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• Re: Muffler Source?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Thu, 22 Oct 2009 14:32:47 -0400
  ...Syncro or not), or > $156 for a 1.9L, including muffler, tailpipe, gaskets, and straps. This is > $12 more than the S&S if...
• Re: emission tests are a fraud
  Historical mailing list - John Pronk
  Mon, 25 Jun 2001 02:57:57 -0000
  ...cars that I see everyday with > blue smoke pouring out the tailpipe and it pisses me off to think that > anyone can be such...
• Re: White smoke? (UPDATE)
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Mon, 27 Aug 2007 08:44:02 +1000
  ...Out of the tailpipe, apart from > white smoke I see now that it's dripping some grayish liquid---what I > might guess to be...
• Re: Opinions-More Thoughts
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 25 Jun 2010 13:51:02 -0700
  ...in parts right away, exhaust is toast (needs new muffler and tailpipe, and I'm betting the cat is shot as well). I'd...
• Re: Awesome Vanagon Close Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Thu, 7 May 2015 19:49:03 -0500
  ...this vision of all you dieselheads bonding while sitting > > around the tailpipe huffing that sweet exhaust, and savoring the > melodious > > sound of that engine...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Schwaia
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 18:14:00 -0700
  ...As for just relying on >> tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They >> can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: Exhaust Bushing Inner Weave Premature Failure
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Sun, 9 Feb 2014 10:28:31 -0500
  ...exhaust is properly mounted you can lift the engine from the tailpipe without damaging anything. Can you do that with your set up? Even...
• 84 1.9 lifter collapse & CA smog - HC's issue (sorry it's so long)
  Historical mailing list - Leonard Anthony
  Sat, 19 Sep 2009 15:19:50 -0700
  ...It doesn't seem like it to me, but could a minor air leak in the evap system send unburnt fuel out the tailpipe...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - vanagonvw
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 08:54:47 -0600
  ...The exhaust valve, however was leaking a lot, >> based on what was coming out the tailpipe, relative to the intake, and >> it had no...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 17:33:24 -0400
  ...a BAR ref would provide (meaning as long as it passes tailpipe/rolling road a the next smog check it's fine) Here's...
• Re: Bostig, CARB EO, the reasons why not WAS: [WetWesties] Washington state...changes in vehicle licensing rules..
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 7 Mar 2011 11:29:19 -0500
  ...Of course this applies to carbon footprints and not the other tailpipe > emissions, it seems that California is a unique case due to it...
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Tom Hargrave
  Sun, 22 Jan 2012 09:26:51 -0600
  ...how do the emissions actually compare? I have never understood why tailpipe emission is measured as it is, pollution as a fraction of the...
• Re: Back From Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Wed, 11 Apr 2001 13:11:29 -0500
  ...Que Milagro! > > NO serious trouble, mechanical or otherwise. > Ni Modo! > (A tailpipe went south, after slamming over an unmarked "tope," > but was quickly replaced...
• Re: 82 Failed CA Smog Test- help!
  Historical mailing list - Richard Brassaw
  Tue, 15 Apr 2003 23:25:48 -0700
  ...82 Failed CA Smog Test- help! >> >> >> > Cat, muffler, tailpipe are all ~1 year old. Thanks for the tip RE >> the >> higher >> > octane fuel. >> > >> > ----- Original...
• Stealth Vanagon Camping
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Tue, 9 Nov 2010 20:52:15 -0800
  ...2800 KM in total no real problems save for the unfortunate >> meeting of a boulder and my tailpipe. I made it to Jedidiah SP...
• Re: WBX Nightmares
  Historical mailing list - CHRIS STANN
  Sun, 13 Aug 2000 08:27:11 -0500
  ...I've seen many '90 to '93 model vehicles blowing blue smoke out the tailpipe. All engines maintained properly and used within their original...
• Re: Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Claudio Cella
  Mon, 9 Sep 2002 20:30:13 -0700
  ...This includes the 8 exhaust studs/nuts, > plus the j-tube bolts/nuts, and the muffler and tailpipe bolts/nuts. I also > have a...
• Re: That wonderful ignature VW "chrip"!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sat, 14 Mar 2009 16:24:21 -0500
  ...the WBX sounds much like the little aircooled engine with peashooter > tailpipes. The WBX sounds throatier and heavier, and I can't say I...
• Re: Bay Area Vanagons... wow.
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Mon, 28 Jun 1999 01:52:35 -0700
  ...It should not belch smoke out the tailpipe, other than perhaps a few wisps of light, blackish, sooty smoke right after startup on a...
