Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 16:10:40 -0500
Reply-To: Vanagon Man <puzerewski@MSN.COM>
Sender: Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From: Vanagon Man <puzerewski@MSN.COM>
Subject: Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
Stainless steel is not stronger than steel. It is more brittle. Stick with
high grade steel fasteners for jobs such as this. Leave stainless for the
ornamental stuff (screws holding in mirrors, etc)
Adam P
81 westy (3 of them)
74 beetle
73 Transporter (at paint shop!)
70 Single Cab "Whitey"
Vanagon Partsmobiles
----- Original Message -----
From: "Kim G" <ppg1@HOTMAIL.COM>
To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 1:52 PM
Subject: Re: Missing Exhaust bolts
> The same thing happened on my van too, after I replaced the exhaust. I
used
> all new stainless nuts and bolts w/ anti-seize. It has become habit to
> check the bolts when I crawl under the van now.
> Also, my brand new complete exhaust that I installed in May of this year
> already has 2 broken brackets. Not what I expected when I paid close to
> $500 for all new exhaust, and it has started to fall apart in 6 months
time.
> bye,
> Kim
> 85 GL
>
>
> >From: Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
> >Reply-To: Blake Thornton <thornton@MATH.UTAH.EDU>
> >To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> >Subject: Missing Exhaust bolts
> >Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2001 11:29:26 -0700
> >
> >I climbed in my 84 van this morning and turned it on, and boy did it
sound
> >rough. I figured it was just cold (it was probably 15 degrees F here in
> >Utah this morning) and I figured the van needed to warm up. Well, it
> >sounded very rough the whole ride and when I got home I looked underneath
> >and took a look.
> >
> >Where the collector pipes (attached to the heads) meet the next pipe (the
> >pipe with the O2 sensor in it), there are four bolts (two for each pipe),
> >and I only had one. Somehow three of the bolts came undone! I put a new
> >exhaust gasket (it was missing where the bolts were missing) and put in
> >some new bolts, but why did this happen?
> >
> >I recently put on a new exhaust system (less then a month ago), and I am
> >fairly sure I tighten everything down good. Just to be sure, I checked
> >all the exhaust bolts and there were a few that were looser then I liked
> >(so I tightened them up).
> >
> >What do you think? Was I careless, or was the heating and cooling cycle
> >on a new exhaust system enough to loosen the bolts? Or was it something
> >else?
> >
> >Blake
>
>
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