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• Re: 89 Bluestar project
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 2 Feb 2014 03:19:11 -0800
  ...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: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Keith Hughes
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 19:48:15 -0700
  ...If VW cuts tailpipe emissions in terms o= f PPM at the expense of fuel economy, what is the net effect? Consideration s= hould...
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:24:28 EDT
  ...its own > mounting brackets which are stainless steel and an integrated tailpipe > which is also stainless steel. The complete unit is guaranteed for life...
• Re: (F) Re: New Toy / I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done
  Historical mailing list - Yoel and Tina Crane
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 12:22:31 -0700
  ...So, I lied and told them that a squirrel probably > thought the tailpipe was a good place to store some acorns. > > George >
• Re: O2 sensor grounding?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Wed, 15 Feb 2006 17:02:32 -0500
  ...Replaced, >rewired, etc. > >Questions: (a) is the ground on this ever a problem? Given that it has to >pass through 21 year old tailpipes...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:15:04 -0700
  ...The S&S header set-up is no noiser than stock, in fact if you utilize the stock muffler/tailpipe with the system it...
• Re: O2 Sensor Wire
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Thu, 13 Jan 2005 20:49:32 -0600
  ...If there is ANY continuity > between > the two, even with the O2 sensor disconnected at the tailpipe, the ECU > will > freak out, and make...
• California emissions laws
  Historical mailing list - Vern in Bend
  Tue, 4 Mar 2008 10:37:23 -0800
  ...New emissions requirements have come as continual efforts to keep up with the sheer volume of vehicles and their tailpipes (and filler pipes). And...
• Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:14:51 -0700
  ...undertook in earnest this morning.  I had done the muffler and tailpipe a couple of years ago and am now doing the four main...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 02:49:30 -0400
  ...Out of the tailpipe, apart >>> from >>> white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I >>> might guess to be...
• Re: Rocky Mtn Westy Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Joe Novak
  Wed, 1 Apr 2015 13:11:07 -0700
  ...They are not stainless and will rust. > > The final fit commonly has the cat-exhaust-tailpipe assembly sloping > downward to the right. It hangs...
• Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - Bob Mund
  Sun, 16 May 2010 06:48:41 -0600
  ...WIth a bit of smoke out the tailpipe. I make the dash to my house and as I'm slowing down to pull in...
• Re: Mouse stuff in dash (funny)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 17 Jan 2007 10:58:55 -0600
  ...see a family of mice being shot out of the twin tailpipes. Jim On Jan 17, 2007, at 10:15 AM, Anthony Egeln wrote...
• Re: Seeking comments on Muffler Replacement
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 20 Jun 2000 09:47:07 EDT
  ...This is $120 and bolts up with minimum hassle as well and has it's own tailpipe (you need to make a small strap...
• Report On Oil Pump Replacement Project: 87GL
  Historical mailing list - Mark Smith
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 11:33:44 EST
  ...I had previously planned to replace the muffler and tailpipe so this was an excellent opportunity to accomplish both missions. It is also a...
• Is there a market for my VanaJetta Westy?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Wed, 22 Oct 2008 14:19:39 -0700
  ...Custom exhaust, but new O2 sensor/cat/Walker "Vanagon" muffler/tailpipe and new diesel Vanagon style hand-made exhaust mount brackets and hangers. No...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:21:19 EST
  ...can get a "turbo" muffler that replaces the stock muffler and tailpipe ($120). So these pieces are totally interchangeable with the stock stuff. You...
• IT WORKS!!! Mostly
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Sat, 16 Jun 2007 21:15:20 -0400
  ...I knew i needed a muffler/tailpipe......possibly a cat (might be clogged), but he tells me manifolds are in my future and says...
• '84 Westy: Broken down in NY...HELP!
  Historical mailing list - adam r. marcotte
  Tue, 13 Aug 1996 19:28:08 -0400
  ...Oil level was OK, but as soon as engine turns over, the light flashes amd temp rises; white smoke out of tailpipe, awful smell...
• Euro-Drive: UPDATE 87 Volkswagen Vanagon, No-start
  Historical mailing list - "Jerry Thomas (by way of Derek Drew )"
  Fri, 14 May 1999 10:32:59 -0400
  ...in engine compartment.Engine started and ran pumping gas out of tailpipe untill stall.As a little background,I am not the tech doing...
