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I just read the thread and I have the same situation; my 98 GC's muffler is starting to sound loud. I was going to ask who does one turn to if not the chain stores? Walking in the front door, I have no clue as to the quality of the shop-chain or private. Looking at the pipe going into the muffler, it darn well looks lie a weldment. And it is the muffler that is going at the rear seam. I know that yeas ago, I took my 89 Caravan to the big M-chain and those guys were below he term grease monkey so I am leery everytime I need work and have been going to the dealership for everything from oil changes on up.

 

[chuckt]

My Dodge service department doesn't do mufflers and told me that I am on my own. He had no recommendations regarding local shops. I live in a western Chicago neighborhood.

 

[chuckt]

To end my story, I took the van to the Merlin Muffler in Naperville which installed a new muffler. In at 8am and out at 10:30am. I guess the next thing to get repaired are my ears. The van seems so quiet now. While there, I had a chat with anothr customer who is a wrist watch repair technician. Being a ME myself, I was intrigued by the micro-world this guy works in (anything smaller than 1/4" is small to me).