it took 2 weeks to put my new exaust system on. The tailpipe looked so old when it was all done (everything was brand new), that people dont believe me when i tell them "seriously, that pipes only a month old". VW tailpipes rust like railroad spikes. -craig '85gl On 9/5/07, Eastman, Cecil @ ELM <Eastman.C@atwoodmobile.com> wrote: > > I thought it might be a valve at first also, but I dismissed that because > the sound ISN'T "Chuff-I-wanna-Chuff-I-wanna". I figured if it was any > valve, it's all of 'em, and then I wouldn't have the compression to hit my > usual 65 mph highway speed. Does this make sense? > > Cecil > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of > Raymond Paquette > Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2007 12:44 PM > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > Subject: Re: Chuff, Chuff, Chuff > > I hate to say it, but "chuff chuffing" sounds like a bad valve. > > I mind less saying that I always have trouble getting the exhaust to seal > well, and that I now use high-temp silicone on both sides of the exhaust > gaskets (don't know the specs of the silicone, but it seems to take the > heat). I also usually use the VW gaskets only as a template for making my > own. > > Raymond > > > On 9/5/07, Jeff Stewart <fonman4277@comcast.net> wrote: > > > > <BTW, my brand-new exhaust system > > already looks like it's 4-5 years old, complete with a rusty tailpipe. > > What's up with that?> > > > > Pretty typical. I think the tailpipes start to rust in shipping. Unless > > you spring for stainless steel or take the parts somewhere and have them > > professionally coated, they rust in short order. You can always paint > the > > parts with Rustoluem BBQ paint-that lasts about 2 weeks. Jeff > > > |
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