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• Re: Driving report - STEBRO Stainless muffler
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 21 Apr 2000 07:33:28 EDT
  ...The Muffler body and tailpipe are the same 409 stainless. From the technical specification on my STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Muffler webpage, <A HREF...
• Need muffler in N TX
  Historical mailing list - Dylan Spurgin
  Sat, 12 Apr 2003 14:18:35 -0500
  It's an 81 non-california vanagon If anyone in north Texas or southern OK has a spare muffler and tailpipe I just crushed...
• Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 18:01:33 -0500
  ...Often the tailpipe pipe will be oily. Regards, John Rodgers 88 GL Driver
• Re: 120HP RE: Craigslist Diamond in Rough!
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 21:23:31 -0400
  Due to high tailpipe emissions? Chris. Wysłane z iPhone'a Dnia Mar 19, 2012 o godz. 20:44 Zeitgeist <gruengeist@GMAIL.COM> napisał(a...
• Re: Digifant Information
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 1 May 2009 17:53:39 -0700
  ...If the cat is not working properly wouldn't what's coming out of the tailpipe show that? Rob becida@comcast.net
• Re: Water from tailpipe
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Mon, 4 Mar 2002 07:04:12 -0700
  This is why five minute trips to the grocery store play hell with exhaust systems. They're left with liquid water inside the muffler...
• Re: how many times has this happened to you
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Mon, 13 May 2002 21:38:27 -0700
  ...Has odd headlights Bosch 7" and the rear aspect reveals a melon-shooter tailpipe until Brian at Smallcar lives up to his warranty commitments...
• 1985 Vanagon - setting initial timing, idle speed and mixture
  Historical mailing list - AAG - Larry Word
  Wed, 27 Sep 2006 19:52:11 -0400
  ...2) single connector above it? My engines "gallops" at idle, my tailpipe is rusted, my idle a little low, engine old but with new...
• Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 13:26:49 -0400
  ...I think the tailpipes start to rust in shipping. Unless > you spring for stainless steel or take the parts somewhere and have them > professionally...
• Re: black tail pipe
  Historical mailing list - Chris Turner
  Sat, 11 Oct 1997 22:30:07 -0400
  ...lean the mixture. >> EVERY car I've ever seen has a black sooty tailpipe.. i dont think this is a reason for concern.... chris
• Funny clunking noise
  Historical mailing list - Pam Browning
  Sun, 5 Aug 2001 22:04:47 -0400
  ...The clunking noise was similar to the tailpipe banging against the bumper (but not so tinny). It would appear and disappear when I let...
• engine questions
  Historical mailing list - steve
  Wed, 9 Jul 1997 06:50:58 +0000
  ...I had oil coming out of the tailpipe, the engine after cooling down and a tow home, is running rich. the O2 sensor is...
• Who ordered heater core, muffler, etc. from CA?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 17:06:02 -0500
  ...a rear heater core, skylight gasket, oil filters, wheel cylinders, muffler, tailpipe, and cat for your '84 Vanagon please call me? Apparantly you didn...
• Re: Muffler prices
  Historical mailing list - Peter Zendzian
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 18:40:21 -1000
  Bought a muffler and a tailpipe from them and havn't had any problems. Shipping was fast and they were helpful. Pete peterz@gte...
• Re: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 06:10:05 EDT
  ...I have to replace the muffler when putting on a new tailpipe since the clamp seems to have rusted away. And can Midas repair...
• Re: help! Cat?? problems in New Jersey
  Historical mailing list - Jimt Thomson
  Mon, 28 Mar 2005 23:58:18 -0700
  ...Oh---and the van's an '84 manual. > > Another thing I noticed---there is still "exhaust" coming out of the tailpipe, but you wouldn...
• Re: Oil Fill Level - Only go halfway. Makes a difference! Thanks Dennis.
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 23 Oct 2005 09:38:14 -0500
  ...At home she was all squatted down and doubled over, blowing up that tailpipe, when her also blonde cheerleader roommate came out and asked...
• co adjustment
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Thu, 14 Jul 94 13:08:48 CDT
  ...FL 33434 (800) 795-6958 their tester just sticks up the tailpipe, though ... you don't have to remove that plug on the exhaust...
• Vanagain/Ken are great
  Historical mailing list - Joel Cort
  Fri, 20 Apr 2001 15:24:52 -0700
  Ken, I just received the tailpipe piece and the o2 sensor, with the extra stuff. Ken you are a wonderful guy. Thank you, for...
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 19:42:13 -0500
  ...besides the taillight inserts (you can buy those from Winkler or whoever)?? look for the muffler and tailpipe ... i don't see it. ?? joel
• Re: Tailpipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Chris S.
