Jarret;
Same pipe broke on my transporter about six month after I got a "bargain
muffler" installed. It seems this new muffler did not have all the OEM
attachment points. The pipe was now doing more  work than it was
designed for. VW wants $100+ for that small piece of pipe. 
Good Luck
Ken "Pay him now or pay him later"Lewis
kdlewis@juno.com
86 VW crewcab
85 VW Vanagon GL
60 356 coupe

On Mon, 23 Dec 1996 15:40:30 -0600 Fifield <jrfifiel@suffolk.lib.ny.us>
writes:
>
>1. my tailpipe split between the part where it forks and the catalytic
>converter. What is that part, it's the small piece that has the O2 
>sensor
>on it.
>
>2. will i cause permanent damage driving without that piece? (it broke 
>off
>completely)
>
>3. What could cause this: after I warm up and have been driving, the
>engine revs to 1200 and then drops back off to 1000, then back to 
>1200,
>then back to 1000. It does this non-stop at idle speed but runs fine 
>at adrive.
> Any help would be great, THANKS!!!! Jarrett