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• exhaust gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Daniel Erlandson
  Fri, 26 Nov 2004 08:40:29 -0500
  Been to the archive mountain and climbed it in search of exhaust system info. Found lots, thanks. Just one question. There are recommendations out...
• Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 09:58:30 EDT
  Extend the life of your water hoses by wrapping the exhaust pipes with a heat retaining barrier. To reduce engine compartment temps, you can...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 23:10:46 -0500
  You are 100% correct on the exhaust scavenging theory from the exhaust valve/ port area Dennis. However, in an exhaust system that relies on...
• Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Sun, 21 Oct 2001 14:11:23 -0600
  I have an exhaust leak. In trying to find it, I found that my muffler is not supported like I would like it to...
• Re: SA Vanagon exhausts
  Historical mailing list - Sudhir Desai
  Sat, 11 Dec 2004 11:50:27 -0500
  In my v6 van, I have about the same exhaust layout... The stock van exhaust location can be retained, but the engine is louder...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:05:54 -0400
  ...Any thoughts on this? Will a new > exhaust system solve both my support issues and help cure my exhaust leak? > > Also, my heads have...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 00:21:16 -0400
  You really need the supports whether the exhaust system is old or new. It seems like I've seen a post about fabricating new...
• Re: Exhaust questions
  Historical mailing list - Blake Thornton
  Mon, 22 Oct 2001 10:21:24 -0600
  ...Any thoughts on this? Will a new > > exhaust system solve both my support issues and help cure my exhaust leak? > > > > Also, my heads have...
• Re: 2.1 conversion warning
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 14 Sep 2000 21:48:25 EDT
  Could you also wrap the exhaust pipes and muffler in a exhaust wrap to keep the radiant heat from the hot exhaust from soaking...
• WANTED: Exhaust Manifold
  Historical mailing list - Jack Lockamy
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 15:46:55 -0700
  I'm looking for an exhaust manifold for an 80-83 Vanagon (aircooled) 2.0L. I am making a custom exhaust system and only...
• Re: stainless exhaust (why buy)
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 22:25:17 -0400
  ...In 1979 the exhaust system on our 1976 Saab 99 GL was replaced with a stainless steel exhaust system. In 1989, when the 1976...
• Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Clive Smith
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 13:57:56 +0100
  No trouble at all, as by definition the exhaust is self removing - via the exhaust system. Now if its the exhaust system you're...
• Re: powder coating exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 25 May 2000 23:15:57 EDT
  Before you install your exhaust system make sure all the pipes bolt together without any one fitting off center. On my exhaust the elbow...
• Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 10:38:14 -0700
  This past weekend I averaged 5 mpg and there was a lot of unburned fuel coming out of the exhaust. I've got a...
• Exhaust banging on startup:'87 westy
  Historical mailing list - John W. Parkins
  Mon, 18 Sep 2000 12:48:43 -0400
  I fairly recently changed the heads and exhaust on my '87 Westy. Sometimes when I start the engine, I hear a thump from the...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:11:37 EST
  In a message dated 99-03-12 09:32:19 EST, you write: << KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > It is a higher flow exhaust header...
• Exhaust Gaskets
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Libby
  Tue, 30 Jul 2002 19:40:05 -0400
  Can the head to exhaust gasket be replaced without removing the rest of the exhaust system? (2.1) Matt
• Re: update on Stebro stainless exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Mon, 22 Jun 1998 10:45:26 -0700
  ...I hope they get this out >>before my exhaust disintegrates... >> > So how many times do you expect to replace the whole exhaust system > during...
• different exhaust Q? studs or bolts?
  Historical mailing list - Oxroad
  Mon, 2 Mar 1998 02:30:06 EST
  Hello-- This exhaust thread got me thinking. My relatively new to me 83.5 Westy had a rebuilt water cooled engine that was "installed...
• broken exhaust stud
  Historical mailing list - Kellogg, Hans P.
  Mon, 11 Nov 2002 12:51:32 -0500
  ...I have a 1985 Westy that had an exhaust system installed about two years ago. I have since developed a loud sound and have...
• Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - ed maikranz
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 13:29:12 -0700
  i am looking for a good crossover pipe for the aircooled 2.0 exhaust. When i bought myvan it had an aftermarket dual tip...
