:05 -0400
  ...I also have Jopex mufflers with Stainless Steel bodies. Jopex does not actually make these mufflers; they import them from South Africa. Unlike the...
• STEBRO Muffler News
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 11 Jul 2000 06:42:15 EDT
  The <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/reviews.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler Reviews & Comments</A> webpage has been updated this morning...
• Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - Richard Ferguson
  Fri, 13 Oct 2000 23:58:54 -0700
  ...The muffler is now moving around and cannot be stabilized. Has anyone else had this problem? The muffler strap cannot be tightened down enough...
• Re: what do you need with a TIICO conversion
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 18:08:16 EDT
  ...3) what the difference in a muffler and tailpipe? 4) what is the muffler carrier? Are those the straps that hold the muffler out...
• Tiico install - muffler straps for 88
  Historical mailing list - marty guinn
  Thu, 20 Sep 2001 11:12:52 -0400
  Hi all, I'm looking for the metal muffler straps for an 88 model. Two of them. The ones on mine are pretty much...
• Re: stebro muffler
  Historical mailing list - Tim Timothy
  Sat, 8 Sep 2001 13:26:53 EDT
  ...Central Daylight Time, fortino1@ONEBOX.COM writes: > got my 1.9 muffler and installed it within ahhh asked my wife > about 1 hour, the...
• 87 vanagon 2.1 muffler install used bd parts
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Clayman, MD
  Thu, 28 Dec 2006 18:12:42 -0500
  Hi, I just finished installing the new muffler and rear pipe and now have an exhaust leak around the right head connection. Which way...
• Re: Holey muffler, Batman!
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Fri, 5 Jan 2007 01:14:44 -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: Replacement Muffller selections
  Historical mailing list - Nathaniel Poole
  Thu, 21 Dec 2006 13:53:06 -0800
  ...http://www.thesamba.com/vw/forum/viewtopic.php?t=207649&highlight=stainless+ muffler Nathaniel On 12/21/06 11:29 AM, "Dave Vickery" <davevickery...
• Re; Very dented muffler from Bus Depot
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Tue, 19 Dec 2000 06:46:58 -0800
  ...Very dented muffler from Bus Depot I just received my brand-new muffler from Bus Depot. I opened the packaging which is the typical...
• Re: Need to replace Muffler and Tailpipe on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 17:11:33 -0500
  ...Most of the work is in removing the old > muffler. You might also consider getting the new muffler and tailpipe > ceramic coated to help...
• any experience with supertrapp mufflers?
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 28 Apr 1998 22:11:04 -0400
  my cousin has had supertrapp mufflers on his dirtbikes for years, and they have done a great job keeping his 4-stroke honda xr400...
• Muffler prices
  Historical mailing list - ChuckKuecker
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 08:24:13 -0600
  ...the parts are quality I will be getting a cat and muffler from them... Chuck Kuecker ckuecker@mcs.net '83 Scirocco (Katy's car...
• Re: Fw: Muffler brackets and things, 87 Syncro manual
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Bey
  Mon, 19 Oct 1998 17:30:07 EDT
  In a message dated 10/19/98 1:50:53 PM, you wrote: <<I could use an affordable set of muffler brackets also. >> There...
• catalytic converter/muffler problems due to tiico engine vibrating
  Historical mailing list - Ki
  Fri, 3 Jan 2003 11:04:52 -0800
  so my catalytic converter which i just installed 3 months ago, broke off the muffler at the weld point due to the tiico engine...
• Muffler Bearings, was RE: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 09:46:46 -0500
  Sorry, I know it's Saturday but regarding muffler bearings- Many car exhaust systems use a "ball joint" type connection to allow the exhaust...
• Re: Fw: Muffler and Headers Report--OUTSTANDING
  Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
  Thu, 4 Sep 1997 10:58:34 -0400
  ...September 4, 1997 1:03 AM > > > > Scott McDonell wrote: > > > > > > David Bartolini wrote: > > > > > > > I recently purchased a Turbo Muffler from S & S (602-847-9000...
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:43:12 -0400
  > So what is the advantage of stainless muffler? Resistance to > rust? Or does it just look cool? Resistance to rust. Doesn't really look...
• Re: O2 sensor and exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Mon, 3 Sep 2001 23:25:31 EDT
  In a message dated 9/3/01 8:19:34 PM, DBingham@CASAGOFASTICA.COM writes: << I also need a muffler, I plan to go...
• Square EGR Canisters - Repair
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:21:53 -0500
  ...After that I sand them down and apply more Fiberglas and muffler sealer. Then bake them again. The muffler seal is about the same...
• wasserboxer muffler & CAT
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 1 Feb 96 12:55:41 EST
  To all ye wasserboxer owners, The new muffler I got from EuroParts has a heat shield brazed onto it. The old one didn't...