> I am about to purchase a new exhaust for the 1984 Vanagon named "Squeaky" and > I was trying to figure out the book time to remove and reinstall a whole new > exhaust. > > OR should I be toting all of my parts down to Midas or Meineke or to Joe > Mufflerhead. I should know this but I am not too proud to ask for advice. > > g. > > 1984 passenger Vanagon "Squeaky Fromme" > 1972 VW Baha Bug "The Beast" > 1970 Parts Beetle "parts for sale" > My VW Vanagon site > http://dieselslave.tripod.com > > EBay stuff > http://members.ebay.com/ws2/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewUserPage&userid=dieselslave > Don't know what the book time is But from my experience it would take 2-3 hours if everything comes apart easily That said, it took me about 12 hours with cutting pipes, heating off bolts, waiting for PB blaster to sink in, rethreading holes and posts, reassembling and welding hanger brackets etc. I donšt think there is any way to predict this other than on an individual basis Cory Sammons 84 Westy 99 New Beetle |
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