• Re: Stainless Steel exhaust
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 4 Nov 1994 12:37:14 -0500
  ...Your exhaust already *is* stainless steel. 2. If you buy a new exhaust at VW it coems with a lifetime free replacement policy, so...
• exhaust studs/bolts
  Historical mailing list - Jarrett Anthony Kupcinski
  Sat, 4 Feb 2012 13:48:58 -0600
  I've got a bit of confusion about the exhaust studs. I'm replacing the exhaust pipes on my '89 2.1L Westy, and...
• Re: header exhaust CO concerns
  Historical mailing list - Chris Stann
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:02:41 -0500
  ...header exhaust CO concerns Hello folks, My bus is in need of a new exhaust, So I had pretty much decided on new heater...
• Re: WANTED: Exhaust Manifold
  Historical mailing list - Matt Sim
  Sun, 24 Jun 2001 19:25:15 -0400
  ...Exhaust Manifold I'm looking for an exhaust manifold for an 80-83 Vanagon (aircooled) 2.0L. I am making a custom exhaust system...
• Re: syncro exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Frank Condelli
  Sat, 17 Nov 2007 06:03:51 EST
  ...Can anyone confirm that it is different from a 2wd exhaust, and what exactly is different? Raymond, the 2WD and Syncro exhaust systems are...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - ROBERT DONALDS
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 22:30:18 -0400
  Craig once the exhaust is sooted up you need disconnect the oxy sensor and drive the van or it just fouls out one sensor...
• Re: Help with exhaust bracket design?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Tue, 23 Sep 2008 21:02:17 -0700
  ...Help with exhaust bracket design? > > The exhaust is mounted entirely to the engine. I figured one metal > flex bellows http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/ExhaustBushin...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:03:37 -0600
  The best way to check for a stopped up exhaust/catalytic converter, or any other exhaust restriction. Is to put a vacuum gauge on...
• Exhausts...tuning.(was loud identity crisis)
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 31 Aug 2002 16:04:16 EDT
  ...One thing he learned after joining that shop was how an exhaust can hinder...or help evacuating exhaust gases from the engine. This is...
• Re: Reducing exhaust heat extends the life of water hoses.
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Tue, 10 Jul 2001 16:08:11 -0400
  ...I still like the idea of keeping the exhaust gases hot and therefore the exhaust velocities high for better cylinder exhaust scavenging, with a...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - David..M
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 09:26:09 -0500
  KENWILFY@AOL.COM wrote: > > It is a higher flow exhaust header than the stock setup > (more flow = more hp and torque) and a turbo...
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  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 15:13:29 -0400
  ...It's the toilet bowl clip ( there normally are two ) and one of the exhaust manifold studs. The entire exhaust system is hung on...
• Re: header exhaust CO concerns
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 08:49:01 -0700
  ...I like the idea of a straight tailpipe exhausting to the right side rather than a 90� to the rear. Makes for a quicker...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:39:00 -0400
  ...I think it's unlikely an exhaust leak would cause that much difference, if you had that big a hole in the exhaust, you...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Laurence Smith
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 14:08:34 -0400
  ...Before I take off the > exhaust system and change the exhaust gaskets, is there > anything else > I can check? > > Stuff I've done in...
• header exhaust CO concerns
  Historical mailing list - Greg Marshall
  Fri, 10 Aug 2001 10:38:56 -0400
  Hello folks, My bus is in need of a new exhaust, So I had pretty much decided on new heater boxes, and the four...
• exhaust removal
  Historical mailing list - mike miller
  Thu, 4 Oct 2001 09:35:34 -0700
  To all exhausted listees, Is there a special method or trick to removing the top exhaust bolts on the 2-4 cylinders? Do I...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 05:32:36 -0600
  The aviation industry has long used brass exhaust nuts because the have more strength than copper, do not seize, and can stand the hight...
• Re: repair gas tank--Busdepot.com
  Historical mailing list - Gnarlodious
  Fri, 24 Sep 2004 21:10:22 -0600
  Entity The Bus Depot spoke thus: > a few list members responded that they had bought their > exhaust systems from me, and were happy with...
• Re: exhaust replacement
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:23:29 -0500
  I highly recommend Frank's exhaust based on personal experience. I have that stainless steel exhaust and Stebro muffler on my 2.1 engine...
• Re: Need crossover pipe for aircooled vanagon exhaust.
