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• Re: Vanagon longevity
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 30 Apr 1999 22:40:20 EDT
  ...the homebrew exhaust setup on my '86! 4 mufflers/pipes right out of the headers! (ps..i bought it that way) and it actually...
• midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
  Historical mailing list - Robert Copich
  Sun, 20 Apr 2003 07:17:01 -0700
  I'm afraid I'm at the end of my rope....I've been changing my header pipes and mufflers on my two vanagons...
• Re: STATISTICS VANAGON (fwd)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 14 Sep 94 10:44:09 PDT
  ...pipes, welded them together, and had to weld on some new flanges as well. He also welded up some cracks in the headers, installed...
• Manifold gaskets~Goop or Not?
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Tue, 16 Aug 2011 20:40:42 -0400
  ...gasket my headers.and did use a sealer when I installed the Frank Condelli stainless system about 5 years ago. The pipes are fine...
• Re: Exhaust headers and Peanut Oil...
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 16:45:47 -0700
  Oh, well then, I must be mistaken when I see those pipes on my van. Perhaps I meant..."inhibit rust to a very great...
• Re: [Syncro] Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Steve Schwenk
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 08:43:46 -0800
  ...Fits > into OEM hangers/CAT I believe. > > - Do the stock 'header' pipes limit flow? Go for S&S (despite > fitting probs) maybe? A friends...
• Re: Exhaust Mounting question PLEASE HELP!
  Historical mailing list - Jay L Snyder
  Wed, 24 Apr 2002 09:09:32 -0400
  ...I pulled the exhaust after the engine was dropped and kept it in one piece (that is the 2 "header pipes" connected the collector...
• Re: dreaded exhaust repair...
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 27 Apr 2006 10:35:27 -0400
  Some times it is not the tube part of the pipe that goes but the flanges where the pipes bolt together. If the flange...
• 2.1 fits right in
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Tue, 8 Nov 2005 10:17:17 -0600
  ...am thinking of things like the exhast headers, the intake manifolds, oil cooler and the water pipes and hoses etc. Does sombody have a...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 13:13:59 -0700
  ...The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered >I didn't even know the metal coolant pipes were galvanized. > > Dennis > > >>From: Scott Daniel...
• 2.1 exhaust flex, litter box
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 21:49:41 -0400
  ...Both of the header pipes are broken. But the system is not leaking anywhere to the tailpipe side of the thing called the "collector...
• Re: exhaust head stud welded! to exhaust header flange
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 28 Jun 2009 16:55:33 -0400
  ...to do >next (because I would like to replace the exhaust pipes), but every time I >tried, till now, I got so upset at...
• Re: 2.1 exhaust headers
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Wed, 14 Nov 2001 06:18:23 EST
  ...What replacement options are there for the headers? Keith, the best are the Stainless Steel header pipes made by DANSK which are only sold...
• FW: 1985 Wolfberg Vanagon Camper for Sale
  Historical mailing list - Carrington, Tom
  Fri, 11 Aug 2000 18:02:15 -0400
  ...New muffler, tail pipe and header pipes. New catalytic converter to install. New O2 sensor, thermostat, temperture sending unit, temperature sensor unit and starter...
• Re: complaints
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 10:26:13 -0400
  ...and the Dansk pipes side by side, the bends are exactly the same. If you try to install a Dansk header pipe, you may...
• WOW...Header pipes glowing red?
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Fri, 28 May 2004 20:34:34 EDT
  I was checking the timimg tonigh, just before taking off for the long weekend. I know that the S&S exhaust tubing is thin...
• Re: Need your opinions: stainless exhaust opportunity
  Historical mailing list - Steven Cu
  Sun, 20 Feb 2000 07:07:50 +0800
  ...stainless exhaust opportunity > I have the opportunity to import '86-up crossover pipes (header pipes) in > stainless steel, from a well established and reputable...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 19 May 2009 18:39:09 -0700
  ...Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and >> hardware >> >> Except if you are installing an S&S Header system. You can put...
• 1.9L engine parts
  Historical mailing list - Connor McBryde
  Wed, 10 Mar 2004 15:46:03 -0500
  ...1.9 ECU AFM, was working fine Power steering pump, no hoses Both header pipes, front is moderately rusty/fair condition, rear is minimally...
