Date: Mon, 21 Apr 2003 06:04:12 EDT
Reply-To: RAlanen@AOL.COM
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From: Frank Condelli <RAlanen@AOL.COM>
Subject: Re: midas,mieneke?anyone ever try em
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In a message dated 4/20/2003 2:42:46 PM Eastern Daylight Time,
LISTSERV@GERRY.VANAGON.COM writes:
> I'm afraid I'm at the end of my rope....I've been changing my header pipes
> and mufflers on my two vanagons for 10 years now and I'm finally defeated
> by
> flange nuts anf bolts that are so rounded and frozen that
> I am unable to extract them. Any tools that you have used that work
> well.... Has anyone ever tried MIDAS or MIENEKE to have exhaust work done.
>
Robert, this is why I developed and sell a stainless steel system
and recommend repairing the header flange thread holes with helicoils and
using stainless mounting hardware. If the rear bolts & bolt holes are
screwed up big time you will have to remove the motor to effectively do a
repair, the front ones are accessable with the motor in place but still a
major PITA. Do it right once instead many times. See my <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon
Stainless Steel Exhaust System</A> and <A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/sales.htm">Vanagon Items Forsale</A> webpages where you
will find information about a complete stainless steel system. Very straight
forward to install as all parts are made to OEM dimensions. You do need to
make sure the bolts and studs on the motor holding header pipes to the heads
are in good to excellent condition otherwise the threads and or studs/bolts
need to be replaced. If you need to do this I advise you to install
Helicoils in the heads and use all stainless mounting hardware. All mating
surfaces on the heads must be flat & clean and use new gaskets with Loctite
Ultra Copper High Temp Silicone Sealant on both sides. Metal side of the
gasket goes toward the head. Complete stainless steel system including DANSK
header pipes, cast iron collector, STEBRO/Vanagon J-pipe, EMICO CAT, BOSCH
OXY sensor, STEBRO/Vanagon muffler w/tail pipe & mounting brackets, all
gaskets and all stainless steel hardware is $1756 CND ~ $1225 USD plus $50
shipping to any continental USA location. Vanagon List member discount of
5%. You MUST ask for it when ordering.
Cheers
Frank Condelli
Almonte, Ontario, Canada
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/BusFusion/bfhome.htm">BusFusion</A> a VW Camper camping event, Almonte, ON, June 12 ~ 15, 2003
'87 Westy & Lionel Trains
Member: <A HREF="http://www.vanagon.com/">Vanagon List</A>, <A HREF="http://www.bcn.net/~limbo/">LiMBO</A>, <A HREF="http://www.westfalia.qc.ca/">IWCCC</A> & <A HREF="http://www.ccvwc.ca/">CCVWC</A>
Vanagon/Vanagon Westfalia Service in the Ottawa Valley
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/stebro.htm">STEBRO/Vanagon Stainless Steel Mufflers</A>
<A HREF="http://members.aol.com/Fkc43/busindex.html">Frank Condelli & Associates</A> or http://frankcondelli.com
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