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• Just added two pictures to NLA page.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 2 Nov 2002 00:00:01 -0600
  ...I also have some NLA, Exhaust parts for 75/79 Busses and CAL only exhaust 80/83 systems if you're getting cold where...
• BusFusion 2008 Movie
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 17 Jun 2008 07:35:25 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: Donations Requested - Boston Bob
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Oct 2008 05:46:07 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...
• Solar Panel Mount -Flexible Panels?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 2 May 2010 06:57:40 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: Nuts and bolts to use on exhaust
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 28 Nov 2011 22:10:36 -0600
  ...that will stand the test > of time to use on the exhaust system so the next time I have to remove them > for whatever...
• 1.9l Exhaust system sale
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 2 May 2002 14:33:03 -0400
  I got some really good deals on 1.9l Vanagon Exhaust parts that I would like to pass on to the list. These are...
• Re: head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Dec 2007 00:42:00 -0500
  ...head gasket leaking exhaust into cooling system I know this is a common problem but I don't have the money to fix wright...
• Re: Fix Those Exhaust Leaks!
  Historical mailing list - Paul Borghese
  Tue, 28 Nov 2000 19:44:59 -0500
  ...Fix Those Exhaust Leaks! > I fixed a small leak in my '85 exhaust system. It was leaking at a cracked > weld on the pipe...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 11:04:50 -0400
  ...system the better long-term value. Stock setup diagram and pricing: http://busdepot.com/details/exhaust19.jsp (1.9L) http://busdepot.com/details/exhaust21...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 12:30:07 -0400
  ...We have complete exhaust system kits on our site as well. Some folks have a lower price but when you go to buy it...
• Re: Oh no. Exhaust stud breakage.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 20:02:41 -0400
  ...A few weeks ago, I installed a new exhaust system. Without a torch, I paid someone to remove the studs for me. He removed...
• Re: Talking about exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 21:18:34 -0800
  ...Talking about exhausts > At 02:59 PM 11/17/2010 -0800, Scott Daniel - Turbovans wrote: >>and exhaust systems benfit from inspection and care and...
• Re: Stainless vs Copper exhaust nuts
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Sat, 23 Jul 2005 12:03:03 -0700
  ...there any reason one is preferrable over the other for the exhaust system? How about stainless vs regular carbon steel for the bolts into...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - Mark Pinnell
  Wed, 18 Aug 2021 07:30:17 -0400
  ...time I'm looking for thoughts on purchasing a complete new exhaust > system. I have had it off a number of times for repairs...
• Re: Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 14 Feb 2010 15:44:38 -0800
  Scott is kinda right here...improving the exhaust without improving the intake is unlikely to be very effective. Motors are " integrated systems" not just...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Thompson
  Wed, 15 Sep 2004 12:14:27 -0700
  ...I have yet to find an exhaust shop willing to even consider tackling the Vanagon exhaust system, they either laugh uncontrollably or run screaming...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 20 Feb 2005 15:27:28 -0700
  ...Tuned holes in the exhaust system is an old trick to cheat enviro testers. Prior to dyno testing. Those holes become very obvious at...
• Re: [NVC] Griddle recco 2 fit atop Westy stove
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 9 Oct 2009 08:52:30 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: Does JCW sell exhaust for '84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:16:14 -0900
  Ric rote: >Would someone who has a JCW catalog handy check and see if they carry exhaust >systems for the '84 Vanagons. Yep, on...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:03:39 -0400
  ...stock take a look at Bus >> Depot's >> Stainless systems. The 72 to 74 exhaust bolts right >> on to the >> heat exchanngers of non...
• Re: WTB: Air-cooled Muffler, but a weird one...
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Wed, 13 Jul 2005 14:28:27 -0500
  ...what you replace with the aftermarket S & S system. If you need CA only Exhaust parts I have some, CAT, Muffler, Crossover, Heater Boxes...
