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• Re: What is up with California and aftermarket Catalytic Converters for the Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Thu, 9 Jul 2009 20:59:12 -0400
  ...explain to me what is up with California and the Vanagon > Catalytic Converter? �I have been on the CARB site and doing some > looking...
• Re: cargo net
  Historical mailing list - Max/Joyce Wellhouse
  Wed, 14 Feb 2001 12:32:48 -0600
  ...This number > >is from the Automotive Camping and ATV 2000 catalog but I'm sure they can > >find it four you. Their toll-free...
• Re: Chinese restaurants ....no Vanagon content
  Historical mailing list - Steve Cotsford
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 21:32:03 EDT
  I used to think it was a joke when people talked about chinese eating cats, the very creatures some of us love to have...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Sun, 1 Jul 2012 23:57:26 -0700
  ...Didn't realize is was a Bosal cat, thought muffler. Those pressure flanges may accommodate a steel doughnut. Allows some flex and give and...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 14:23:37 -0400
  > Bus Depot and VolksCafe sell only one catalytic converter and > their search engines return that part when you search either > for a Digijet or...
• 79 exhaust found(80-82 also)
  Historical mailing list
  Wed, 17 Apr 1996 13:26:44 -0500 (EST)
  ...crossover pipe $249.92 cat convert $129.94 muffler $97.97 tailpipe $14.95 assorted gaskets $10-$12 Actually, now that I look in...
• emissions
  Historical mailing list - Hans Eisenbeis
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:38:02 -0600
  ...But having done a bunch of exhaust work recently, I know the CAT is completely toast (as in ~empty~). Any helpful hints about quick...
• Re: cat bad????
  Historical mailing list - walter bahm
  Tue, 22 Aug 2000 17:28:41 -0700
  The catalytic converter is designed to reduce the hydrocarbon (HC) emissions that resulted from incomplete combustion. the converter might not be working because its...
• Re: Window vents
  Historical mailing list - Steve Lashley
  Mon, 29 Jul 2002 12:37:39 EDT
  ...http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?category=76003&prodid=1105739 >> We have a prototype of a Vanagon insert for the side windows. It...
• Re: Long-term Camping Food
  Historical mailing list - Mike Collum
  Sun, 14 Apr 2002 12:27:46 -0400
  My ex father-in-law KNEW he'd eaten cat, in Boston, during the great depression. A local butcher always had "Rabbit" at an...
• Re: Righting A Wrong
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 2 Apr 2013 11:18:22 -0500
  ---- Mike S <mikes@FLATSURFACE.COM> wrote: > On 4/2/2013 11:16 AM, Steven Johnson wrote: > > Trade you a cat for any car any...
• Merry Christmas
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Tue, 25 Dec 2012 11:01:08 -0500
  ...Since the wife & me are "change ringers" we be on our way to ring in the holidays at National Cathedral. (We also ring in...
• Re: heckklappen aufsteller (hatch prop) made
  Historical mailing list - Alistair Bell
  Wed, 8 Jun 2011 19:32:46 -0700
  Damn cats! Mind you, you don't have to get up to let them in or out :) alistair On 8-Jun-11, at 6...
• Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - James Rasmussen
  Sun, 10 May 1998 11:52:29 -0700
  What are the signs that your catalytic converter is going bad? Just changed O2 sensor and I am wondering if converter sustained any damage...
• Re: J. C. Whitney Catalog
  Historical mailing list - Tyrone L. Greene
  Mon, 9 Aug 1999 13:04:19 +0100
  ...Whitney catalog? > If so, can you please send it to me > > Thank you, > > Oly Pubill
• Re: Scanner
  Historical mailing list - pensioner
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 10:27:17 -0800
  Scanner? Cat Scanner? Buttered Cat Scanner? Did Schroedinger wave at Vanagons? Seriously Joe, hoof it on down to the local copy spot. Make the...
• <No subject>
  Historical mailing list - John Meeks
  Wed, 4 Feb 2004 22:06:27 -0500
  robyn rudisill wrote: > did you folks see this? > > http://home.t-online.de/home/claus_wiedmaier/varius.htm > > robyn Did you catch the space...
• Re: Cat Surprise
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 14:33:03 -0600
  My cat was gutted long ago by a mechanic. It would just barely pass emissions. This is an '81 air-cooled. There was a...
• Multimeter recommendation
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Mon, 17 Dec 2007 11:14:31 -0800
  ...http://tools.search.yahoo.com/newsearch/category.php?category=shopping
• Platinum Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Robert Keezer
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 23:29:07 EDT
  Hello all, It's- that time of year already when we switch from AC to Heat, and since the "Cat" out of the bag...
