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• Re: Cal smog, Mexico City, catalysts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 14:53:53 -0400
  > Once I've got the obvious stuff done on my bus, I'm going >to look into a catalyst retrofit. Of course, the aircooled...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Frank Grunthaner
  Sat, 8 Jan 2000 23:39:57 EST
  Just got to reply to this one! I first picked up a platinum impregnated catalyst bed heater for my 67 VW camper in 1969...
• VW cat converter : 2 or 3 way?
  Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:06:28 -0500
  ...The 3 way uses a Reduction Catalyst employing Platinum and Rhodiun to reduce NOx emissions in addion to the standard "2 way" Oxidization Catalyst...
• Re: Water Powered Cars
  Historical mailing list - Mike S
  Thu, 6 Mar 2008 07:04:07 -0500
  ...If you muddle through enough of the pseudo-scientific claptrap, you'll find some of them even think that there are catalysts which will...
• Re: plugged catalytic converter on 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Matt Roberds
  Sun, 20 May 2007 23:42:47 -0500
  ...Sun, 20 May 2007 10:35:14 -0600 > > How much catalyst is there in a new converter? Is the metal housing > full? The working...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Jon Brown
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 08:21:36 -0700
  ...I meant catalyst...as in, "an agent that provokes or speeds change or action". http://www.m-w.com/cgi-bin/netdict?catalyst Perhaps...
• Re: VW cat converter : 2 or 3 way?
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 12:41:56 -0600
  ...The 3 way uses a Reduction Catalyst employing Platinum and > Rhodiun to reduce NOx emissions in addion to the standard "2 way" > Oxidization Catalyst...
• Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:05:29 -0700
  ...Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel ...and the beat goes on. Cya, Robert
• Re: VW cat converter : 2 or 3 way?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 25 Jan 2001 23:35:59 -0500
  ...The 3 way uses a Reduction Catalyst employing Platinum and Rhodiun to reduce NOx emissions in addion to the standard "2 way" Oxidization Catalyst...
• Coleman Heater vs Radiant heater
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 01:27:17 -0500
  ...From a chemical perspective, > I was amazed that a Pt catalyst could be done for the price at the time. I > ran a few...
• Re: 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans, catalysts
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Jul 1996 10:31:14 +0300
  ...It looks problematic for Syncros. >Here are some of my quick observations: > >>1 complete exhaust system without catalyst (which is not yet >>needed in...
• Re: Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:52:38 -0400
  ...Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel > > > ...and the beat goes on. > > Cya, > Robert > -- Chris S. "Beware the Subie Vultures"
• Re: 76bus
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 12:36:11 -0500
  ...Therefore you could look on the door jamb for a "catalyst" or "non-catalyst" sticker. - Ron Salmon The Bus Depot, Inc. www.busdepot.com...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Keith Adams
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 08:37:43 -0700
  ...Catalytic convertors contain a catalyst, usually platinum beads, but may be rhodium or some other very pricy metal. This catalyst causes a reaction on...
• CO testing: port vs pipe
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 21 Nov 96 09:51:51 -0600
  ...when doing a *tune-up*, the CO level must be checked PRE-catalyst. catalytic converters are designed to reduce an excess of CO to...
• Cal smog, Mexico City, catalysts
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Apr 1995 08:58:46 -0700
  ...Having also seen the tail pipe numbers on my 71 914, with type IV FI engine, compared to my 77 Rabbit with catalyst, I...
• Re: Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 00:07:37 -0700
  ...Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel > It's nothing that a gallon of gas and match won't fix. > > > 2008...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Thu, 25 Aug 2005 20:44:01 -0700
  ...I think he meant "surfactant" rather than catalyst. The effect of surfactants in heat transfer is pretty well established. Likewise anything that lets you...
• Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Thu, 31 Jul 2008 21:00:53 -0700
  ...and the beat goes on. Cya, Robert
• EV Cat
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 14:23:26 -0700
  ...Every water cooled VW I've owned had a catalyst under the floor and I certainly don't have to run the air conditioning...
• muffler possibilities
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 06:57:36 -0500 (EST)
  ...I acknowledge that removing the catalyst from the system is not exactly legal; but I know for a fact that a properly maintained engine...
• syncro westy catalyst
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 29 Apr 1996 22:54:57 -0400
  ...It is a three-way catalyst. It is a honeycomb type ceramic substrate as opposed to being a pellet-type catalyst. This converter costs...
