The stuff inside looks like Choir Girl scouring pads.
I don't re stuff them.
Nothing is better than free and I always supply these as Free or a bonus
that means no cash to me.

Stan Wilder

On Fri, 25 Oct 2002 10:00:42 -0700 "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@attbi.com>
writes:
> 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?
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                        '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549          '82 Westfalia
> ----------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- 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.
>
>
>
>

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