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• VW catalog
  Historical mailing list - Steve Macaulay
  Wed, 10 Mar 1999 09:21:47 -0800
  ...Whip-me is offering a free VW specific catalog (as well as RV, motorcycles, and others) at this address : http://www.jcwhitneyusa.com/ Steve...
• Reimo Catalog Price Conversion?
  Historical mailing list - Brian Doss
  Mon, 24 May 1999 08:20:45 EDT
  I would get Steve to provide a firm quote if I were going to buy something large and pricey looking from the catalog, but...
• Re: Help for a guy in Belgium
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Thu, 18 Jan 2001 11:26:00 EST
  Glowing CAT means TOO much fuel. The CATs job is to burn OFF excessive emissions. Glows red when there is too much fuel Temp...
• VanShower
  Historical mailing list - Christian Pelletier
  Fri, 19 Sep 2008 15:15:31 -0700
  Has anyone used this product or something similar? Maybe something "homemade"? http://secure.mycart.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?prodid=4829542 any feedback or comment...
• More Eurovan Engine Fires
  Historical mailing list - Richard Golen
  Wed, 15 Sep 1999 10:57:51 -0700
  ...Originally I had looked under the catagory entitled "FUEL: FUEL LINES:HOSES:NON-METALLIC". Just for the heck of it I cruised through the...
• Re: Oxygen Sensor Woes
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 24 Dec 2002 18:37:28 -0500
  ...to extract the sensor, you get a new CAT in the process. Of course, hindsight is, as they say, 20/20. :-) - Ron Salmon The...
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - G. Matthew Bulley
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 19:37:11 -0400
  ...Revisiting the Catalytic Converter... Recently my Catalytic converter melted, and after a lot of great advice, I took it off and gutted the cat...
• Re: Fast German Auto Catalog On-line
  Historical mailing list - Mitch A.Miller
  Sun, 22 Nov 1998 19:20:31 -0800
  ...Fast German Auto Catalog On-line 11/23/98 > > I accidentally trashed the www. address for this. Does anybody out > there have it that...
• 84 CA Vanagon Smog questions
  Historical mailing list - Ely Kumli
  Sat, 11 Apr 1998 19:40:47 -0700
  ...I inspected the cat, and it is _empty_, just the outer shell remains. Are these emission levels resonable for no cat, but with a...
• Re: Tucson, AZ mini-campout
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 19:52:23 -0700
  ...Catalina State Park, Tucson, AZ > > http://www.pr.state.az.us/Parks/parkhtml/catalina.html > > Directions: > > The park is located on State Hwy. 77...
• Re: Mobil 1 Special at Advanced Auto....and Walker Cat
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 5 May 2013 09:33:55 -0400
  Unless something has changed that cat has the smallest, most restrictive element of any of the choices out there. It justifies laws being placed...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:10:24 -0600
  ...Again should > be well > under 50 ppm even before the cat. So your nonpolluting test results > do not > confirm your cat is actually working...
• Re: Cats Onboard [was: road hazards]
  Historical mailing list - David Schwarze
  Fri, 26 Apr 1996 22:59:23 -0500 (CDT)
  Cat lovers, I recently took my cat on a 4-day trip to Dallas in my '73 camper. I hope these comments will be...
• Re: Cabinet Metal Door Catch
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 10 Jun 2015 08:20:15 -0700
  I'm not trusting my memory completely here, but didn't that metal catch change slightly during the westy production run? I seem to...
• Re: Cats Onboard
  Historical mailing list - Charles F. Webb
  Wed, 27 Mar 1996 21:57:02 +0000
  I almost lost a cat in the middle of Bumf### Virginia, near Smithfield. For some reason my girlfriend wanted me to pull over, and...
• Re: Trip report -- the short version
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 23 Sep 2007 00:45:35 EDT
  ...And no-one has > ever seen a Vanagon. > 13) South of the Border is crazy awesome, and has 10 million cats (which are > also...
• Coleman Propane Catalytic Heater
  Historical mailing list - Al Knoll
  Fri, 25 Oct 96 10:11:35 PDT
  Replying to Tom F.'s comment on Coleman Catalytics...I have an older upright Propane powered coleman catalytic that runs on 16.4oz cannisters...
• Re: replacing catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Dan Wallace
  Wed, 8 Mar 2006 16:17:11 -0800
  Marc, I'd remove the Catalytic/Muffler assembly at the collector where both exhaust manifolds attach. That way you can get at all the...
• Car-Shaped Computer Mouse - kinda cute
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Fri, 24 Jul 2009 20:20:20 -0500
  Check it out! http://www.abcdistributing.com/home/catalog/cat_item_pg.asp?G=694&P=289&Rec=9&N=35+4294964885&Nao=280...
