I have a problem with the left-side heat exchanger on my '81 Vanagon (California model); a portion of the "bevel" or "bell" on the end of the pipe that attaches to the muffler is worn away. I'm told this is a common problem because of the design. The heat exchanger seems OK otherwise. Anyway, is there any straight-forward of repairing this? Can I simply cut off the "bevel" or "bell" (3/8ths of an inch or so) and come up with some other way of attaching the muffler to the pipe? Or, if I cut this bit off, could a muffler shop put a new "bell" (what is the term for this?) on the remaining pipe? Thanks all.
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