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• R0ck! it runs right, now. stupid exhaust pipe.
  Historical mailing list - John Dagastino
  Mon, 13 Aug 2001 22:20:14 -0700
  ...both bolts that hold the exhaust pipes leading from the exhaust for the rear cylinders to that thingie that combines front and rear pipes...
• home engine repair: exhaust struggles, one man flush
  Historical mailing list - Brian Cochran
  Sat, 3 Mar 2001 09:01:29 -0800
  ...Such as the exhaust pipes. I hate exhaust plumbing, generally speaking. Last spring I replaced the rear crossover and besides the puzzle of installing...
• On Exhaust Cracking, Vibration and Noise (not short) for Converted Vgons
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Fri, 28 Sep 2001 03:03:51 EDT
  ...Consequently, the peak afterburn front moves out from the head significantly. Use a larger exhaust pipe diameter than the diesel for serious flow, bring...
• Re: exhaust gaskets leaking
  Historical mailing list - Allan Streib
  Sat, 2 Feb 2008 21:50:25 -0500
  ...the bolts on the exhaust system are all new! The pipes are fairly rusty though. I unbolted the manifold easily, and the leak seems...
• Re: Breaking exhaust port bolt loose, 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Eric Zeno
  Fri, 15 Oct 2004 14:21:21 -0400
  ...I've gotten three loose, but >> the front (front is front) where it mounts to the exhaust port with a >> bolt is being tough...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 09:15:35 -0400
  ...created at the exhaust valves. Essentially the pressure front from the closing of one valve travels down the header pipe around the collector and...
• Re: coolant lines
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Tue, 20 Apr 2004 22:52:50 +1200
  >On my 85 vanagon gl I have metal coolant pipes that run front to >back etc. These pipes are very corroded and need replacing...
• Need Syncro Front shocks
  Historical mailing list - Carl Hansen
  16 May 1997 15:33:16 -0600
  ...for FRONT SHOCKS for a SYNCRO. While I'm at it, where can I get either a reasonably priced exhaust connector pipe. (goes between...
• Re: exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 5 Feb 2012 08:24:12 -0800
  ...there's really no "stretching" to be done in order to get things to fit.� The first pipe fits across the front of the...
• Re: Exhaust bolt snapped off...yikes!!
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Fri, 10 Aug 2007 13:40:48 -0400
  ...no exhaust, and about 1/2" of bolt sticking out of the > exhaust port. It's the upper one on the front, drivers side...
• Re: 2.1 Engine Exhaust Stud/Bolt Questions?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Shazam
  Wed, 16 Apr 2008 13:33:36 -0700
  ...Yes, this could make some operations more difficult, like if you just wanted to loosen the exhaust pipes and push them back a bit...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:44:50 -0800
  ...accessories/7-exhaust-down-pipe-hanger-kit-2lr-tiico-vanagon-engine-conversion/#.UNOq0I6thoA > > Or was this done mainly to prevent the exhaust from cracking...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 02:36:10 -0700
  ...Waterboxer flywheel $50 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $125, catalytic converter for above $50 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:44:11 EDT
  ...my coolant pipes on my 84 westy's (not the flexible one) Those are the rigid ones that goes from the front to the...
• Re: 84 exhaust prices
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 22:13:58 -0500
  ...To fit the front pipe I had to overdrill the mounting holes, front and rear pipes flanges into the connector pipe out of line...
• My thoughts on heat.
  Historical mailing list
  15 Nov 94 14:51
  ...Check below: __| / _| <- s/s exhaust pipe / / | / <<<< water in pipe | | ______________________________/ / | \ | o o o / \ \_|_________o_________o______o___|_____ \_______________________________________ | o o o | / _______o_________o__________o_| <- s/s end...
• Re: removing engine studs: more questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 16 Apr 2005 17:58:21 -0400
  ...the front end of my engine (they are rusted to the point of uselessness) in the process of changing my exhaust pipes. (I've...
• Noise:SA in-line Exhaust vs. TiiCo conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 20:09:32 EST
  ...in-line 5 cylinder the exhaust manifolds and pipes seems to run from the engine toward the front of the bus then at about...
• Re: Leaky 91 GL
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Wed, 7 May 2003 11:13:19 -0700
  ...accumulating on the triangle-shaped > plate that holds the exhaust pipes towards the front > of the van (rear of the motor). Any ideas on...
• Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust Info
  Historical mailing list - Dave
  Tue, 12 May 1998 16:20:23 -0500
  ...the collector. - Pipe set available first, cat and muffler later. - Pipe set will sell for approx. $550 to $575 US. Exhaust systems are formed...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 19:30:28 -0400
  ...Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware Except if you are installing an S&S Header system. You can put...
• F.S. 87 VANAGON SYNCRO GL IN CT.
  Historical mailing list - Mike Devlin
  Mon, 21 May 2001 13:15:44 EDT
  ...ROTORS, STEERING RODS, NEW EXHAUST, CAT CONVERTER, CROSS OVER PIPES, TIRES LIKE NEW, CARAT ALLOYS, SECOND SET STEEL WHEELS, FRONT & REAR FIBERGLASS BUMPERS AVAILABLE...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Calle Fallberg
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:31:37 +0200
  ...created at the exhaust valves. Essentially > the pressure front from the closing of one valve travels down the header > pipe around the collector and...
• Replacing wheel bearings
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 May 1997 00:10:03 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Now doing busted exhaust pipe. I knew I put the manifold, muffler and tailpipe on wrong, there was tension on that exhaust pipe, never...
• Re: Differences Brennan 85 and 89?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 27 Jul 2012 09:27:24 -0400
  ...Exhaust forward of CAT Exhaust hangers and struts Wiring harness Fuse/relay panel AFM/filter box/gooseneck from AFM to throttle body Throttle body...
• Re: plastic coolant pipes,,,ummmm
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Mon, 22 Apr 2002 09:58:08 -0700
  ...my long coolant pipes with wet exhaust hose. i tried to run it in a single piece from the front to the back, but...
• Parts for sale!
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 15 Apr 2000 03:10:09 CDT
  ...Exhaust pipes connecting cylinders 1&3 and 2&4 on 1.9 WBX 4. Muffler, tailpipe, cat, "J" pipe, collector for 2.1 WBX...
• Re: parts for 91 syncro
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 17 Mar 2004 06:28:37 EST
  ...For complete Stainless system on a Syncro you need to use the 2 WD front header pipe in place of the Syncro specific pipe...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw - PROBLEM SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Mike Frost
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 14:03:58 -0800
  ...The crossover pipe will be replaced as soon as I can afford it, I plan to just swap out the whole system in front...
• Re: Exhaust Systems: Which One?
  Historical mailing list - Timothy Hannink
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 06:25:23 -0800
  ...I chose to fit the front pipe first, then the right rear pipe and finally the left rear pipe. The last pipe had to...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 12:05:33 -0800
  ...started hanging on the exhaust system and when they got the muffler mounted to the pipe ..THEN ..they thought .. hmmmm. how can we get...
• Re: Pesky Vanagon exhaust system.....
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 23 Apr 2011 20:06:41 -0700
  ...in a 90 and ( with engine out) bolted on new exhaust > header pipes and the heavy elbow flange that joins them together on the...
• Re: Inspection time again - exhaust system blues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 23 Jul 2011 09:32:53 -0400
  A single pipe/part replacement can be done. The front pipe long life version is still available at the dealer (at a very high...
• For Sale: �91 motor/�87 Wolfsburg
  Historical mailing list - Raul Cisneros
  Sat, 7 Aug 1999 11:03:00 EDT
  I have a complete �91 water boxer motor complete with exhaust pipes (2WD) up to Y collector (no J pipe, CAT or Muffler). It...
• Re: vanagon exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 28 Nov 1996 01:22:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...Advertize on this list and I an sure it will sell! Don't forget the Syncro needs a different front head pipe. Maybe you...
• exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Dan Erlandson
  Sat, 30 Oct 2004 15:38:33 -0400
  ...flat metal plate that bolts onto the front part of the engine by the transmission, Those pipes are original (91 GL with 188 k...
• FS:85 Westy
  Historical mailing list - b1ipda88
  Mon, 19 Nov 2001 22:06:59 -0500
  ...Rebuilt heads ,new gaskets,seals,tires,rear exhaust pipes,front radiator,rear heater core,propane tank valve replaced this year.Some rust on driver...
• Just got a 1987 Westy Syncro!!
  Historical mailing list - W.R. Transue
  Fri, 19 Jul 96 14:58:38 -0500
  ...front also is broken), may need a new u joint on the drive shaft, and a mufflet pipe (only one from manifold to exhaust...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( aka ;jim lahey' - Scott )
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 09:55:36 -1000
  ...When I try to start the engine - gas is pouring out >> where both front & back >> exhaust pipes meet & join the "J" pipe to the...
