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  • Re: 1.9L exhaust system comments
    Historical mailing list - Barry E. Muller
    Sun, 28 Apr 2002 14:41:24 -0400
    ...1.9L exhaust system comments > > Here is my question about this: I have seen dozens of broken VW cases > where > > the rod/piston, whatever...
  • Re: P-mail?
    Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
    Thu, 23 May 2002 19:34:27 -0700
    Always preferred the intake manifold to the exhaust system, myself. Friday somewhere, no? Karl ----- Original Message ----- From: "Bret Berger" <bret@STONEFLYTECH.COM> To: <vanagon...
  • Re: 2.1L DJ-code WBX into '84 Westy - first 1900 mile trip impressions
    Historical mailing list - levi hawkins
    Sat, 6 Dec 2008 15:15:02 -0800
    ...include the cooling > system, ECU, harness, FI, and stainless exhaust system with an ss > Dansk muffler (thanks for the exhaust bracket, Terry!), into my...
  • Re: Syncro Performance Exhaust sytem needed
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 31 Jan 2001 10:13:47 EST
    I have one S&S Performance Header system left. This works with the your Cat. I don't have any performance mufflers right now...
  • Re: [T2] [BP] What is this-Is it a compressor??
    Historical mailing list - Open Wheel Racing
    Fri, 28 Feb 2003 09:58:05 -0600
    ...1) I don't see any valve train! 2) Where is the exhaust system? 3) All of that electrical system, and no spark or...
  • Re: Exhaust solutions for inline convert
    Historical mailing list - robert
    Sat, 26 May 2012 22:53:24 +0000
    ...So besides Don Hanson (who's sent me a ton of > pictures), who's had some success in building an exhaust system that > didn...
  • EGR on 1978 2.0L engine questions
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 May 96 13:50:13 PDT
    ...I know that exhaust IS flowing through the system as I can feel it with my finger when one of the pipe flanges is...
  • Re: Negligent mechanic?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 20 Aug 2005 06:53:33 EDT
    ...There is no other exhaust system anywhere similar so even competent exhaust mechanic may have problems. Always best to find someone who knows what...
  • Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
    Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
    Sun, 29 Aug 2021 07:18:56 -0400
    ...My plan was to starting hitting all the nuts and bolts the day I order the system. I think 'we' have decided on the...
  • Re: Putting a 2.1L where my 1.9L used to be......
    Historical mailing list - Chris S.
    Sat, 12 May 2012 20:43:17 -0400
    I've installed a complete 2.1 from a European import Syncro with 2.1 exhaust, ECU, intake, dizzy, wiring harness, and cooling system...
  • Re: Copper nuts for exhaust
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 13 May 1996 14:21:13 +0000
    ...I will say that in removing the exhaust system on my 535i 4 times, (long story) the copper nuts do seem to have made...
  • 88 Waterboxer exhaust
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Jun 1996 20:25:58 PST
    Any suggestions on getting a new exhaust system for my Vanagon? All I really need is the pipe between the collector and the catalytic...
  • perfomance exhaust, etc
    Historical mailing list - Joel VanderKwaak
    Fri, 13 Feb 2004 15:09:08 -0800
    ...what sort of performance gain, if any, might I expect from replacing the stock exhaust system with something 'better' (e.g. S&S headers...
  • Re: muffler repair in Chicago area
    Historical mailing list - Airic
    Tue, 24 Apr 2007 19:59:06 -0500
    Jenny I highly suggest you contact Terry for any exhaust needs in the Chicago Area. Good people, and he knows the vanagon exhaust system...
  • Re: 87 Westy - headers or stock exhaust?
    Historical mailing list - Chuck Hill
    Tue, 9 Dec 2003 06:01:46 -0600
    ...The question is, which system should I put on....the plain stock exhaust or the S&S headers? I've done both on different...
  • Re: exhaust nuts
    Historical mailing list - Joy Hecht
    Thu, 12 Aug 2004 10:47:07 +0300
    ...wasserboxer :::exhaust with the factory exhaust system on it. or i assume it was since :::the van is from arizona. anyhow the exhaust nuts...
  • Re: 73 kombi backfiring
    Historical mailing list
    Mon, 25 Mar 96 12:59:06 PST
    ...Finally, I have checked >and tightened all of the nuts and bolts on the exhaust system and >have found no holes anywhere. The hole...
  • FS Parting '86 Van, 2.1L Eng &exhaust parts
    Historical mailing list - Ray Brubaker
    Mon, 12 Jul 2010 22:09:38 -0400
    ...the long-block, induction system, fuel system, coolant system, ignition parts, some good accessories. Almost new muffler, some usable exhaust header pipes, two good...
  • Re: Major exhaust woes! (Stud replacement???!!!)
