If you dont want to replace the pipe now a good temp fix is to double
up on the gaskets at the warped flange and go heavy on the permatex. I did
this a while back and it held well for the six months it took me to find a
junker with a good set of pipes.

-----Original Message-----
From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com]On Behalf
Of Dennis Haynes
Sent: Monday, October 11, 1999 12:48 AM
To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
Subject: Re: exhaust leak

What Flange?  Just replace the bad pipe and gaskets.

Dennis

----- Original Message -----
From: Richard Ferguson <rfergus23@YAHOO.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Thursday, October 07, 1999 11:53 AM
Subject: exhaust leak

> Hi All,
> the problem that I thought was noisy lifters turned
> out to be an exhaust leak...not too severe at this
> point but definitely annoying...the shop says the
> flange is warped and needs to be resurfaced...about a
> two hundred dollar job...any suggestions or opinions?
> Thanks in advance,
> Rick
> 85 Westie
> 2.1 upgrade
>
>
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