Great - thanks for the info John and Larry! Next up. Cutting the old bolts
off. Should be fun!

On Wed, May 1, 2013 at 8:54 AM, John Meeks <vanagon@gmail.com> wrote:

> Mark,
> You should be able to slip the j-pipe into the system. Be sure the gaskets
> are aligned when you tighten the new bolts.
>
> John Meeks
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>
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> On Apr 30, 2013 8:10 PM, "Mark Brush" <mbrush@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> My exhaust pipe - the collector pipe to the catalytic converter - has a
>> hole in it. I've patched it several times, but it really needs to be
>> replaced.
>>
>> Is it as simple as cutting off the old bolts and bolting the new pipe and
>> gaskets in place? Or is the exhaust more of a connected puzzle than that?
>> I.e. - you can't remove one part without first removing the others?
>> There's
>> a flange on the new elbow pipe, so it looks like the pipes slip together -
>> might be really hard to slip apart without breaking other parts.
>>
>> Never worked on the exhaust yet - first time for everything!
>>
>> Thanks for any insights!
>>
>> Mark
>>
>> 1990 Westy 2.1 liter
>>
>