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• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:39:13 -0500
  ...He uses the Stebro Muffler and DANSK Stainless Steel header pipes with an Emico cat. it's expensive ($1315 USD) but It will outlast...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Thu, 15 Nov 2001 13:30:49 -0800
  ...pipes and collector $100, or $35 each catalytic converter, and almost new muffler for above, $40 each 2.1 cast iron collector (connects header...
• Re: Bus Depot S&S exhaus system
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 1 Mar 2001 07:53:55 -0500
  ...S&S Header Complete exhaust system for the > westy? > > My 91 Westy just turned 90,000 miles and the exhuast pipes have rusted thru...
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - andrewbell
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 09:00:41 -0500
  ...I understand that replacing the others, collector > pipe, 2nd front header pipe is a major job. > > Do you think > A. I would be better...
• Re: [T2] Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 21:18:15 -0500
  ...plain pipes, by keeping the exhaust hot and flowing, and pushing that heat further away from the engine.
• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Cory Sammons
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 11:48:17 -0400
  ...Exahust Pipes STERBO! IF (what am I thinking!? This is a Vanagon, I live in Wintersaltland... I mean when ) I ever do it again...
• .9 bar oil pressure sender replacement
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Duvernay
  Thu, 5 Mar 2015 09:50:42 -0600
  ...2/4 header. If that goes smoothly, I've also got a new water pump along with all new coolant pipes/gaskets and hoses...
• Re: Solid intermediate exhaust pipe needed for '85
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 28 Jul 2008 15:39:37 -0700
  I imagine you might mean the pipe that goes from where the two header pipes meet, and join onto a pipe there with a...
• Re: exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Wed, 1 Oct 2003 06:31:38 -0500
  ...pipes out to be coated it would be about the same) and should last longer. If I were buying the S&S header system...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 10:37:22 -0400
  ...Unfortunately, a stainless steel system is not available for 1.9L Vanagons, and for Syncros only one of the two stock header pipes (the...
• Re: Need your opinions: stainless exhaust opportunity
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sat, 19 Feb 2000 00:43:42 -0500
  ...wrote: > I have the opportunity to import '86-up crossover pipes (header pipes) in > stainless steel, from a well established and reputable manufacturer. Price...
• Re: Driving with no exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mark Drillock
  Thu, 15 Nov 2007 09:27:58 -0800
  Without at least the pipes on the heads, hot gases and flames will shoot out of the heads into the engine compartment. Is there...
• Re: Stainless Steel Head Studs
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 11 Dec 2000 05:53:43 EST
  ...This little trick will allow the header pipes to fit without any undo stress on the flange which is one of the reasons for...
• Re: Rust factors was..POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Birkenfeld Jeff
  Fri, 8 Mar 2002 07:24:14 -0600
  ...IF exhaust wrap is used on VW Vanagon header pipes, they are likely to disintegrate from the inside out anywhere along the pipe including...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 11:16:28 -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...
• Will This Ruin an O2 Sensor or Cat Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Cary Chiang
  Wed, 6 Sep 2006 11:40:39 +0200
  ...burning off the excess oil in the combustion chambers and exhaust header pipes. Should I attempt to unbolt the J-pipe (bolts are very...
• 1.9L engine parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Matthew
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 09:16:41 -0700
  ...header pipe (2 available) rear exhaust header pipe exhaust J-pipe "collector pipe" ----------- $30 items --------- Coolant bottle *WITH H PIPE* and pigtail pipes, no...
• Re: S&S Headers Stainless System for Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 4 Feb 2006 12:34:24 -0500
  ...If you compare the prices of just the header pipes (which is all the S&S system will consist of at the moment) the...
• Re: exhaust system
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Sat, 20 Aug 2005 14:48:07 -0400
  ...this repair before!To istall the new stuff, put the 2 header pipes on first with NEW hardware and gaskets.If loose, the new...
• Ceramic Coated Vanagon Exhaust Available!
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 27 Sep 2001 10:29:52 -0400
  ...true header systems, so they will provide both a slight horsepower increase and a slightly louder tone than the stock system All pipes and...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Larry Steffen
  Tue, 30 Aug 2011 01:06:27 -0700
  Of two of my new foreign headers from van cafe, one had hole in weld at flange at head, which I discovered after VW...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 19 May 2009 23:12:49 -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...
