it took 2 weeks to put my new exaust system on. The tailpipe looked so old
when it was all done (everything was brand new), that people dont believe me
when i tell them "seriously, that pipes only a month old".
VW tailpipes rust like railroad spikes.

-craig
'85gl

On 9/5/07, Eastman, Cecil @ ELM <Eastman.C@atwoodmobile.com> wrote:
>
> 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
> >
>