• Re: vanagon buying advice needed
  Historical mailing list - Sam Scholten
  Wed, 10 Jun 1998 08:11:25 -0700
  ...no rust on the body or undercarriage > other than on the tailpipe. It currently lacks a battery so it won't > start, but the...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Tue, 28 May 2002 12:19:06 -0500
  ...I guess I need > > whatever > > > the bits coming off the engine are (help!), the heat exchangers, > > > the > > > crossover, muffler, tailpipe, et cetera. I have...
• Re: She runs!!!!! Finally
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Fri, 18 Oct 2013 01:20:45 -0700
  If it's coolant smoke out the tailpipe ..the anti-freeze smell will be very distinct. Unless you put in pure water, which is...
• Re: Diesel good idea? Engine idling!
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Thu, 6 Jun 2013 15:35:17 -0700
  ...and don't smell what comes out the tailpipe.. and when you pass bicyclists driving a diesel vanagon or whatever ...your engine exhaust is...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 01:26:16 -0400
  ...Then I put my hand over the > tailpipe as he cranked some more. Again there was little air flow. Ah Ha! > > In spite of...
• Re: Waterfront campsites for kayak on Vancouver island and Bella Coola, British Columbia?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 3 Jul 2011 12:33:28 -0700
  ...and ..what comes out the tailpipe is a deadly poison, so don't let your tow year old near it. Iv'e been to...
• Trip Report & followup on Bad Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Tue, 28 Aug 2012 10:35:53 -0400
  ...NOT! So ordered new tailpipe & propane tank for installation before a real torch could be applied to my exhaust since they detected a small...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:01:24 -0500
  ...As for just relying on > >> tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They > >> can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: Back From Mexico!
  Historical mailing list - Javier
  Thu, 12 Apr 2001 07:29:54 -0000
  ...Que Milagro! > > > > NO serious trouble, mechanical or otherwise. > > Ni Modo! > > (A tailpipe went south, after slamming over an unmarked "tope," > > but was quickly replaced...
• Re: Vanagon fire and acetone
  Historical mailing list - Keith Ovregaard
  Mon, 30 Jan 2006 21:42:24 -0800
  ...This morning, when starting the van, my husband looked in the > rearview mirror and noticed large flames coming out of the tailpipe. > He turned...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Poole
  Thu, 28 Jun 2007 09:55:42 -0400
  ...The exhaust valve, however was leaking a lot, > based on what was coming out the tailpipe, relative to the intake, and > it had no...
• Re: Summary: Re: How hard is it to remove exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Tue, 10 Sep 2002 07:42:54 -0600
  ...This includes the 8 exhaust studs/nuts, >> plus the j-tube bolts/nuts, and the muffler and tailpipe bolts/nuts. I > also >> have a...
• LiMBO want ads ... for sale:
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Fri, 08 Dec 95 13:59:49 CST
  ...evenings, Joseph (803) 459-2044 (SC) 211-251-237B tailpipe for exhaust for '68 and up buses $16; NOS 'touch up paint' 2 bottle...
• Re: Cleaning up your Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 29 Sep 2009 22:05:18 -0700
  ...which put out far less bad stuff out the tailpipe, and get better fuel mileage. it is only Ca's bureaucratic stubbornness that's...
• Re: Exaust Systems
  Historical mailing list - Russell, William
  Tue, 28 May 2002 13:56:00 -0400
  ...I guess I need > > whatever > > > the bits coming off the engine are (help!), the heat exchangers, > > > the > > > crossover, muffler, tailpipe, et cetera. I have...
• Re: Old Car Scrappage Bullshit Alert
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Wed, 23 Jan 2002 11:07:26 -0600
  ...possible improvements to new cars, because of the huge amount of >tailpipe pollutants which are produced by poorly maintained older cars. Remember the car...
• Re: Thermostats
  Historical mailing list - Kevin J. Turinsky
  Mon, 6 Apr 1998 06:44:21 -0800
  ...I keep a sharp eye on the tailpipe and am happy >to >report that it's so clean I can eat off the inside...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:48:29 -0500
  ...As for just relying on > >> tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They > >> can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: Was Ford Galaxy Friday, now Technology Comparison
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 21 Jan 2012 23:05:02 -0600
  ...how do the emissions actually compare? I have never understood why tailpipe emission is measured as it is, pollution as a fraction of the...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 20:56:49 -0700
  ...As for just relying on > >> tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. They > >> can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: Awesome Vanagon Close Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Jon VO
  Thu, 7 May 2015 19:20:36 -0600
  ...this vision of all you dieselheads bonding while sitting >>> around the tailpipe huffing that sweet exhaust, and savoring the >> melodious >>> sound of that engine...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Mon, 19 Mar 2012 22:32:21 -0600
  ...As for just relying on >>> tailpipe tests, they are just too limited in scope and function. >>> They >>> can only look at percentages or parts...
