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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 4:40 pm Post subject: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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Question before I booger anything up.
The metal strap on the end here, where I am pointing to in the attached picture, is this strap in some way adhered to the clean air muffler so it stays in place or in the case of mine, just held on firmly from age and rust?
As I been working on my bus, this muffler literally just pulled off. That strap was doing nothing. So I plan on removing the strap, if it supposed to come off, cleaning it up, and trying to reconnect and bolt the whole unit back on my bus.
Don't want to prey the strap off if it was designed to stay in placed and only the bolt side spreads a bit when lose.
I can't tell so figured I would ask.
Oh, and were these mufflers green? Mine appears to have flaking off green paint.
Thanks
TJ
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
Joined: September 19, 2004 Posts: 24671 Location: Olympia Wash Rinse & Repeat
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 5:12 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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The clamp on the heater muffler (used for both stale air and fresh air systems) is spot welded to the heater muffler. _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Mon May 03, 2021 9:19 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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Eric&Barb wrote: |
The clamp on the heater muffler (used for both stale air and fresh air systems) is spot welded to the heater muffler. |
Thank you.
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mdege Samba Member
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Tue May 04, 2021 4:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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Very cool.. thanks!
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mdege Samba Member
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Wed May 05, 2021 7:49 am Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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mdege wrote: |
Missed this question of yours:
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Oh, and were these mufflers green? Mine appears to have flaking off green paint. |
No, they were grey, you can tell on some of my pictures. |
Thanks. Guessing PO on mine painted them green.
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Sat May 08, 2021 3:37 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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So I can enjoy my bus this summer, a temporary fix of my beat-up muffler heater pipe where the insulation was coming off.
In hindsight, not sure how hot these mufflers get but I used some duct tape (very redneck I know) to reform some area for the insulation to slide under the tabs on the pipes and for the missing pipe clamps (there were non so I purchased some generic ones for one at my local hardware store) could bite onto to tighten it all down. Hoping the little bit of duct tape does not heat up too much and cause any issue. Guessing no but I thought of that afterward.
I need to save some $$ to but some new insulation and heater pipe but for now, at least this seals things up so not a nice big hole for mice to get in. Hoping this does the job for now.
Got more done today and thing I shall enjoy a joyride tomorrow.
Next time a new vacuum distributor will be installed.
TJ
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campingbox Samba Member
Joined: November 14, 2000 Posts: 10192 Location: Petaluma, CA
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:37 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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I’ve used duct tape there before and not had a problem. |
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Eric&Barb Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 2:58 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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Axle boot seam looks to be set too high. If so, will tear up the boot all too soon. Should be more close to 3 or 9 O'clock position when viewed from the wheel end of the axle. _________________ In Stereo, Where Available! |
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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campingbox wrote: |
I’ve used duct tape there before and not had a problem. |
Thank you for the confirm.
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amishman Samba Member
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Posted: Sun May 09, 2021 10:08 pm Post subject: Re: 1967 Westy Clean Air Muffler Strap question |
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Eric&Barb wrote: |
Axle boot seam looks to be set too high. If so, will tear up the boot all too soon. Should be more close to 3 or 9 O'clock position when viewed from the wheel end of the axle. |
I will explore into this. Thanks for the note.
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