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• My Van Runs Now 245/75/16 Re: anything special I should do after vans been sitting?
  Historical mailing list - Derek Drew
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 12:08:11 -0500
  ...do, >except make sure there isn't a banana in the tailpipe. > >If it has been sitting 9 months or more, the list becomes...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 22:20:03 -0500
  ...I had done the muffler and tailpipe a couple of years ago and am now doing the four main pipes upstream of the cat...
• Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 13:01:03 -0500
  ...The tell tale sign for us(with guidance from a friend more knowledgeable) was a milky gray colored liquid dripping from the tailpipe. We...
• Re: exhaust part number/info needed
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Mon, 21 Apr 2008 12:22:32 -0400
  When I got my '91 GL, the brackets were totally missing and the muffler was supported on the tailpipe side by a rubber donut...
• 89 syncro westy ac fixed (correctly this time)
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Mon, 4 Sep 2000 14:43:33 -1000
  ...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
• Martin's tailpipe smoke color guide to troubleshooting
  Historical mailing list - Martin Jagersand
  Thu, 17 Jun 1999 13:41:24 -0400
  Wrote the following guide to what can be wrong with a Diesel based on the color of its exhaust smoke. Just got it transferred...
• Re: new muffler question: BusDepot offerings
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 4 Aug 2006 12:18:56 -0700
  ...Thu, 3 Aug 2006 21:22:21 -0700 > > > >need to replace the muffler/tailpipe/strap on my '84 1.9l-- rust finally > >overwhelmed them...
• lots of leftovers for sale
  Historical mailing list - Martin Peitz
  Thu, 21 Jan 1999 21:44:13 -0600
  ...lock $1250 Syncro transmission, with diff lock, busted, with actuator, $400 Syncro tailpipe, org. VW, NEW, galvanized, 85 Syncro only (not a US part...
• Re: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 05:29:38 -0400
  ...Any sign of compression getting to the tailpipe? > > ----- > > lately I've been seeing a lot of flakey 2.1 distributors... but when the hall...
• Fw: Neils' Downpipe/"Y" pics + exhaust flex bushing and pipe reducer questions
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Fri, 4 Apr 2008 20:58:23 -0400
  ...Imagine that run without the cat and muffler supports and with the ability to pivot from the left side so that the tailpipe end...
• Re: Engine conversions and such...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 28 Jun 2001 09:09:52 -0500
  ...is usually a large cloud of blue > smoke > coming from the tailpipe. They will not be collectible! > > > > > Kitzmann <kitzmann@EXIS.NET> on 06/28...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 12:38:40 -0700
  ...I had done the muffler and tailpipe a couple of years ago and am now doing the four main pipes upstream of the cat...
• Re: My Bucko update ll
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:29:24 -0800
  ...this stuff, seems i have > > been having water drips from the tailpipe. i > > run chevron 92 so its on the high octane > > also i...
• Re: "Toyota made a Vanagon also" according to my local Midas Muffler Manager!
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 7 Jul 2006 17:25:13 -0700
  ...The muffler is an ANSA Italy with a Dansk tailpipe installed in 1997 - all which continue to run very well to this day. My...
• Re: Quick troubleshooting question
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 30 Jun 2010 10:31:40 -0400
  ...Pulling over to check > things > out revealed black soot coming from the tailpipe, telling me that we had a > rich issue. I tried to...
• Re: Move to CA - emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Schmitz
  Thu, 10 Aug 2000 17:17:57 -0700
  ...Test results are instantly uploaded to DMV, so you may want to have your van's tailpipe "sniffed" prior to actually executing the test...
• [Syncro] F/S 87 GL SYNCRO (fwd)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 12 Feb 2002 11:15:41 -0800
  ...window crank handles, one wing window lock is missing, muffler's tailpipe rusted off but muffler is still quiet, syncro engagement green led dash...
• Re: What's the richest air fuel ration you can still make run? also friday Megasquirt VW
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Thu, 29 Sep 2011 08:56:45 -0700
  ...it) or the target ratio you > > like to see out the tailpipe when the mixture is correct. > > > > I just did a dyno run with...
• Re: Ford Galaxy Friday
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 10:11:09 -0600
  ...how do the emissions actually compare? I have never understood why tailpipe emission is measured as it is, pollution as a fraction of the...