• Re: Exhaust question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 1 Oct 2010 11:59:58 -0400
  ...The kit consists of a very heavy duty German made Ernst muffler, plus a tailpipe and hardware kit. There is no comparison between this...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Travis Newhouse
  Sat, 24 Sep 2011 22:09:07 -0700
  ...I held the block tester near the tailpipe and pull air through it. Fluid turns yellow. I'm feeling pretty good that exhaust gas...
• Re: Aux. heater questions.
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 13 Oct 94 09:07:55 MDT
  ...If the tailpipe is missing then the exhaust shoots straight at the tranny. > > Ya see, when I turn on the auxiliary heater-- which is...
• Re: Subaru Forester 2.5
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Tue, 31 Jan 2023 18:07:03 -0800
  ...cause,,, Subies can exhibit oil consumption without > > showing any smoke @ the tailpipe ~ > > Take good care of it & it might very well be a very...
• Re: [Syncro] Syncro Transmission Removal Advice?
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 22 Dec 2010 09:41:24 -0800
  ...You may also have interference with the muffler/tailpipe if you don't lower the back of the engine some before tilting the whole...
• Re: Rust factors was..POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:24:14 -0600
  ...but Matthew, what goes first in >an exhaust system? The tailpipe... then the muffler. The last thing to rust >out is the down or...
• Stebro Stainless Exhaust NEWS !
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 18 Jul 1998 07:33:13 -0400
  ...They made these parts up while I was there as they also welded on the input/CAT connection flange and the tailpipe. So, the...
• Re: Gasoline in sump???
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 28 Jun 2021 21:57:21 -0400
  ...Last week it started smoking heavily out the tailpipe. > I had just changed the oil and filter ( Castrol 20-50) and thought perhaps > I...
• Re: Subie engine prices
  Historical mailing list - Craig Morton
  Sun, 27 Dec 2009 12:04:53 -0800
  ...You can fail because they don't like the engine you chose, even though what comes out of the tailpipe is 500% cleaner than...
• Re: Newbie
  Historical mailing list - Maureen Stretch
  Mon, 18 Aug 97 17:39:00 -0500
  ...And the muffler tailpipe rusts >out eventually. Thanks, you back up what others have said. This is a big relief. I did replace the...
• Re: Help diagnose Cinco
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 26 Oct 2005 09:23:10 -0400
  ...mean it couldn't be....just like a potato in the tailpipe). ...a couple hours work and you may end up replacing pricey parts...
• Re: Compression Question
  Historical mailing list - John Tomljenovic
  Sun, 18 Aug 2002 09:38:03 -0400
  ...to keep it running and get the revs up - but huge clouds of >blue >smoke would come pouring out the tailpipe like james Bond . . . .
• Re: Road rage cause--Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Fri, 23 Sep 2005 00:05:17 -0700
  ...a-hole in an > > F350 pickup trying to crawl up my tailpipe (a-hem!) on a freeway > > on-ramp > > this morning made me wish...
• Re: engine pushing exhaust into coolant system
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Sat, 1 Dec 2007 14:15:57 -0800
  ...If it was dual exhaust you could sniff the two tailpipes with a smog machine, but it's not dual exhaust so that's...
• Re: Failed emission inspection
  Historical mailing list - Gregg Carlen
  Sun, 6 Mar 2011 20:49:29 -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...
• Re: Water pump, Thermostat
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 15 Dec 2006 15:28:28 -0800
  ...a few years ago, my mileage got slightly better and the tailpipe was a lot cleaner (relatively speaking) in the long run. Heater felt...
• Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:45:46 +0200
  ...it broke anywhere, of > course) and while coveting the stainless steel tailpipe I had fabricated, he > expressed his dismay with how quickly the exhaust...
• Re: Fuel system...follow up
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Sun, 13 Jun 2004 04:40:21 -0400
  ...perhaps >very rich mixture, perhaps other - would expect black smoke out tailpipe. > >if oily, then poor oil control and time to check compression - would...
• Re: Intermittent Stuttter refined
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mancuso
  Thu, 7 Mar 96 15:23:50 -0500
  ...This time I noticed on the fresh fallen snow lots of black soot >coming from the tailpipe. Lots. Joel W. thought it might be...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 19:08:04 -0700
  ...Works well on the exhaust too, only there you > stick the stopper in the tailpipe. > > One surprising place I found leaks was the base...
