In a message dated 17/07/2010 10:42:39 P.M. Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:

    So....like......this is the "NORMAL" state of  affairs of the vans that
come in here and ask for an estimate to install a new  exhaust system.  The
answer is to do the install is simple, a couple of  hours, it's the removal
and clean-up of the old exhaust system that will take  like who knows how
long !  Put on my Stainless System and get this project  over and done with
for the very LAST time !  _Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)

>>>>>Nothing more fun than working under a vehicle  in 95 degree heat, but
I coul=
dn't ignore my rusty exhaust any longer. I  posted here a week or so ago
tha=
t I was pretty sure the nuts were going  to snap off, I wish I had been
that=
lucky! Upon closer inspection, the  pipes were rusted through were the pipe=
meets the flange that bolts to the  head , and not the first time apparentl=
y. The is a receipt from the PO  for "welding exhaust" and weld it they
did-=
nuts and all right to the  studs, making it impossible to get a socket or
wr=
ench on them (this is  the front pipe, BTW) The pipes had rusted through
aga=
in, to the point  were I was able to (after cutting through the pipe) just
t=
wist it off,  leaving just the flange stuck to the head. Then using a
Dremel=
(I love  that tool, I'll never be without one) I was able to grind the weld=
ed  nuts/studs down the flange, at this point the flange should have come
of=
f, but it won't, it is still stuck to the head. I can't figure out why
just=
yet, and after hours of working in the heat I had to call it a day.  Jeff=
=20<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

Cheers,

Frank  Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains (_Collection for sale_
(http://frankcondelli.com/trainsal.htm) )
_Frank Condelli &  Associates_ (http://frankcondelli.com/busindex.html)  -
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
_Vanagon Stainless Steel Exhaust  Systems_
(http://frankcondelli.com/exhaust.htm)
_BusFusion_ (http://www.busfusion.com/)  a VW Camper  camping event,
Almonte, ON, June 10 ~ 13,  2010