• Re: Tii Trading Co. 2.0 South African conversion kit
  Historical mailing list - Dave Bayer
  Sun, 6 Feb 2000 12:57:59 -0800
  "Peter B." wrote: > > The conversion kit utilizes the stock catalytic convertor. The O2 sensor is > mounted in the cat in most Vanagons. ahh, but...
• "oil spray controller"
  Historical mailing list - Bradley Flubacher
  Sat, 27 Jan 2001 21:52:22 -0500
  I'm looking through a catalog and see part #026 103 547 "Oil Spray Controller" for the vanagon diesel. it's in Rocky Mtn...
• Re: Need new cat
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey Schwaia
  Thu, 13 Nov 2003 15:57:13 -0800
  ...My local Autozone sells a direct fit Bosal brand catalytic converter for the 2.1 liter Vanagon for $98.99 The best part is...
• Vin Numbers
  Historical mailing list - Anthony Zygmunt
  Sat, 16 Feb 2008 07:19:01 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
• Re: friday - at the airport - some closeups of the catalina
  Historical mailing list - Rob
  Fri, 25 Feb 2011 11:33:21 -0800
  ...At 2/25/2011 10:50 AM, Richard Golen wrote: > >Cats are neat planes! About 25 years ago an "exec conversion" Cat >was at...
• New Parts Place Catalogs
  Historical mailing list - John Anderson
  Tue, 10 Sep 1996 20:09:50 -0400
  Well FWIW recieved the new 1987 Parts Place catalog today same ole shit, a bit bigger than last time, claim to know all about...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - Steve
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 15:27:51 -0800
  Unvented catalytic heaters also dump copious amounts of water vapor into the van...enough to rust it out from the inside with regular use...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 06:00:19 -0400
  Have you tried the Emico Cats? http://www.emico-catalytic.com/appchart/searchresults.php The 13581 claims to be EPA, Europe, and CARB approved...
• Re: Emissions failure Nox (the epilogue)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Lieb
  Thu, 25 Jun 2009 23:05:42 -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: Good Catalogs & RE:sludge
  Historical mailing list - Scott Allred
  Wed, 5 Feb 1997 07:52:21 -0800
  <<snip>> >>One is West Marine (actually I was referred to it by someone on the list) >>>free cat. at 1-800-538-0775, which...
• Re: Duct tape, goose tape, gun tape and mirror fixes.
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sun, 7 Oct 2001 07:14:44 -0700
  ...pensioner (currenty\9000000000-o===============================================- ahem! currently cat enabled. Cat is on floor now. Mewling about equal access to the information highway
• unclas Spare Tire Carrier
  Historical mailing list - Thomas, Geoffrey
  Wed, 23 Jun 2004 12:18:36 -0400
  ...Someone I spoke to suggested a spacer for the bolt and do away with the catch, but the catch seems like nice insurance Should...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon Humor
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Fri, 25 Jan 2002 21:45:40 -0600
  ...Cat-again Vanagon Humor > > > > Recently one of my neighbors moved out and deserted her full grown > female > > cat. > > I found this out while I...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Joshua Van Tol
  Fri, 12 Mar 1999 19:49:46 -0600
  ...i have gutted the catylitic > converters on my daily drivers (no flames fom greenpeace members > please) . the Don't do that to a working...
• Re: wbx 6, should I?
  Historical mailing list - Pat Dooley
  Sun, 28 Feb 1999 21:47:35 -0500
  ...And if not stock, for $600 couldn't you have the exhaust > modified to > >accept the $99 cat? The cat is US made, but...
• Re: Emissions, Was: AC While Camping
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 1 Jul 2010 01:21:22 -0400
  ...Our cat is 150-200 mm from the exhaust valves.. the wbx you can almost measure in feet, all that time until cat light...
• Re: Indications of a clogged catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - EMZ
  Thu, 30 Apr 1998 07:47:21 -0400
  Clogged cat: Starts up and stalls right away. Parcial clogged Cat: Low power on hills or exceleration. Dam, I can't spell. Eric 86...
• Re: Exhaust Problems, please help !
  Historical mailing list - Tim Demarest
  Thu, 15 Jul 2004 14:24:12 -0400
  Maybe the former contents of your cat are now lodged in the muffler? At 08:27 PM 7/14/2004 -0400, Shawn Luft wrote...
• Re: Need to tighten my CAT!!!
  Historical mailing list - DaveC
  Wed, 5 Jun 2002 07:10:05 -0700
  Usually a quick crank of the tail will keep your cat tight... Dave -- Dave Carpenter Whatever you wish for me, May you have twice...
• I am in love : ebay
  Historical mailing list - Chasse
  Tue, 24 Jun 2003 21:08:20 -0400
  ...com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem <http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=242053811 8&category=15291> &item=2420538118&category=15291
• Re: Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Loren Busch
  Sun, 3 Aug 2008 20:31:02 -0700
  RE: Cats and Wipers Jim, you didn't search the archives!!! This problem has been discussed in depth, with various unique solutions several years...
