> I noticed today that the muffler and exhaust pipe connection is cracked in
> my '82 Vanagon. Before I replace them I thought I would check with the list
> to see how to proceed.

It is common that the welds and pipes on the Vanagin Diesel muffler
rust out before there' seven a speck of rust on the muffler body itself.
If this is the case with yours just weld on new pipes.

Alternatively just find a good quality aftermarket muffler with the
same dimenstions and weld on the mounting brackets from your
old muffler and bolt back up.

/m
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