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Re: Righting A Wrong
Historical mailing list - george jannini
Tue, 2 Apr 2013 16:58:43 -0400
...Ray (the cat) On Tue, Apr 2, 2013 at 12:18 PM, Dave Mcneely <mcneely4@cox.net> wrote: > ---- Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote...
Re: microwave oven
Historical mailing list - Ryan Johnson
Thu, 9 Sep 2010 22:05:57 -0600
...http://www.thewavebox.com/original.cfm On Thu, Sep 9, 2010 at 9:42 PM, Paul and Catherine Lemiuex < catherinelemiuex@gmail.com> wrote: > We...
Catch up
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Sat, 25 Nov 2023 19:25:10 -0800
...https://shufti.blog/2023/11/25/vanagon-catch-up/ Ab
J. C. Whitney Catalog
Historical mailing list - Oly Pubill
Mon, 9 Aug 1999 09:29:59 -0700
Do you have any information on the J. C. Whitney catalog? If so, can you please send it to me Thank you, Oly Pubill
Re: Need new cat
Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 18:29:16 EST
We have direct fit cats for the 2.1 .Canadian Mfg. $109.99 Thanks Don at DVW Import Auto Parts 1-800-248-4802
Re: Cold Air Intake
Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
Mon, 30 Mar 2015 19:31:22 -0700
The VW exhaust design also shakes the dickens out of the cat, so it has to have a strong ceramic core to last. Stuart...
Re: 2.1 Ernst Muffler Design and Failing Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Neil N
Sun, 2 Jul 2017 19:27:35 -0700
...One advantage of > the GoWesty muffler is the straight through design. > > As for the catalyst failing there is a reason those aftermarket cats are...
Re: Cat question again
Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
Wed, 19 Apr 2000 07:50:56 -0700
...What kinds of > problems do you experience if your cat is clogged? Margie -- any muffler shop should be able to easily test for this...
Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
Historical mailing list - Jeff
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 09:18:42 -0700
...Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? Have you tried the Emico Cats? http://www.emico-catalytic.com/appchart/searchresults.php The 13581 claims to...
Re: 84 CA Vanagon Smog questions
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sun, 12 Apr 1998 12:25:17 -0400
Considering the Cat is missing, these readings are not too bad although it looks as though the O2 sensor is not regulating. With a...
Re: Empty Cat. Converter
Historical mailing list - Jean-Guy Savoie
Mon, 25 Sep 2000 12:42:38 -0300
...Empty Cat. Converter I noticed in a post today asking about Stebro exhausts a mention of a catalytic converter that came from the factory...
Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Tue, 20 Mar 2012 08:14:02 -0700
...Your “$100 Cat” will not pass any of the EPA lab tests even when new. The $200 cats will not pass the EPA lab...
Fw: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
Historical mailing list - Marshall
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:39:49 -0500
...Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!! > A cause of over heated cat could be too rich a mixture. or a missing cylinder > putting more unburned...
Re: Westy sighting - Sacramento
Historical mailing list - Mike Miller
Tue, 28 Oct 2003 13:55:00 -0800
Well, we know for sure it's got a good burglar alarm otherwise Catlin would have it. Be settin it up as a lowrider...
Re: � � � Install of catalytic converter on 90 multivan
Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
Sun, 30 May 2004 15:04:48 EDT
Debra, I knew I had to sacrafice all of the fastening hardware for the cat and the muffler. I used a sawz-all type...
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: replace cat converter - tough job?
Historical mailing list - Fredrich Hesterberg
Tue, 29 Apr 2003 23:53:37 -0500
...Not a hard job if muffler and cat taken out at once. Then you work on cat on the ground or bench. Very easy...
Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
Historical mailing list - Rob
Tue, 10 Feb 2009 12:48:39 -0800
...cats are built to a better standard and must >>last 50K miles/ 5 years. > >I read a rumor somewhere that the cheap aftermarket CATs...
More Excellent Finds at Canadian Tire!
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Fri, 12 Nov 1999 11:00:43 -0600
...All Bosch Alternators or Starters in the Bosch Catalog: $39.99 "PlatCat" Vented Catalytic Propane Heater: $69.00 All Bosch Fuel Injectors in the...
<No subject>
Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:00:27 +0000
My van failed nox emmissions and I suspect the cat, it is 12 yrs. old and hasb150,000 on it . The nox limit is...
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: OK...... so I'm crazy.
