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Re: catalytic converters
Historical mailing list - Don & Christina Preston
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 10:02:33 -0800
...catalytic converters > I'm trying to decide on whether to buy a catalytic converter from Bus Depot > or from my local FLAPS. The I...
Re: catalytic converters input
Historical mailing list - Davidson
Thu, 6 Apr 2000 11:46:13 -0700
...COM> Date: Thursday, April 06, 2000 11:34 AM Subject: Re: catalytic converters input >Stuart MacMillan wrote: > >> So now I have another choice to...
Re: Red hot catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:42:38 -0600
...Red hot catalytic converter > > > > > > I think that I have a clogged catalytic converter, but I would like to > > get > > the wisdom of the list...
Re: Replacement Catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - Anthony Egeln
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 17:09:59 -0700
...Replacement Catalytic converter To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Date: Wednesday, July 8, 2009, 7:37 PM Does anyone know (no guesses please) if a...
Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
Historical mailing list - David Beierl
Sat, 8 Jan 2000 01:30:32 -0500
At 21:42 1/7/00 , Davidson wrote: >I don't believe the catalytic heater had been invented twenty years ago. >One of the...
Re: catalytic converters input
Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
Fri, 7 Apr 2000 18:03:00 -0500
...COM> Sent: Thursday, April 06, 2000 1:04 PM Subject: Re: catalytic converters input > Stuart MacMillan wrote: > > > So now I have another choice to...
Re: 85 wbx 1.9 miss at idle
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Mon, 19 Jan 2004 15:46:35 -0500
...If you have a good catalytic converter, it will cover up a multitude of sins, including high HC from incorrect idle timing. However, you...
Re: catalytic converter failure question - Bentley Error
Historical mailing list - Alan Watts
Mon, 18 Apr 2005 13:49:07 -0500
...As it turns out, reconnecting the oxygen sensor was to blame for my catalytic converter failure. I replaced it along with the cat and...
glossary for acronyms and terms
Historical mailing list - Ron Olsen
Sun, 2 Apr 2000 09:16:27 +1000
...02, and Catalytic Converter > It is illegal for *anyone* in this country to sell a used catalytic > converter. YMMV. > > Personally I'd shy away...
catalytic converters
Historical mailing list - Gary McEachern
Sat, 3 Feb 2001 12:30:59 -0500
I'm trying to decide on whether to buy a catalytic converter from Bus Depot or from my local FLAPS. The I've found...
Vanagon Catalytic Converter Question
Historical mailing list - Dwight Reed
Mon, 21 Jan 2002 22:08:59 -0500
Is there any reason why a Vanagon catalytic converter could not be reversed so the exhaust would flow in the opposite direction? The reason...
Re: Loud Engine
Historical mailing list - Roger Sisler
Fri, 20 Jun 2008 17:37:11 -0400
Does he have a gutted out catalytic converter?
Catalytic heaters
Historical mailing list
Sun, 04 Feb 96 20:18:30 MST
Hi, I went to that web page which has the pictures of the catalytic heater.....I have a few concerns with I do not...
Re: US Vanagons vs European (Horsepower)
Historical mailing list - Per Lindgren
Thu, 24 Jun 1999 20:57:30 +0200
...Is it the Emissions regs > and Catalytic Converters that keep your power down? Dave Perry > Norway Dave, et al! First, I gotta agree with...
Re: Heater safety
Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
Wed, 3 Jan 2001 07:16:14 -0800
...Only forced air and true catalytic heaters are safe for comfort heating, and even with these, adequate ventilation is required to replenish the fresh...
getting a jump on winter-plat cat heaters available anywhere?
Historical mailing list - Nolan Hester
Wed, 28 Aug 2002 22:54:45 -0700
...Any sources? Or recommendations on what to do instead? I find lotsa links to _unvented_ catalytic heaters but are they safe for inside the...
Excellent Catalytic Heater at Ebay
Historical mailing list - Marshall Ruskin
Mon, 11 Oct 1999 21:59:13 -0500
...Check out this catalytic heater with an oxygen depletion sensor at Ebay - it's a good one. Search on "Catalytic Heaters". The site for...
Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter?
Historical mailing list - gary hradek
Wed, 16 Nov 2005 10:49:13 -0800
...Ceramic Coat Catalytic Converter? Just got a new exhaust system and plan to hi-temp ceramic coat before installing. Does anyone know if you...
Re: 2.5L 120HP waterboxer
Historical mailing list - Harald from Austria
Thu, 4 Jul 2002 05:44:33 -0400
...Engine code MV 95 HP for vehicles with catalytic converter and fuel 91 oc and the engine code DJ 112 HP without catalytic converter...
