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• Re: Negligent mechanic?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 01:13:09 EDT
  With all due respect my mom could replace the muffler and cat--I'd even let her throw on a tailpipe to show I...
• Fw: Re: odd noise on new gowesty engine
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
  Mon, 16 May 2011 05:29:18 -0700
  ...On startup, ie cranking, just >before it starts and when turning of the engine there is a small clunk See if the tailpipe isn...
• wasserboxer exhaust welding
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:28:50 CST6CDT
  ...welded to the clamp) -flange where both cylinder banks come together -tailpipe rusted out/fell off (new one bent and welded on) -entrance to...
• Need help to determine type of Hall control unit
  Historical mailing list - George Averill
  Tue, 13 Aug 2002 19:52:59 -0400
  ...Heavy carbon deposit evident in tailpipe. Last time the problem was the Hall control unit. I installed a cheap one from the local parts...
• Re: turbo?
  Historical mailing list - John Connolly, Aircooled.Net
  Mon, 3 Apr 2006 16:13:11 -0600
  ...s on there, they just care about what comes out the tailpipe here. I think the Wasser is a pretty bad engine overall, but...
• Re: Still running like crap, the saga continues
  Historical mailing list - jon
  Wed, 5 Mar 2008 15:04:07 -0800
  ...One way to check for leaks is pressurize the tailpipe with a vacuum cleaner. Blow some smoke into the vacuum cleaner intake, and see...
• '86 idle revisited - Darrell Boehler
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 19 Apr 1997 22:01:03 -0700 (PDT)
  ...Oxygen coming in up the tailpipe can give false readings. It sounds like you got some improvement (the seat of your pants tells you...
• Re: Alternative mufflers in place of OEM etc..
  Historical mailing list - Blake C. Thornton
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 10:42:28 -0600
  ...The Dodge can is a little > shorter than the stock VW can, so an extra long tailpipe was welded on to > make the tailpipe...
• MUST SELL!!! Vancouver Island (Victoria) - 1985 Vanagon GL - $5750 o.b.o
  Historical mailing list - james pound
  Sat, 23 Jun 2001 17:50:38 -0700
  ...Loved and cared for New Rear Hatch Struts Wipers Floor mats Tailpipe and Muffler clamp Starter Water pump Power steering belt Rear brake Cylinders...
• Re: [Syncro] muffler
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Fri, 5 Jul 2002 08:39:18 -0400
  ...anyone have suggestions on where to purchase a stock muffler and > tailpipe for my 90 sycro westy? I have emailed busdepot twice with no...
• Re: anyone in OHIO
  Historical mailing list - Bob O Shaughnessy
  Tue, 27 Aug 2002 17:20:36 -0400
  ...Cincinnati and Cleveland have tailpipe sniff emissions inspections and I'm assuming visual inspections. Everywhere else, you should be okay. _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus...
• Re: My VanaJetta Conversion Passed Emissions!!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 23 Jan 2009 21:34:02 -0800
  ...to my tailpipe. > - exhaust home made up to cat/muffler/tailpipe. > - air filter box non stock. (smaller) > - engine otherwise stock. > - engine has ~ 100,000...
• black smoke + more
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 2 Sep 2001 14:27:33 -0600
  ...soon), but its also spitting out black smoke out of the tailpipe. Now, I thought black smoke meant oil in the combustion chamber, is...
• Fixed: 1.9L starts but wont run long
  Historical mailing list - Jonce Fancher
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 13:22:03 -0500
  ...on a side note if oil is dripping out of the tailpipe after running for awhile what does this mean. the motor sat for...
• Re: Breaking up is hard to do
  Historical mailing list - pdooley
  Fri, 10 Apr 2009 23:27:07 -0400
  ...lot of $$ to renew because there is a hole in the tailpipe, and some kind of electrical short in the undercarriage (the engine dies...
• Emissions Problems
  Historical mailing list - Mark Bowie
  Tue, 18 Mar 1997 23:35:07 -0500
  ...In fact I observed white exhaust at low idle and water dripping out of the tailpipe. On closer inspection I noticed a couple of...
• Re: Maintenance Schedule
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Tue, 30 Nov 2004 16:39:07 -0800
  ...Maintenance Schedule > Other than a possible random road block safety inspection, California > inspects nothing but tailpipe emissions. //Jack > >> > What country are you in to...
• Chuff, Chuff, Chuff
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 5 Sep 2007 10:43:44 -0400
  ...like it's 4-5 years old, complete with a rusty tailpipe. What's up with that? Cecil '85 Westy Wolfsburg edition "Der BrotKasten"
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 10:50:33 -0800
  > On the 2.1 when the exhaust is properly mounted you can lift the engine from > the tailpipe without damaging anything. Can you do...