• Re: diesel gas conversion - which header?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Mon, 6 May 2002 12:28:48 -0400
  ...It has the flange tipped on an angle toward the front of the van and then you would have to have a connecting pipe...
• wasserboxer exhaust welding
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:28:50 CST6CDT
  ...like lightning, never twice in the same spot): -front brace joint (6" section of pipe replaced and just welded to the clamp) -flange where...
• Re: sealing exhaust parts
  Historical mailing list - Jim Morgan
  Sun, 14 Sep 2003 21:50:29 EDT
  ...Are the pipe clamps at the front and rear of the engine still avaible/who would have them if you know off hand? Thanks...
• The water heater project
  Historical mailing list
  12 Jan 95 14:45
  ...the front of the tube. We thought that the cold water should enter the water box as far away from the exhaust port (of...
• Re: Engine Cranks but No Start
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Fri, 1 Apr 2016 16:54:15 -0400
  ...When I try to start the engine - gas > > is pouring out where both front & back exhaust pipes meet & join the > > "J" pipe to the...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 13:57:37 -0400
  ...used for big trucks?? >> >> I just found a crack on the front of one of my white pipes...I know >> what's next... >> >> Dave >> >>
• Major exhaust woes! (Stud replacement???!!!)
  Historical mailing list - Wesley Alden Pegden
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 07:36:20 -0600
  ...I succeeded in removing everything but the front-side header pipes (that connect to the engine and the collector pipe). This pipe is attached...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 00:58:19 -0700
  ...Waterboxer flywheel $30 Exhaust parts-- 1.9 crossover pipes and collector $100, catalytic converter for above $40 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• Parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Green Westy
  Wed, 5 Jul 2006 23:36:40 -0400
  ...Also have a set of NEW never installed VW plastic coolant pipes that run from the front of the van to the rear. These...
• Re: Substituting 1.9 with 2.1 would that end my bad luck streak???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 25 Apr 2017 02:49:06 +0000
  ...Cat from the J-pipe. For the cooling system the 2.1L has much better flow and consistent cooling front/rear and both sides...
• Re: Diesel Vanagon Exhaust Design
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 20 Dec 2012 18:39:59 -0800
  ...I wonder if anyone else paints their exhaust pipes and mufflers. I never see anything on vanagons except rusty exhaust pipes. If they are...
• Re: The dreaded AFM adjustment screw - PROBLEM SOLVED
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 16:01:44 -0800
  ...oxygen into the exhaust stream, the O2 sensor adds fuel to correct, and viola, you're rich out the pipe. Jake On 2/17...
• Re: The water heater project
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Thu, 12 Jan 95 8:55:54 PST
  ...the front of the > tube. We thought that the cold water should enter the water box as > far away from the exhaust port (of...
• The DoKa is back, with a buzz !
  Historical mailing list - Mick's freeserve
  Mon, 4 Nov 2002 18:17:51 -0000
  ...What started as replacing a broken front coil spring, then looking at my noisy exhaust, ended with the saw and dropping the motor to...
• Re: Rattle in the Syncro
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 28 Jan 1999 07:11:53 -0500
  ...In mine, my skid plate was touching the front exhaust head pipe, only when the motor was used for braking the vehicle. Check to...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 16 May 2009 07:09:06 EDT
  ...hardware kit for header pipes & collector - $39.95 And of course I highly recommend installing my Stainless Steel exhaust system as this will insure...
• EPA Emission testing Tatics!
  Historical mailing list - Terry Kay
  Wed, 24 May 2000 23:53:57 -0500
  ...So, having a new front pipe and the collector pipe laying around for awhile, I changed them, along with a new oxy. sensor, as...
• air cooled heat smells funky
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Mon, 16 Oct 2006 20:47:00 -0400
  ...I put the front of my van up on jack stands (probably not necessary) pulled the heat pipe off of the air box (behind...
• why pre-heat, explained was: Refrigerator Problems
  Historical mailing list - Bulley
  Mon, 26 Apr 1999 12:23:28 -0400
  ...When the exhaust pipe is cool, it can't exhaust very well, and it chokes. Think about the density of air for a moment...
• Transmission R&R part 2
  Historical mailing list - ERIC ZENO
  Thu, 5 Sep 1996 12:02:52 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Getting it away from the exhaust wasn't. Ended up removing the exhaust head pipes. This revailed a crack in the front Pipe, and...
• Re: Looking for QUIET air cooled 2liter muffler
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 08:56:51 -0700
  what if you turned the entire system around so it was facing the front of the van and ran the exhaust up the bottom...