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Re: repair costs

To: rxlouie@uswest.com
Subject: Re: repair costs
From: orin@wolfenet.com
Date: Fri, 25 Apr 1997 16:02:12 -0700 (PDT)
Cc: lynn@dvcorp.com, quattro@coimbra.ans.net
In-Reply-To: <3360F6EE.7FA7@uswest.com> from "Rick H. Louie" at Apr 25, 97 11:24:46 am
Sender: owner-quattro@coimbra.ans.net

> She has replaced the muffler at Midas 4 times in the last 5-6 years.
> She only has 50K on her car, but only drives back and for the work,
> which is less than 1 mile, so by the time she gets it warm, she shuts it
> down.

Perfect conditions for the muffler rusting out from the inside.  The water
in the exhaust condenses in the muffler and it never gets hot enough for
all of it to evaporate again before the car is shut off.  The water
just sits in the muffler and rusts it.

The only hope (for Midas) in this kind of situation is a stainless steel
muffler.

Orin.

References:
- Re: repair costs
  - From: "Rick H. Louie" <rxlouie@uswest.com>

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