Man!
I am literally following your foot steps, I live in the DC Area too, seems like your issue was identical to mine (Mine is a Passenger side not as the title of the Thread says! I guess it is exactly as you said the Muffler heat does a good job rusting this side, The driver side joint near the Gas Tank looks solid and does not have any of this awful corrosion!), funny enough this morning, I was just looking at this Kit as a solution and the same Place in Chantilly "ADVANCED AUTOMOTIVE" for installation
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It has been an expensive month for me already, I did some repairs due to EVAP code, dropped the Tank and installed new check valve, hoses and Canister and finally my EVAP problem is gone and the Truck gave me System ready after 400 Miles of driving around. and luckily enough today, I went to another inspection station and I was able to get it inspected for Safety and Emission, I guess I got really lucky today and the guy did not see it because as you already know it is hidden behind the Muffler so you really need to look very close to notice it, so the pressure is off for at least a year for me at this point, but I want to fix it eventually so I can have a peace of mind.
So I am looking at about 1200.00 to get it done I suppose? I guess I can call these guys and go to the shop for an official quote now that I have a good reference price point from you!
But honestly, this is a little bit on the high side for me
, is there any possibly cheaper solution that will make me pass the next year inspection with confidence?
Thanks so much for sharing your experience!