I had a leak on my 84 Vanagon and we had to repair the connection to the
cat.

If you loose some pressure then you have a greater problem, but if not, a
little soldering should be enough. That was my case.

Regards.

Pablo Bonilla
San Jos�, Costa Rica
'84 Vanagon

-----Original Message-----
From: Richard Ferguson [mailto:fergusrh@YAHOO.COM]
Sent: Saturday, March 31, 2001 8:25 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Exhaust Leak?

Hi Volks,
I'm wondering about a possible exhaust leak on my 85 Westie. It may be
a bad cat...When I put a rag over the exhaust pipe I can hear a
definite sound of air pressure, but when I check underneath around the
gaskets there is nothing coming out...It seems like the sound is coming
from where the exhaust goes into the cat. Is this normal? A local
mechanic seems to think so, since there is nothing actually leaking
from around the gaskets. I have had some problems with gaskets blowing
in the recent past, but they seem to be holding now.
Thanks for any advice,
Rick

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