• :0
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 04 Jul 1995 19:13:40 -0500
  ...Revved the engine and a small amount of white smoke came out ( same color as from a tailpipe on a cold day.) Now I...
• Re: EMISSIONS -- I PASSED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 14:19:04 -0700
  ...On Mon, 22 Jun 1998, Linda Bartnik wrote: > ASM 2 TAILPIPE EMISSIONS INSPECTION > > 15 MPH: > Limit Reading Result > HC ppm 157 138 PASS > CO...
• Re: Trailer hitch, other Parts For Sale...
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 10:00:12 -1000
  ...convertor,tailpipe. 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission...
• R12 Overharging is NOT a solution!
  Historical mailing list - John
  Wed, 16 Aug 2000 03:21:53 -0400
  ...If the evaporator was restricted (not blocked or perforated)like a crimp in the evaporator "tailpipe" or outlet, the following might occur: 1) The...
• Re: How Deep Can a Vanagon Go
  Historical mailing list - John Runberg
  Sun, 7 Jan 2007 17:51:48 -0800
  Steve, Go out w/ a tape measure and write down the distance to the tailpipe. This is the depth you can sit in if...
• Re: Power loss - '91 Carat
  Historical mailing list - George Gaudette
  Thu, 25 May 2017 15:10:20 +0000
  ...Sort of like the 'ol potato up the tailpipe > routine. Makes sense. Anytime you baffle down an exhaust system, whether > car or chimney stack...
• Parts for Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sun, 17 Sep 2000 11:26:17 CDT
  ...convertor,tailpipe. 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Sat, 30 Sep 2000 02:53:15 CDT
  ...convertor,tailpipe. 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission...
• Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - James Piotrowski
  Fri, 24 May 2002 13:30:03 -0600
  I'll be replacing a muffler and tailpipe this weekend on the '82 Westy. Picked up the parts, but as is usual with me...
• Re: Exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Mon, 4 Jun 2012 11:23:41 -0700
  I bought the 4-pipe system from VanAgain that went together pretty painlessly.� Did not need the muffler or tailpipe this time.� I wanted...
• 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle...more info
  Historical mailing list - Erin Randolph
  Fri, 16 Jan 2004 23:31:32 -0800
  ...Also, regarding the run on after shut down, (besides checking plugs) the tailpipe shows no sign of carbon buildup. I just checked the pressure...
• Re: Exhaust Manifold Removal
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sun, 14 Aug 2005 20:14:45 -0400
  Tabe, if you have taken off tailpipe, muffler, cat, and pipe that connects to headers, headers should come off once the nuts are off...
• Re: Road rage cause--Diesel powered vanagons - Driving Slow
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 16:21:21 -0700
  ...a-hole in an F350 pickup trying to crawl up my tailpipe (a-hem!) on a freeway on-ramp this morning made me wish...
• Re: Muffler Parts
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Fri, 24 May 2002 16:22:01 -0400
  ...Another from the converter to the muffler another, from the muffler to the tailpipe another. Pax-- G. Matthew Bulley Mount Olive, NC -----Original Message...
• Re: Mechanics using customer supplied parts.. Was bars leaks
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Thu, 17 Sep 2009 10:15:45 -0400
  ...A non-mechanically-inclined friend of mine once paid almost $50 plus labor for a tailpipe for her Bus. I drove over to the...
• Re: VW gave diesel drivers what they wanted!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Thu, 1 Oct 2015 21:53:48 -0500
  ...If VW cuts tailpipe > emissions in terms o= > f PPM at the expense of fuel economy, what is the net > effect? Consideration s= > hould...
• couple of q's
  Historical mailing list - Fifield
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 16:07:53 -0500 (EST)
  ...my tailpipe split between the part where it forks and the catalytic converter. What is that part, it's the small piece that has...
• fixed my diesel exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Tue, 4 May 1999 16:53:10 -0700
  ...We salvaged most of the pipe from the manifold down and welded a new pipe and muffler and installed a hanger and tailpipe. Total...
• Re: speaking of lowering ...
  Historical mailing list - Jeff K
  Fri, 14 Mar 2003 07:58:36 -0700
  although I didn't get out and measure at the time, my westy's gone through about 16" (enough to submerge the tailpipe) of...
• Re: new muffler question: BusDepot offerings
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 5 Aug 2006 06:26:25 EDT
  ...need to replace the muffler/tailpipe/strap on my '84 1.9l-- rust finally overwhelmed them. If you were to "invest" in a _STEBRO...
• Parts For Sale
  Historical mailing list - CC
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 13:09:47 CST
  ...convertor,tailpipe. 2.1 crossover pipes and collector, muffler brackets, tailpipe. Chrome front bumper Good radiator and cooling fan Late model 4 spd. transmission...