  Tue, 22 Jun 2004 11:47:08 -0700
  --- Eric Zeno <vw4x4@FYI.NET> wrote: > Driving like this long distance will melt the plastic > bumper end. It will also melt/burn off the...
• Re: Cdn Tire Mufflers....
  Historical mailing list - Alfred Bagdan
  Wed, 22 Mar 2000 17:22:28 -0700
  ...Also check the CT muffler , see if you can attach the tailpipe to it. Regards Alfred 85 Westy > Hey fellow Canucks, > > I need a...
• Re: muffler strap
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 12:08:33 -0700
  ...Has anyone done a fix for this > with metal strapping or something? > > Steve Frisbee > 85 Westy, with tailpipe a'waggin > > ===== > > __________________________________________________ > Do You Yahoo!? > Bid...
• Running Rich - Need Help Please!
  Historical mailing list - Blake Heinlein
  Tue, 22 Jul 1997 08:05:26 -0700
  ...Partially deduced by a black sooty tailpipe. Right now I'm getting about 15 to 17 mpg with an automatic. After about 100 miles...
• Re: Cooking the Roll----
  Historical mailing list - Terry K.
  Fri, 1 Mar 2002 22:46:11 -0600
  ...of any automobile,or truck--all thta was eeded was a tailpipe to hook it up to---The hot exhaust cooked the food in...
• Exhaust Questions
  Historical mailing list - gary hradek
  Mon, 21 Jul 2003 08:01:36 -0700
  ...Unless you have unlimited funds I would go with a muffler from busdepot and a tailpipe perhaps from the dealer. I had the headers...
• Re: Low power, SHORT, just questions
  Historical mailing list - Tom Stone
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:31:51 EST
  Marcperdue questioned: "Also, if the cat were blocked, wouldn't I NOT have exhaust gases coming out the tailpipe?"� Depends on how much it...
• Re: Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Roehm
  Wed, 9 Aug 2000 09:29:26 -0000
  ...The Stebro bolts right up to your CAT just like the OE, and the brackets and tailpipe are all welded-on parts of the...
• re: My Volkswagens-an EPA Danger
  Historical mailing list - Steven Johnson
  Mon, 15 Jul 1996 09:53:14 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Of course, when the EPA requires the car companies to find ways to decrease tailpipe emissions even further, e.g. make electric cars, they...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 13 Mar 2009 16:09:46 -0700
  ...wrote: > I'm pretty sure it was the two little chrome tailpipes fitted to the stock > muffler. �I smile every time I hear it...
• CO Adjustment
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 28 Feb 1995 12:18:34 -0600
  ...The CO% = 7 (and some change) measured at tailpipe, by the way, not upstream, my Passat does not even register on this test. The...
• Re: Broken Stebro Muffler Bracket / Malcolm's trip
  Historical mailing list - James Benthall
  Tue, 9 Aug 2005 11:42:37 EDT
  ...quote to replace the whole thing...muffler, cat, even a new tailpipe;-) [$610.] He used a Bosal(?) muffler and he said it came from...
• Re: Does JCW sell exhaust for '84 Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 27 Feb 1997 10:16:14 -0900
  ...Yep, on page 26 of the JCW Volksie catalog you can get an '83 - '85 muffler and tailpipe. Go to the JCW web page...
• bolt sizes
  Historical mailing list - Pat Callaghan
  Thu, 18 Oct 2001 07:08:53 -0700
  ...I am replacing the muffler & tailpipe this afternoon. I am also going to remove the converter & make sure it is OK. I would like...
• Re: "green" cars (NVC)
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Mon, 16 Feb 2004 19:01:14 -0500
  ...diesel Vanagon gets a nice fluffy coat of it inside the tailpipe. It seems like this would kill a catalytic converter. -- David Brodbeck, N8SRE...
• Re: Need to replace Muffler and Tailpipe on '91 Westy
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 21 Oct 2004 08:27:24 -0500
  You can still get an OEM original VW supplied muffler from VW. Old inventory or not they still have them. Problem is nobody wants...
• anyone have experience using a stinger on their vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - gary
  Mon, 1 Mar 2004 19:46:30 -0500
  After having the stinger tailpipe on my 72 beetle my friend was trying to talk me into a stinger for the 84 Vanagon. I...
• Re: Rebuilt 2.1 Running Rich
  Historical mailing list - Tom Miller
  Thu, 22 Jan 2004 22:45:05 -0500
  ...The tailpipe is dark black and sooty water drips out of the tailpipe during idle. It also burns oil at about 1 quart per...
