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• Re: cat platinum heaters
  Historical mailing list - Bob Bellanca
  Tue, 21 Oct 1997 08:49:42 -0700
  Steve, Tell me more about this cat platinum heater. How big, how many btu's, etc? Where'd you get it? Bob Bellanca ---------- > From...
• Re: O2 sensor in gutted cat question
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Fri, 25 Sep 2009 17:08:58 -0400
  I've noticed (by using common sense) that a gutted catalytic converter fails to do its job, and is almost certainly illegal 9for good...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Paul Guzyk
  Thu, 19 Mar 2009 22:58:43 -0400
  ...Engine gotta breath in order to run! After we pulled the Cat we could see it was plugged up with broken cat guts. Installed...
• FS: Catalytic Converter for Vanagon $75.00
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Birk
  Tue, 16 Jan 2001 10:38:28 -0500
  I have a cat purchased from FGA on 5/00, part number 025131701. It has been used for 1 month before I changed back...
• Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Fri, 19 Sep 2003 21:08:20 -0400
  I think that I have a clogged catalytic converter, but I would like to get the wisdom of the list before ordering a new...
• Re: dead cats as fuel source
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 19:36:36 -0500
  ...You could drive around the world without stopping, provided you stayed within the Cat Lattitudes. People are a lot harder to come by, there...
• Idea for inexpensive exhaust with cat.
  Historical mailing list - Thoreau
  Mon, 24 Mar 1997 13:48:48 -0600 (CST)
  ...I could buy a universal cat, with these header flanges or weld some on and basically bolt a cat in between the collector and...
• Re: friday - at the airport - some closeups of the catalina
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:11:33 -0800
  ...friday - at the airport - some closeups of the catalina > > To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM > > > > Got "behind the fence" for a few minutes yesterday and...
• Re: Broken Catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Thu, 19 Feb 2009 19:01:41 -0800
  ...The cat was fine. (though not so for the brackets!) The cat is still fine after 6000+ KM's. Fix? Remove it, take it...
• Re: catalytic mod
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Sat, 1 Apr 1995 21:08:27 -0800 (PST)
  Dan Geer writes: > > Is it {feasible,sensible,desirable} to add > catalytic converter to a bus? I'm thinking > it is an environmentally friendly thing...
• Re: catalytic heater questions
  Historical mailing list - Steven X. Schwenk
  Mon, 14 Jun 1999 12:27:21 -0700
  Bill is right that an un-vented catalytic heater will dump water vapor into the interior of the van...enough to cause rusting from...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (clarification)
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:11:37 EST
  ...The > really good news is that this complete exhaust system (no catalytic convertor) > is only $280. > Is an exhaust without a cat legal anywhere...
• Ran Over a Cat Yesterday + Great Stickers, Karl!
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 08:29:52 -0500
  ...Yesterday, on the way back from "Victory Lanes Speedway" outside Winnipeg, a cat ran into the path of the Westy, and I ran it...
• Re: Trip / Vehicle Expense Tracker
  Historical mailing list - Loren A. Busch
  Wed, 30 Apr 2003 13:33:36 -0700
  ...Once a particular type of transaction is identified to a category and sub-category, similar transactions are automatically identified. For a trip I set...
• Re: Adjustments to help 81 Air Cooled Westy pass emissions?
  Historical mailing list - neil N
  Mon, 3 Dec 2007 11:57:06 -0800
  ...No cat on this puppy, (not sure if required up here) but for sure I'll get er' up to operating temp. One reason...
• Re: olympian plat. cat heater info request
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Tue, 23 Nov 2010 09:54:12 -0800
  ...Vented Plat Cat heaters Here's a guy here in the NW that has done several in Westfalias in the past http://ventedcatheater.com...
• A161B, Trim Pad Remover (GM, Ford, and Chrysler)
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Sun, 2 Oct 2005 14:34:24 -0500
  ...http://buy1.snapon.com/catalog/item.asp?P65=&tool=all&item_ID=12811&group_ID=1793&store=snapon-store&dir=catalog
• >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 09:24:26 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 08:28 PST
  >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 09:24:26 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
• >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 11:08:12 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 09:59 PST
  >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 11:08:12 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
• >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 11:15:40 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 10 Jan 95 11:04 PST
  >From MIKE_CATLIN Sun Jan 8 11:15:40 0800 1995 remote from ccgate.fire.ca.gov
• Colorful Van-People
  Historical mailing list - Robert Stevens
  Thu, 5 Jun 2003 21:11:06 -0600
  http://www.palmpressinc.com/ppsite/catalog2.php?catid=10&cp=1 check out the card-pic at the bottom of the page. eclectic cards...
