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<P><BR>why are we worried about them rusting out?</P>
<P>i mean, we are all obviously made of money and could afford to drop $500-$600 every few years on new complete exhaust.&nbsp; Right?&nbsp; we drive vanagons, people!&nbsp; You either must be crazy or have a hella lot a money to do that.&nbsp; i say we all have money, starting now!</P></DIV>
<P>Sorry it is close to friday here and well, i started early!</P>
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<P>jason</P>
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<P>90gl</P>
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<P>87 syncro project</P>
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<P>87 wolfsburg parts van<BR><BR></P>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;From: Robert Steven Fish <FISH@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Reply-To: Robert Steven Fish <FISH@SALZBURG.CO.AT>
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Subject: Re: exhaust / Rust Prevention
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Date: Thu, 2 Oct 2003 13:45:46 +0200
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;George, my man....
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;They rust from the inside out too. Granted, that in super salty upstate NY
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;and surrounding areas they will probably rust faster from salt on the
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;exterior... you will not be able to really stop the intense oxidation that
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;occurs when you expose the interior of the steel muffler and pipes to such
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;hot temps, with water coming out as by-products of combustion.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;maybe you could just dip everything in the peanut oil several times before
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;installing it... and between dips heat all the parts up to 500 degrees or
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;so.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Better yet, maybe you could genetically engineer a peanut, mixed with some
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;spider dna, to get a synthetic muffler material which is as strong as kevlar
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;or carbon fiber, but as natural as cotton. Then the exhaust system would
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;never rust, and you could sell em for like a grand each!
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Tell me if you figure it out.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;RSF
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;IMPORTANT!!! In order to reply to me, you must have the word "FISH"
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;somewhere in the subject line of the email. Otherwise it goes directly in
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;the trash.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Robert S. Fish
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;Salzburg, Austria
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;1987 Wolfsburg Vanagon 2.1 GL Weekender
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;1987 Golf Cabriolet
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;1991 Golf
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; Tube recently had an exhaust system installed (before it broke anywhere,
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;of
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; course) and while coveting the stainless steel tailpipe I had fabricated,
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;he
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; expressed his dismay with how quickly the exhaust system starts to rust.
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;I
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; related my experience with various painted exhaust systems on bikes and
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;explained
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; the best thing I had found was to coat them with hydraulic oil. That
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;trick
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; came from a sprint car owner I knew and probably the only reason he used
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; hydraulic oil was because he had a bucket of it sitting around. The
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;exhaust pipes
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; have to be oiled as they cool, not when they are hot and it has to be
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<DIV></DIV>&gt;applied
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<DIV></DIV>&gt; &gt; several times.
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