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• Re: Exahust Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Rico Sapolich
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 12:28:09 EDT
  In a message dated 8/23/01 12:22:05 PM, vanagon@BUSDEPOT.COM writes: << (except for the front pipe if you have a...
• Source for Stainless Exhaust Hardware?
  Historical mailing list - westy1
  Fri, 20 Apr 2007 15:29:59 -0400
  ...for the nuts & bolts between the header pipes & the J-pipe and between the j-pipe & the Cat. on a 1.9? Thanks! Rod
• aluminium exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Smith
  Sat, 28 Nov 1998 17:02:26 -0400
  ...Works fine, most mufflers/pipes here in Canada are aluminized, lifetime warranty on mufflers, but 1 year on pipes. Road rash breaks the coating...
• Re: Coolant pipes replacement
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 27 Jun 2006 05:44:11 EDT
  ...Any other replacement alternative beside the stainless steel pipes sold by mr prospect? Cant they be replaced by flexible pipes? If so, what is...
• Re: Coolant hose leak between long pipe & bottom of T Stack
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 26 Jul 2010 21:07:38 -0700
  ...leaking at the aft end of the main coolant pipe there ? I think GoWesty is the famous source for those plastic main pipe repair...
• Re: Catalytic test pipe
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 2 Jan 2012 11:18:10 -0500
  Most any good exhaust shop can supply the 3 bolt flanges and straight pipe for custom exhaust. Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Thanks,coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Tue, 17 Aug 1999 19:56:16 -0700
  Thanks for helpful replies to my question on the coolant pipe. Much to my surprise it was available at the VW dealer in Juneau...
• hoses vs. pipes
  Historical mailing list - Woody Halsey
  Fri, 19 Nov 1999 07:58:37 -0500
  Dear All, Two kind listees have suggested that gates "Red" radiator hose is just as good as the long, shaped metal pipes that were...
• Re: Rear Hatch/Door Pistons
  Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
  Thu, 24 Oct 2002 09:55:48 -0700
  ...the hatch is heavy!), slip the PVC pipe on, and put the >piston and circlip back on. > >The PVC pipe drops down on the...
• Re: BD SS coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 1 Feb 2011 15:27:18 -0500
  At 02:50 PM 2/1/2011, Troy wrote: >I see that bus depot has their stainless steel cooling pipes on >sale, so wanted...
• Re: Steel coolant pipe repair ideas
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Tue, 1 Nov 2005 06:00:14 EST
  ...1) welding a bead around the pipe to simulate the stock flare. 2) Buying the expensive tool to create the flare in the pipe...
• Re: Replacement of coolant
  Historical mailing list - David Bohannan
  Sat, 9 Apr 2016 17:04:47 -0400
  ...Replacement of coolant > > Pipes have male ends, hoses have female ends. They join nicely. > If you replace a pipe with a hose you need...
• Re: Opinions needed. Exhaust pipes too close? PICS
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 30 Mar 2008 12:29:35 -0700
  The vibrations will grind holes in the pipes where they're touching. I'd move them, myself. On Sun, Mar 30, 2008 at 11...
• Re: s&s header install and speedo question
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Tue, 11 Jul 2006 22:27:17 -0400
  ...Put studs on one cylinder of each set of pipe and use bolts for the other cylinder for that pipe. Hang the pipe on...
• need Vanagon diesel exhaust advice
  Historical mailing list - Jim Snyder
  Sun, 2 May 1999 19:32:59 -0700
  Hi I noticed today that the muffler and exhaust pipe connection is cracked in my '82 Vanagon. Before I replace them I thought I...
• Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Rich Pournelle
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 16:55:27 -0700
  I have an 87' Vanagon Westfalia and the exhaust pipes are looking pretty rusty. I just got done with a cross-country drive and...
• Re: GoWesty coolant repair kit vs SS pipes
  Historical mailing list - azsun99
  Thu, 14 May 2009 10:26:24 -0700
  ...At the prices they ask for their vans, they should be including the SS pipes, not the repair kit. Much depends on the condition...
• Re: You can blame Me - was: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Sun, 8 Nov 2009 23:21:47 -0500
  At 11:06 PM 11/8/2009, pdooley wrote: >Turbo guys put a raised lip on their aluminum intercooler pipes with a >fabricated vise...
• H2O crossover pipe corrosion
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 23 Dec 1996 09:56:39 -0800 (PST)
  ...my crossover pipes sure have a lot of rust happening inside -- concerns me. hate to have one fail on a road trip. what's...