• Re: Exhaust system??????????Re: Images of the Orange/Yellow/Blue bus
  Historical mailing list - Evan Mac Donald
  Mon, 17 Apr 2006 20:06:52 -0700
  This is a non-catalyst system, similar to what used to be on air-cooled Beetle engines, and no, it would not cause the...
• Looking for parts
  Historical mailing list - Gilles Turmel
  Tue, 3 Jun 2008 10:15:43 -0400
  Hi, I'm looking for a stainless steel tail pipe (025251185C) and a catalyst converter at a decent price. Can someone provide a source...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Wed, 12 Feb 2003 11:19:03 -0600
  Henry Wang wrote: > ..... > > > K2 catalyst rollerblades > > its good to have a backup for the backup... COOL!!! Wish I had thought of that!! John Rodgers...
• Re: 76bus
  Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
  Wed, 15 Mar 2006 09:55:08 -0800
  ...Therefore you could look on > the > door jamb for a "catalyst" or "non-catalyst" sticker. > > - Ron Salmon > The Bus Depot, Inc. > www.busdepot.com...
• Re: Emissions Test Failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 24 Sep 2017 14:39:25 +0000
  ...Running properly HC (fuel that was never burned) should be well below 100 ppm even before the catalyst. Generally a healthy engine tuned properly...
• Re: gutted Catalyctic
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:52:52 -0400
  ...honeycomb structure) that has platinum and other catalysts suspended on the surface. The catalyst can get "poisoned" (i.e. rendered ineffective) by a number...
• Re: muffler possibilities
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 19 Mar 1997 08:08:51
  ...the catalyst from >the system is not exactly legal; but I know for a fact that a properly >maintained engine without a catalyst is...
• Re: Exhaust manifold blown - rusted bolts...tips?
  Historical mailing list - Todd Last
  Fri, 1 Jun 2007 17:18:53 +0000
  1.) PB Penetrating Catalyst http://www.pbblaster.com/store/moreinfo.cfm?Product_ID=1 2.) Try using heat from a Bernzomatic propane torch. Todd...
• Re: Emissioins test failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 15 Jun 2013 16:06:08 -0400
  High CO along with high NOx points to both a bad O2 sensor and catalyst. A number of states including New York are adopting...
• Re: wbx 6, should I?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:36:18 -0500
  > No catalyst, what means $700 road tax per year. Arrgghh. Hmmm. A cat is only $99. Even an exhaust that can accept it (assuming...
• Re: Coleman Heater vs Radiant heater
  Historical mailing list - BILL
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 00:00:07 -0700
  ...From a > chemical perspective, > > I was amazed that a Pt catalyst could be done for the price at > the time. I > > ran a few...
• plugged catalytic converter on 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - George Thorburn
  Sun, 20 May 2007 10:35:14 -0600
  ...I was able to knock out what was left of the catalyst (There was only enough to fill a 2 lb. margarine tub.) I...
• Re: What do Vanagon drivers ride?
  Historical mailing list - Henry Wang
  Mon, 10 Feb 2003 22:16:22 -0800
  ..... Mongoose 6.5 mtb K2 catalyst rollerblades its good to have a backup for the backup... Hieu Nguyen 1984 Westy "MJ" ready for an...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Joe Ernest
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:35:19 EST
  ...Platinum's use as a catalyst and as an electrode goes back many decades further in the world of chemistry and industry. Catalytic heters...
• Emissions, engine swaps, full-flow filters, 76 balls
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 8 Mar 1996 18:13:18 -0800
  Someone said the catalyst accounts for .1% HC, someone else said 50% of their engine's actual output. both could be right- .1% HC...
• Re: Failed Smog Test
  Historical mailing list - Mike Catlin
  Fri, 22 Jan 1999 19:07:19 -0800
  Forhan, Thomas wrote: > Where to start? Ideas? > Did the smog place give you a reading upstream of the catalyst to compare? As far as...
• Re: CO testing: port vs pipe
  Historical mailing list - Beth Young
  Thu, 21 Nov 1996 18:04:36 -0800 (PST)
  ...level must be checked PRE-catalyst. > [snip] > > when doing *emissions checks*, the CO level should be taken POST-catalyst to > measure the actual emissions...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Failure
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 6 Dec 1994 16:07:38 -0800
  Mike, Check your O2 sensor- my middle brother's Rabbit had its Catalyst go China Syndrome after the O2 sensor failed. O2 sensor fails...
