Date:         Mon, 23 Feb 2004 07:28:18 -0800
Reply-To:     mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
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From:         mark drillock <drillock@EARTHLINK.NET>
Subject:      Re: DIESEL exhaust question
Comments: To: Jim Felder <felder@KNOLOGY.NET>
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Page 26.6 of the latest Bentley has a illustration that shows all the
pieces of the diesel exhaust system. It shows the 3 rubber mounts used
to connect the muffler to the brackets that you mentioned.

Mark

Jim Felder wrote:
>
> Through a list member, I'm in the process of acquiring a (slightly)
> used exhaust setup for my 83 diesel, which came to me with a butchered
> exhaust setup. Don't know if it will be any quieter, but at least it
> will be right.
>
> Though the diesel setup is much simpler than on my 90, I've never seen
> one installed and need some input. The engine has two flanges, right
> and left, that more or less match the two flanges on the muffler (I
> haven't measured but it looks so). Should there rubber pieces for
> flexibility, or should muffler and engine flanges bolt up directly?
>
> Thanks,
>
> Jim