I thought it might be a valve at first also, but I dismissed that because
the sound ISN'T "Chuff-I-wanna-Chuff-I-wanna".  I figured if it was any
valve, it's all of 'em, and then I wouldn't have the compression to hit my
usual 65 mph highway speed.  Does this make sense?

Cecil

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
Raymond Paquette
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:44 PM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff

I hate to say it, but "chuff chuffing" sounds like a bad valve.

I mind less saying that I always have trouble getting the exhaust to seal
well, and that I now use high-temp silicone on both sides of the exhaust
gaskets (don't know the specs of the silicone, but it seems to take the
heat).  I also usually use the VW gaskets only as a template for making my
own.

Raymond

On 9/5/07, Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote:
>
> <BTW, my brand-new exhaust system
> already looks like it's 4-5 years old, complete with a rusty tailpipe.
> What's up with that?>
>
> Pretty typical. I think the tailpipes start to rust in shipping. Unless
> you spring for stainless steel or take the parts somewhere and have them
> professionally coated, they rust in short order. You can always paint the
> parts with Rustoluem BBQ paint-that lasts about 2 weeks.     Jeff
>