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Date:         Sun, 16 Aug 2015 12:20:17 -0500
Reply-To:     John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         John Rodgers <jrodgers113@GMAIL.COM>
Subject:      Re: walker stainless muffler update
Comments: To: mike riley <mkriley1@hotmail.com>
In-Reply-To:  <SNT150-W149A9220964963B02BE458937A0@phx.gbl>
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Sounds like something definitely stay away from!

Jj9hn On Aug 16, 2015 11:53 AM, "mike riley" <mkriley1@hotmail.com> wrote:

> Well I received the replacement walker muffler and it bolted up fine.Funny > thing though it looked all wrong with everything slightly off.The first one > was all straight except the inlet flange And would not work unless the > flange was rewelded.The body fit the hanger bracket fine on a 1.9 and the > tailpiece came out right. The flanges are steel and the pipes are steel but > the body may be 304 stainless as it is weakly magnetic but shows no sign of > oxidation unlike the flanges.There are fitment issues with the go westy > stainless muffler strap that may cause its Distruction. The strap is > wrapped around the pin in a big loop and it does not let the strap pull in > a straight line to the muffler so it will be stressed at the point where it > is hiting the edge of the bracket. I am in this mess because a 3 year old > muffler strap broke and took out everything to and including the collector > pipe. On examination the strap was made too thin and it rusted through and > the muffler was fine. The dansk pipe at the rear of the van which was put > on the rear of the engine at the same time as the strap Is now rusted worse > than the original pipe at the front that is 30 years old.This pipe also had > bad fittment issues. So in conclusion the walker muffler at 50 on special > was as good a value as all the aftermarket crap I have used except Ernst > which makes a great muffler.Mike


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