Bill,
I would recommend the fiberglass high temp tape to wrap around your head.
That way, if this mess continues, the heat you generate won't leave that
gummy stuff all over your hair.

At the Van-a-thon the other day, I saw both TIICO and Subies... they both
looked nice. I suspect, with my fondness for Japanese reliability, I might
go the Subie route also someday.

I had a Saab 9000 Turbo in my pre-divorce days (daze?) and they had a
flexible section, well built (lasted 10 years), just take up the engine
movement slack in the exhaust system. Perhaps this is something you should
look into.

Hope it works out,

tim in san jose

>From: Bill Marshall <Willolyn99@AOL.COM>
>Reply-To: Willolyn99@AOL.COM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: headers are headed south (TIICO)
>Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2002 15:12:24 EDT
>
>Hey everybody,
>        My headers are going.  Where the pipe attaches to the 'manifold'
>part,
>it has separated at the weld and is leaking.  Apparently, the pipe overlaps
>the manifold a bit, and the pipe is quiet until I hit the gas.  Then the
>resulting pressure pushes it out and causes a good racket.
>        I haven't called Peter yet, but I will.  Has anyone else had this
>happen?  And why did this last only 2 years?  I want to hear any and all
>stories and solutions.  I'm really ticked-off about the whole thing.  I
>should have gone with the damn subaru.  $4000 for a continued pain in the
>azz.  Anyone have another source for SA parts?   AAAARRRRGGGGh, this thing
>is
>driving me crazy.
>        Now I am going to wrap duct tape around my skull so it won't
>explode.
>
>Bill Marshall
>85 GL Tiico
>Bradenton FL

_________________________________________________________________
Join the world�s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail.
http://www.hotmail.com