So I removed the muffler. When I shake it, I hear what sounds like sand inside it but next to nothing came out. I shoved a piece of wire through pipe into the cat. The wire stopped near the cat inlet so who knows; there may well be some element left. I will probably delete it for now. Here's a couple pics of my Ernst muffler Label: https://goo.gl/photos/w4MsaxUhiF89pfBH8 Looking into inlet: https://goo.gl/photos/BRJvYkVMCTBU9wFy5 quite a narrow passage. Probably designed that way to catch cat debris. I suspect he perforated sections would allow some exhaust gases out in the event debris is caught. Neil.
On 7/2/17, Neil N <musomuso@gmail.com> wrote: > Is the Vanagon 2.1 Ernst muffler basically a straight through design? > Or does it have baffles and sets of pipes redirecting exhaust flow? > When a cat element fails, do the pieces usually get blown out the tail > pipe? > -- Neil n Blog: Vanagons, Westfalia, general <http://tubaneil.blogspot.ca> 1988 Westy Images <https://picasaweb.google.com/musomuso/New1988Westy> 1981 Westfalia "Jaco" Images, technical <http://tubaneil.googlepages.com/> Vanagon-Bus VAG Gas Engine Swap Group <http://tinyurl.com/khalbay> |
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