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 10:10:58 -0400
  ...The 72 to 74 exhaust bolts right on to the heat exchanngers of non-cat air cooled vanagons. They are about $200 US.... and...
• 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...
• Re: Save That exhaust! try POR-15
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 24 Oct 1996 22:17:42 -0400
  In a message dated 96-10-23 22:47:14 EDT, DHaynes57@aol.com writes: << A few Weeks ago I painted my exhaust using...
• Re: Running rich, O2 sensor says lean, exhaust leak?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Jul 2004 17:58:00 -0400
  ...Before I take off the exhaust system and change the exhaust gaskets, is there anything else I can check? Stuff I've done in...
• Exhausts that delete the heaterboxes completely on aircooled Type IV engines?
  Historical mailing list - courtney hook
  Thu, 22 Jan 2009 16:57:09 -0800
  Are there any aftermarket performance/nonperformance exhausts that delete the heaterboxes and just run a header pipe from the exhaust ports out to the...
• Re: Exhaust Pipe Question
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Wood
  Thu, 16 Sep 2004 15:41:52 -0400
  Ahh, but that would assume that the vanagon exhaust is optimized. A classic example of VW engineers' work is the 84 GTI exhaust manifold...
• Re: syncro exhaust
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 16 Nov 2007 12:14:00 -0500
  > I have to replace the exhaust on my 87 Syncro. > > Don't have a lot of Vanagon experience, so I don't know if...
• Re: Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners
  Historical mailing list - Karl Hartmut Filc
  Mon, 14 Feb 2005 09:58:52 -0500
  ...Stainless Steel Exhaust Fasteners > The aviation industry has long used brass exhaust nuts because the have > more strength than copper, do not seize, and...
• broken exhaust stud
  Historical mailing list - gbasey
  Sat, 26 Feb 2000 17:27:03 -0500
  First, I want to thank everyone for their help with my previous exhaust questions. Unfortunately I have a new qustion (of course). When removing...
• Re: Starting trouble revisited
  Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
  Fri, 21 Mar 2003 16:29:59 -0500
  ...When you say 'backfiring when decelerating', is it backfiring through the intake, or the exhaust? Popping from the exhaust while decelerating in gear usually...
• Re: Rust convertor stuff on Exhaust pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Grillo
  Wed, 29 Mar 2000 14:21:41 -0500
  I tried this on the exhaust of my Suzuki Samurai several years ago, as I couldn't stand looking at the rusted exhaust pipe...
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  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Tue, 17 Oct 2017 10:39:01 -0700
  Did your toilet bowl exhaust system suffer from premature cracks or outright failure? My exhaust had a cat. I think the cat weight, positioning...
• '82 jetta conversion exhaust
  Historical mailing list - MacLachlan, Bill
  Mon, 12 Aug 2002 13:49:57 -0700
  The old deisel exhaust pipe on the jetta engine in my ex deisel van has just broken at the flange attaching to the exhaust...
• S&S Headers or OE exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Feehan,Jim
  Thu, 29 Oct 1998 17:50:43 -0500
  I need a completely new exhaust for a 85 GL Vanagon, and would like some help. Should I go with OE or the exhaust...
• Stainless exhaust and heater boxes for 82 aircooled
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Strickrott
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 14:28:24 -0500
  I see that Frank Condelli (http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm) has stainless exhaust components for the WBX�s. Does anyone know of...
• Re: Exhaust gaskets... sealer?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Wed, 29 Mar 2006 20:59:06 -0500
  I actually got some exhaust system cement from NAPA a few weeks ago. It is made by Walker the exhaust people. I used it...
• Re: Coatings for exhaust systems
  Historical mailing list - Dennis
  Thu, 14 Oct 2004 00:23:46 -0400
  I used Black Satin ceramic coating from www.techlinecoatings.com on my conversion exhaust. It is expensive, but shop pricing for a quart is...
• FW: Coolant in exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Robert Clemmer
  Fri, 20 Apr 2018 09:54:57 -0400
  Are you sure it is in the exhaust and not running down from above? How much coolant are you losing? If the sealing rings...
• Re: Vanagon Syndrome??
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 14:51:32 -0600
  ...Raceingcajun wrote: > The best way to check for a stopped up exhaust/catalytic converter, or >any other exhaust restriction. Is to put a vacuum...