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Subject:Re: walker stainless muffler update
From:John Rodgers
Date:Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:20:17 -0500

Sounds like something  definitely stay away from!

Jj9hn
On Aug 16, 2015 11:53 AM, "mike riley" <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Well I received the replacement walker muffler and it bolted up fine.Funny
> thing though it looked all wrong with everything slightly off.The first one
> was all straight except the inlet flange And would not work unless the
> flange was rewelded.The body fit  the hanger bracket fine on a 1.9 and the
> tailpiece came out right. The flanges are steel and the pipes are steel but
> the body may be 304 stainless as it is weakly magnetic but shows no sign of
> oxidation unlike the flanges.There are fitment issues  with the go westy
> stainless muffler strap that may cause its Distruction. The strap is
> wrapped around the pin in a big loop and it does not let the strap pull in
> a straight line to the muffler so it will be stressed at the point where it
> is hiting the edge of the bracket.  I am in this mess because a 3 year old
> muffler strap broke  and took out everything to and including the collector
> pipe. On examination the strap was made too thin and it rusted through and
> the muffler was fine. The dansk pipe at the rear of the van which was put
> on the rear of the engine at the same time as the strap Is now rusted worse
> than the original pipe at the front that is 30 years old.This pipe also had
> bad fittment issues.  So in conclusion the walker muffler at 50 on special
> was as good a value as all the aftermarket crap I have used  except Ernst
> which makes a great muffler.Mike