Date:         Wed, 16 Sep 2009 20:48:44 -0400
Reply-To:     mcneely4@COX.NET
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From:         Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@COX.NET>
Subject:      Re: Merffler options?
Comments: To: Rocket J Squirrel <camping.elliott@GMAIL.COM>
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For my money, muffler replacement (which for most vehicles does require
welding, not sure what different folks might call "advanced welding
skills") is best done by the folks who specialize in that.  Take it to a
shop.  It's not that expensive, and it's done right.

Dave Mc


On Wed, Sep 16, 2009 at 6:22 PM , Rocket J Squirrel wrote:

> I've not actually been under there to look, what with the broken ankle
> and
> all*, but my son reports that the old merffler on my 1.9l 84 auto
> transmission is starting to get a certain "lacy" look to it. I think
> that
> I can shortly expect more exhaust to come out of places that it isn't
> supposed to come out of than that where it is meant to come out.
>
> Is replacing the thing an E-Z thing.? I hope it does not usually
> involve
> advanced welding skills, giant pit in the floor to stand it, a
> background
> in metallurgica, and a pipe-bending engine.
>
> For replacement merfflers, are there lots of choices?
>
> =================
>
> * Physical therapist is a devotee of the marquis de Sade
>
> --
> Mike "Rocket J Squirrel" Elliott
> 84 Westfalia: Mellow Yellow ("The Electrical Banana")
> 74 Utility Trailer. Ladybug Trailer, Inc., San Juan Capistrano
> Bend, OR
> KG6RCR