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:04:57 -0500
...Make her feel welcome. > > You guys just don't like cats. > > I'll move this cat, I'll move this cat, I'll move...
Re: storage box
Historical mailing list - Mudd \"Not Jack\" Sparrow
Sat, 28 Feb 2015 09:14:49 -0800
...php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id= <http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=23278&category_id=&category_parent_id=> >> >> but...
Re: no vanagon content - nice aeroplane spotted
Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
Fri, 5 Nov 2010 18:15:05 -0700
courtney I saw that cat years ago when I used to ski at mt washington a lot and would drive by Cassidy. I wondered...
Re: Fuel cutoff was:Wankels
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Fri, 16 Oct 1998 00:09:39 -0700
...Anyhow, a new cat will be needed, as these don't have 9 lives. Buying a new cat every time you went down a...
Re: Fast German Auto Catalog On-line
Historical mailing list - Jim Fritz
Mon, 23 Nov 1998 15:02:02 -0500
...Fast German Auto Catalog On-line 11/23/98 I accidentally trashed the www. address for this. Does anybody out there have it that...
Re: CAT Update
Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
Sun, 21 Mar 1999 16:17:53 -0500
> Well, installed the Cat I received from the Bus Depot this > morning, as well > as a new free-flow muffler. > > It may just be...
Re: SMOG TEST failure
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Sat, 9 Feb 2008 02:46:46 -0500
...The new catalyst cleaned it up but since you didn't correct the real problem, you destroyed the new one. The new cat with...
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: Emissions failure Nox (the epilogue)
Historical mailing list - W Monk
Wed, 24 Jun 2009 17:29:01 -0400
...The catalytic converter by the way was $500 of the bill (a > sublet repair - no idea who did it). I looked at the cat...
Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
Historical mailing list - Michael Sullivan
Sat, 15 Jan 2011 20:57:38 -0600
...Expected Life of a Cat Converter?? >> >> Anyone know the answer? >> >> Is the cat converter one of those things like an O2 sensor - to stay...
Re: temp 2 sensors?
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 14 May 2005 07:55:03 -0700
...I think the cat he was referring to was the cat - alog! Karl Wolz Supposed to hit a hunnert degrees here today! > -----Original Message...
Re: VW parts mail order catalogs
Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
Sun, 17 Mar 2002 11:32:35 -0600
Jon Sykes wrote: > > I found a Summer 1999 Parts Place catalog in my new 82 diesel vanagon - from > the previous owner. I called and...
Re: The Mouse that ate our Vanagon/FRIDAY
Historical mailing list
Fri, 7 May 1999 20:07:59 EDT
...they just lay around all day on the porch. (these cats are strays from center city....hmmmm... you do the math ...;<) chris
Re: Removal of cat converter
Historical mailing list - Joe Romas
Mon, 15 Oct 2001 07:56:57 -0400
...Removal of cat converter How many out there have removed their catalytic converter? Any major disadvantage beyond environmental concerns? Just curious. Thanks, Jeremy 85...
Re: engine trouble, repair shops in boulder area
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Thu, 25 Sep 2003 13:48:29 -0700
if the cat is clogged, it will often get RED hot. btdt! so, yeah, check that too. Mike Miller wrote: > Clogged cat? > >
Re: TDI or not--Oil Question
Historical mailing list - Matthew
Thu, 22 Jan 2004 16:31:42 -0800
Cat (as in the tractor company caterpillar) uses this exact same oil. I think i paid about 9$/gallon from them for this oil.
Re: Small VanVac reccomendations? [12volt?]
Historical mailing list
Tue, 13 Jun 2006 22:40:02 -0500
http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4757970 -- Steve SKL Enterprises Inc. http://EuroCampers.com 636-337-7700 voice 888-797-5994 - phone...
Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
Historical mailing list - Dave Baker
Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:17:37 -0600
...The oxygen sensor on my 1.9 L is between the cat and the exhaust collector flange. Are you saying this piece of pipe...
bumper stickers
Historical mailing list - Don Hanson
Fri, 19 Sep 2008 09:53:16 -0700
...Fall and spring, many of the range cattle are moved from the low winter range into the high country and back. At times, you...
Re: OK...... so I'm crazy.
Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
Fri, 26 Apr 2002 08:23:31 -0500
You know Stan we've got cats. We've got three - inside/outside cats. And a dog. Good pals they are. Seldom trouble once...
GoWesty Front Cab Step Pad
Historical mailing list - Jack R.
Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:41:30 -0400
...http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2249 <http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=2249&category_id=211&category...
Re: advice on exhaust repairs needed
Historical mailing list
19 Jul 96 05:46:32 PDT
Hi - Smog checkers don't like Cat Conv rattles, what happened to mine was that the Cat grid has started to melt from use...
Re: cats and campers
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 20 Jun 2003 18:12:48 -0700
...cats and campers > > > > Cats travel very well as cat skin hats, their tails look nice on > your > > antennae, properly tanned with suction cups applied...
LED Battery Gauge WAS your favorite 12 V accessory
Historical mailing list - David Etter
Mon, 19 Feb 2007 06:42:11 -0700
...David http://www.customdynamics.com/LED_battery_gauge.htm > >http://cyclegadgets.com/Products/product.asp?Item=BOVOLT > >http://www.aerostich.com/catalog/US/LED...
Re: WANTED: Hollow 2.1L WBX cat
Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:35:25 -0700
FYI--I had to replace the original 2.1 '87 cat in my Syncro as part of the subie conversion--it was failing inside...
Catalytic Converter failure
Historical mailing list - Jim Maginel
Wed, 07 May 1997 10:14:59 -0500
Midas agreed to replace the muffler & Cat they installed 34,000 miles ago, but stated I would need to get the engine checked as...
Catalytic Rattling
Historical mailing list - Seastoner
Fri, 2 May 1997 06:46:19 +0000
I have a feeling the catalytic converter has broken loose and is rattling around in the muffler assembly. I had heard this noise before...
Re: 02 sensor/power loss
Historical mailing list - Ari Ollikainen
Mon, 1 May 2000 12:49:43 -0700
...catastrophic power loss (dead stop on hill). > >Can this catastrophic power less be attributed to the combination of >missing 02 sensor *and* plugged hole...
O2 senor operation!
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Wed, 16 May 2012 16:53:23 -0400
...The OBDII vehicles also get feedback from sensors after the cat(s) to further test that the cats are working. The wideband approach allows...
Re: NVC Cleaning them hands up!!
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 16:09:46 -0600
...I had Cat hallucinations for almost six months. I finally moved the cat to an upscale neighborhood so I would not feel guilty of...
Re: flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> fails emissions (?)
Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
Tue, 15 Apr 2008 17:59:13 -0500
...using a known-good stock vanagon cat and muffler on my van did not help it pass. the mechanic and i agreed to wait...
Re: Running without a cat...?
Historical mailing list - Dave Arthur
Tue, 14 Oct 2008 11:03:17 -0300
...So I pulled the cat and muffler. I only snapped two of > the three bolts. It turns out, my catalytic converter has nothing left...
Re: WANTED: Hollow 2.1L WBX cat
Historical mailing list - pdooley
Sat, 13 Feb 2010 13:51:10 -0500
...Hollow 2.1L WBX cat In a message dated 2/12/10 11:40:53 PM Eastern Standard Time, szpejankowski@GMAIL.COM writes: > Like...
Re: Looking for used gutless cat...
Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
Tue, 30 Apr 2002 10:20:01 -0700
...Looking for used gutless cat... > Stan Wilder? > > At 01:44 PM 4/29/02 -0700, you wrote: > >=================================== > >Disclaimer: > >I am NOT referring to the...
Re: Watering Hole Humor
Historical mailing list - Ben T
Mon, 22 Jul 2002 00:53:41 EDT
...Filipino's eat cats and canaries The gypsys in Europe eat anything, we are not there. Please tell me why the cat is on...
Re: Watering Hole - Humor???
Historical mailing list - Andrew Grebneff
Sun, 21 Jul 2002 11:56:52 +1200
...then the squirrels >> and cats found it. >> Who'd ever though that forty five tree rats and six cats would get run >> over in...
Re: Righting A Wrong
Historical mailing list - Mike S
Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:28:53 -0400
On 4/2/2013 11:16 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: > Trade you a cat for any car any day..... Most cars come with a...
Plat Cat heater
Historical mailing list - John C.
Wed, 17 Oct 2001 16:33:39 EDT
Does any one have any pictures of their installation of the 612P Plat Cat heater? Thanks, John C. SLC UT 85 time to get...
Re: [tiico] replaced cat...smoke.
Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
Mon, 7 Oct 2002 18:22:31 EDT
If you put your cat by the engine It will not only smoke you''ll kill it! Really it is more than likely paint...