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• exhaust nuts and bolts
  Historical mailing list - Tom Goff
  Thu, 15 Mar 2001 12:51:55 -0500
  ...I still only managed to replace the muffler, tail pipe, "J" pipe and the rear main pipe to number 2/4 cylinders. I found...
• Shawinigan Falls, QC IWCCC Camping event
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 25 Aug 2001 06:13:09 EDT
  ...I am going and will have STEBRO/Vanagon Mufflers & J-pipe with me for show & sale. I will also have BusFusion T-shirts, information...
• Remember those converter thieves?
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 12:29:52 -0700
  ...the system on I noticed a nice clean cut in the J-pipe near its junction with the cat.� Guess the complexity of the...
• Re: 1.9L - Will not idle cold - when warm idles at 2800RPM
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 7 Jun 2010 15:02:48 -0700
  ...He said it has been running fine - the only change that was made is he replaced the J-pipe int he exhaust system - said...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 00:58:19 -0700
  ...above $40 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header pipes to "J" pipe) $40 Radiator $50 Also radiator fan for AC-equipped vans. Alternator...
• Re: WOOO HOOO!! Bus BRRR is Two Weeks Away! (Buses By the Beach Event)
  Historical mailing list - Peter T. Owsianowski
  Fri, 19 Feb 2010 13:13:57 -0500
  ...Those Bus Pilots sporting �J� > > pipes, a snowmobile suit and ice scraper in one hand to use while driving > > earn major style points with...
• 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: Of gas mileage and coolant temps...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:33:29 -0500
  ...Since all my >exhaust connections, from the j-pipe back thru the muffler, all seem to be >leaking - indeed, the muffler doesn't anymore...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Fri, 28 Mar 2008 00:29:18 -0400
  ...5/8" 90 degree pipes from manifold to collector, then a > > "J" pipe forward, around, and back to stock Vanagon cat and muffler. > > OR...
• Westy single center seat, AC, other Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Sun, 12 Aug 2001 02:36:10 -0700
  ...above $50 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header pipes to "J" pipe) $40 Chrome front bumper $50 Radiator $60 Also radiator fan for...
• Re: Exhaust fun never ends - some progress
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Sun, 9 Oct 2011 14:26:12 -0700
  ...converter thieves that I thought made the single cut through the J-pipe and then blew off any further work to steal my cat...
• Re: S&S headers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 05:51:08 EST
  ...Stainless steel J-pipes (pipe from CAT to cast iron collector piece) for the 2.1 engine configuration only. Quality stainless steel throughout with...
• Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Sat, 21 Mar 2020 12:37:12 -0400
  ...Got a new one plus a new collector ( cast unit that combines the two pipes from head to the j pipe). When I replaced...
• Re: Which pipe?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 21:53:13 -0500
  ...The catalyst will accept the same donut gasket that is used at the other end of the J-pipe. If not, Bosal 256-049...
• Part out or Sell - your opinions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:22:37 -0400
  ...sure A bit crusty (rusty) underneath from sitting) Needs exhaust work (j-pipe rusted through) Hasn't been driven regularly in about 5-7...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 09:27:16 -0700
  ...I have begun using the steel doughnut gasket between the CAT and J-pipe and between the J-pipe and collector with no problems...
• Re: Sourcing parts for my '90 Automatic project.
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Wed, 9 Nov 2011 10:38:37 -0500
  ...1-2 pipe is the same as well. > The headers and J pipes I will need though. > > Thanks! > > -Craig > '85GL > '90GL > '87 Sunroof Syncro...
• Re: Goodies from Europe!
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 8 Dec 2000 06:46:21 EST
  ...STEBRO has made this connecting pipe, J-pipe, for the 2.1 litre, waterboxer engined Vanagons and it has been available for sale since...
• Re: What are the symptoms of a failing TEMP II Sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 17 Apr 2007 12:24:09 -0400
  ...a third gauge for the FI system is the OS sender, it's on the cat on 2.1L and on the J pipe...
• Re: Low Power woes...
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 10 Oct 2001 10:36:23 -0400
  ...a clog= and get home by taking off the O2 sniffer cap on the J pipe right before th= e Cat. Raul Cisneros NY =
• Re: ? Lock Washers on Exhaust Fasteners?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 17 Sep 2002 12:02:16 -0600
  ...So, do all these rusty fasteners require >> lock washers? I am not referring to the stack of Belleville washers on the >> j-pipe flange...