• Re: You guys with Subies
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 12 Jan 2008 09:38:31 -0600
  ...Only real problem has been cracking of some welds on my home made header pipes. Vinnie is now much more fun to drive. Since...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 06:50:03 EST
  ...Stainless Steel Muffler and J-pipe</A> and DANSK stainless steel header pipes from the Bus Depot will out last anything else you can...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardware
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Tue, 19 May 2009 21:39:55 -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...
• Re: Dang exhaust leak-- any tips?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 18 Apr 2011 20:52:01 -0700
  ...you know.........those pipes get old, sometimes crack, the ends can warp some so the flanges are not really flat ..the two flanges on...
• Re: NOW - Stainless Steel Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Thu, 25 Jul 2013 11:05:04 -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...
• Vanagon parts (1.9l and 2.1l) $15ea (in Portland, Oregon)
  Historical mailing list - David J
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 18:46:46 -0700
  ...both headers, J-pipes, engine shields) for both engines Engine pieces (injectors, runners, pistons, pushrods & tubes, coolant tanks, coolant hoses, ECMs, etc.) Body parts...
• Re: exaust removal
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 29 Jun 2007 17:36:10 -0700
  You are talking about the exhaust header of cylinder #1 and #3. This is the front header and is quite easy to remove without...
• Re: 1.9 L Complete Exhaust System CANADA
  Historical mailing list - FRANK CONDELLI
  Tue, 31 Aug 2021 09:55:47 -0400
  ...header pipes & collector <https://www.frankcondelli.com/staging1/store/index.php?route=product/product&product_id=99> Gasket & hardware kit for header pipes & collector...
• Re: Advice needed for replacing front and rear header pipes and hardwar
  Historical mailing list - Mark Dearing
  Wed, 20 May 2009 08:57:31 EDT
  In a message dated 5/20/2009 6:10:12 A.M. Eastern Daylight Time, RAlanen@AOL.COM writes: I have made up special...
• Re: Fw: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 6 Apr 2006 18:08:28 -0400
  ...One of the gaskets was blown out (toward the inside, between the two incoming header pipes). Fortunately, this joint had been taken apart in...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 10:20:44 -0400
  ...exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine > >Yes, I'm putting it back together now. Where the 2 header pipes join...
• Re: New exhaust install
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 8 Apr 2003 05:57:01 EDT
  ...You do need to make sure the bolts and studs on the motor holding header pipes to the heads are in good to excellent...
• Re: Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Wed, 1 Jun 2011 09:04:55 -0700
  ...As far as the quality of the Dansk pipes goes, I can only say that I got one header that had a cracked weld...
• Re: RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Sun, 6 Jun 1999 11:28:13 PDT
  ...The pipes > were thinner than my stock 2.1 pipes. The pipes are lower than the orginal > pipes. There was no bracing of the...
• Re: problem with front radiator hoses coming loose from plastic pipes
  Historical mailing list - Bob Donalds
  Wed, 28 Feb 2007 10:15:22 -0500
  ...the problem. > > However, a quick search for posts containing the header "coolant pipes" > and written since January 05 turned up lots of hits in...
• Re: Who has exhaust header pipes in stock(and studs too)
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 23 May 2004 09:32:14 EDT
  To get off iffy nuts the best way is to use a acet. outfit , Heat the nuts up red then let the red go...
• Misfire when coasting?
  Historical mailing list - Peter Lapp
  Wed, 29 Jun 2011 13:21:14 -0500
  ...My exhaust pipes have rusted to hell. One of my headers is broken all the way through, and I have a rust hole in...
• buy a FORD?
  Historical mailing list - greg rich
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 21:29:53 MDT
  ...and the Dansk pipes side by side, the bends are exactly the same. If you try to install a Dansk header pipe, you may...
• Re: POR-15
  Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
  Thu, 7 Mar 2002 22:01:58 +0100
  ...I'm thinking; light > sanding where it has already rusted, pre-treatment, > POR-15, then a Header Wrap on the pipes.... to keep > the...