• Re: My poor MPG, compression tests results
  Historical mailing list - Geza Polony
  Wed, 12 Sep 2007 21:24:14 -0400
  ...Works well on the exhaust too, only there you stick the stopper in the tailpipe. One surprising place I found leaks was the base...
• Re: '88 GL Muffler Change - a big PITB!!!
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 03:32:13 -0500
  ...Many of the cheap Cats and some mufflers will take the 10mm hardware. > The Vanagon muffler should have tapped holes on the tailpipe side...
• Re: no power: running lean (i think)
  Historical mailing list - Gary Shea
  Mon, 6 Jul 1998 22:56:06 -0600
  ...The tailpipe was always black. After the rebuild I feel like I gained some power, 10-20% or so, and of course no oil...
• End of saga? -- Back home with '84 with rebuilt head
  Historical mailing list - John Lauterbach
  Sat, 10 Dec 2011 00:10:00 -0500
  ...Also, black soot had come back on end of tailpipe and exhaust at idle had gasoline smell. This morning, I disconnected wire O2-sensor...
• new muffler question: BusDepot offerings
  Historical mailing list - .go.brown.
  Thu, 3 Aug 2006 21:22:21 -0700
  need to replace the muffler/tailpipe/strap on my '84 1.9l-- rust finally overwhelmed them. looking at BusDepot, they have a $93 euro...
• Re: '84 Vanagon and Midas Mufflers
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Tue, 5 Sep 2000 23:37:47 -0400
  ...departure to the VW Reunion @ Woodstock, I lost my muffler and tailpipe. My hanger had rusted through on the part behind the muffler. Anyway...
• Re: [T2] Air-cooled Federal EGR filter and SMOG
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Fri, 4 May 2007 15:04:33 -0700
  There's no more "idle" tailpipe test. The only other "test" is seeing that the idle will come down to where it should be...
• Re: Mufflers re-dux (pipe strangeness)
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Mon, 27 Feb 2012 21:16:43 -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...
• Re: 2 buses and other VWs for sale or trade
  Historical mailing list - Jerry
  Sun, 12 Sep 1999 06:58:05 -0500
  ...need a muffler for a 1978 FI 2.0 liter, my tailpipe fell out also need some heat parts described below: -that piece of...
• Re: Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Sat, 29 May 2004 15:15:24 EDT
  ...Speaking of rust does anyone sell ceramic coated tailpipes as my experience is any new tailpipe gets an outer couting of rust in about...
• Re: Original Vanagon heater for sale ...
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 4 Jan 2015 18:52:02 -0500
  ...The inspection mechanic mistakenly put the emissions testing wand in the gas heater's tailpipe instead of the engine's tailpipe. Since the heater...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions
  Historical mailing list - JRodgers
  Thu, 28 Jun 2012 13:04:01 -0500
  ...be anticipated to endanger public health." The agency followed with the "tailpipe rule" in May 2010 setting limits on greenhouse gas emissions from cars...
• i/m 240 rants continued
  Historical mailing list - Dan Soiney
  Sat, 7 Jun 1997 09:38:33 -0500
  ...Nobody would drive the car this time! I drove it into the stall and only was given a tailpipe test. I had to rev...
• Re: Low power, SHORT, just questions
  Historical mailing list - Marc Perdue
  Wed, 2 Apr 2003 18:58:58 -0500
  ...Marc Perdue Tom Stone wrote: > Marcperdue questioned: "Also, if the cat were blocked, wouldn't I NOT have > exhaust gases coming out the tailpipe...
• Re: Hints re tail pipe removal
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Sun, 23 May 2004 19:26:50 -0400
  ...Gary d spence <dspence@OANET.COM> wrote: >Time to replace the tailpipe on my westy. As expected rusted solid. Any >hints. Muffler is fine...
• Re: diesel muffler
  Historical mailing list - Matthew R. Drahzal
  Fri, 28 Feb 1997 21:51:22 -0500
  ...They also have the tailpipe that makes the warm soot go out backwards. md '82 Diesel - NuBus At 01:59 PM 2/28/97...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 18:49:08 -0500
  ...There won't be anything coming out of that tailpipe but water in the form of steam and what ever nitrogen that came into...
• Re: anyone ever build their own bumpers? or who has them for sale
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Sun, 21 Aug 2005 16:36:58 -0600
  ...many muffler clamps does it take to hold on a 14" tailpipe? > > Obviously 3. > > Where do you think it might go? > > Think someone might...
• Aggravating problems
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 10 May 2002 22:48:28 -0500
  ...a) Tailpipe coated with heavy black soot. b) Black soot line beginning to form upstream of muffler where Cat Converter attaches. c) When engine...
• Re: extractor exhausts
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 May 1996 13:05:04 -0400
  ...These guys build their systems real tough, but their tailpipe(s) are positioned for a bug, thus potentially causing the "black bumper/rear corner...