• $89 Stainless Steel 2.1L Connecting Pipes - and OEM German 1.9L mufflers (not stainless)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 30 Aug 2001 21:19:44 -0400
  ...stainless pipes, stainless-bodied muffler, cast iron collector pipe, mild steel tailpipe): 025 251 053KS $629 (Note: only 6 kits left in stock, then...
• Re: Loss of Power and the CAT
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Thu, 20 May 2004 10:27:20 -0700
  ...The pieces can rattle around and break down into smaller pices and eventually blow out the tailpipe, .However, if exhaust flow remains resticted, loss...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:37:22 -0400
  ...We sell an '86-up setup which includes all stainless piping, although the muffler and tailpipe are not stainless (and the conector pipe is...
• Re: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - tmiller
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 21:56:03 -0400
  ...decrease operating temperature. (That car ended up shooting > coolant > out the tailpipe anyway, replace your thermostat) > > If I fill up my tank once per...
• Re: Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:39:17 -0800
  ...2800 KM in total no real problems save for the unfortunate > meeting of a boulder and my tailpipe. I made it to Jedidiah SP...
• workin' type IIs
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 25 Jun 1996 19:24:10 -0400
  ...He tried starting it up, and black smoke came out the tailpipe. It sounded okay, i mean just like a motor that didn't...
• Re: exhaust quality questions (amendment)
  Historical mailing list - Doug Fitz-Randolph
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 13:06:50 -0500
  ...In fact, the muffler mounting system was very nice and simple - although the tailpipe is left pointing at an odd, slightly upwards angle - such...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:43:38 -0400
  ...The stock muffler setup works out to > roughly $200 (including muffler, tailpipe, gaskets, and strap), versus $145 > for the S&S. In my opinion...
• Re: Auto Tranny vs. Manual?
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Fri, 27 Mar 1998 17:59:25 -0800
  ...My mileage when loaded down averages about 15-16mpg, but it's not running rich - my tailpipe is clean enough to eat off of...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 20:55:41 -0700
  ...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! > > > > Cat, muffler, tailpipe are all ~1 year old. Thanks for the tip RE the > higher > > octane fuel. > > > > ----- Original...
• Engine siezed . . . Next steps?
  Historical mailing list - jimcraig
  Fri, 3 Feb 2006 13:21:22 -0800
  ...I did notice a little bit of smoke from the tailpipe last week, but it didn't seem to cloud up when I revved...
• Re: oil in coolant
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Cresawn
  Sun, 3 Jan 2021 18:39:12 -0700
  ...I looked for but did not see white steam/smoke exiting the tailpipe and the cranking behavior was normal. I agree that pressurizing the...
• Re: Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 08:50:42 -0500
  ...The fuel consumption is >around 16.1mpg (automatic) and the tailpipe is very sooty. ( had been >18mpg) The engine is surging/chugging and stalling...
• Air-cooled Vanagon engine for sale
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 5 Oct 2002 13:26:43 -0700
  ...the purchase, reported a small puff of > smoke coming from the tailpipe in situations when I was decelerating. Since > I didn't even notice...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 16:40:18 -0700
  ...The tailpipe has a 3/4 moon cross-section from the collision, which suggests . . . merely hints at . . . tempts me with the possibility that the...
• Re: New Oil cooler...? on Diesel smoke
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Bulley
  Thu, 27 Jul 2000 07:32:30 -0400
  ...Have a smog station sniff (with tailpipe sniffing tool) your coolant reservoir for emissions. If that is positive, you'll know what to do...
• Re: Building Motor From 2.1 To 2.5
  Historical mailing list - John Wessels
  Sat, 9 Sep 2000 14:49:09 EDT
  ...With this kind of set up they would pass a smog tailpipe test as well. I believe that the stock digiphant would be even...
• Re: Buckin' Like a Bronco, Stalling
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 18:26:33 -0500
  ...muffler body, so the > whole cylinder can rotate downward (so the tailpipe points toward the ground > and not toward the people losing their minds...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Florian Speier
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 10:51:06 -0700
  ...The stock muffler setup works out to >> roughly $200 (including muffler, tailpipe, gaskets, and strap), versus >> $145 >> for the S&S. In my opinion...
• S&S header for a GTI experience
  Historical mailing list - Carl Krucke
  Wed, 28 Apr 1999 21:38:56 -0400
  ...1) The tailpipe hookup tube (just downstream of the collector) is the same exact diameter as the other 4 tubes, which is to say...
