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• Re: STRANDED
  Historical mailing list - OlRivrRat
  Wed, 2 Apr 2014 14:29:58 -0600
  ...the Circuits it controls or might its SwitchingActionAction have been the Catalyst that took out some other Circuit ~ I don't know ~ Just asking...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Stuart MacMillan
  Sun, 1 Feb 2015 20:04:18 -0800
  ...Must be nice to live in an area where a shop will remove a catalyst. Without the cat you may not need the O2...
• Free '84 L, starts & runs, for picking up in Cincinnati
  Historical mailing list - Walt Oliver
  Sat, 8 Feb 2003 18:38:35 -0500
  ...Needs the new exhaust, exhaust hangers, and catalyst, which I have in the garage, installed. I installed a rebuilt alternator about 10K ago when...
• Re: Upgrading Digijet to 3-Wire O2 Sensor
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 May 2003 18:55:10 -0400
  ...If replacing the catalyst, I also use the later cat and relocate the O2 sensor there. Helps to get it out of the way...
• Re: pickle has new shoes (Photos)
  Historical mailing list - pickle vanagon
  Sun, 30 Sep 2012 19:21:04 -0400
  ...shrinking selection of Nokians in 14 inch sizes was the whole catalyst > for the wheel change, actually. > > Right now I have them at 40psi...
• Re: Fail air are
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 2 Mar 2014 23:35:19 -0500
  ...The high idle HC will trash an O2 sensor and the catalyst in short order. The CO reading also indicates the Cat is already...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine-Exhaust sealants
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 24 Jul 2013 23:18:52 -0400
  ...Silicones and other types of sealants should never be used on the exhaust unless the goal is an O2 sensor or Catalyst replacement. Exhaust...
• Re: Zetec Using oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 19 Jan 2013 23:27:48 -0500
  ...This normal consumption is the reason oil need to be formulated not the damage the emissions system (catalysts, O2 sensor, EGR systems). Consider a...
• Re: technique question-- molds - modify a top??
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Mon, 7 Feb 2005 09:55:02 -0600
  ...I'd also be careful when laminating a thick plug as that much thickness with normal catalyst concentrations could make a VERY warm environment...
• Re: Quick fix exhaust job-Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 30 Mar 2014 10:19:09 -0400
  I ca assure you the van did not leave the factory with the Catalyst intentionally left empty. For markets that do not need the...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:46:05 -0400
  The O2 sensor system is really there to maintain a specific fuel ratio required for the three way catalyst to work. Too lean and...
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Bill Davidson
  Thu, 9 Nov 2000 18:53:12 -0800
  ...Emissions? A TD > with a catalyst will surprise you how with clean it runs. Don't forget also > how easy diesels are to diagnose...
• Re: [vanagon] Re: Exhaust Deal / Smog
  Historical mailing list - Otmar Ebenhoech
  Fri, 6 Aug 1999 12:04:53 -0700
  ...Vanagons are not the worst of the old cars because they do have closed loop systems with catalysts but I still feel we have...
• TiiCo Update
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Tue, 18 Sep 2001 08:23:01 -0400
  ...This consists of a 55mm catalyst from a 16V Scirocco ( I think the largest VW has made), a 2.5" Walker MagnaFlo muffler (basically...
• Re: Help needed for 88 Cabriolet emissions failure
  Historical mailing list - Karen Gritis
  Tue, 19 Aug 2003 00:42:12 -0400
  ...Defective 3 way catalytic converter. > > Check the timing, then replace the catalyst. > > Dennis > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• Re: Survey-- Your Favorite Vanagon Accessories That You Have Added
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Thu, 1 Feb 2001 07:33:52 -0500
  ...tires 6) Ratio Rockers, Platinum +4 plugs, S&S Header, big catalyst from a 16V Scirocco, Dynomax 2.5" welded straight thru race muffler...
• Re: high mileage motor oil
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 Feb 2004 18:35:09 -0500
  ...Maybe the car manufacturers are promoting this approach also to reduce emissions (oil consumption fouls catalysts) and warranty claims. For my experience, I have...
• Re: Which 2.1 muffler?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 3 Apr 2016 22:32:35 -0400
  The Catalyst and Muffler/Tail Pipe end up in the same places so can be interchanged. The true 2.1 muffler is a larger...
• 5- and 6-cylinder VW vans
  Historical mailing list - William R. Kennedy, NJIT CIAT, 201-596-5648
  Wed, 24 Jul 1996 11:49:36 EST
  ...114 PS) 151 km/h DM 3,290.00 same with Catalyst DM 4,200.00 same for automatic transmission systems DM 2,800...