• Re: POR-15
  Historical mailing list - J McCavitt
  Wed, 6 Mar 2002 12:37:04 -0800
  ...I'm thinking; light sanding where it has already rusted, pre-treatment, POR-15, then a Header Wrap on the pipes.... to keep the...
• Who has exhaust header pipes in stock(and studs too)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Goldey
  Sat, 22 May 2004 23:33:31 EDT
  Who would be the most probable source for a quick set of replacement exhaust manifold pipes? I found a thumb sized hole in the...
• Re: oil coolers, engine and trans
  Historical mailing list - Vanagon Man
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 09:12:09 -0400
  ...lines where they would not come in contact with the MANY header pipes on the 2.1L so i sent it back............ Adam P...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 09:45:05 -0700
  ...mechanics forcing ill-fitting aftermarket headers into place. I've used both factory and aftermarket and the aftermarket pipes can't even smell what...
• Re: headers are headed south (TIICO)
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 12:17:17 -0700
  ...So when the pipes cross in the back they are touching? That is wrong, there should have been a 5/8" gap all around...
• exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:40:29 -0500
  ...This includes the exhaust gaskets between the exhaust pipes and the head?? Is the experience of the group that the metal side of the...
• S&S Headers - fitmet problems
  Historical mailing list - T.J. Sheffield
  Mon, 13 Sep 1999 12:34:13 PDT
  ...I've seen mention on the list that the S&S header pipes were too thin, and I don't know how to rate...
• Re: Stainless Steel exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 2 Nov 94 15:05:34 gmt
  ...The exhaust tubing (headers) for the Vanagon >are horrendously expensive ($1400 in Can.), even the muffler is $600!! This >is unbelievable. This is what...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:36:57 -0800
  Add me to the chorus of "Not without headers". If you're willing to drive it without exhaust, you should be willing to flat...
• Re: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  There are numerous accounts of installing the S&S headers in the archives. Different people have had different experiences regarding the degree of difficulty...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Mike
  Sun, 17 May 2009 08:25:41 -0400
  ...Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware What I have found is that many times it looks worse than it...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Damon Campbell
  Wed, 25 Dec 2002 14:05:03 -0800
  I, too, have the S+S headers and am less than impressed with their quality. They work, but i had to do a little...
• Fiberglass Taped Exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dorm
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 17:42:39 PDT
  ...I am even considering wrapping the exhaust pipes in the fiberglass tape >often used on headers to lower the radiant heat in the engine...
• Re:Exhaust Parts for '87 Westie-Calif. Imports.
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Wright
  Wed, 10 Jul 1996 09:10:08 PDT
  ...Header pipes listed at $140 ea., > catalytic converters for $130, etc. Way cheaper than VW. Know nothing > 'bout it but from seein' the ad...
• Re: Painting the exhaust - High Temp - POR??
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Wed, 1 May 2013 17:27:53 +0000
  Heck if you are going the replacement route - check out the stainless header system that Rocky Mountain Westy has http://www.rockymountainwesty.com/Stainless...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:21:37 -0700
  And I also hear a clunking noise after new Van Cafe headers installed which baffled me. I thought it was my new shocks but...
• Re: The DEEP, DARK secret of fiberglass exhaust wrap discovered
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 22 Jul 2008 12:55:54 -0700
  ...No problem for stainless steel headers, right? Maybe not so, since the wrap causes the temperature of the headers go up, which may be...
• in Defense of Dansk...
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 21 Nov 96 09:00:40 -0600
  ...there have been many words about the poor quality of Dansk pipes. as Kyle mentioned, maybe this was a quality control problem that hopefully...
• Re: freshly rebuilt 1600DP running VERY HOT!
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 1 May 1996 17:49:54 -0500
  ...They were sort of half curved DW>> pipes, two of which would go around the 'manifolds'. What are they? What d DW>> they do...
• What the ideal wateboxer engine would be like -
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Thu, 22 Apr 2010 14:03:09 -0700
  ...very nice design in that regard ....idividual header pipes for each cylinder. . ) that's what I'd like to see ... 2.2 to 2...
• Re: problem with front radiator hoses coming loose from plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:02:16 -0500
  ...However, a quick search for posts containing the header "coolant pipes" and written since January 05 turned up lots of hits in about 20...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 09:45:46 -0500
  ...replacing all the pipes. > > Has anyone had good or bad experiences with the other options for > exhaustsystems....S&S headers, Sebro stainless steel, or...
• Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Jul 2013 to 24 Jul 2013 - Special issue (#2013-328)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 20:24:10 -0700
  ...stainless steel muffler and/or pipes sold by GoWesty? My muffler is shot, and the collector and header pipes aren't looking too healthy...
• Re: exhaust leak and leaking heads??
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 11 Oct 2001 19:04:44 EDT
  ...For the header pipes I recommend you go with the DANSK stainless steel ones that only <A HREF="http://www.busdepot.com/">The Bus...
• Re: Exaust
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Wed, 14 Jan 2004 11:40:39 -0800
  ...When replacing the header pipes it is quite easy to cross thread those bolts if someone has not already done so. You can't...
• Re: '88 Exhaust help
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 2 Sep 2012 21:06:41 -0700
  ...Manhandled the > header pipes until they were as aligned as I could get them. > Reinstalled 2-1 manifold and gaskets using high temp copper...
• Re: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 10:53:21 -0700
  ...stainless steel muffler |and/or pipes sold by GoWesty? My muffler is shot, and the |collector and header pipes aren't looking too healthy...
• Exhaust mounts (Tiico)
  Historical mailing list - Bill Marshall
  Thu, 12 Sep 2002 14:01:41 EDT
  ...I also noticed that the headers do not bounce. So, since we have the lovely rubber mounts on the muffler, is the flex joint...
• Re: source for syncro exhuast parts
  Historical mailing list - Karl Mullendore
  Tue, 15 Jun 1999 23:14:34 -0400
  ...source for syncro exhuast parts > Hi All, > > One of my header pipes has rusted through where the pipe is welded to > the head that...
• Aftermarket Exhaust Parts for '87 Westie
  Historical mailing list - Steven J. Hughes
  Tue, 9 Jul 96 21:34:02 -0500
  ...My trusted friend/mechanic says I need new header pipes, and he has been unable to find a source other than volkswagen, who wants...
• Re: Stubborn Exhaust leak
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sun, 13 Jul 2008 11:09:35 -0700
  ...Stubborn Exhaust leak > > 85 vanagon with exhaust leak at the junction between the two header > pipes and the collector pipe (part #G on this...
• Re: Fiberglass Exhaust Wrap - Cooler engine compartment
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Wed, 16 Jul 2008 15:22:50 -0600
  On Jul 16, 2008, at 3:10 PM, Ken Lewis wrote: > The reason I have always heard to wrap the exhaust pipes is to...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 11:21:27 -0700
  ...on one of the 2 primary pipes? > > Neil. > Yes, mine is in one of my primary header tubes. Yes, it only reads the gasses...
• Re: Head Gasket Job Costs?
  Historical mailing list - Greg Stelz
  Sat, 25 May 2002 07:07:36 -0700
  ...If you're exhaust sytem is original, It's likely you'll need to replace the header pipes as well. There goes another $300...
• Re: Exhaust solutions for inline convert
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 27 May 2012 00:09:33 -0400
  ...The two smaller pipes help maintain velocity and scavenger action. If you look close the dual outlet manifold and twin downpipe is really a...
• Re: Major exhaust woes! (Stud replacement???!!!)
  Historical mailing list - George Goff
  Wed, 30 Mar 2005 10:31:51 EST
  ...In the past, I've even installed used VW pipes which outlasted new Dansk stuff and the used OE pipes also fit as they...
• exhaust
  Historical mailing list - LAWS HOME
  Fri, 1 Oct 1999 21:44:32 -0400
  Before I rip this thing off and so something stupid...can the cat be removed and the muffler be directly to the header flange...
• Sourcing parts for my '90 Automatic project.
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Mon, 7 Nov 2011 09:33:56 -0500
  ...The headers and J pipes I will need though. Thanks! -Craig '85GL '90GL '87 Sunroof Syncro
• Re: S&S Exhaust installation problem
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:05:31 -0700
  ...Now its on there nice and tight, and I like the sound of the header, I swear that I feel a little increase in...
• Re: exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
  Sat, 2 Oct 1999 19:45:31 +0200
  ...I also believe you can get straight pipes to put in in the place of the cat, so called test pipe. The only thing...
• Re: [Syncro] Mufflers & Breathing
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Thu, 20 Dec 2001 14:10:27 -0600
  ...Fits > into OEM hangers/CAT I believe. > > - Do the stock 'header' pipes limit flow? Go for S&S (despite > fitting probs) maybe? A friends...