Re: Winters in the van...
Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
Fri, 15 Nov 2002 22:25:49 -0600
...The US Army sees fit to vent their Tank Catalytic heaters to the outside and I think that without proper outside venting you're...
vent'd catalytic ?'s
Historical mailing list - Robyn Rudisill
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:27:54 -0600
Volks How is the vented cat actually vented? thanks.
Re: Red hot catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - lauterba
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 16:14:41 -0400
...Red hot catalytic converter > > > I think that I have a clogged catalytic converter, but I would like to get > the wisdom of the list...
Re: Catalytic Heaters.
Historical mailing list - davidson
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 16:34:43 -0800
...Since catalytic heaters give off radiant heat, the venting > does not diminish heat out put. When you burn propane in a catalytic heater, > you...
Re: Red hot catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - Robert Steven Fish
Sat, 20 Sep 2003 21:34:57 +0200
...Red hot catalytic converter I think that I have a clogged catalytic converter, but I would like to get the wisdom of the list...
Re: Help! loosing idle speed
Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
Fri, 14 Feb 2003 14:56:23 -0800
what sort of condition is your catalytic converter in???
Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:43:11 -0800
...Fumes or unburnt gas are sucked up into the range or catalytic converter hood and blown to the outside through a flex plastic hose...
Re: Interior heater
Historical mailing list - "Robert KeezerHolen Sie mehr aus dem Web. Unter http://explorer.msn.de/intl.asp#de gibt es einen KOSTENLOSEN Download von MSN Explorer."
Tue, 30 Jul 2002 18:13:28 -0700
I'm still here after using my Olympian catalytic heater four four years before I got an additional Plat Cat heater. Now if it...
Re: 85 Vanagon performance enhancements
Historical mailing list
Wed, 9 Jul 97 07:37:17 -0700
...Text_1 The PO on my '85 had the catalytic converter hollowed out so it was essentially a straight pipe. When I replaced the...
Re: Great fuel injection diagnosis document I found on the net (Digitool related)
Historical mailing list - David Brodbeck
Wed, 26 May 2004 19:05:05 -0400
...Lead kills oxygen sensors and catalytic converters. David Brodbeck, N8SRE '86 Volvo 240DL wagon '82 VW Vanagon Westfalia Diesel
Re: Rough Idle troubleshooting need
Historical mailing list - Dan N
Fri, 11 Sep 2015 09:00:29 -0700
it could be the catalytic converter... how old is it?
FW: > need a catalytic converter...
Historical mailing list - Tony Demille
Tue, 5 Feb 2002 10:07:40 -0700
> hi gang, > > i'm looking for a catalytic converter for my '90 GL. > i would like to find one that is in really good...
Exhaust Problems please help ! (UPDATE)
Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
Wed, 14 Jul 2004 20:58:58 -0400
...sensor with the oxy - acetylene torch while trying to remove the catalytic converter. So I unplugged the O2 sensor and now it runs well...
Any chemists reading?
Historical mailing list - Michael Elliott
Fri, 28 Dec 2007 08:52:25 -0800
I use a little catalytic heater in the van. Catalytic heaters -- when properly operating -- don't generate carbon monoxide though they do consume oxygen...
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: Rattle in catalytic converter? 88 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Geo & Kathleen Hahn
Mon, 16 Jan 2006 09:21:01 -0700
John Graham wrote: >I couldn't see any other loose connections, so I'm wondering if catalytic >converters, when they take a whack can...
Re: Failed emission testing - Nox
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:52:03 -0400
Check the ignition timing (over advanced) and repalce the catalytic converter. Dennis
Re: Catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
Sat, 30 Jun 2001 11:54:14 -0700
...COM> Sent: Saturday, June 30, 2001 11:39 AM Subject: Re: Catalytic converter > <<I wrestled with all the morality of it, and decided that...
Problem & mechanic request SF,CA
Historical mailing list - Chris Burfine
Fri, 3 Oct 2003 23:36:27 -0700
...I was told that my catalytic converter may have come loose, now it won't accelerate. I hear that the catalytic converter may have...
Re: Difference between CA catalytic converter and non-CA catalytic converter?
Historical mailing list - Old Volks Home
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 08:20:32 -0700
...The > mechanic said my AZ van (originally from NY or so I thought) had a CA > catalytic converter fitted (why I cannot imagine). Anyway...
Re: I guess if I'm putting on a tencentlife oil cooler . . .
Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
Fri, 8 Apr 2011 19:25:50 -0500
...So, what happens to the catalytic converter if we use the ZDDP additive? And I know that the oils that were available when our...
Re: Catalytic Heaters.