• Re: emissions
  Historical mailing list - Darrell Boehler
  Wed, 3 Feb 1999 12:00:15 -0600
  ...If the voltage is ok then your best choice is to install a cat. I have seen many cars pass smog inspection here in...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat heater report
  Historical mailing list - Fitz-Randolph, Douglas
  Thu, 6 Jan 2000 10:51:02 -0500
  ...it's called the "Black Cat". Also available from Home Depot for $49 and change as the "DuraCat". I can attest that it does...
• Re: source for Haynes manual?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Wed, 30 Aug 2000 00:02:34 -0400
  ...You can > also order it by a cataloge. So far it looks like the Bently can only > be found through a catalog. You cannot...
• Re: Rear hatch latch extension?
  Historical mailing list - 80 Westy Pokey
  Fri, 6 Sep 2002 10:36:28 -0400
  ...http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog.asp? category=76002&prodid=1105719 $15 US Thanks, Chris ---- Original message ---- >Date: Fri, 6 Sep 2002 07:28...
• Re: Gauge Pod ?? What are you using?
  Historical mailing list - Chris S
  Sun, 12 Jan 2003 01:34:48 -0500
  ...http://secure.cartsvr.net/catalogs/catalog.asp?category=76002&prodid=1138000 You can mount your gauges in the vertical front left part of the...
• CAT vs EGR (or both?)
  Historical mailing list - Chris Renz
  Mon, 24 Jan 2005 09:26:11 -0800
  ...CAT would do the trick, or should I just start working now to find all of these parts? I need a crossover pipe, CAT...
• Re: temp 2 sensors?
  Historical mailing list - Ken Wilford
  Sat, 14 May 2005 10:19:59 -0400
  Temp II sensor is located in the thermostat housing of the cooling system not the catalytic convertor (the oxygen sensor is located there). Perhaps...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Davidson
  Fri, 7 Jan 2000 18:42:21 -0800
  Wendy & John, I don't believe the catalytic heater had been invented twenty years ago. One of the reasons it was invented is because...
• Re: Ran Over a Cat Yesterday + Great Stickers, Karl!
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 4 Aug 2000 10:21:41 -0400
  ...on the way back from "Victory Lanes Speedway" outside Winnipeg, a >cat ran into the path of the Westy, and I ran it over...
• Re: Vanagon sliding door 'open' catch
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Wed, 29 Apr 1998 23:24:34 -0400
  ...Have fun! _________________________________________________________ Bob O'Shaughnessy, Columbus, OH 85GL 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat 98 Kid (Robert F...
• Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:48:33 -0800
  > if I sell this 85 Adventurewagon I have for sale to someone in > California........ > I suppose they would automatically need the 'new standard' cat...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Walters
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 13:59:33 -0400
  The original catalytic converter for an 84, and all 1.9l Digijet models, did not have an O2 sensor hole. The O2 sensor was...
• Re: extractor exhaust?
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Fri, 5 Feb 1999 17:26:12 -0500
  ...If you can get away without a cat, and don't neccessarily need an extractor design, there is a very nice cat-less alternative...
• Re: Platinum Cat Heater
  Historical mailing list - Charles McGehee
  Tue, 9 Oct 2001 21:39:43 -0700
  Coleman is offering their "BlackCat" and "PowerCat" portable catalytic heaters which are presumably safe for indoor use including tents and vans without special venting...
• re:Catalytic Heaters
  Historical mailing list
  7 Feb 96 16:04:00 -0600
  All, This is primarily directed at those who have propane heaters (catalytic or otherwise in their busses/campers), but anyone with info please feel...
• Re: which exhaust gasket to use?
  Historical mailing list - Mark McCulley
  Sun, 27 Jul 2014 10:26:07 -0700
  ...The replacement cats will accept the donut. There > is a donut that is offset and flat on one side to fit the old cat...
• CO testing: port vs pipe
  Historical mailing list - Rocko Flamefart
  Thu, 21 Nov 96 09:51:51 -0600
  ...when doing a *tune-up*, the CO level must be checked PRE-catalyst. catalytic converters are designed to reduce an excess of CO to...
• Re: green Friday
  Historical mailing list - Roger VanTill
  Sat, 5 Apr 2003 17:35:47 EST
  ...Turn on La Cucaracha and laugh yourself silly... > May you die lying on your back with a cat sh#tting on your face.
• Re: Rotten eggs!
  Historical mailing list - William Dummitt
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 09:40:17 -0500
  Lionel- A rotten egg smell is caused by sulfur dioxide in the exhaust gases being reduced to hydrogen sulfide by the catalytic converter. Some...
• Re: Hobie Cat Vanagon?
  Historical mailing list - Ben T
  Fri, 4 Apr 2003 14:27:04 EST
  ...book'em, but its more calie style >> Could it be Stan the wildman's catering truck? BenT
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Eric and Marica
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 20:42:53 -0600
  ...If you were to partition off the back are for the cats and use something to hold the back cupboard open, I bet you...
