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• Re: 85 1.9 failed smog
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Tue, 8 Jun 2004 22:48:40 -0400
  ...Under normal circumstances, the catalytic convertor will help reduce HC assuming you have enough Oxygen in the emissions for the cat to burn the...
• Re: '80 Vanagon exhaust system
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 17 Mar 1996 08:10:59 -0600 (CST)
  ...The van has a catalytic >converter and my city (Spokane, WA) has stringent emissions testing. The van >presently does pass emissions testing even though...
• Re: Expected, normal, lifetime for the catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - Richard Koerner
  Fri, 23 Oct 2009 10:53:34 -0700
  ...Expected, normal, lifetime for the catalytic converter? To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Friday, October 23, 2009, 9:41 AM In my experience, a...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Roger Van Till
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 16:22:50 -0500
  ...and save the archives > another > beating. <g> > > Through the discussions about catalytic heaters in our vans, I am not > sure I > ever read much...
• Re: Thread size for Oxygen sensor
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Mon, 30 Aug 2010 08:59:03 -0700
  ...On Mon, Aug 30, 2010 at 8:48 AM, Rick Koller <rkoller@helix.nih.gov> wrote: > Greetings all, > I have a catalytic converter with...
• NO-start, after my tweaking ('85)
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Mon, 9 Dec 1996 10:32:51 -0500 (EST)
  ...changed the fuel filter removed the catalytic converter retorqued the heads readjusted the valves Now, it won't start! Tries to turn over, but...
• Re: MrHeater Solution???
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 25 Oct 2000 08:51:17 -0400
  ...That's what I use for our ancient Bernzomatic catalytic heater (one model number away from the one they're giving a $125 reward...
• Re: Need Exhaust Part Number
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 6 Aug 2003 21:03:57 -0400
  > > Canadian 1980 Vanagons came with a small pipe in > > place of the catalytic converter. Does anyone know the part > > number for this pipe and...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 14:05:43 -0700
  ...What happens if you run your vehicle without a catalytic > converter installed? Assuming you had a bypass tube installed would > you just install your...
• Emissions failure Nox (the epilogue)
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Tue, 23 Jun 2009 14:41:51 -0700
  ...The shop owner spun me a tale about needing a 'special' California catalytic converter because a non-CA one would need the exhaust to...
• Re: Cat drilling and clean air
  Historical mailing list - Mark B. Magee
  Tue, 22 Sep 1998 18:40:35 -0500
  GMBulley@AOL.COM wrote: > << I was talking to a auto parts shops owner <<<SNIP>>>He suggested drilling a > hole through the cat (catalytic converter...
• heat!( longish)
  Historical mailing list - Johnson, David R FOR:EX
  Tue, 31 Aug 1999 11:39:06 -0700
  ...They make a vented catalytic heater, I liked the features with this heater. So to make a long story short, Robert Keezer picked up...
• Re: Eurovan Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list
  Fri, 10 May 1996 06:40:04 -0500 (EST)
  I read that "little" post on the web as well. The author of that post is a snivelling little git.....he's pissin' and...
• Re: Gas versis catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Thu, 15 Jul 1999 10:51:04 +0000
  ...Greenamyer, William L wrote: > I have a 1984 Vanagon Waterboxer that seems to be eating catalytic > converters in less than a year. I have...
• 81 Westy (air-cooled) Exhaust System
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 16:34:28 -0500
  ...The systems in the after-market catalogs do not include the catalytic converter or the EGR filter connector. I've installed a muffler without...
• Re: [Re: #Engine in 1990 Vanagon 2.1L cutting out randomly]
  Historical mailing list - d t
  Wed, 3 Nov 1999 18:52:52 MST
  ...Digifant motors have catalytic converters and can't be run on leaded gas. mine can, further suggesting DigiJet. cheers Ami ____________________________________________________________________ Get free email and...
• Re: Still Sluggish
  Historical mailing list - jhlauterbach
  Fri, 15 Sep 2000 10:58:21 -0400
  ...They have run a compression > test, checked the FI system, found and repaired a vacum leak, checked > the catalytic converter and exhaust system and...
• Re: just had to share the good news! (naah, no babies or marriages...)
  Historical mailing list - Donna Skarloken
  Fri, 12 Oct 2007 15:49:18 -0700
  ...And someone > said that her catalytic converter probably got fried when her engine blew, > a > few years back. > > Way to go, Matilda... > > > > > Joy >
• Re: Friday: Best Stupid Automotive Product
  Historical mailing list - Pensioner
  Sat, 24 Nov 2007 08:26:04 -0800
  ...Probably the same with the prop wash, fallopian tubing, and catalytic converter belt. Wynn's Friction Proofing comes to mind. Motor Honey? Plating metal...
• magic bus is dead; want parts?
