I'm getting ready to take a short trip in my '80 camper on Sunday.  Only 
yesterday I notice that she decided this was a good time to shed that patch 
I put on the exhaust.  I guess this time I better fix it for good, right?  
Yeah, right!  

The crossover pipe that attaches to the heat exchangers and hooks around to 
connect to the catalytic converter is rusted out.  So I start calling around 
and NOBODY has this part, new or used, at any price.  The VW dealer tells me 
it ould cost $500 to $600 - but its no longer available, "your outa luck"!  
NO other luck used either.  Only apparent choice is a local VW guy who will 
patch together a header system for me similar to one he did on his own 
air-cooled Vanagon.  Has a Cat and his passed inspection - it's just not as 
clean looking as the original :(

Anyone else with an air-cooled Vanagon have this problem or know of an 
alternative?  

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