• Re: Strange Catastrophic Failure
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Wed, 27 Jul 2011 10:06:02 -0700
  Max, If the cat came apart, there's a real good chance that the muffler is plugged with little cat parts. See if you...
• Camping World Awning Deal Ending
  Historical mailing list - Tony Peet
  Tue, 5 Oct 1999 20:53:51 PDT
  ...I was leafing through my Fall Camping World catalog and noticed that their offer for only $5.00 freight charges on awnings (versus the...
• Re: Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 17 Mar 2008 20:28:04 -0400
  ...Vanagon 1.9 Cat on Jetta 2.0 engine? Thanks Jake et al. Turns out the whole parts scavenging was a bust. The spare...
• Parts Place
  Historical mailing list - Erik O
  Mon, 17 Feb 1997 00:30:36 -0800
  ...Twice I tried to order from them and the price quoted was at least double their catalog price. A mainshaft bearing was quoted over...
• Re: Parts Place
  Historical mailing list
  Sat, 22 Feb 1997 04:45:59 -0500 (EST)
  ...Twice I tried to order from them and the price quoted was at least double their catalog price. A mainshaft bearing was quoted over...
• Re: the unmentionable
  Historical mailing list - Mick Kalber
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 20:44:18 -1000
  ...the unmentionable > Pussa is Hindi for male cat. Pussi is female cat. Pussy is a corruption. > > I suggest someone hop in his Vanagon (MVC...
• Re: my 83.5 Vanagon gets no power
  Historical mailing list - Geo Hahn
  Sat, 13 Mar 2004 20:34:52 -0700
  I also had a catalytic converter fail with similar symptoms... basically the innards collapsed causing a great deal of back pressure. May be diagnosed...
• Re: More Catalytic Converter questions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Wed, 15 Oct 2008 10:48:28 -0700
  ...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: OK...... so I'm crazy.
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 20:57:58 -0500
  ...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: vanagon awning wanted
  Historical mailing list
  Thu, 30 Jul 1998 18:05:38 EDT
  ...The model I'm looking at is a Catalina, I believe...Anyone have any experience with these? How much would I expect to pay...
• VW Stuff Catalog?
  Historical mailing list - John James Swenson
  Tue, 5 Jul 1994 07:36:40 -0500 (CDT)
  Does anyone know the number(if there is one) to get a catalog of VW items, patches, books, caps etc.? Thank you, John =========================================================================== THE...
• EV exhaust deals
  Historical mailing list - Bob O'Shaughnessy
  Thu, 9 Sep 1999 08:37:39 -0400
  ...columbus.rr.com 85GL with basic Westy interior 74 Bus (Dad's) 72 Wife, 94 Rabbit, 95 Cat, 96 cat, 98 Kid 52 House
• Weekender Seat
  Historical mailing list - Tromper
  Fri, 7 Jun 2002 02:06:53 -0700
  ...Tromper 1982 Dieselfant II "The Manatee" "Curiosity Kills more Mice the Cats." "Curiosity Kills more Mice the Cats."
• Re: [NVC] Good camping gadgets websites?
  Historical mailing list - honemastert
  Mon, 11 Jun 2007 21:28:40 -0700
  ...http://thegoat.backcountry.com/index.php/category-view/?cat=Camping Okay.. as much for its entertainment value as for the reviews. Or maybe its...
• Re: Speaking of Cats; My Friday the 13th Vanagon Story...
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Fri, 13 Feb 2009 18:26:25 -0500
  ...wrote: >I LOVE MY CAT SOOO MUCH > >THAT I GOT A TATTOO OF HIM !!! tsk tsk d -- David Beierl - Providence RI USA -- http://pws...
• Re: Awnings, propane heaters and auxillary batteries
  Historical mailing list - Hans Brouwer
  Mon, 24 Apr 2000 19:57:03 -0400
  Hi, What size Catalina 2500 are you buying, 8'2" or the 9'10" ? Do you know of a save way to hook up...
• Re: Red hot catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - lauterba
  Sat, 20 Sep 2003 09:33:28 -0400
  ...Red hot catalytic converter > this is a sign of to much oxygen in the exhaust. In other words > a lean mixture. Check for vacuum...
• Re: Rotten eggs!
  Historical mailing list - Lionel Tun
  Wed, 19 Feb 1997 23:00:54 -0000
  > A rotten egg smell is caused by sulfur dioxide in the exhaust gases being > reduced to hydrogen sulfide by the catalytic converter. Some gasoline...
• Re: Charging Second Battery
  Historical mailing list - Gary Clendening
  Wed, 29 Oct 1997 10:25:13 -0500
  Electrical Problems, Fellow Listees? Marine catalogs are loaded with info and material to charge several batteries. Get any of the larger marine catalogs and...