Historical mailing list - Malcolm Stebbins
Tue, 3 Nov 1998 19:24:09 -0400
Harald 90 westy said: > I found that a unvented catalytic heater can > give me a terrible headache if it stays on all night, even...
Re: Looking for heater for my 85 Westy.
Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
Thu, 18 Jul 96 23:44:37 CDT
...Box 399 Dayton, Tennessee 37321 (423) 775-2131 PROPANE CATALYTIC HEATERS ------------------------- Thermal Systems Incorporated U.S. Catalytic Corporation 2757 29th Street S.W. 870...
Condensation, rust and Catalytic heaters, was: Excellent Catalytic Heater at Ebay
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Tue, 12 Oct 1999 07:58:06 -0400
I'd agree with Steve on the questionable merit of catalytic (unvented) gas heaters in small vehicles...adding a few Bulley comments. When outside...
Re: 86 Vanagon
Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:30:41 -0800
...http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1213_724/california_legal_catalytic_converter.html On Mon, Nov 22, 2010 at 6:11 PM...
Replacement Catalytic converter
Historical mailing list - David M
Wed, 8 Jul 2009 16:37:16 -0700
Does anyone know (no guesses please) if a replacement catalytic converter must come with a manufacturers warranty card? I've looked on various EPA...
Re: catalytic mod
Historical mailing list - sstones
Sun, 2 Apr 1995 12:48:13 -0400 (EDT)
On Sat, 1 Apr 1995, David Schwarze wrote: > Dan Geer writes: > > > > Is it {feasible,sensible,desirable} to add > > catalytic converter to a bus? I...
Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter
Historical mailing list - Don in North Carolina
Mon, 25 Apr 2005 11:57:09 -0400
...O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter Hi List, I have an 84 Westy on which I recently resealed the heads and replaced the old rusty...
Re: California catalytic converter needed
Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
Fri, 16 Oct 2009 00:32:51 -0400
...California catalytic converter needed So, I took my '85 for its smog test, and it failed: 15mph 14.1%CO2 0.3%O2 108HC...
Re: Having an annoying problem with my 85 GL.
Historical mailing list - David Thompson
Mon, 16 Nov 1998 17:36:10 -0800
...The fouled catalytic was (apparently) caused by a solenoid that crapped out (intermittently), leading to unburned fuel gunking up the catalytic converter. The ignition...
California catalytic converter needed
Historical mailing list - Dug Smith
Thu, 1 Oct 2009 15:02:58 -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: Wiring harness problem
Historical mailing list - Kenneth Lewis
Sun, 1 Apr 2007 18:12:25 -0400
Wayne, Was the damage right above the Catalytic converter? Ken Lewis http://neksiwel.20m.com/
Re: 1990 2.1L Digijet European Caravelle wiring diagrams
Historical mailing list
Sun, 9 Sep 2007 14:46:47 -0400
...they have Digijet and no catalytic converter but do have the Idle Control Valve (and associated control unit) like the US 1986-on models...
Re: Wesipes - pizza in the engine box!
Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
Tue, 2 Feb 1999 21:48:19 -0500
...Did have one dude who suggested the catalytic converter would probably be the hottest source of heat to harness. Perhaps someone can come up...
new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
Historical mailing list - azsun99
Mon, 9 Feb 2009 14:43:58 -0700
I was browsing a parts catalog (not one of the usual list vendors) and when I looked up the catalytic converter for a '90...
Where is a good place to get an inexpensive catalytic converter for an '87 2.1L Van?
Historical mailing list - Fuzzy :philippe
Mon, 25 Aug 2014 11:19:54 -0700
Let me know!
Re: Can you clean a catalytic converter?
Historical mailing list
Fri, 29 Oct 2004 21:05:52 EDT
yea..use a hammer and a chisel.. that's how i cleaned mine :<)
Smog device
Historical mailing list - Harvey Chao
3 Jan 1997 12:06:10 -0800
...What are the differences between ECD(tm) and computer/catalytic converter solutions? The ECD(tm) is fully operational in 30 seconds, a catalytic converter...
Re: Camping heater for an '86 Westy?
Historical mailing list - David Garth
Wed, 9 Nov 1994 16:51:38 -0800 (PST)
A couple of us have installed vented catalytic propane heaters with good results. --Dave
Need a cat for 2.1
Historical mailing list - Rob Wright
Mon, 23 Sep 2002 23:06:56 -0500
Does anyone have a good used catalytic converter for a 2.1 exhaust? TIA Rob...
Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
Historical mailing list - Bulley
Sat, 8 Jan 2000 14:05:48 -0500
I think some folks who have SEEN a Catalytic heater are confusing these with an ol'-timey parabolic dish heater. The cat looks a...