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• Re: mechanics in Durham, NC area
  Historical mailing list - Michael Townsend
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:41:22 -0400
  ...around the corner that I'll need a new > muffler and tailpipe for my '85 Vanagon GL to pass inspection. I've had > many...
• Me and our '88 are glad to be back
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Wed, 7 Jun 2000 07:25:20 -0400
  ...Ratio Rockers, K&N Air Filter, S&S Headers, 16V Scirocco catalyst (the BIG one), 2.25" Walker Super Turbo muffler w/ stainless tailpipe...
• Re: Thread pitch / hole size for 1.9 WBX O2 / oxygen sensor - solution for stripped threads
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 27 Feb 2007 14:45:41 -0500
  ...and bolts from the collector cat connection and on through the tailpipe have moderate miles and rust on them and would be more difficult...
• STAINLESS STEEL mufflers for $104! Stainless systems $599! (RE: Muffler question)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 21 Sep 2000 11:03:50 -0400
  ...the cast-iron collector pipe, the short connecting pipe, and the tailpipe). Currently I have the whole system on sale for $599.95 plus...
• Re: TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:39:52 -0400
  ...welded glass-pack), and a 2.25" stainless tailpipe. Great music and great power. Certainly louder than stock but not intrusive. After living with...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 18:13:51 -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: Small Car Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Hildt
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 19:37:52 +0000
  ...Radiator to tailpipe Replaced. I wanted 30 year old mechanical parts brought to new. Jim Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 23:07:44 -0400
  ...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: Help w/2.1 What am i missing?
  Historical mailing list - Darren Lastfogel
  Tue, 9 Jun 2009 06:19:45 -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...
• Re: selecting a compression tester
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Thu, 22 Dec 2011 23:01:04 -0500
  ...If you hear it at the intake, then it's leaking from the intake valve; if you hear it at the tailpipe, it's...
• Re: 1.9 exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 13 Aug 2005 23:02:22 -0400
  ...One thing I learned on US cars many years ago was that when you do muffler/header/tailpipe work, you do the whole thing...
• Re: Speaking of heat and rubber.. CV boots?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 Oct 2010 20:00:25 -0700
  ...do a u-turn and come back through the muffler with tailpipe on the left side . The basic idea of crossing from one side...
• Re: Exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 05:58:33 -0800
  ...Insist on just the muffler and > >tailpipe. By this point, you KNOW your stuff ahead of the muffler is > >in good shape, so if...
• Re: Question to a diesel expert... :o)
  Historical mailing list - T.P. Stephens
  Sun, 17 Oct 1999 14:56:50 -0700
  ...Check the tailpipe. Anything besides dry black carbon there??? If it's oily you could have valve and/or valve guide wear or the...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 14:42:43 EST
  ...Under California law, change any powertrain component from the air cleaner to the tailpipe, by substituting a non factory part and the financial exposure...
• Re: help me understand US emissions control strategy.(NVC)
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 14:01:48 -0700
  ...And of course.............unburnt gasoline hydrocarbons coming out of a tailpipe smell for sure - very unhealthy ..........spewing unbrunt HC into the very air we...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 07:49:27 -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: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 21 Dec 2001 22:50:58 -0800
  ...possible improvements to new cars, because of the huge amount of > tailpipe pollutants which are produced by poorly maintained older cars. > > The problem is...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
  ...to steal my cat?� I had to remove the cat/muffler/tailpipe assembly in order to cut off the old J-pipe flange and...
• Re: Awesome Vanagon Close Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Thu, 7 May 2015 20:38:30 -0400
  ...this vision of all you dieselheads bonding while sitting > around the tailpipe huffing that sweet exhaust, and savoring the melodious > sound of that engine...
• My Dream Gauge...
  Historical mailing list - David Raistrick
  Wed, 1 Jan 1997 17:53:18 -0500 (EST)
  ...RPM (for you water's, water temp..:) exhaust dB, at end of tailpipe, just fer kicks..:) tranny temp! where to monitor it though? Engine...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 21:05:55 -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...
• Re: mechanics in Durham, NC area
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 13:55:34 -0400
  ...around the corner that I'll need a new > muffler and tailpipe for my '85 Vanagon GL to pass inspection. I've had > many...
• Smog check, II, wieght.
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 5 Apr 1996 16:21:42 -0800
  ...the 'exhaust dilution' alarm kept going off, indicating that the exhaust gas flow was allowing burbles of outside air to get up the tailpipe...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Pegden
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:20:34 -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: Engine siezed . . . Next steps?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mari
  Mon, 6 Feb 2006 10:35:58 -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: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 28 May 2002 10:16:47 -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: Exh Emis Gas Analysis ?
  Historical mailing list - Will Wood
  Tue, 10 Dec 1996 21:19:42 -0700
  ...The Techs at the first shop were using the wrong engine and tailpipe configuration for the test equipment. Instead of a 302 they were...
• Re: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - joseph Trussell
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 13:40:39 -0700
  ...possible improvements to new cars, because of the huge amount of > tailpipe pollutants which are produced by poorly maintained older cars. > > The problem is...
• Re: CO Adjusting Screw. PO Set it All The Way In? Base Setting?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 22 Jun 2012 00:21:43 -0400
  ...Can anyone confirm or suggest a base setting? Hopefully a sniffer inserted in the tailpipe will suffice to check my work. Thanks, Neil. -- Neil...
• Fw: Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - AD Felder
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 20:19:39 -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: Fuel Octane, Additives
  Historical mailing list - Aerowolf
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 18:32:07 -0500
  ...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: Small Car Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Feb 2016 20:13:27 -0500
  ...Radiator to tailpipe Replaced. I wanted 30 year old mechanical parts brought to new. Jim Sent from my Verizon Wireless 4G LTE smartphone -------- Original...