• Re: Plat Cat heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Sheflo
  Wed, 17 Oct 2001 17:49:02 -0700
  ...Plat Cat heater Does any one have any pictures of their installation of the 612P Plat Cat heater? Thanks, John C. SLC UT 85...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon Humor
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:42:28 EST
  ...that cats mouth I'll know she's eaten one of my > very entertaining green friends. > I'm going to have a cat tail...
• Re: www.natoint.com (was: Product)
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 18 Mar 1999 22:20:54 -0500
  ...Some folks were disturbed when I used to snip warts off cattle, fill up my blender with 'em, along with a bit of sterile...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sat, 5 Feb 2000 10:53:22 -0800
  ...My motorcycle has a motronic brain (no O2 sensor either, nor does my bike have a cat). SA vans don't have catalytic converters...
• Sliding door catch
  Historical mailing list - Charles Keeter
  Sun, 3 Jun 2001 16:32:07 -0400
  Does anyone have the catch that holds the sliding door open when it is fully open? I see the threads in the door assembly...
• Re: Watering Hole Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sun, 21 Jul 2002 19:37:04 -0500
  So how many cats with bells do you think I should put in the chorus? I could run behind the cats and accompany them...
• Better Cat converters: OEM or aftermarket?
  Historical mailing list - Phil Stanhope
  Mon, 28 Aug 2006 09:03:19 -0700
  ...Carries Emico cats for $128, apparently Emico is OEM.... and they have a stainless steel generic for $99. Is one better than the other...
• Re: Comments wanted: BusBoys & TMI upholstery
  Historical mailing list - Chuck Mathis
  Tue, 22 Feb 2000 16:49:28 EST
  ...I contacted them three times in three months to get a catalog. The catalog arrived minus the price list. I can deal with that...
• Re: OK...... so I'm crazy.
  Historical mailing list - Jere Hawn
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 18:48:30 -0700
  ...But probably not the cat, you remember the cat http://williamwareagency.com/forsale/stanvan/cat1.jpg AM Sunday and I'll know if I...
• Re: which exhaust gasket to use?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 25 Jul 2014 16:55:38 -0400
  ...The replacement cats will accept the donut. There is a donut that is offset and flat on one side to fit the old cat...
• Re: Catalytic converter options
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 2 May 1996 22:48:30 -0400
  Walker and Bosal make Cats that fit. The Walker is part #15612. It fits pefectly and has the hole in the correct place for...
• 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: Cat causing heads to crack?
  Historical mailing list - Lawrence Johnson
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 20:51:12 -0400
  ...What red fluid? Larry > <snip> I also think drilling a hole in your cat will cause a leak of the red > fluid inside.<snip>
• Need new cat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Atkins
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 01:03:43 +0000
  Who sells the best direct fit replacement catlytic converter for the 2.1 wbx? Thanks Dennis Atkins _________________________________________________________________ MSN Messenger with backgrounds, emoticons and more...
• Re: Cargo Barrier 85 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Lincoln
  Mon, 20 Feb 2012 18:08:31 -0500
  Daryl, Here you go http://www.gowesty.com/ec_view_details.php?id=3362&category_id=&category_parent_id = -- Thanks, Jeff '85 GL (Gertie...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Thomas D. Hanlon
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 07:11:52 -0700
  ...The ceramics in the cat deteriorated,- fell apart, collapsed- and plugged the exhaust. I had to take off the muffler and unplug the cat...
• Re: power cat versus buddy heater
  Historical mailing list - Paul Mayfield
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 11:12:30 +0000
  ...That would make it a no brainer over the Power Cat. Paul ==================================================== on 12/30/01 4:41 AM, Automatic digest processor at LISTSERV...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 15:49:46 -0700
  ...Revisiting the Catalytic Converter... > > oxygen sensor bad = running rich > > running rich = more work for cat to do > > more work for cat = getting hot & melting...
• Re: Cold Start
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 12 Oct 94 9:00:20 EDT
  ...The cat then overheats and > fries itself and everything else near it next time you drive. > -- ---------------------------------------------------------------------- David Carment School of International Affairs Carleton University...