  Historical mailing list - Kragen Sitaker
  Fri, 14 Jul 2006 18:53:59 -0400
  ...This is the California version of the 1982 Vanagon, with the extra emission-control equipment, including an idle control unit, a catalytic converter (newly...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 21 Mar 2012 10:10:24 -0600
  ...It does say " Catalytic Converter - passed" but as you pointed out it is a "no load" test so not necessarily the whole truth. I...
• Do I need a HEATED O2 sensor?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Tue, 7 Sep 2004 19:14:33 -0700
  ...When I rebuilt my Federal Westfalia (no O2 sensor) I installed a water-cooled catalytic converter in the exhaust. Since the water-cooled converter...
• Re: Exhaust System- EGR filter on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 13:19:02 -0400
  hey tim, i've got a '78 which has no EGR filter or catalytic converter since the first rebuild six years ago. it runs...
• Exhaust "popping" noises in 85GL
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 19 May 1996 18:34:53 -0500
  ...Any cause for concern, or is my catalytic converter finally spitting out its contents after 150,000 miles. Donald Baxter 85 GL _________________________________________________________ Donald Baxter...
• Re: Low MPG & Carbon Monoxide Smell
  Historical mailing list - ghamburg
  Thu, 7 May 1998 22:39:33 -0700
  ...it seems to be running ok W/ new air cleaner, catalytic converter, oil > change, cap & rotor what else can I check fix or replace...
• Re: Vanagons in Africa
  Historical mailing list - Helmut Zeidler
  Wed, 22 Apr 1998 11:33:47 +0300
  ...If the case is the 5 cylinder, the injection system at SA Vanagons is the Bosch CIS system without catalytic converter. It is called...
• Re: S&S Exhaust installation problem
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:05:31 -0700
  ...4 hours, including taking off the stock pipes, and liberating the Catalytic Converter. I didnt have any problems getting it in there at all...
• Re: California catalytic converter needed
  Historical mailing list - Roland
  Fri, 2 Oct 2009 10:23:59 -0700
  ...I'm told that this is > probably a catalytic converter problem, and it's likely that my 11,000 > mile, > 3 year old Emico...
• Re: Catalytic converter comparisons
  Historical mailing list - Jason
  Wed, 30 Jul 2014 20:08:17 -0400
  ...wrote: >> >>> There has been quite a bit of talk here lately about oxygen sensors; >>> how about a comparison to a related item- catalytic converters? >>> >>> >>>
• Re: HELP!!!
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Tue, 11 Apr 2000 13:02:26 -0700
  ...If your oxygen sensor has been bad for a while, then your catalytic converter is probably clogged- hence the stalling when driving. I bet...
• FS 86 Syncro
  Historical mailing list - Curtis Gatlin
  Sun, 25 Oct 1998 09:19:11 EST
  ...O2 Sensor Idle Stabalizer and control relays Front Windshield Muffler and Catalytic converter Engine and heads have not been rebuilt by me but maybe...
• Fw: Baja gas
  Historical mailing list - Gerald Masar
  Sun, 5 Mar 2000 14:05:11 -0700
  ...shop as > soon as you cross the border and have the catalytic converter removed and > replaced with a piece of pipe so as not...
• Re: gutless AND unreliable...
  Historical mailing list - Steve Delanty
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 10:53:31 -0800
  ...If you use a subaru EJ22 with the OBD1 electronics and use the Kennedy kit which includes the exhaust system and catalytic converter then...
• Re: Replacing Muffler
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Mon, 12 Jan 2004 00:39:13 -0500
  ...Replacing Muffler >My muffler is on the way out, as is the pipe just in front of >the catalytic converter. Are the stock replacements...
• Re: More advice, please
  Historical mailing list - BenT Syncro
  Sun, 24 Dec 2006 01:32:36 -0800
  ...The newer catalytic propane heaters are much better at warming bog empty spaces like Vanagons. BenT www.vanagoncafe.com
• Re: parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - dylan
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:38:52 -0700
  ...parts for sale Do you mean that you are actually offering to SELL an illegal, hollowed out catalytic converter?� Don't even think about...
• Repost - 1980 Vanagon seats
  Historical mailing list - David B Rankin
  Mon, 5 Feb 1996 08:27:06 -0500
  ...Concerns about Emissions Testing and Exhaust system $$$ (before Mar = 96) Still looking for an exhaust system with Catalytic Converter before = inspection date (March 1...
• Re: Help with a Chevy, No VW Content
  Historical mailing list - GMBulley
  Fri, 20 Mar 1998 20:34:28 EST
  ...Without more info, I'd also gander a guess at a clogged Catholic (catalytic) converter. Wish I could be more help, but after all...
• OFFTOPIC: Need help with my 84 Rabbit Convertible
  Historical mailing list - Hajasz
  Fri, 17 Dec 1999 10:51:37 -0500
  ...Not sure if it is the fuel pump or catalytic converter or what? So I thought since this is friday, I would turn to...
• Re: 112HP @ 4800RPM on a stock WBX?
  Historical mailing list - Brent Christensen
  Tue, 21 Mar 2000 18:48:19 -0800
  ...It is a non catalytic converter motor using the DIgijet FI with 10.5 to 1 CR. The engine code is given as DJ...
