It's interesting to read these comments about the
inaccessability thanks to the design of the exhaust,
hydraulic and cooling systems.  Never mind the
electronic and F.I. systems!!!  I'm sure that this
has more to do with the financial bean counting
committee and related watch-dogs that look for all
sorts of ways to save pennys on the production line.
I'm sure the last thing on their agenda (if at all)
was the concern for how the "back yard" mechanic was
going to be able to access this or that component
in whatever compartment they were looking at.  And
if you look under the hood of most autos. from 1980
on up you'll get similar complaints about access most
components that can be swapped out.   For instance,
my wifes 1986 Nissan Sentra had to have the fuel
pump replaced and it's a damn pisser to get to from
underneath!!  Hoses galore and space between the
firewall and the engine bracket it tighter than a
gnats pituitary gland.  Not to mention all the
f----ing
hoses that have to be routed to and from.  And I have
the scars from the cuts and scraps to prove it.

No, I don't thing engineering has much say anymore in
how things are put together in automobiles.  They can
only ask for what they want and then the finance
committee rips it apart and tells them that they have
to meet some cost figure for it to be profitable
enough to produce.  So most likely those exhaust tubes
were cut and formed to meet one production cost demand
or another.....

So it goes...

Steven

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