• Re: The curse of the Syncro....
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 10 Mar 2005 05:55:37 EST
  ...damage on my SoCal Vanagon is the tip of the exhaust J pipe is eaten away at the bottom. I've heard the stories...
• Rebuilt MV Engine and Parts Priced to go
  Historical mailing list - Sven and Rachel
  Thu, 12 Jun 2003 12:40:32 -0400
  ...idle stabilizer control, all muffler pipes (except J-pipe and including a catalytic converter) -Used: AC compressor, wiring harness, air flow meter unit and...
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 24 Aug 2001 06:23:52 EDT
  ...With the <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm"> STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler & J-Pipe</A> and the DANSK stainless steel...
• Re: Remember those converter thieves?
  Historical mailing list - ralph meyermann
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 13:57:37 -0600
  ...the system on I noticed a nice clean cut in the J-pipe near its junction with the cat. Guess the complexity of the...
• Re: New Muffler, how hard is that?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 15 Aug 2004 07:02:59 EDT
  ...engine as there are currently no stainless steel header pipes or j-pipes made for the 1.9 system. Cheers, Frank Condelli Almonte, Ontario...
• For Sale - Upstate New York area- 2.1 rebuilt engine, associated parts.
  Historical mailing list - Road Trip
  Fri, 5 Dec 2003 13:05:59 -0800
  ...all muffler pipes except J Pipe. 9. Cat Converter 10. used AC compressor 11. wireing harness 12. AFM unit, and intake sleeve. 13. Fuel...
• Re: wanted: exhaust part number
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 17 Nov 2010 13:22:28 -0800
  ...I have a 2.2L subaru engine >>with custom exhaust header, but I am stock vanagon from the J pipe >>downstream on a 91...
• Re: Part out or Sell - your opinions
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 16 Apr 2013 09:39:57 -0600
  ...sure > A bit crusty (rusty) underneath from sitting) > Needs exhaust work (j-pipe rusted through) > Hasn't been driven regularly in about 5-7...
• Re: Exhaust manifold to heads - Studs or Bolts?
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Wed, 23 Feb 2005 06:41:56 -0800
  ...My stebro muffler and j pipe still look new. Hardware available at McMaster-Carr dylan --- Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM> wrote: > In a message...
• Re: 2.1 exhaust fastener question
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 27 Aug 2010 05:56:45 EDT
  ...in any of your future exhaust replacements. >>>>>I just replaced the "J" pipe on my '88 GL, the end at the manifold rusted out...
• Re: Exhaust brackets and muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 15 May 2006 16:16:31 -0400
  ...I scrounged around and got all but the one that angles upward from the J pipe to the side of the exhaust pipe at...
• Re: Muffler Replacement Project - Torque Values Needed
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Sat, 17 Aug 2013 08:18:35 -0500
  ...Vanagon things. > > I am replacing the three bolts that hold the J-pipe to the cast iron > Y-manifold and just need the torque...
• Re: 1.25 ratio rockers on 1.9L motor?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 31 Jan 2012 19:28:10 -0500
  ...I've eliminated the nasty restriction in the J-pipe and will be fitting a new muffler to replace my rusty one with a...
• Re: Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 21:48:49 -0700
  ...5/8" 90 degree pipes from manifold to collector, then > a > > > "J" pipe forward, around, and back to stock Vanagon cat and muffler. > > > OR...
• aluminium exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:02:26 -0400
  ...Want to kludge something together then get a set of J-pipes for the front cyls. and go from there, rear bends near water...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Fix for Stebro Muffler Bracket breaking?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sun, 31 Dec 2006 07:28:25 EST
  ...If,indeed, only 100 of these mufflers have been made over the past 8 years(and assuming 100 SS j pipes too) and 10...
• Re: Remember those converter thieves?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 16:29:44 -0400
  ...the system on I noticed a nice clean cut in the J-pipe near its > junction with the cat. Guess the complexity of the...
• Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Tue, 30 Apr 2013 22:56:57 -0400
  ...The exhaust "J" pipe has a port on the underside, near the catalytic converter. The cap is missing from this. Does anyone know a...
• Re: Update, including rear wiper controller
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 21 Mar 2020 09:43:17 -0700
  ...Got a new one plus a new collector ( cast unit that combines the two pipes from head to the j pipe). When I replaced...