• Vanagon, Paint, and Isocyanates
  Historical mailing list - Michael A. Radtke
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 08:36:22 -0700
  ...That's why it's sometimes called a catalyst. A side effect of using a catalyst with acrylic enamel is that the rapid curing...
• Re: Water Wetter
  Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
  Fri, 26 Aug 2005 15:15:46 +1200
  ...freeze protection, >only reduces engine temps by being a catalyst for heat exchange. Catalysts initiate chemical reactions, without themselves being in any way involved...
• Re: '87 westy oxygen sensor problems.
  Historical mailing list - stephen de la salle
  Thu, 27 Jun 2002 23:46:30 +0100
  Leaks are generally bad news if they are between the engine and the catalyst. But it depends on where the exaust leak is. If...
• Catalytic converters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:44:21 -0400
  For those that may be in need of a catalyst GoWesty has their 50 state Cat on sale for 10% off. Still a painful...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Roy Nicholl
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 23:10:33 -0300
  ...d23haynes57@HOTMAIL.COM> wrote: > > When the sensors are weak or the catalyst is shot > the sensors can get to cold due to highway wind...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 10:02:50 PDT
  ...Catalysts DO melt down from excess fuel, but this is not small amounts- when the O2 sensor on the exhaust pipe fails and the...
• Re: Headlight switch for '91 Westy-Only getting 8 MPG!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Jan 2013 10:09:16 -0500
  ...The catalyst and O2 sensors are probably now toasted. Dennis
• Re: plugged catalytic converter on 1.9 wbx
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Sun, 20 May 2007 16:11:46 -0700
  ...Jim On May 20, 2007, at 9:35 AM, George Thorburn wrote: > If a new converter is full where did all the old catalyst...
• Re: Unusual Westy for sale in Wiinipeg
  Historical mailing list - steve delasalle
  Wed, 27 Sep 2000 10:54:04 -0700
  Could be a private european import ...in the mid eighties catalyst systems were still rare in european markets and I think the German market...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 11:20:38 -0800
  ...There'd be no need for replacement cartridges if a catalyst was used to turn the water into hydrogen and oxygen, since catalysts are...
• Re: wbx 6, should I?
  Historical mailing list - Bj�rn
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 17:18:07 -0800
  At 05:36 PM 28/02/99 -0500, Ron wrote: >> No catalyst, what means $700 road tax per year. Arrgghh. > > >Hmmm. A cat is...
• Re: Bad Valve Issues/Question, Opinion sought.
  Historical mailing list - Jfp w/3 WBXs
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 20:38:06 +0000
  Hi David, Can you be a little more specific? Whate checks have been performed? Has the catalyst been checked for blockage? Has the maximum...
• Re: Fw: Fryedaye/NVC- Cheap Catalyst Could Turn Sunlight, Water Into Fuel
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 09:24:07 -0400
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• Cat and fuel economy
  Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:41:45 -0600
  >This catalyst causes a reaction on it's surface which converts nasties (oxides of nitrogen as >monoxides of carbon, etc) to their fully oxidized...
• Re: stove=heater=safe?
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 14 Nov 94 17:11:51 EST
  ...The question of catalyst is confusing though.....DC -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University Ottawa, Ontario K1S 5B6 voice - (613) 788-2600...
• Re: New electric power option?
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sat, 5 Jan 2008 14:44:07 -0500
  ...There'd be no need for replacement > cartridges > if a catalyst was used to turn the water into hydrogen and oxygen, > since > catalysts are...
• Rear Fiberglass Repair
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Sat, 25 Jul 1998 18:40:59 -0500
  ...Is this fiberglass supposed to be repaired as any other fiber glass (composite) item, bondo, glass and resin/catalyst etc? Then when repairs is...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Paul M. Hillbish
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 23:47:58 EST
  In a message dated 1/22/01 10:36:40 AM Eastern Standard Time, keith_adams@transcanada.com writes: << This catalyst causes a reaction...
• Re: wbx 6, should I?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 15:51:03 -0800
  That it is a six cylinder! At 17:36 28/02/1999 -0500, The Bus Depot wrote: >> No catalyst, what means $700 road tax...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 08:00:42 -0800
  < This catalyst causes a reaction on it's > surface which converts nasties (oxides of nitrogen as monoxides of carbon, > etc) > to their fully oxidized...