• running problems
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Fri, 9 May 1997 08:00:35 -0500
  ...Also, the tailpipe is black and sooty, leading me to believe the mixture is rich as well. Any ideas?? Danno 67 double cab 78...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: TIICO vs. CA
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Wed, 21 Nov 2001 19:45:41 EST
  Mike, I'll admit that my illustrative expletive of air cleaner to tailpipe overreached the fact by hundreds of millimeters. Cat back is legal...
• Re: running rich on Digijet
  Historical mailing list - DeRusha Cazelle Patterson
  Sat, 12 Apr 1997 22:27:25 -0500
  ...The engine seems to be running rich (black sooty deposits in the tailpipe and bad gas mileage (14 mpg @ 65 - 70 mph....15 mph...
• Re: How dose water get in the muffler?
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 20 Feb 2001 23:23:13 -0500
  ...once the exhaust piping gets hot the water comes out the tailpipe as vapor and you don't see it. david David Beierl - Providence...
• Re: 87 EXTREMELY Rich at start-up
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 21 May 2003 22:21:47 +0000
  ...to the point that raw fuel is coming out of > the tailpipe , Ric won't have to do any hole sniffing unless, of course...
• Re: Breaking up is hard to do
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 20:43:16 -0700
  ...If it is truly only a hole in the tailpipe (i.e. rest of exhaust ok) and a "runs poor when wet" issue, that...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:14:13 -0800
  David - I would go with the Ansa muffler and the corresponding tailpipe. I've been running this setup on my Westy since 1997 with...
• Arizona Smog Check in the Field
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 8 May 1997 08:23:46 -0700
  Hello, In Phoenix we have something called smog dogs which check tailpipe emissions as you drive by. I think that they are still quite...
• Digfiant being defiant
  Historical mailing list - Martin's
  Thu, 22 Oct 1998 07:34:48 -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...
• Re: I am almost ready to shoot my vaagon!
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 10 Dec 2000 13:03:45 -0600
  ...A spark plug inspection could reveal if the engine is running rich, or you could look inside the tailpipe for excessive carbon deposits. Chris.
• Re: FS 1990 Volkswagen Vanagon - Hannover Edition
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Tue, 22 Apr 2003 18:11:56 -0700
  ...besides the taillight inserts (you can buy those from Winkler > or whoever)?? look for the muffler and tailpipe ... i don't see > it. > ?? > > joel
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 19:01:50 -0700
  ...Out of the tailpipe, apart from > white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I > might guess to be...
• Exhaust leaks and failed tests
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 12 Jun 2018 16:18:29 -0500
  ...With the exhaust system cool, tape the Vac hose to the tailpipe, turn on the machine. With the exhaust pipe pressurized, and using a...
• The Vanagon Song
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 00:36:30 -0500
  ...all shabby and worn, It could not hold a full tank, Tailpipe rattled and clanked, Uphols'try was all ripped and torn Then came...
• Re: RE: Burning Buses
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 26 Mar 1996 15:54:00 -0500
  ...On thing it did in it's final throes was to backfire and shoot flames out the tailpipe. It only did this a couple...
• S&S Header
  Historical mailing list - Darren
  Sat, 25 May 2002 19:50:06 -0500
  ...The tailpipe is rubbing against the body. Has anyone else with this system had this problem? I don't want to try to modify...
• Re: Tip and Tricks: Smoke Signals
  Historical mailing list - Jim Cochran
  Mon, 29 Sep 2008 17:25:12 -0700
  ...Often the tailpipe pipe will be oily. > > Regards, > > John Rodgers > 88 GL Driver
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - T Collins
  Wed, 29 Feb 2012 10:00:03 -0500
  ...a > tailpipe on. > > I'm leaning toward ordering the muffler myself and having it installed, but > because of the welded on tailpipe that I...
• EMISSIONS -- I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Linda Bartnik
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 13:38:18 -0400
  ...They stick a probe up the tailpipe and then run the car at 15 mph and 25 mph, with engine rpm not to exceed...
• Re: passing CA emissions?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 3 Sep 2004 17:18:52 -0700
  ...Leaks in the exhaust are also picked up on the tailpipe test and will cause you to fail. You might want to leave the...
• Engine died up date
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sun, 29 Mar 2020 12:02:17 -0700
  ...No movement on tach Still no gas smell from tailpipe Next is to examine ecu , esp the ecu ground . Thanks again for all the...
• Good VW Vanagon tune-up man, Los Angeles area?
  Historical mailing list - Trent D. Sanders
  Sat, 19 May 2001 01:25:19 -0400
  ...It still runs crummy,,,, surges badly at idle, black soot in the tailpipe, went through 1/2 tank gas in 80 miles,,,,hard to...