• Re: AFM ADJUSTING
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Fri, 18 Feb 2005 18:17:05 -0800
  ...it has ever been before-BUT it is running extremely rich. Tailpipe is >really sooted up, nauseating smell and fumes, etc. Interestingly, mileage seems...
• Re: 85' 1.9 still running rich help :-(
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 3 Dec 2003 16:13:56 -0500
  ...If you're measuring at the tailpipe, compare it with the test port readings and see what's going on with the CAT. If...
• Re: More fun with mechanics
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sat, 2 Apr 2011 18:16:01 -0700
  ...The tailpipe has a 3/4 > moon cross-section from the collision, which suggests . . . merely hints > at . . . tempts me with the possibility that the...
• Loss of power
  Historical mailing list - Mark Keller
  Sat, 25 May 2002 14:28:59 -0700
  ...I left the O2 sensor disconnected on > the way home. > > The inside of the tailpipe is pretty black. I have been getting 16-18...
• Weekend Vanwork: Propane, lights, exhaust, gas pedal, etc
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Sun, 25 Jun 2006 22:52:16 -0400
  ...Much of the tailpipe was gone. New one from BD, and a new gasket. One bolt actually came out! 2 sheared right away. One...
• Re: Trip Report & followup on Bad Gas Mileage
  Historical mailing list - Dake Collins
  Wed, 29 Aug 2012 04:51:20 -0700
  ...replaced while on the way to NYC.� NOT! So ordered new tailpipe & propane tank for installation before a real torch could be applied to...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Thu, 4 Sep 2008 15:42:26 -0700
  ...a BAR ref would provide (meaning as long as it passes tailpipe/rolling road a the next smog check it's fine) Here's...
• Re: '91 Vanagon Multivan - hard to start
  Historical mailing list - Coby Smolens
  Thu, 23 Aug 2001 17:19:03 -0700
  ...Next time it's reluctant to >start, stop cranking before it starts and go have a sniff at the tailpipe. >You may find that...
• Re: Was: Exhausted, but quite...finally! Now Dremel!
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 4 Jun 2001 10:10:31 -0500
  ...I should have bit the >bullet and just purchased new everything -- y-fitting, j-pipe, cat, O2 >sensor, muffler, brackets, straps, and tailpipe. It...
• I have two busses!
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Mon, 17 Jul 1995 15:10:41 -0700 (PDT)
  ...The last smog certificate I found was an exemption, due to off-the-scale tailpipe emissions and low compression. Looking at the pistons, I...
• Repair nightmare on vacation! (long)
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 24 Jul 2000 10:26:53 -0400
  ...But he saw some coolant blowing out of the tailpipe when they started the van, so he decided it must have a blown head...
• Re: Awesome Vanagon Close Encounter
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Fri, 8 May 2015 22:30:42 -0300
  ...this vision of all you dieselheads bonding while sitting >>>> around the tailpipe huffing that sweet exhaust, and savoring the >>> melodious >>>> sound of that engine...
• Re: More 89 Bluestar questions
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Wed, 15 Jan 2014 20:21:08 -0500
  ...Their tailpipes are awesome. > > Don't assume you have a mixture problem since it doesn't idle cold. If it > can start and run...
• Converting to Subaru: Chapter 1
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Dawson
  Mon, 7 Feb 2000 14:37:36 EST
  ...I even have my own Bar 90 4 gas tailpipe anaylsier at home to do pretesting before going off to have the state test...
• Re: My poor MPG, O2 sensor seems okay
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Mon, 10 Sep 2007 19:51:03 -0700
  ...At this point I'm pretty convinced that my fuel is not blowing out the tailpipe unburned -- it ain't black, the plugs aren...
• Re: Friday - banigng your head and other irrelevant babbling
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 28 Jan 2005 23:41:32 -0800
  ...er, Matilda's tailpipe. : ) I guess one good thing about living in SoCal- it's Fryeday here for a little later than it is...
• Re: Wet weather power loss
  Historical mailing list - Helen Fahy
  Sat, 7 Apr 2001 06:15:34 -0400
  ...The tailpipe has developed a significant carbon deposit from the 1.5 hrs that we struggled with the van, until we got back home...
• Re: Hydraulic Lifter Adjustments
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Wed, 27 Jun 2007 23:23:11 -0700
  ...The exhaust valve, however was leaking a lot, > based on what was coming out the tailpipe, relative to the intake, and > it had no...
• Re: Was: Re: John Wessels Glori's --- Now: California Engine Conversions
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 5 Sep 2008 08:09:07 -0700
  ...a BAR ref would provide (meaning as long > as it passes tailpipe/rolling road a the next smog check it's fine) > > Here's...