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Improved Appearance

Yahoo Message Number: 1963
The exhaust pipe on my 2000 Allure was rusty looking and ugly due to use, age and exposure to rain, snow, etc. I wanted it to look nice.
I found the piece of pipe that extends out the side of the coach is only 7 inches long and 5 inches in diameter. I went to a Cat Truck parts shop to see if they would have chrome or stainless steel exhaust pipe that would fit. They had a piece of chrome pipe from a wrecked truck. They sold the piece to me for less than $5.00. It required some effort to remove the old piece of pipe, but I was successful. My exhaust pipe is nice and shiny now.

Dave G.

2000 Allure #30491
Mechanicsburg, PA

Re: Improved Appearance

Reply #1 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1969
Dave,

You did good! A new one cost me $40. I'll check for used next time. I had to grind the old one out. How did you get yours loose?

Steve/Intrigue #10673

Re: Improved Appearance

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Yahoo Message Number: 1974
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Dave,

You did good! A new one cost me $40. I'll check for used next > time. I had to grind the old one out. How did you get yours loose?

Hi Steve,

You made my day with the price savings. I did not know they were available.

After loosening the clamp, I used and old screwdriver and hammered it between the pipe and the muffler flange. I also used WD-40 and let it soak and loosen the rust. After a while, I used a hammer and tapped the pipe from side to side. That really broke the rust hold.
I was in no hurry to do the job. It took me 3 days of letting the WD- 40 do its thing.

If I had a grinder, I would have used it. I had thoughts of using a torch, but opted not to use it so close to the fiberglass.

Have fun,
Dave
 

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Reply #3 –
Yahoo Message Number: 1975
Dave,

You have much more patience than I have. I used a 4" grinder to grind a 1/4" stripe in the inside. It then came right out. I don't know if you noticed but the 2003 Allures & Intrigues now come standard with a polished stainless steel exhaust tip. They must be listening! I did think the rusty tip was a tacky feature on such a nice line of coaches. When I saw your post I thought well I'm not the only one who notices the "little" things.

Have fun in your travels........................Steve

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>From: "dcgrazier2000" dcgrazier@...> >Reply-To: Country-Coach-Owners@yahoogroups.com >Subject: [Country-Coach-Owners] Re: Improved Appearance >Date: Tue, 04 Jun 2002 02:38:30 -0000 >