Yah I'm wondering if it wasn't SS. But I didn't know what material it
was, so I made own "Y".

Thanks Shawn,

Neil.

On Tue, Apr 1, 2008 at 8:15 PM, Shawn Wright <vwdiesels@gmail.com> wrote:
> Probably SS or something similarly long lasting. I still have the original front half of the
>  exhaust from my '85 Jetta TD with ~480k, and it has very little corrosion, even though the car
>  was rusted out in several places.
>
>
>
>  On 1 Apr 2008 at 15:05, neil N <musomuso@GMAIL.COM> wrote:
>
>  > Hi all.
>  >
>  > Well, am somewhat embarrassed to say that I didn't check to see what
>  > kind of metal I was playing with. I was just about to tack it in place
>  > when I noticed it wasn't attracted to the magnet I use for holding the
>  > work.
>  >
>  > Here's some pics of part. Its' the "Y" I cut from the Jetta downpipe:
>  >
>  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/temp%22y%22pics
>  >
>  > There appears to be corrosion inside, but maybe not the pipe reacting.
>  >
>  > It is not attracted to my magnet. (how I found out)
>  >
>  > It feels too heavy to be aluminum and doesn't grind/file like it either.
>  >
>  > SS?
>  >
>  > --
>  > Neil Nicholson. 1981 Air Cooled Westfalia - "Jaco"
>  >
>  > http://web.mac.com/tubaneil
>  > http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/
>
>
>  Shawn Wright
>  http://members.shaw.ca/vwdiesels
>  '88 Westy 1.6TD 5 speed
>  '85 Jetta Diesel 1.6NA
>

--
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