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[T3] Stock muffler repairs made.


<x-flowed>Pictures:  http://www.icbm.org/erkson/gallery/stock_muffler_fixes

The right upper exchanger actually came OFF the muffler so that was welded to the muffler after all other welds were made. Those welds were:
1. Cracks welded up on heat shield and small one on muffler body.
2. Tack welds on upper exchanger-to-exhaust joint to keep from working loose.
3. Strengthening welds to lower exchanger-to-muffler joints to patch holes.
4. Flanges welded to lower muffler-to-exchanger pipe that was pre-welded there as a 'fix'. I had to cut them in 1/2 to remove the exhaust system in the first place.
5. Bolted it all up and then tack welded the right upper exchanger.
Removed it all and welded the upper exchanger to the muffler


Whew!

Tomorrow it all gets bolted back together with new gaskets and I can drive her, yeay! For exhaust nuts I'm using the 8x11 ones like what I use on my baby (http://www.cbperformance.com/catalog.asp?ProductID=373). They are much easier to get to since they take up less circumferential space ;-)

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   Toby Erkson  --  air_cooled_nut@pobox.com
   '72 VW Squareback Darksider, 5-speed, 2.0L, rag top
   '72 VW Squareback Lightsider, automatic, FI, sunroof, gas heater
   '95 VW Jetta ~ SCCA Solo II; '73 Porsche 914; '81 Honda Gold Wing
   http://www.icbm.org/
   Portland, Oregon

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