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Date:         Thu, 15 Nov 2007 10:36:57 -0800
Reply-To:     Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: Driving with no exhaust
Comments: To: Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net>
In-Reply-To:  <473C819E.8070705@cox.net>
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Add me to the chorus of "Not without headers".

If you're willing to drive it without exhaust, you should be willing to flat tow it to a different location........

On Nov 15, 2007 9:27 AM, Mark Drillock <mdrillock@cox.net> wrote:

> Without at least the pipes on the heads, hot gases and flames will shoot > out of the heads into the engine compartment. Is there anything in the > engine compartment that you don't want burned up? > > Mark > > Christopher Gronski wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > > My van has been sitting for a LONG time (like weeks) at the current shop > > waiting for new S&S exhaust headers to come in. It's a small shop, in a > not > > so great part of town, so they roll it in and out every night. I'd > really > > like to help the shop owner out and park it elsewhere until the part > comes > > in. Apart from the environmental and noise impact, how stupid is it to > drive > > without an exhaust for a couple of miles? > > > > Chris > > >

-- Jake 1984 Vanagon GL 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" www.crescentbeachguitar.com http://subyjake.googlepages.com/


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