• Catalogs Wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 19 Sep 96 21:59:11 EDT
  hey now, i need parts catalogs. bad. i know better to ask for a bus boys catalog, but could someone send me numbers for...
• Syncro Exhaust
  Historical mailing list - Barry Armitage
  Mon, 7 Jun 1999 15:57:28 -0400
  Does anyone have any recommendations for getting exhaust parts for my '89 Syncro? I need a muffler, cat, and the piece just upstream from...
• Re: Accurate subject lines
  Historical mailing list - Dana Morphew
  Wed, 28 Nov 2001 07:03:10 -0800
  ...When you least > expect it the cat goes back to doing just as it pleases. If you own a cat > you know what I...
• Re: Looking for used gutless cat...
  Historical mailing list - Chris Mills
  Tue, 30 Apr 2002 11:31:57 -0500
  ...variety! >=================================== >I want to run some tests with and without a catalytic converter too see if >it makes much of a difference with the...
• Re: vanagon style
  Historical mailing list - Joe Federici
  Tue, 18 Jan 2005 08:37:30 -0500
  ...good catch as you only see a little of it. I had to dig mine out of the recycling to find it. JFF On...
• Re: Swiss Army Knife - Necessary Tool Content
  Historical mailing list - Tom Buese
  Sat, 17 Feb 2007 17:59:35 -0700
  ...wengerna.com/browse/product.jsp? > prod_id=1260&cat_id=1&cat_name=Knives&sub_cat_id=23 > > ..try driving over that one, let...
• Empty Cat. Converter
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 25 Sep 2000 07:46:23 -0400
  I noticed in a post today asking about Stebro exhausts a mention of a catalytic converter that came from the factory "empty". I bought...
• Re: Emissions failure Nox (the epilogue)
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:48:09 -0400
  David, You definitely got screwed on that catalytic converter. Only the air-cooled Vanagons had different cats for the CA models. What a bunch...
• Re: Low Platimum Cat prices shown on I-net sales site
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Sat, 7 Nov 1998 10:38:38 -0600
  I failed to notice the 14 month old publication date on the URL offering low Platinim Cat prices before I forwarded it to the...
• Re: Cold Air Intake
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 30 Mar 2015 09:54:21 -0700
  The GW CARB approved cat is actually a Magnaflow cat. FWIW... I have seen a 50% failure rate on those cats over the last...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 10:52:29 -0800
  ...The > > really good news is that this complete exhaust system (no catalytic > convertor) > > is only $280. > > > Is an exhaust without a cat legal anywhere...
• Re: Watering Hole - Humor???
  Historical mailing list - mike
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 18:04:11 -0700
  ...then the squirrels >>> and cats found it. >>> Who'd ever though that forty five tree rats and six cats would get run >>> over in...
• flow-through muffler -> cool cat -> failes emissions
  Historical mailing list - Aaron Pearson
  Wed, 9 Apr 2008 10:15:54 -0500
  ...that is, when running on the highway the cat is hot and clean, but after waiting in line at the emission test facility, the...
• Re: More Catalytic Converter questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 14:19:31 -0400
  ...More Catalytic Converter questions > > >> Just installed a new Bosal cat delivered from one of our listmember >> suppliers. Adjusted the muffler supports to help everything...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 16:17:55 -0500
  ...Semantics...the 2.1 sensor is mounted at the input end of the big steel can that houses the catalytic converter itself, which is...
• Re: Cabinet Metal Door Catch
  Historical mailing list - Abel Longoria
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:26:52 -0500
  ...http://nlavw.com/gb/interior/388-westfalia-cupboard-door-catch-bracket-with-screws.html Looks like that's a great option if you don...
• Re: FW: sliding door
  Historical mailing list - Ken Korn
  Tue, 15 Sep 1998 08:55:38 -0500
  Mine wouldn't catch because the nylon block on the top front door slider was badly worn. I turned it 90 degrees so the...
• Re: Fw: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:54:00 -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: Listmember Discounts
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 20:59:30 EST
  ...You can get your part numbers , pricing & discription from the online catalog, then email your requests. ( Remember you have to email to get your...
• Re: Source for Plat Cat heater?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 9 Nov 2006 22:46:22 -0500
  I thought Ed was asking about a non vented cat. Sorry, Dennis -----Original Message----- From: Loren Busch [mailto:starwagen@gmail.com] Sent: Thursday, November...