• Re: Gas in the Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 13:21:44 -0700
  ...My cat is original and still working fine after 200k and I have always used 87 octane regular gas. The main cause of cat...
• Re: power cat versus buddy heater
  Historical mailing list - Mark Upton
  Sun, 30 Dec 2001 13:44:15 -0600
  ...Power Cat versus Buddy Heater > > > > Dear Friends > > > > I've read the archives, done a lot of additional reading and am now trying > > to decide...
• Re: Running Without O2 Sensor Question
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Sun, 23 Apr 2006 08:54:23 -0700
  ...This will > prevent the cat converter from reducing all three, (HC, Co, NOx), > pollutants it is designed for. There is also a fear of...
• Alaskan trip planned with our cat questions
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Jowell
  Mon, 15 Feb 2016 18:12:17 -0500
  ...male Maine Coon cat in a Westy? We are planning a trip up the Alaskan highway in the spring before haying starts. I think...
• Re: Removing the muffler
  Historical mailing list - Doktor Tim
  Sat, 26 Jul 2003 17:54:41 -0700
  I always remove the cat with the muffler when replacing the muffler. That one nut is hard to get when new, virtually impossible if...
• Re: 46mm socket for wheel bearing
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 9 Mar 2005 08:00:22 -0500
  > http://www.pelicanparts.com/catalog/shopcart/TOOL/POR_TOOL_CAT > 051_pg2.htm > We have a comparable quality tool for roughly half that price...
• Re: Rattle in catalytic converter? 88 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Raceingcajun
  Tue, 17 Jan 2006 19:49:23 -0600
  Please remember the catalytic converter is "full" of "HEAVY METAL" that is a carcinogen. You need to be very careful not the breath any...
• converter inerts was Re: Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
  Historical mailing list - Wil Haslup
  Wed, 16 Nov 2005 16:57:41 -0500
  Mark wrote: > Wil, > > Last I heard they were still using platinum inside catalytic converters, not titanium. > Mark T. mentioned to me that my mention...
• Re: oil out of concrete
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Mon, 19 Dec 2005 19:09:09 -0600
  ...Cat Litter to pick up oil.... >A caution on using cat litter to pick up oil. You will get a BIG suprise if >used...
• Re: Cat-agin Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - John Brush
  Sat, 23 Mar 2002 00:08:41 -0700
  ...I made a trap, and took a dozen cats for rides. I made the mistake of taking one to work and dropping it off...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Jay Brown
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 11:16:26 -0400
  Hi Jim, Cats and camping typically aren't an obvious mix the way dogs and camping are. Whereas the average dog will be thrilled...
• Re: O2 sensors brand quality difference?
  Historical mailing list - James
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 23:17:37 -0400
  Our '03 Toyota Matrix idles at 2000+ rpm in colder weather to get it's catalytic converter to 'light up' - and the cat is...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:10:13 -0500
  ...These would be the cats where a catalytic converter shop (just couldn't say "cat shop") actually replaces the guts of your catalytic converter...
• Re: Bus Boys
  Historical mailing list - Emerson Schwartzkopf
  Thu, 14 Jul 1994 16:12:58 -0600 (MDT)
  I paid the four bucks about two years ago for a catalog. I never received one, and I found about four other folks in...
• Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Mark Gajewski
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 14:26:36 -0400
  ...Check to see that your coolant is properly circulating (maybe thermostat is stuck etc.) Mark > >On the bad catalytic converters. The failure mode is...
• Re: Coleman Black Cat Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
  Thu, 17 Feb 2000 18:55:54 -0600
  ...Marshall Ruskin 84 Westy >Anyone tried the new Black Cat heaters from Coleman? Here is what a Colemen >Rep said about them. > >"The catalytic...
• Reimo Catalog on line
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Fri, 10 Nov 2000 15:24:17 EST
  The Reimo English edition catalog is now on line and in a much easier to use format. You can access the catalog from my...
• PartsPlace catalog Offer (repost from rec.autos.makers.vw.aircooled)
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Sat, 4 Nov 1995 08:27:27 -0600
  > Hello, > > We (The Parts Place for all Volkswagens) are offering free catalogs to VW > enthusists on the internet. We are the largest new and...
• Re: Marvel Mystery oil
  Historical mailing list - '80 Westy Pokey
  Sun, 15 Jul 2001 21:03:03 -0700
  For what it is worth the packaging says it won't harm catalytic converters... not that I care 1980 Westies in Canada were never...
• Re: Vanagon Crash Test Ratings Not So Good --
  Historical mailing list - Robert Dalton
  Fri, 19 Oct 2001 21:43:05 -0700
  ...Instead of a bush catcher, it would be an SUV catcher. Rob __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Make a great connection at Yahoo! Personals. http://personals...