• Re: Sound mitigation
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 12 Jun 2016 22:16:32 -0700
  ...transfer, but if the stock diesel exhaust brackets should fail it won't destroy the whole system, and it won't bounce into a...
• Re: Exhaust hangers for the 1.9 don't exist either......
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 6 Jul 2008 10:05:35 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: Portland OR Vanagon Engine Swap Shop
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Tue, 18 Aug 2015 09:50:07 -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...
• stainless exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:24:06 -0400
  As I look at purchasing yet another entire exhaust system for my 83.5, I am regretting not having purchased the set of stainless...
• Re: rust, nuts, and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Leo Mulvihill
  Thu, 1 Sep 1994 00:38:28 -0400 (EDT)
  ...I'm talking about the six bolts that hold the > exhaust system to the heater boxes, so 3 bolts on each side. I can...
• Re: Head Problems (87 GL) How bad is it.
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Tue, 26 Jan 1999 20:02:55 EST
  Don; There are two possible sources of cooling system pressurization. One from exhaust gases and another from overheating. A trip to your friendly mechanic...
• Re: Header bolts broken
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 27 Aug 2008 05:48:18 EDT
  ...Scott, sure have to disagree with ya on this one ! I have been using stainless steel bolts and nuts on all the exhaust system...
• Re: exhaust quality questions (amendment)
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Fri, 8 Nov 2002 08:03:34 -0500
  In defense of S&S I have installed about four of their systems myself (one on my own Van) and they didn't seem...
• Re: Exhaust headers and Peanut Oil...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:10:56 -0600
  ...salt lake) who do exhaust work exclusively, all say they find interior pipe rusting as the primary cause of system failure. It's not...
• Re: Beefed up Waterboxer
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Mon, 22 May 2000 13:21:40 EDT
  ...You can scrap the stock FI setup and exhaust system and get a bolt on turbo/FI system to boost the HP to 200...
• Re: Inspection time again - exhaust system blues
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Thu, 21 Jul 2011 16:13:34 +0000
  ...I was lucky enough to find a complete used exhaust system already removed and sitting inside a Vanagon in a junk yard. I got...
• Re: Exhaust solutions for inline convert
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Sat, 26 May 2012 18:14:12 -0400
  ...So besides Don Hanson (who's sent me a ton of > pictures), who's had some success in building an exhaust system that > didn...
• Re: Grumpy update to '81 Westy project
  Historical mailing list - Dave Kautz
  Thu, 27 Jul 95 17:23:39 PDT
  ...This heat exchanger, the muffler and tail pipe are the only exhaust system parts that the two versions have in common, I think. Perhaps...
• if you've been trying to contact me...
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 6 Dec 1995 10:21:32 -0600 (CST)
  ...took the old exhaust system to a welder, who plugged a few holes and reattached the air-preheater. The welder wasn't very smart...
• 84 Westy for sale
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 30 Mar 1996 13:57:43 -0500
  ...cal.) Asking $6800 Has new exhaust system valued at $550 One year old battery Relatively new Michelin tires All camper accessories work
• Re: Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Bostig Eng.
  Thu, 17 Nov 2005 11:50:26 -0500
  ...Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter? > > > > > > > > STAINLEES STEEL is the only way to beat this exhaust loss problem. My > > system on my '87 Westy is now...
• Need help identifying ground wire in engine bay
  Historical mailing list - Tim Marciniak
  Mon, 7 Jul 1997 21:08:28 -0500 (CDT)
  ...This ground strap travels toward the front of the engine and looks like it might end attaching to an exhaust system bracket which I...
• exhaust header thread repair gone wrong?
  Historical mailing list - Owen
  Fri, 29 Aug 2003 10:29:12 -0500
  I think I may have penetrated the water jacket when repairing the stripped exhaust header bolt holes on the head of my 1.9l...
• Re: [Diesel-Vanagon] Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 22 Dec 2012 10:22:42 -0500
  ...Flex couplings and floating exhausts work for vehicles as the have long exhaust systems. The short system on the Vanagon is best to be...