• Re: ENGINE FAILURE-could be caused by too lean air-fuel mixture
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 13 Mar 2002 07:55:39 -0500
  ...If the engine is running correctly and the catalyst is good, the CO after the Cat will be near 0. If measured before the...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 22:04:37 -0400
  ...When the sensors are weak or the catalyst is shot the sensors can get to cold due to highway wind and stop working. From...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine-Exhaust sealants
  Historical mailing list - Edward Maglott
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 20:43:48 -0400
  ...Silicones and other types of sealants should never be >used on the exhaust unless the goal is an O2 sensor or Catalyst replacement. >Exhaust...
• Friday NVC, Chevron gasoline
  Historical mailing list - David McNeely
  Fri, 20 Oct 2017 14:51:30 -0700
  ...At the time, virtually every refinery anywhere had cracking towers containing platinum as a catalyst. Shell just trademarked a made up name related to...
• Re: Vanagon Anomaly?
  Historical mailing list - David Marshall
  Sun, 26 Feb 2006 09:19:09 -0800
  ...door jamb and it it had a > sticker > that read Non-Catalyst, 1981 manufacture year. > Hmmm, that made me think this was formerly a...
• Re: 1991 Westy - altitude sickness?
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 21:34:12 -0500
  ...A failed catalyst can clog the muffler with the pieces and cause all sorts of performance problems. You need to do some digging. Dennis...
• Re: Cut you spark plugs
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Thu, 27 Dec 2001 13:45:29 -0600
  ...Lots of it. > One > > reason > > that hydrogen is an attractive fuel is that the end product is > simply > > water, without the CO2. > > > > The catalyst...
• Re: Tips on passing emissions
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 18:59:03 -0700
  ...insufficient air for combustion, mixing at idle speed. > > In addition the catalyst was not doing its job. > > Dennis > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Vanagon Mailing List...
• Re: Overfilling the oil issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 22 May 2011 19:06:36 -0400
  ...That extra oil going through the engine also damages the catalyst and o2 sensor. If really overfilled and kept at high speed long enough...
• Re: GOWESTY AFM no start problem
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 10 Jul 2016 08:04:09 -0400
  ...The only thing our engines have besides the low state of tune to > control NOx is the 3 way catalyst and O2 sensor system...
• Re: Mayor of Paris wants to ban cars made before 1997
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:11:03 -0500
  ...equipment including after burners and special fluid injected into the exhaust catalysts. Currently I am down in Florida with the motorhome. On my way...
• Re: Bluetec diesel
  Historical mailing list - Zeitgeist
  Thu, 21 Feb 2008 15:49:48 -0800
  These things are still gonna have catalysts and are already incredibly clean running and efficient machines. I have to imagine that the energy that...
• Re: A little bit of Red....
  Historical mailing list - Courtney Hook
  Fri, 26 Jan 2007 09:29:54 -0800
  ...adh�rent) + clear coat + catalyst + diluent = you don't want to know the total price!!! here is the cool picture, as i had no...
• Re: O2 sensor question 85 vanagon
  Historical mailing list - David Beierl
  Wed, 7 Apr 1999 14:54:17 -0400
  ...little pipe fitting sticking out of the pipe ahead of the catalyst, with a cap screwed on it. They unscrew the cap and stick...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 20:14:31 -0400
  ...Make sure the O2 sensor system is working properly > and at catalyst replacement time consider the big bucks of OEM. I have > yet to...
• Re: What is it with the US? (No real van content)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Akiba
  Mon, 25 Jun 2007 17:17:41 -0400
  ...because it's a tank of urea used for the SCR catalyst needed to meet tier 2 bin 5... most people don't want...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters- EGR
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Wed, 5 Mar 2014 00:11:30 -0500
  ...Most VWs > including the vanagon do have EGR so they must rely on the engine > producing less and the 3-way catalyst taking care...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 00:37:06 -0400
  ...Make sure the O2 sensor system is working properly and at catalyst replacement time consider the big bucks of OEM. I have yet to...
• Re: ECU Chip Upgrade Info/Dennis Haynes concerns
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Aug 1998 23:51:19 -0400
  ...too. > >Dennis also worries about having a richer mixture damaging the catalyst. >Yes, this thing needs to have a third round of discussion before...
• Re: Paint job pricing-Doing the exhaust right!
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 13 Aug 2013 23:56:48 -0400
  ...Speaking of doing a good job since the muffler is off finish removing the catalyst and inspect it from both sides. Any looseness or...
• Re: poo powder chemistry
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sat, 8 Oct 2011 19:34:19 -0500
  ...In addition to the unidentified "non-toxic polymer," the powder contains a "decay causing catalyst," in other materials described as an "enzyme." > > > > Maybe you...