• Re: gutted catalyctic
  Historical mailing list - Donald Baxter
  Tue, 4 Apr 2000 21:25:22 -0400
  The Vanagon engine is a pretty filthy one even with a catalytic converter. Be a good citizen and get a proper one. ----- Original Message...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Anonymous Digest
  Fri, 5 Nov 2004 13:27:27 -0700
  > Buy the smallest size with the battery operated >fan and use with the top popped but avoid sleeping >while in use. Lack of oxygen...
• Re: Geneve 2007 debut of Subaru Diesel Turbo
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 11 Mar 2007 17:25:55 -0400
  ...And the location of the catalytic convertor and turbo empellers is going to make installing this in a Vanagon interesting. On Mar 11, 2007...
• Olympian Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list - Mm Bitner
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 12:48:40 EST
  ...It's a catalytic heater made by Olympian. It operates on propane (I've got a grill sized tank stashed unser the rear bench...
• Vanagon exhaust gaskets for 84GL Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - william greenamyer
  Thu, 23 Sep 2010 19:08:31 -0700
  ...side and fiber on the other) are not designed like the catalytic converter and muffler gaskets (several layers of thin metal)? I have also...
• Re: clay pot heaters
  Historical mailing list - Steve Johnson
  Sat, 23 Dec 1995 07:25:09 -0800 (PST)
  ...Did anyone try this? > I know I can buy a protable catalytic heater, etc, but I am > wondering about a improvising something to use...
• Re: Thanks for EV tire info and more.
  Historical mailing list
  Sun, 10 Mar 1996 19:45:20 +0000
  At 7:06 PM 3/10/96, Tracey Choulat wrote: > On the rattle I posted a few months back, its definitely the catalytic > heat...
• Performance Exhaust for Vanagons (syncros too!)
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 11 Mar 1999 19:34:44 EST
  ...The really good news is that this complete exhaust system (no catalytic convertor) is only $280. This is the same price for 1.9l...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list - Jim Arnott
  Mon, 22 Jan 2001 09:10:37 -0800
  FWIW, I had a similar experience when I lived in San Diego. Being basically broke, I hollowed it out and reinstalled it. When the...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 20:19:33 -0400
  ...2012 10:57 AM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? Jeff I'm very proud of you...
• Re: Help needed for 88 Cabriolet emissions failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 18 Aug 2003 22:15:25 -0400
  ...Over-advanced ignition timing raising peak flame temperature, Increased compression due to excessive carbon deposits or machined cylinder head, Defective 3 way catalytic converter...
• Re: RV Shops, Puget Sound Area?
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 20 Apr 1995 15:07:25 -0700
  Paul writes: >I am in the final stages of getting my Thermal Systems propane catalytic >heater ready to install in my bus, but am...
• synchro price thread prompts newbie ???
  Historical mailing list - Christine Castigliano
  Sat, 9 May 1998 17:40:40 -0800
  ...and bushings, gas tank, CV joints, throttle cable, clutch hydrolic cylinder, catalytic converter, air reg. valve. Good compression, all four cylinders. Exc condition paint...
• heaters
  Historical mailing list - Karl Bloss
  Thu, 5 Nov 1998 13:17:32 +0000
  For anyone following the catalytic heater discussion and scratching their heads over cost, venting, etc., keep in mind that if you go to campgrounds...
• Re: 12 volt electric blanket.
  Historical mailing list - Kenneth D Lewis
  Sat, 22 Sep 2001 18:31:15 -0400
  ...Beats the negative side of a catalytic heater i.e. condensation, asphyxiation etc.. If my math is correct it should last for twenty five...
• Re: Engine won't rev up
  Historical mailing list - Ben McCafferty
  Wed, 11 Dec 2002 12:33:33 -0700
  Hi Mike, Don't know what year we're talking about, but one possibility would be the catalytic converter. If the material inside breaks...
• Platinum Cat propane vented heater for sale $300/obo
  Historical mailing list - matt bezark
  Tue, 13 May 2003 22:32:39 -0600
  ...it's a "Platinum Cat" 12 Volt DC Power VENTED Catalytic Heater, it's made in the U.S.A. by Thermal Systems Inc...
• Followup to last month's "Thar I was"
  Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
  Thu, 27 Dec 2007 15:25:09 -0800
  ...The little Olympian 3100a catalytic heater is sufficient for camping where highs are in the low 50s (F) and lows in the low 20s...
• Re: Exhaust System- EGR filter on 82 Westy
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 15 May 1995 09:56:31 -0500
  ...I'm sure I won't pass the Texas emission test mwithout the catalytic converter. Mick Mick Owens Space Vacuum Epitaxy Center Office: (713...
• Re: Power fade
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Wed, 21 Jul 1999 22:08:33 -0700
  You might check your catalytic converter. That sort of subtle power loss can be caused by a plugged or partially plugged cat. Did you...