Harry, those exhausts are nasty dirty old things. Chances are you need a whole new system, and by the time you get the muffler off, you will see it too. If it is original from the factory, the whole system is welded together. If your rear muffler has holes in it, I would advise putting a complete system, although the down pipe from the engine to the first connection usually lasts much longer. I would say you should look at putting on two mufflers and the connector pipe and you might be surprised at the good quality ones that can be found in the pick and pull yards. Get a complete system from a junker that somebody replaced a couple of years ago. Until that time, run it. It will make a little more noise and it probably won't pass inspection if your state requires inspections.

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