• FW: Many things
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bergeson
  Mon, 22 Mar 1999 18:54:58 -0500
  ...The tailpipe added another $30. Wow! I installed them last night with minimal issues. I then got in the van and started it. The...
• Re: '85 Engine hesitation help
  Historical mailing list - Thomas Kitts
  Wed, 10 Sep 2008 11:52:32 -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: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 6 Feb 2014 23:14:30 -0500
  ...On a dark and stormy night, backing into a campground spot at Beverly Beach state park, I nudged my tailpipe or muffler onto the...
• Re: Stainless Steel exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  2 Nov 94 03:19 PDT
  ...They also have the tailpipe at about half the price of VW. As for the pipes, gaskets, converter, hangers and any other parts check...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 23:40:08 -0500
  ...can get a "turbo" > muffler that replaces the stock muffler and tailpipe ($120). So these pieces > are totally interchangeable with the stock stuff. You...
• Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Mon, 19 Jan 2004 12:32:34 -0800
  ...I was failed at > my last inspection for > this reason. (They check idle speed as well as > tailpipe emissions.) I knew > my timing was...
• Type IV Valve Job or Rebuild?
  Historical mailing list - McGinnis Terry
  11 May 1995 07:39:42 -0800
  ...2 quarts per tankfull), which of course is coming out the tailpipe as blue-black smoke when accelerating. A compression check showed good compression...
• Opinions-More Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:18:25 +0000
  ...in parts right away, exhaust is toast (needs new muffler and tailpipe, and I'm betting the cat is shot as well). I'd...
• Mufflerizers
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 25 Sep 1994 15:09:26 -0500
  ...This doesn't include any of the fittings, or tailpipes. The JC Whitney muffler thing looks like an excellent deal. 3) Someone else remarked...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Sun, 29 Aug 2004 22:48:07 -0500
  ...This bothers me, but I also realize the effect of buying a new "clean" car means that it is only clean at the tailpipe...
• AUDI Allroad quattro will be produced in Neckarsulm
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 11 Dec 1998 16:46:47 EST
  ...The twin-pipe exhaust system with separate tailpipes at the left and right emphasises the boldly styled rear end of the body. Large 16...
• Re: Buzzer of Death (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - John Koloski
  Wed, 1 Nov 2000 20:57:18 -0500
  ...The tailpipe isn't oily or slimy. The motor only smoked after I > tried using Liquid Wrench to help get the old muffler off...
• Re: My Bucko update ll
  Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
  Tue, 17 Dec 2002 08:42:18 -0800
  ...this stuff, seems i have >>> been having water drips from the tailpipe. i >>> run chevron 92 so its on the high octane >>> also i...
• CARB madness! (Friday)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 20 Jul 2001 16:22:51 EDT
  ...last time I checked these were much more polluting than the tailpipe of your modern fuel injected car). From the late 70s when emissions...
• dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 19:37:29 -0700
  ...Then I put my hand over the tailpipe as he cranked some more. Again there was little air flow. Ah Ha! In spite of...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Tue, 28 May 2002 09:33:39 -0400
  ...I guess I need whatever > the bits coming off the engine are (help!), the heat exchangers, the > crossover, muffler, tailpipe, et cetera. I have...
• Re: Awesome Vanagon Close Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 7 May 2015 17:23:36 -0700
  I just have this vision of all you dieselheads bonding while sitting around the tailpipe huffing that sweet exhaust, and savoring the melodious sound...
• Re: synergy?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Sat, 5 May 2001 14:32:07 -0700
  ...action, before the thing is blowing black smoke out of the tailpipe. Thinking is guidelines of something like</P> <P>First&nbsp;75,000...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 20:28:43 -0400
  ...but begins to run rough and make odd noises out the tailpipe after sitting a while. If I turn them in past zero, the...
• Re: Valve clearance not at tdc?
  Historical mailing list - Bruce Nadig
  Fri, 15 Apr 2005 22:01:17 -0500
  ...but begins to >run rough and make odd noises out the tailpipe after sitting a while. >If I turn them in past zero, the...
• Re: Fake campers, etc.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Fri, 30 Nov 2007 12:53:21 -0500
  ...Making a fake diesel is easy, just slow down and put a handful of ash in your tailpipe. -Craig '85GL On Nov 30, 2007...