Stan:

Isn't there some sort of copper or brass wool inside these things to filter
out the bigger flakes of rust that come off the exhaust?  Do you "restuff"
these things or just leave them empty?  I assume this "muffler sealer" and
"fiberglass fabric" you speak of is the common stuff found in blister packs
at most FLAPS?
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Tom Young                        '81 Vanagon
Lafayette, CA 94549          '82 Westfalia
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Stan Wilder" <wilden1@JUNO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Friday, October 25, 2002 8:21 AM
Subject: Square EGR Canisters - Repair

> I've patched about five of them and just always throw them in on other
> sales, never sold one.
> I grind them down to bare metal, apply a layer of muffler sealer with
> fiberglass fabric then I bake them in the oven at 400 degrees.
> After that I sand them down and apply more Fiberglas and muffler sealer.
> Then bake them again.
> The muffler seal is about the same color as the OEM paint was.
> That is a lot more heat than they'll ever get in their application.
> Its kind of tedious but everybody that I sent one has been happy with
> saving $150.00 + for new ones.