Grab a handful of rag and hold it over the tailpipe while it is running.
You'll find them pronto.

Jake

On 9/6/06, Charles McGehee <chasm@elltel.net> wrote:
>
> How did you find the pin hole leak in the first place?
>
> Charles
> '85 Westy
>
> At 02:46 PM 9/5/2006, Roger Sisler wrote:
> >Well your problem has sat here ,unanswererd for almost a week.I'll take a
> >stab at it. I am usually wrong,but the good part is that it will surely
> >bring out the best in listees when they tell me I am
> >wrong ,here,below.Maybe then they will take your issue up. I hope then
> you
> >will have the help you need.Have a safe passage over those mountians.WishI
> >was there.
> >
> >I think your problem may be an exhaust leak.Basically, you are good to
> >proceed.  I currently have an exhaust leak ,and your symptoms are
> similar.I
> >have had exhaust leaks before without symptoms of almost any kind.Indeed
> ,I
> >had a leaky exhaust pipe at the #3 cylinder flange. No symptom except a
> tad
> >louder exhaust,and a failed safety inspection.The po had wired a welches
> >grape juice can to the flange for the fix.Like I say,no symptoms.
> >
> >My current exhaust hole,leak,is of the pin hole variety.It is after all 4
> >headers come together ,and next to the oxygen  sensor(1.9).It wont idle
> .It
> >stalls,backfires.has real bad drivability(whats new).I took it to a shop
> to
> >have the exhaust checked.I had to rev the engine to keep it running for
> the
> >mechanic to check it out. I sat in the van way up on the lift.A small
> leak
> >at the o2 senser was the villian(still is). I also suspect this  as  your
> >problem as you say it is getting worse.The pin hole gets bigger and the
> >symptoms get worse.
> >
> >I would check your exhaust carefully.You got guts to be traveling is such
> a
> >hybrid ,way out there .Once again,wish I was there.
> >Roger
>

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Jake
1984 Vanagon GL
1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie"
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