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Subject:Re: vanagon Digest - 23 Jul 2013 to 24 Jul 2013 - Special issue (#2013-328)
From:Mills Crosland
Date:Wed, 24 Jul 2013 19:54:50 -0700

Any body have experience with the stainless steel muffler and/or pipes sold by GoWesty? My muffler is shot, and the collector and header pipes aren't looking too healthy either. 

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>Date:� � Wed, 24 Jul 2013 09:55:31 -0700
>From:� � Stuart MacMillan <stuartmacm@GMAIL.COM>
>Subject: Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
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>Dansk exhausts have always been like this, it's a design feature they built
>into their jigs.� The set I put on my 2.1 12 years ago was a 1.9 exhaust had
>that flange problem too.� I ground off some of one side and used two gaskets
>and exhaust sealant which seemed to work well.
>
>Stuart
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of
>Alistair Bell
>Sent: Wednesday, July 24, 2013 8:57 AM
>To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
>Subject: Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine
>
>I was stupid not to.
>
>Engine was out of van when I installed them (all except the collector). I
>*thought* the mis-alingment was not that bad. With engine in, and needing
>the van as a daily driver, I was reluctant to pull them off. So truthfully I
>am annoyed by my own actions and by Dansk equally :)
>
>cheers
>
>alistair
>
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