• Used 2.1l Exhaust system for sale $160
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 21:26:43 EDT
  ...I am asking $160 for the two x-over pipes, the cast iron Y-pipe, and the collector pipe that connects to the catalytic...
• Re: Coolant Pipe repair
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 17:51:55 -0700
  but sounds to me like you need to fix those pipes properly. ....and there is a very effective replacement of those old plastic pipes...
• Re: Broken alternator bracket studs
  Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
  Wed, 8 Feb 2006 10:51:53 -0500
  I dont think that pipe wil lcome out on its own. What I once saw someone on this list do, was to cut the...
• 2wd 2.1 wbx exhaust system available
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Sat, 10 May 2008 07:14:42 -0700
  ...muffler cat with good element O2 sensor muffler hangers muffler straps j pipe y pipe front and rear headers with good flanges will delivery...
• Re: coolant pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jeff and Deb
  Sun, 15 Aug 1999 12:35:58 -0700
  ...coolant pipe >Hi Jeff, > Every pipe on my 86 and 87 that attaches to the thermostat housing is a >hose. excepting the housing is...
• Re: steel coolant pipes 82 diesel Westy
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 7 Nov 2009 01:43:31 -0500
  Slide the heater hoses out of the slot where the hoses and pipes are stuffed together. This will give enough room to twist and...
• Re: - 83.5-85 Vanagon Stainless Coolant Pipes!
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 22 Sep 2005 22:51:45 -0700
  ...Your insinuation that these German pipe benders may have used thinner pipe of "lower grade" stainless steel flies in the face of the fact...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 21:05:52 -0500
  ...Does the big nut threaded on the pipe though the oil cooler have to come off before the pipe itself can be backed out...
• Re: complaints / Dansk Exhaust / Ford Purchase Recommendation
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:03:34 -0400
  > The VW pipes bolt up; it is that simple. Do > you honestly think at VW you would ever hear Fritz yell,"Hey, > Hans! Stop...
• Re: Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Thu, 18 Dec 2003 10:52:39 -0800
  ...Coolant Pipes The ends have separated. This happens with the plastic pipes/metal ends. You need to replace the plastic pipes with new ones...
• Re: Is this H pipe junk
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 5 Jul 2010 13:01:30 -0700
  � � � That's not an "H" pipe.� It's a main coolant hose coupler with a bleeder valve that's broken off. Robert 1982 Westfalia...
• Re: 87 syncro: replacing exhaust components
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 13 May 1997 21:48:54 -0400
  ...Bentley doesn't show it, but I've heard > that the crossover pipe is specific to the syncro and very difficult to > locate. Can...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:30:02 -0800
  would help to know whether you have metal or plastic main pipes. sounds like you may have not actually looked yet. There are a...
• Re: Plastic cooling pipes damaged...
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Sun, 10 Jun 2001 22:44:21 -0700
  I have heard this is a common failure of those pipes. At least the mechanic I spoke with once said they were - and he...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Vince S
  Tue, 14 Sep 2004 19:28:16 -0700
  Your shop have to be very good to bend the pipe to fit. I will be surprised you will save any money. If they...
• Re: Coolant pipe *REPAIR* kit, was: Coolant pipe kit and distributor kit from GoWesty
  Historical mailing list - dylan friedman
  Tue, 31 Mar 2009 09:32:52 -0700
  After parting many vans and switching to stainless on converted vans�I have accumulated many of these plastic pipes. I have only kept the...
• Re: Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:38:35 -0700
  ...So on the nearside I have the >> three-bolt flange from the previous cat and part of its pipe then a weld >> for the...
• exhaust
  Historical mailing list - dawn
  Sat, 24 Feb 2001 10:07:10 -0800
  I have a exhaust pipe that is broken a the flange where it comes to the head on #3 I have to get to...
• Re: Exhaust System- EGR filte...
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 14 May 1995 20:58:48 -0400
  Mine rusted and have not had mine hooked up for 5 years .....I followed pipe up to intake area and cut a gasket to...
• What I Learned Today...
  Historical mailing list - J Stewart
  Sun, 10 Feb 2013 19:44:30 +0000
  The manifold pipes from a 1.9 and 2.1 are not interchangeable. How did I come to learn this? Well, I am (slowly...
• Re: Bus Depot coolant pipe tips needed
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 24 Feb 2025 07:16:22 -0800
  Hi Al, The description of that youTube video contains some info that explains the absence of the 90 degree bend in your pipe. -Mark...
• Metal Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Phil S.