• Re: Bluestar project progress
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 1 May 2013 20:30:38 -0400
  ...The bung for the J-pipe, I have one or two, OEM parts that may be available from your dealer, Cap Nut, 4A0 131...
• Re: Stainless?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 10 Oct 2000 20:24:28 EDT
  ...and read all about the > STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler and J-pipe that is available from > STEBRO. Be sure to read the <A...
• ebay poll
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 25 Mar 2002 12:25:16 -0800
  ...Does this Stainless Steel J-pipe listed on ebay actually last any longer than oem? My inquiry could be a sincere question or simply...
• Water temp gauge reading/Halmeter install?'s
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Thu, 8 Mar 2001 02:51:08 -0600
  ...s threaded boss got welded and drilled n the new Stebro J-pipe. My question is, the instructions say to wire the meter to...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Components
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Sat, 3 Aug 2002 09:30:51 -0400
  ...They may however, soon, after >December for sure, have a muffler and J-pipe available for the 2.0 litre air >cooled Vanagon. Don...
• Re: Buses By The Beach Fall Campout
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 16 Sep 2003 05:45:20 EDT
  ...Bringing <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers & J-pipes</A> {http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro...
• 1990 Vanagon Caravelle Carat For sale$2400/best
  Historical mailing list - brian M.
  Sun, 16 Nov 2003 07:46:17 -0800
  ...Water pump rear shoes front pads exhaust J pipe oil pressure sending unit anti freeze oil&filter 20w50 windshield front shocks (on backorder-will...
• FS: One Slightly used STEBRO/Vanagon Muffler
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Fri, 6 Oct 2000 06:16:22 EDT
  ...STEBRO also now has the J-pipe for the 2.1 liter waterboxer engined Vanagon in full stainless steel. Made from 14 gauge stainless...
• Re: Exhaust install question -- sealant?
  Historical mailing list - Dustin Fitch
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 11:17:07 -0400
  ...both manifolds and the j-pipe that connects them to the catalytic converter. Should I use a hi-temp sealant with any of the...
• The saga continues -
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Tue, 3 Nov 2009 21:31:39 -0500
  ...a peice of license plate clamped over a hole in the J pipe) - so apprently he thought it was supposed to be loud :) I...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 06:50:03 EST
  ...The <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler and J-pipe</A> and DANSK stainless steel header...
• Re: replacing flex plate with flywheel
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koller
  Thu, 7 Dec 2023 21:41:35 -0500
  ...Rear engine carrier bar is different along with > muffler brackets and j-pipe. > Rear exhaust has some different supports and a heat shield, usually...
• Re: exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 2 Aug 2016 20:35:53 -0400
  Most likely if the exhaust broke off at the cat or J-pipe the real problem is that the bracket set was missing or...
• Re: Remember those converter thieves?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 1 Oct 2011 13:54:03 -0700
  ...the system on I noticed a nice clean cut in the J-pipe near its junction with the cat. Guess the complexity of the...
• Of gas mileage and coolant temps...
  Historical mailing list - Alan Bosch
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 08:35:51 -0600
  ...Since all my exhaust connections, from the j-pipe back thru the muffler, all seem to be leaking - indeed, the muffler doesn't anymore...
• Re: Stock v.s. S&S exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 22 May 2003 06:43:07 EDT
  ...I can provide front and rear DANSK stainless Steel Headers, Cast Iron Collector, STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless J-pipe, EMICO stainless CAT with new BOSCH...
• Vanagon exhaust diameter? + Custom exhaust fabrication questions.
  Historical mailing list - Kim Springer
  Thu, 27 Mar 2008 19:16:11 -0800
  ...My plan: > > Short run of 1 5/8" 90 degree pipes from manifold to collector, then a > "J" pipe forward, around, and back to...
• Re: bus depot exhaust rusting prematurely? / It's Not the Rust, It's
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 3 May 2004 06:00:28 EDT
  ...Muffler & J-pipe by STEBRO, CAT by Emico, header pipes by Dansk. Mileage is not the only determining factor. I think we could drive...
• Re: Dang exhaust leak-- any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:52:01 -0700
  ...For example....where the front and rear pipes bolt to the flange on the J pipe .. it's very common to need two exhasut...
• Re: broken exhaust header
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 26 Sep 2001 07:10:14 EDT
  ...STEBRO does not make the header pipes just a Muffler and J-pipe for 2.1 engines and just a Muffler for 1.9...