    Historical mailing list - George Goff
    Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:31:51 EST
    ...on the aftermarket junk every time you have to revisit the exhaust system in the future. In the past, I've even installed used...
  • Re: Dometic Fridge - air pump check valve
    Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
    Wed, 13 Aug 2008 10:44:09 -0700
    ...Service in the Ottawa Valley > _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ > (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) > _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome...
  • Re: exhaust leak
    Historical mailing list
    Thu, 7 Oct 1999 22:28:11 EDT
    What flange is warped? Around the exhaust port on the head or the exhaust pipe? If it is on the pipe why not just...
  • Flanges...
    Historical mailing list - Mike and Angie Schwendau
    Thu, 5 Mar 1998 11:44:27 -0500
    ...Just had the orignal Exhaust finally changed out for a Midas system. They did good work.. expect a bad seal on the head has...
  • Re: DIESEL exhaust question
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:28:18 -0800
    Page 26.6 of the latest Bentley has a illustration that shows all the pieces of the diesel exhaust system. It shows the 3...
  • Re: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
    Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
    Tue, 18 Aug 2015 08:40:32 -0700
    ...The 2.1 came with an oil cooler that won't fit with the 1.9's exhaust or work with its cooling system...
  • Re: Engine swappers: How low can your engine go and keep you going?
    Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
    Mon, 8 Jan 2001 23:49:27 EST
    ...I also applied the ceramic coatings to the entire exhaust system, the exhaust valve radius, exhaust port and piston top to reduce the radiant...
  • Vanagon Transaxle Oil Change
    Historical mailing list
    Sat, 23 Sep 1995 17:54:09 -0500
    ...I'll leave it in if someone tells me I have to rip the exhaust system out). Any suggestions? Redline? Which kind? Donald Baxter
  • Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip + FIBER EXHAUST GASKET WARNING
    Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
    Wed, 10 Aug 2005 11:51:23 -0400
    ...due to excessive vibration, stress caused by a tweaked pipe somewhere in the exhaust system, etc.) - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot...
  • Re: 3 really easy exhaust questions.
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 13 Nov 2007 06:08:55 EST
    ...Below is my "Vanagon Exhaust System Install" document I send out with my Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems. It may be of some help. It...
  • Re: Exhaust System Options
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sat, 20 Mar 2010 00:23:19 EDT
    ...Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper...
  • Re: exhaust system
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 26 Feb 1997 14:14:56 +0200
    I mailed interests of several people from Germany. I got no response. Maybe I have to get in contact with FLAPS to get some...
  • Re: E-van Performance Parts
    Historical mailing list - David Bartolini
    Tue, 7 Oct 1997 07:51:50 -0400
    InPhase Research-Tomas&Treshell Black wrote: > > Are there any such things? > > Ya know, like other VW's; computer chips, exhaust systems, shocks, > etc... > > Thanks...
  • Re: Exhaust Gaskets
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Wed, 31 Jul 2002 14:19:29 -0400
    ...Exhaust Gaskets Can the head to exhaust gasket be replaced without removing the rest of the exhaust system? (2.1) Matt
  • Re: O2 Sensors need grounding? (was STILL BUCKING & KICKING!!!)
    Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
    Sun, 13 Aug 2000 13:53:13 -0400
    ...Could this be the cause of the 'Vanagon Sydrome?' -Larry Gary Stearns wrote: > Do oxygen sensors require grounding through the exhaust system? Could this...
  • Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
    Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
    Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:39:59 -0800
    ...stock DV exhasut systems seldom crack ... if they do it's due to letting them go when things are tired ... the turbo exhaust systems...
  • Re: [wetwesties] which exhaust system is best?
    Historical mailing list - Paul Brower
    Thu, 9 Dec 1999 08:30:00 -0800
    ...similar to the water cooled as far exhaust goes. 2 years ago I replaced the whole system, and here is the problems/tricks as...
  • Re: squished gas tank?
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 24 Jun 2010 06:26:31 EDT
    ...Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/) a VW Camper...
  • Re: exhaust part number/info needed
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Thu, 1 May 2008 05:51:15 EDT
    ...Yes, it's listed with no price as the new company, LEV-FAB, I'm dealing with to manufacture the Stainless Exhaust system components...
  • Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:07:41 -0500
    ...An exhaust leak that lets oxygen into the exhaust system will cause the o2 sensor to think the engine is running lean, causing the...
  • Re: More O2 Sensor confusion...
    Historical mailing list - wb6otg
    Tue, 6 Mar 2001 14:07:41 -0500
    ...An exhaust leak that lets oxygen into the exhaust system will cause the o2 sensor to think the engine is running lean, causing the...
  • Re: 72-74 exhaust on an 80-83 bus
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Sun, 3 Mar 2002 19:37:31 -0600
    ...80 Westy Pokey <pokey@VANAGON.ORG> writes: > Is it true that exhaust systems from 72-74 buses fit on 80-83 > vanagons? > > Thanks, > Chris...
