I couldn't help myself. Originally thought not to post but looked
again at the pics and laughed.

http://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/MufflerRepair#5539991788913283618

A tip; if you tear your muffler a new one, Hi Temp RTV seems to vanish
into some chemical black hole. The hole you see had RTV pasted nearly
level with muffler. All gone now. The welding is, well, not really
welding. But it shall hold. Good thing is that you can't see it unless
you put your head up under there!

It was a tricky weld for a newb like me. Not just thin, but i annealed
the metal to make working it easier. Add that lunar surface into the
mix and making any kind of bead. At least I got to use my BFH (read
choked up on sledge) to bash the end straighter.

Neil.

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Neil Nicholson '81 VanaJetta 2.0 "Jaco"

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