I am leaning that way cn90.cn90 wrote:xHeart,
You are funny, very persistent person.
I had the same exact issue, my advice is: go to local muffler shop (it will be noisy driving there lol).
They will use a metal sleeve coupler, weld it in, charge you $60 and you will be fine for another 4-5 years.
Anything else you do at home is a band-aid and a waste of time.
My muffler problem has returned 6 month after the chain store's welding.Ozark Lee wrote:I replaced a Bosal on my son's car. The pipes were pristine but the muffler itself had rotted in half and the hanger arms rusted off of the body. The back pipe can be repaired with a chunk of tailpipe, a coupler, and a couple of clamps. [...]
The pipe diameters will vary depending on what kind of muffler you have now. I left the Bosal pipe from the joint between the catalytic converter to the muffler but it was a larger diameter than the stock pipe so I used an adapter coupler.
...Lee
Thanks Lee!Ozark Lee wrote:I don't have any experience with Starla but if the pipe to the flanged connector post cat is unmolested it should bolt right up at the funky bubble joint. If you are buying new clamps for the cat to muffler pipe junction (highly suggested) be advised that the Volvo part number is for each half, not the set. That one set me back a few days. They are identical part numbers for each half.
...Lee