• Re: Exhaust Question: Stock, S&S, or Sebro?
  Historical mailing list - Paul A. Blouin
  Thu, 26 Dec 2002 06:58:35 -0800
  ...Stock, S&S, or Sebro? > I, too, have the S+S headers and am less than impressed with their quality. They work, but i...
• Follow-up odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - John Goubeaux
  Mon, 29 Aug 2011 13:05:45 -0700
  Guys, This is an attempt to resurrect the discussion on what the cause of a rear exhaust header hitting the rear engine mount bar...
• Re: Exhaust headers and Peanut Oil...
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 18:02:45 -0600
  ...What I am saying is that putting ANYTHING on the exterior of the exhaust pipes, will not "prevent rust on the exhaust system." It...
• Re: Exhaust System Options
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Fri, 19 Mar 2010 10:25:07 -0500
  Jeff, I replaced my exhaust system with Frank C's stainless system piece by piece as my old pipes rusted out. The header pipes...
• van parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Greg Rich
  Wed, 16 May 2001 14:19:46 EDT
  ...1.9 exhaust header pipes, one for each side, used but nice $50 each bra, all watercooled vans 82-91 $50 as new ignition...
• A Vibration Free TIICO Exhaust System - A Sucessful Work in Progress
  Historical mailing list - Ed McLean
  Mon, 16 Sep 2002 23:40:16 -0400
  ...The flexible section will not twist at all and the motion is taken up by bending the exhaust header pipes. This consequently makes a...
• Re: I-4 owner experrience
  Historical mailing list - george jannini
  Mon, 13 May 2013 20:21:42 -0400
  ...The original exhaust header broke and > had to > replaced do to no reinforcements on pipes also I have replaced two > mufflers. We > have 80k...
• Re: Anyone out there install a Busboys oil cooler on a WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 9 Oct 2002 12:37:24 -0500
  Using the Aeroquip brand stainless steel #8 hoses with the teflon linings, you shouldn't have to worry about exhaust pipes as much. A...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list - Scarlett Semko
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 23:40:08 -0500
  ...The exhaust system I sell is made by S&S > headers in Arizona, USA. I am a dealer for them and sell their stuff...
• Re: RECIPE FOR PERFORMANCE
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 10 Jul 1999 11:22:55 -0400
  ...The > pipes > > were thinner than my stock 2.1 pipes. The pipes are lower than the > orginal > > pipes. There was no bracing of the...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - TJ Hannink
  Fri, 17 Sep 2004 08:15:04 -0700
  ...do, the blistered section of the pipes has not started to rust yet. The S&S header set-up is no noiser than stock...
• Re: Bus Depot S&S exhaus system
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Fri, 2 Mar 2001 09:42:46 EST
  ...I bought a set of Dansk pipes from Bus Depot and had them coated locally (by Polymer Dynamics - polydyn.com) after I spent a...
• Re: Parting out 80 westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 18:11:19 -0800
  ...If so, the exhuast pipes (mainly the left header pipe and crossover ppe) are worth bigtime -- several folks on the list have paid more...
• Re: CA Smog Failed - 1985 1.9L
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 8 Jul 2008 05:57:10 EDT
  ...other was an exhaust leak right at the flange where the two exhaust header pipes combine into one. This was about 4" from the...
• Re: Which 2.1 muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Mon, 4 Apr 2016 16:49:28 -0500
  ...The bolts in all locations permits the removal of the heads in the future if needed without removing the header pipes from the vehicle...
• 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...
• Re: removing muffler on 2.1
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 5 May 2013 09:59:44 -0400
  ...BTW, I replaced the header pipes when I first bought the van in 2000. Had a repair made to the connector pipe a few...
• STEBRO/Vanagon SS Muffler News
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 13 Mar 2000 20:03:04 EST
  ...the pipes this week and thank you to those of you who took the time to express your views on the header pipes and...
• Re: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Exhaust headers and Peanut Oil...
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 25 Jun 2011 21:16:12 -0700
  ...Saturday, June 25, 2011 2:23 PM Subject: [VW gas I4 Conversions] Exhaust headers and Peanut Oil... A while back someone asked about powder...