Carrier mufflers??

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Does anyone have a workable replacement muffler for a Canadian carrier? I ran my old girl up today and think she's due. It's not holes so much as I expect the inner baffles have rusted out and the remnants are now sitting at the bottom of the muffler impeding exhaust flow.

What works? Is there a modern muffler that fits and has the right in/out that I can weld my existing pipes to?

[rob love]

Superdave listed the numbers he used as Walker muffler 17864. They are available thru NAPA, retail at $75 and trade price around $50.69 each. They are not left and right hand oriented like the originals, but I have made them work just fine on a couple carriers now.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

Originally Posted by rob love

Superdave listed the numbers he used as Walker muffler 17864. They are available thru NAPA, retail at $75 and trade price around $50.69 each. They are not left and right hand oriented like the originals, but I have made them work just fine on a couple carriers now.

Thanks Rob. Amazon has them for $33.24!! My top and bottom pipes are salvageable so it seems a pretty simple fix to weld those onto the flanges on these.

I take it the length and diameter is close to the originals?

[rob love]

Yes, length and diameter are very close, but the issue will be "timing" the inlet and outlet to get the exhaust pipes to where they belong in the oval cutouts. They worked out OK for me, but I made up the complete exhaust from the manifold outlets to the downpipes.

[Bruce Parker (RIP)]

It's been a challenge. Amazon sold me a pair of Walker (or Soundmaster) 17864's for $26USD each and let me swing for a month before cancelling my order as unavailable without telling me. I went to my UAP store that similarly ordered a set for me then found out they are out of production and no longer available. Against every personal conviction I went to ebay and ordered a set from some nice 'buy it now' auto parts place in Nashville. Price is about $140 Canadian shipped with the silly ebay global scam add on. Should be here next week.

From the specs they sound like a pretty good fit...17" by 6" diameter (bang on with the originals) with 1-1/2" pipes spaced top and bottom (a 30 degree offset is what the originals are). My inlet and outlet pipes are great so maybe everything will bolt right up.

[Hanno Spoelstra]

Bruce,

If that fails, search this forum for "Bosal Citroen Saxo exhaust muffler", reportedly they are a perfect match. Probably harder to get in North America, as Bosal is a Dutch manufacturer and I cannot imagine Citroen sold the Saxo into that market.

Regards,
Hanno