• Head gasket crack?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 18 Apr 94 13:47:02 PDT
  ...head gasket cracks. (It was replaced 6 years ago at a heffty price.) Then, exhaust gas is now getting into the cooling system. (2...
• Re: '80 Vanagon exhaust system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 08:10:59 -0600 (CST)
  Brian Miller writes: >My '80 Vanagon needs the exhaust system replaced. The van has a catalytic >converter and my city (Spokane, WA) has stringent...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 18 Sep 2009 07:04:15 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: Replacing the Air Flow Meter
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/2 wbxs
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 03:30:17 +0000
  ...Install the new AFM and if no idle quality changes occur, the rest of the engine systems are functioning normally. Ideally the exhaust gas...
• Re: My Rusty Exhaust Is No More
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Mon, 19 Jul 2010 16:53:07 -0600
  ...I will probably get new exhaust system from 1 of the vendors & have it professionally installed since I tend to spend less that way...
• Oh no. Exhaust stud breakage.
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Fri, 24 Jun 2005 18:26:37 -0500
  ...A few weeks ago, I installed a new exhaust system. Without a torch, I paid someone to remove the studs for me. He removed...
• Re: 85-H20 loss of coolant mystery
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 25 Sep 2011 11:51:39 -0400
  ...I pressurized the exhaust system and the problem became apparent real fast. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com...
• 2.1l engine for sale too $900.
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 14:31:04 EDT
  ...He was asking $900 for the complete motor, exhaust system, wiring harness and fuel injection system. Let me know if you are interested and...
• Re: Loose exhaust bolt again. fix if stripped?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Tuovinen
  Wed, 20 Jun 2007 10:26:37 -0800
  ...Does the > exhaust move > >as the engine moves if not the flexing system brakes pipes over > time and > >puts excess strain on hardware and...
• coolant system test - results and question
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Mon, 17 Nov 2008 11:00:29 -0500
  ...I read something here recently pointing to exhaust leaks causing air to enter the cooling system, but no mention of white smoke accompanying this...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 16:58:55 -0400
  ...I doubt it will 'grind holes' where they touch, >> but a small clearance would prevent even that possibility. >> I have had exhaust systems that...
• Access to coolant drain plugs? 83.5
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Reeves
  Fri, 5 Sep 1997 01:36:02 -0400
  ...My exhaust manifolds are mounted a bit shoddy thanks to the DPO. And the idea of removing those semi-stripped exhaust manifold bolts is...
• Honda Problem
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 12 Dec 2000 09:20:56 EST
  Roland, my '85 Westy, is down temporarily for exhaust system replacement -- one broken stud is kicking my butt. In the mean time I've...
• Re: S&S Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Apr 2001 12:00:57 EDT
  The header only is $160. A really good deal compared to what the normal header pipes cost (especially on a syncro). Thanks, Ken Wilford...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sat, 8 Feb 2014 11:57:16 -0800
  ...http://tinyurl.com/lu6fz99 This shouldn't be "rocket surgery" but as Don and others have experience, getting the exhaust system set up to...
• Re: WBX 1.9 or 2.1... what would you do?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Wed, 5 Nov 2014 13:50:54 -1000
  ...including all exhaust .. you want that ..it's a significant upgrade from the exhaust system on the 1.9... better everything ..vastly superior mounting...
• Re: S&S Headers Stainless System for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:34:24 -0500
  ...See my _STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless >Steel Exhaust System_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) and _Vanagon >Items Forsale_ (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43...
• Re: Replace 1.9 with a 2.1 WBX
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 17:34:18 -0800
  hi, yes.....you can use the 1.9 exhaust system..........either exhaust system, 1.9 or 2.1 will bolt up to either engine...
• Re: stainless exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 08:00:49 -0700
  Woody Halsey wrote: >...Does anyone have any experience with stainless? > I put a SS system on my non-VW car in 1983. I think...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 12:20:13 -0500
  ...The exhaust system is there for a reason. I'd be worried you'd get halfway through your journey and it would just be...