• Car Talk, Vanagon Posting
  Historical mailing list - Jack R.
  Sun, 28 Jan 2007 19:55:36 -0500
  ...This morning, when starting the van, my husband looked in the rearview mirror and noticed large flames coming out of the tailpipe. He turned...
• Re: Swap 1600 to a '73?
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 Jul 1996 19:16:09 +0100
  ...it bolts to the muffler in the same manner as the tailpipe bracket on the other side. This piece is often missing and i...
• Re: Buzzer of Death (2.1)
  Historical mailing list - kenneth d lewis
  Thu, 2 Nov 2000 06:32:34 EST
  ...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: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 14:36:33 -0700
  ...Reversed back into my parking spot, jumped out to see that it was coming out of the tailpipe and shut the van down. Altogether...
• Re: TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 11:51:48 -0500
  ...welded glass-pack), and a 2.25" stainless tailpipe. Great music and > great power. Certainly louder than stock but not intrusive. After living > with...
• Re: 89 syncro westy ac fixed (correctly this time)
  Historical mailing list - Heath Vogt
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 09:08:18 EDT
  ...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:14:30 -0400
  ...As for just relying on tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: Car climate tags for your vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Sun, 13 May 2007 00:00:44 -0700
  ...yes that's it... ] From The American Dream Coalition: "Despite the success of controlling pollution at the tailpipe, some people want to reduce pollution...
• Re: emission ethics
  Historical mailing list - Daniel L. Katz
  Tue, 31 Aug 2004 15:21:40 -0400
  ...This bothers me, but I >also realize the effect of buying a new "clean" car means that it is >only clean at the tailpipe...
• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:02:20 -0400
  ...Syncro or not), or $156 for a 1.9L, including muffler, tailpipe, gaskets, and straps. This is $12 more than the S&S if...
• Coolant air, overflow, fried head gasket, "burping" out air (long)
  Historical mailing list - Steve Gough
  Wed, 24 Jan 2001 16:58:53 -0600
  ...Perhaps I define "knowing enough to be dangerous." Engine runs great still, but now I get intermittent white smoke from the tailpipe and water...
• Only other Vanagon owners understand the humor in this . . .
  Historical mailing list - Michael Wagner
  Tue, 22 Mar 2005 20:06:29 -0500
  ...Back in the drivers seat, I'm told to turn on the engine again, and she puts the emission test device into the tailpipe...
• Still want LR fiberglass bumper end/Re: XM and Sirius announce merger
  Historical mailing list - Dan W.
  Tue, 20 Feb 2007 17:57:01 -0800
  ...I am afraid anyone who wants to condescend, or be a pretentious smart-ass can suck my diesel vanagon's tailpipe. ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Stuck at home (troubleshooting help needed)
  Historical mailing list - miguel pacheco
  Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:23:21 -0600
  ...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: '91 Vanagon Multivan - hard to start
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:54:03 -0700
  ...Next time it's reluctant to start, stop cranking before it starts and go have a sniff at the tailpipe. You may find that...
• Hall sender
  Historical mailing list - Warren.K.Lail-1
  Mon, 8 Mar 2004 07:09:52 -0600
  ...The exhaust system is new > > > (about two days old) > > > > and the tailpipe is running black, very black inside. What > the > > > heck is going on...
• Re: Replacing the Head Gaskets (Maybe the Head)?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 16:43:21 -0400
  ...Reversed back into my parking spot, jumped out to see that it was coming out of the tailpipe and shut the van down. Altogether...
• Re: Yet ANOTHER idle update!
  Historical mailing list - Marla Stelk
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 12:42:46 -0400
  ...the cat., welded a crack in the rear-most header, new >tailpipe. I asked them, while they in there tinkering around, if they >would...
• Re: Catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Fri, 29 Jun 2001 23:17:58 -0500
  ...a net effect of actually decreasing the pollution measured at the tailpipe. Since my 1985 was at the legal limit the last time it...
• Sing: All I want for Christmas is my Westy back!!
  Historical mailing list - Joe L
  Sat, 22 Dec 2001 12:31:18 -0500
  ...There was also an occasional muffled back-fire that came, not from the tailpipe, but from the area of the air cleaner. With the...
• Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:03:34 -0400
  ...If nothing else, get the muffler and tailpipe from me, and you'll at least save on those items (and in the case of...
• Coatings for exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 13 Oct 2004 09:19:38 -0500
  ...in the engine compartment and forcing the heat out through the tailpipe. The ITC 100 is a soft product and would, I expect, have...
• Re: '80 Calif. Flooding Problems
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Fri, 15 Oct 1999 15:26:36 -0400
  ...An over rich smell at the tailpipe, and a failure to idle are strong indications of a (some) dropped valve (s). You may find...
• Re: muffler
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 24 Feb 2012 14:41:56 -0800
  ...Is there anything wrong with this -- does it impair the function in any way or does it shorten the life of either the tailpipe...
• Re: End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:09:46 -0800
  ...Also, black soot > had come back on end of tailpipe and exhaust at idle had gasoline smell. > > This morning, I disconnected wire O2-sensor...
• Re: Trip Report. Pics.
  Historical mailing list - neil n
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 19:51:21 -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...
• Re: Head gasket, cracked head, or more?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 14 Oct 2011 19:29:26 -0700
  ...I was also getting smoke out of the tailpipe- seemed like water and coolant, not oil burning. I also got quite a lot of...