  Fri, 9 Aug 2002 11:18:40 -0700
  ...Ive narrowed it down to the long metal coolant pipes. Does anyone know how i can clean them out? maybe by using a roto...
• Re: Plastic cooling pipes damaged...
  Historical mailing list - Jere & Beth Hawn
  Tue, 12 Jun 2001 09:28:46 -0700
  ...I cut a large straight piece out of the new hose (enough to slide up the pipe by about 8-12 inches) installed with...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Thu, 14 Oct 2010 09:02:34 -0700
  ...Now, many vendors offer stainless pipes, and > the plastic pipes that seemed so stupid to us because they fail are > becoming NLA (no longer...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 17:59:06 -0600
  ...Does the big nut threaded on the pipe though the oil cooler > > have to come off before the pipe itself can be backed out...
• pipes?
  Historical mailing list - David Chec
  Fri, 4 Jun 1999 21:05:35 EDT
  Does any one out there know if there is a way to replace one pipe gasket w/o removing more than one pipe? I...
• crossover pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 25 Nov 1996 00:03:56 -0900
  Bob wrote: >Also, I need a cross-over pipe. What years are interchangeable for the '83 >Westy cross-over pipe? I have located a...
• 84 exhaust prices
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 29 May 1996 16:03:02 -0700
  In researching the price of a replacement exhaust pipe for my 84 I came accross a wide range of prices and some contradictory information...
• Vanagon Crossover Pipe
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 16 Apr 1996 15:06:37 -0400
  ...The problem is that the crossover pipe is over $500!!!!! My Vanagon is an '82 and looking over parts lists and such it looks...
• Re: White exhaust pipes
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Thu, 9 May 2002 17:35:17 -0400
  Your S&S pipes are doing fine. Mine did the same thing. John Lauterbach Macon, GA '84 7-passenger ----- Original Message ----- From: "Chris Winesette...
• Re: 88 GL - Oil Cooler R&R
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Sat, 4 Jan 2014 14:29:18 -0800
  ...Does the big nut threaded on the pipe though the oil cooler > have to come off before the pipe itself can be backed out...
• Re: Coolant Pipes
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth Wilford
  Tue, 16 Dec 2003 10:44:23 -0500
  ...This happens with the plastic pipes/metal ends. You need to replace the plastic pipes with new ones from the dealer. This will fix...
• Re: Busted Coolant Pipe
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Nov 2012 17:54:19 -0600
  It's a plastic pipe, right? How about cutting out the broken section and double clamping a piece of hose from a FLAPS in...
• Re: Dansk pipes
  Historical mailing list - Henckel
  Wed, 11 Oct 2000 15:51:00 -0700
  ...Just installed a full set of pipes from Bus Depot and they went on with very little problem. Next comes a new cat, muffler...
• BA-6 exhaust outlet diameter
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:02:23 -0800
  ...Exhaust pipe has long ago fallen to bits. I need to know the exhaust outlet diameter in order to fab one from some flexible...
• Re: Replacing Gas Tank Cross-Over Pipe on 84
  Historical mailing list - Ryan Heidcamp
  Fri, 26 Jul 2002 12:14:29 -0500
  ...Replacing Gas Tank Cross-Over Pipe on 84 I have replaced the cross-over pipe om my 87 and I can say without question...
• Re: stainless steel coolant pipes
  Historical mailing list - craig cowan
  Thu, 6 May 2010 07:37:28 -0400
  Not to mention that the stainless pipes are available cut in half strategically with a coupling. There is no easier way to install the...
• Re: Satisfaction Plus, & Installation Ease Of Stainless Coolant Pipes.
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Sun, 12 Mar 2006 22:30:39 +1300
  ...lift to get the single length pipes above the fuel tank. >The connection where the two pipes went together is silicone hose, and I...
• Re: Tail pipes
  Historical mailing list - Ed Duntz
  Thu, 29 Aug 2013 20:33:40 -0400
  ...Tail pipes > I just installed the go Westy entire s.s. exhaust . I am not fond of the > tail pipe as it is angled...
• Re: Long Pipes- Copper replacement?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Hannink
  Fri, 14 Sep 2001 15:38:11 -0400
  ...Has anyone (can I) used 1.25' Copper house pipe to replace the long steel pipes in the '85? It looks like I could...
• Re: Stainless Coolant Pipes Endanger Engines
  Historical mailing list - mark drillock
  Fri, 15 Oct 2010 07:08:10 -0700
  The plastic pipes fail and yours are likely failing now. The problem is with a steel insert that is inside each end of the...