  • BusFusion News
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Sun, 22 Jun 2008 08:32:27 EDT
    ...Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome...
  • Re: '82 Jetta conversion exhaust
    Historical mailing list - mark drillock
    Tue, 13 Aug 2002 08:45:29 -0700
    Ken, do you have a down pipe or at least a mating flange to attach the rest of the exhaust system to this manifold...
  • Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
    Historical mailing list - neil N
    Sun, 30 Mar 2008 13:48:04 -0700
    ...I doubt it will 'grind holes' where they touch, > but a small clearance would prevent even that possibility. > I have had exhaust systems that...
  • Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
    Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
    Tue, 23 Sep 2008 18:10:46 -0700
    ...There is an flex bellows in the > exhaust system. > > TIA for any pointers or pics of successful designs! >
  • Re: stock speaker
    Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
    Tue, 23 Nov 2010 05:45:21 EST
    ...Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Systems_ (http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm) _BusFusion_ (http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm...
  • Re: New exhaust install
    Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
    Mon, 7 Apr 2003 09:08:40 -0700
    ...New exhaust install My 89 Westy is in need of a new exhaust system. I'm thinking the whole thing. Has anyone installed one...
  • Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
    Historical mailing list - David Kao
    Thu, 19 Feb 2009 18:21:19 -0800
    ...Thursday, February 19, 2009, 5:34 PM > hi, > yes.....you can use the 1.9 exhaust system..........either > exhaust system, 1.9 or 2...
  • Re: Dual Exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
    Mon, 22 Apr 2002 11:50:42 -0500
    Try S&S Headers they make a few equal length header systems. I've got a system on my Air Cooled 83 that I...
  • Re: troubleshooting tiico noise/vibrations
    Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
    Wed, 1 Jan 2003 14:41:08 -0700
    ...I think it's the shorter exhaust system, in combination with the other factors, including engine mounting angle. I'd be interested to "hear...
  • Vanagon 5 Cyl. Web site updated
    Historical mailing list
    Fri, 02 May 1997 14:11:33 +0300
    ...Web site: -Engine bay lid page added, lyrics still missing -Exhaust system: added pictures and drawings -Engine support: added drawings Helmut '80 Camper
  • Re: Exhaust Systems: Syncro/Stainless
    Historical mailing list - Dylan Friedman
    Sun, 10 Nov 2002 21:29:46 -0500
    Ron, Are Stainless Steel pipes available for a Syncro? I know that one of the head pipes is the same for Syncro/2wd, what...
  • Re: Emissions failure Nox
    Historical mailing list - Walter Houle
    Wed, 17 Jun 2009 17:06:10 -0400
    ...Before you do anything, check all your exhaust system flanges and gaskets. Any leak creates an air pulse which fools your O2 sensor and...
  • Re: Oxygen Sensor Ground
    Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
    Sat, 25 Mar 2006 10:48:19 -0500
    ...wire O2 sensor? I don't want to trust the rusting exhaust system and its connections. The only permanent connection I can think of...
  • Exaust system replacement
    Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
    Mon, 3 Jun 2013 18:57:38 -0600
    Hi all Vanagonians, I'm thinking of replacing the complete exhaust system for my 1985 Vanagon, by purchassing the parts from the Busdepot. Has...
  • Re: EGR for aircooled vanagon
    Historical mailing list
    Wed, 6 Mar 1996 09:23:00 PST
    I have always been curious about what an EGR system actually accomplished? Does recirculating a small amount of exhaust gas actually cause the engine...
  • buy a FORD?
    Historical mailing list - greg rich
    Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:29:53 MDT
    ...This is a rear-engined vehicle with a unique exhaust system, and like some other VW bus years, the exhaust simply does not go...
  • Re: Recommended Exhaust System for '88 Vangon
    Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
    Tue, 13 May 2008 11:53:46 -0400
    ...Not only does your complete cost of the exhaust system go up because of one of the header pipes is more expensive but the...
  • Re: S&S Exhaust system, how bad????
    Historical mailing list - Miguel Pacheco
    Tue, 26 Feb 2008 18:34:06 -0500
    ...like (I'd better.)Add to this the fact that this exhaust system is still in service on the same Syncro, after many winters...
  • Free Parts From 81 Vanagon
    Historical mailing list - Melissa Mourkas
    Wed, 26 Sep 2001 11:12:30 -0400
    ...Custom Dual Exhaust for 80-83 air-cooled Vanagon: Originally an EMPI dual quietpack design. This particular system was VERY cheaply made and after...
  • Re: I4 conversion exhaust
    Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
    Sat, 8 Mar 2008 20:28:37 -0800
    ...I believe having the exhaust system coupled to the engine all the way is the best system. some info is on my website. Alistair...