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 22:20:15 -0800
  ...I love it when they don't hassle you about what engine is in > there, just what comes out of the tailpipe..........which is...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:36:10 -0700
  ...David --- craig cowan <phishman068@GMAIL.COM> wrote: > I have installed a new muffler and tailpipe with new gaskets, but to > no avail, as i...
• Re: Better MPG or snake oil - baking soda voodoo
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 10 Jun 2008 12:19:52 -0400
  ...If it were true that half the H + O was going out the tailpipe unburned, then the same would be true of any fuel...
• Re: Old fuel rails Ok or Disaster waiting to happen?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Jan 2016 00:07:19 -0500
  ...How about their stainless steel tailpipe? Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Michael McSwain Sent...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:23:30 -0500
  ...My last clogged cat had milky gray liquid coming out of the tailpipe, so that's why I was checking other things first. I...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 16:00:26 -0400
  ...case, it is the muffler body that is stainless, not the tailpipe, flanges, or hardware.) Since the price difference is only about $20, the...
• Re: Van dies while coming to a stop
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 16 May 2010 12:07:13 -0400
  ...WIth a bit of smoke out the tailpipe. I make the dash to my house and as I'm slowing down to pull in...
• engine noises
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Mon, 23 Jun 2003 21:40:16 -0400
  ...I seem to be getting some white smoke out the tailpipe, something I never really noticed before. The exhaust valve on cylinder #1 (the...
• Re: clean air again
  Historical mailing list - George Chapman
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 11:23:49 -0700
  ...So the reduced pollution at the electric vehicle "tailpipe" is somewhat countered by the increased emissions at the power plant "smokestack." Diesel-electric hybrids...
• Blue van FLYING I-75 Georgia Sat 6-10 - photo's!
  Historical mailing list - Horace K. Sawyer
  Tue, 13 Jun 2000 00:16:46 -0400
  ...But, the tailpipe configuration looked traditional. Maybe he just had it floored the whole trip. He maintained this speed for 40 miles or so...
• Re: mechanics in Durham, NC area
  Historical mailing list - Jim Henry
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 20:19:23 -0400
  ...Michelle Pesavento wrote: > Hi folks, > > I was told by the inspection station around the corner that I'll need a new > muffler and tailpipe...
• Muffler clamp question
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 5 Jan 2011 13:37:19 -0800
  ...I have a back-up mount that holds the exhaust up when these hose clamps break, but that is attached to the tailpipe and...
• Re: VW head question
  Historical mailing list - KENWILFY
  Thu, 12 Mar 1998 23:05:50 EST
  ...I had steam coming out of my tailpipe 'cause the head gasket blew. So I used this Moroso and it resealed the heads without...
• Re: [WetWesties] Quick Air Cooled 2.0 Bay-Vanagon parts question
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 10 Jun 2013 19:48:26 -0700
  ...on Canadian) is NOT the same Fed 79 and Canadian Muffler/Tailpipe is the same. Some Canadian Vanagons use the 72-74 Muffler which...
• Re: (F) Re: New Toy / I'll Have My Rodent Well-Done
  Historical mailing list - Aristotle Sagan
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 11:59:56 -0700
  ...So, I lied and told them that a squirrel probably thought the tailpipe was a good place to store some acorns. George
• Re: Exhaust system insulation
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Thu, 19 May 2005 11:19:42 -0700
  ...I will agree that wrapping the exhaust really helps keep the engine bay cooler and the exhaust gases moving out the tailpipe. Be prepared...
• Re: We went to Mammoth Lakes for a few days too....
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 31 Jul 2011 08:16:07 -0700
  ...it is. > -- > Cya, > Robert > > '87 & '86 Auto GLs > Talking through my tailpipe here, since I don't know much about waterboxer motors.. Could the...
• Re: Help... need portland, OR shop recommendation
  Historical mailing list - Becks
  Fri, 13 Dec 2002 15:47:14 -0800
  ...It looks like the stuff is dissappearing, and i'm reasonably sure it is out the tailpipe, so we all know what that means...
• Re: My Vanagon and MASSIVE weather system in Alabama tonight
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 20 Mar 2018 21:01:01 +0000
  ...Local garage chief told them blow on the tailpipe. That will pop the dimples right out. They were huffing and puffing when a blondie...
• Re: Exhaust system question
  Historical mailing list - David Higginbotham
  Mon, 5 Feb 2001 14:15:53 -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...