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• Re: politics of e85 RE: E85 in vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 22 May 2007 16:32:03 -0400
  ...than fit light duty diesels with 5 way >>>ammonia >>>or nox catalysts, unless there's a breakthrough, watch the BLUETEC >>>initiative to see if...
• Re: Eurospec Conversion: Digifant Comment
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Wed, 29 Jul 1998 21:05:17 -0700
  ...manifold from a GLI, made a dual pipe exhaust system to >catalyst to dual port muffler, modified the alternator to build in the rear...
• Re: Failed emissions for third time-Some helpful hints.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Ohana
  Sun, 21 Jul 2013 19:20:56 -0700
  ...As for after treatment, the Catalyst is the device > to reduce the NOx along with unburned hydrocarbons and carbon monoxide. This > is why it...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 24 Oct 2013 14:13:14 -0700
  ...The catalyst is most >> likely shot. More concerning is while that cylinder was down the >> remaining >> three had to work harder to compensate. >> >> >> That...
• Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Oct 2017 00:49:33 +0000
  ...Fuel injection and reduced compression got them out of catalysts for many 75-80 models but 81 was a magic year for NOx standards...
• Re: Comments on plastic repair/Epoxies in General(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:24:15 -0600
  ...Polyester and vinylester resins require a really nasty catalyst called Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide(MEKP). Not only does the resin have an offensive odor...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:14:55 -0500
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a...
• S&S Header installation report (long)
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Mon, 15 Jan 2001 12:17:30 -0500
  ...Careful with the OXS...I hear the catalyst can be poisoned by the stuff, so use it JUST on the threads. Invest in a...
• Re: Engine question just curious (long winded reply)
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Wed, 25 Oct 2017 18:21:23 -0700
  ...Fuel injection and reduced compression got them out of catalysts for many 75-80 models but 81 was a magic year for NOx standards...
• A 91 Carat Super decoder-ring!
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 16 May 1997 08:32:14 -0400
  ...Succinctly, to me buses are usually a catalyst to the best times on the planet; and as such I would subsume the mental state...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 28 Dec 2015 23:17:46 -0500
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a...
• Re: Comments on plastic repair/Epoxies in General(a little long)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 7 Feb 2007 12:46:02 -0600
  ...Polyester and vinylester resins require a really > nasty catalyst called Methyl Ethyl Ketone Peroxide(MEKP). Not only > does the resin have an offensive odor...
• AW: On I4 and TIICO Exhaust Fixes
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Mon, 30 Sep 2002 13:51:23 -0700
  ...headers are probably mild steel tubing as are most muffler and catalyst casings. Of course, a high class system will have substantial stainless content...
• Re: Stevens Creek Volkswagen in Santa Clara
  Historical mailing list - David Kao
  Fri, 1 Feb 2008 15:00:27 -0800
  ...Those cars all had the most recent 3-way catalyst emission system, which has two oxygen sensors one before and the other after the...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 10:14:13 -0400
  ...The goal is to switch from rich to lean and back quickly so the the 3 way catalyst and support HC and CO reduction...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 09:31:29 -0800
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will > mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can > be a...
• Re: gas prices and fuel economy ... another slant :)
  Historical mailing list - joel walker
  Fri, 27 Jun 2008 22:06:31 -0500
  ...The lighter SNs, 30-weights and thinner, are low-phosphorous oils formulated to promote long-term durability of converter catalysts, the assumption being that...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:49:03 -0500
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will > mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can > be a...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 10:56:02 -0700
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will >> mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can >> be a...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Tom Carchrae
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 15:48:40 -0800
  ...The catalyst is most >>> likely shot. More concerning is while that cylinder was down the >>> remaining >>> three had to work harder to compensate. >>> >>> >>> That...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 12:33:45 -0800
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will >>> mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can >>> be a...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:43:29 -0700
  ...The 2 engine pipes, collector, and J-pipe will >>>> mate to the 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can >>>> be a...
• latest on Re: vanagon AC (long)
  Historical mailing list - Bart Wineland
  Wed, 12 Jul 95 14:03:46 -0400
  ...The chlorine is a catalyst in this reaction, which means that it enables the reaction to take place, without actually being used in the...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 11:37:06 -0400
  ...The goal is to switch from rich to lean and back quickly so the the 3 way catalyst and support HC and CO reduction...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Tue, 29 Dec 2015 15:44:18 -0800
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be >>>>> a reasonable cost longer...
• Re: e85 RE: E85 in vanagons (was politics)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 22 May 2007 10:55:09 -0700
  ...than fit light > duty diesels with 5 way ammonia > > or nox catalysts, unless there's a > breakthrough, watch the BLUETEC > > initiative to see if...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:12:35 -0800
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be >>>>> a reasonable cost longer...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Grisanti
  Thu, 31 Dec 2015 07:47:00 -0500
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be >>>>>> a reasonable cost longer...
• Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Cunegonde
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 13:36:41 -0800
  ...A failed catalyst can clog the muffler with the >> pieces and cause all sorts of performance problems. You need to do some >> digging. >> >> Dennis...
• Re: Steering column shear bolt removal
  Historical mailing list - Zoran Mladen
  Sun, 16 Feb 2014 14:41:02 -0700
  ...A failed catalyst can clog the muffler with the >>> pieces and cause all sorts of performance problems. You need to do some >>> digging. >>> >>> Dennis...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 12:16:16 -0400
  ...The goal is to switch from rich to lean and back quickly so the the 3 way catalyst and support HC and CO reduction...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 21:28:41 -0500
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a >>>>> reasonable cost longer...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Rocket J Squirrel
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 18:41:15 -0800
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a >>>>>> reasonable cost longer...
• Re: off with her heads
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel
  Thu, 7 Nov 2013 18:35:22 -0800
  ...The catalyst is most >>>> likely shot. More concerning is while that cylinder was down the >>>> remaining >>>> three had to work harder to compensate. >>>> >>>> >>>> That...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 22:11:44 -0500
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a >>>>>> reasonable cost longer...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Tue, 31 May 2022 20:45:39 -0400
  ...The goal is to switch from rich to lean and back quickly so the the 3 way catalyst and support HC and CO reduction...
• Re: Dodged a bullet -- blowed the oil filter right off Why, I'll tell you BTW
  Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
  Wed, 30 Dec 2015 19:24:46 -0800
  ...pipes, collector, and J-pipe will mate to the >>>>>>> 1.9 catalyst and muffler. The GoWesty stainless pipes can be a >>>>>>> reasonable cost longer...
• Re: 84 running issue solved?
  Historical mailing list - Eric Caron
  Thu, 2 Jun 2022 10:11:58 -0400
  ...The goal is to switch from rich to lean and back quickly so the the 3 way catalyst and support HC and CO reduction...
• Friday fun, decode your Vanagon factory M codes
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Fri, 8 May 2009 10:35:59 -0400
  ...fuel steams M-027 Fulfillment of the exhaust regulations California 255 (catalyst and fuel filler neck) M-028 without stretchers (only for KTW II...