• Re: smog failed 85gl
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 30 Jan 2007 20:19:21 -0500
  ...Everything 81 and later has controls for mixture,(CO, the O2 sensor, Cat), NOX, ( O2 sensor and catalyst) and HC, (Cat, fuel vapor recovery...
• Re: engine bucking and bogging - simple answer
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 15 Jul 2013 17:56:35 -0400
  Its that thing in the middle of the pipe that connects the 2 engine pipes to the catalyst with the single wire on it...
• Re: Calif Smog Issues
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Tue, 26 Oct 2004 18:20:39 -0400
  The VW tune up spec of 1%, +/- .5 is to be taken before the catalyst. If all is really running as it should, the...
• Re: 1991 Westy - altitude sickness?
  Historical mailing list - SDF ( Scott Daniel Foss )
  Tue, 21 Jan 2014 19:07:53 -0800
  ...A failed catalyst can clog the muffler with the > pieces and cause all sorts of performance problems. You need to do some > digging. > > Dennis...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:43:23 -0400
  ...the sulfur dioxide that is in > the exhaust gas if the catalyst is poisoned. You can sure smell that > when you are near a...
• Re: Oil
  Historical mailing list - Brendan Slevin
  Mon, 30 Jul 2007 14:00:20 -0700
  ...you are also heating it up and splashing it excessively and destroying the catalyst buy putting all that oil into it. It is also...
• Re: Fiberglass Patch on Bumpers (Part II is long)
  Historical mailing list - Max Wellhouse
  Sun, 26 Aug 2007 17:36:22 -0500
  ...Inadequate mixing of the catalyst in the resin is another problem that can cause problems in curing. Old resin that's beyond its shelf...
• Re: Removing stuck O2 sensor
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 2 Feb 2015 08:23:23 -0500
  ...Must be nice to live in an area where a shop will remove a > catalyst. Without the cat you may not need the O2...
• Re: Why has the list been so quiet lately/ 1.9TD
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Sat, 11 Nov 2000 09:05:02 -0700
  ...Emissions? A > TD > > with a catalyst will surprise you how with clean it runs. Don't forget > also > > how easy diesels are to diagnose...
• Re: chains
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Tue, 29 Nov 2016 07:40:51 -0800
  ...supervisor - i hope they handle it well -- this could be the catalyst that energizes them into being amazing -- i have a friend who often...
• Re: [Adventurewagen] Need to sell my van : ( Another victim of bad diagnostic skills! This really bothers me
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 1 Jun 2014 10:45:33 -0400
  ...What really sucks is that this new catalyst is probably being destroyed from the original problem not being corrected. The real shame is this...
• Re: Oil pressure warnings, WAS: Mann Oil Filter and lifters, now emissions indicator lights.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Mon, 3 Mar 2014 00:08:02 -0500
  ...This includes OEM or CARB approved catalyst replacements with records for same having to be maintained for three years. If the light is on...
• Re: SMOG TEST failure
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 7 Feb 2008 21:52:41 -0500
  ...For diagnosing, you really want to measure the CO > before the catalyst. That is why there is a test port. > > I'll go over...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - John Rodgers
  Sun, 20 Mar 2016 21:13:36 -0500
  ...When the sensors are weak or the catalyst is > shot > the sensors can get to cold due to highway wind and stop working. From...
• Re: Single wire Oxygen sensor: Substitution report..
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 1 Nov 2014 09:26:26 -0400
  ...Since you're not running a catalyst you could figure a way to tune things so the O2 sensor is not needed. Dennis -----Original...
• Re: which catalytic heater?
  Historical mailing list - Carl Turner
  Fri, 13 Nov 1998 00:28:54 EST
  ...So I have no way of knowing about the state of the platinum catalyst as to contamination or anything and I don't know...
• Re: CA smog situation 84 1.9
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Sun, 20 Sep 2009 15:38:16 -0700
  ...For diagnosing, you really want to measure the CO before the catalyst. That is why there is a test port. I'll go over...
• Re: Vanagon syndrome...it sucks!
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Mon, 21 Mar 2016 22:31:56 -0500
  ...When the sensors are weak or the catalyst is shot > the sensors can get to cold due to highway wind and stop working. From...
• Re: exhaust leak, header tubes to collector on 2.1 engine-Exhaust sealants
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 26 Jul 2013 22:16:23 -0400
  ...Silicones and other types of sealants >should never be used on the exhaust unless the goal is an O2 sensor or Catalyst replacement. >Exhaust...
• Some thoughts Mansi Speed products.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Fri, 28 May 2021 16:37:41 +0000
  ...If using a low cost catalyst that will also limit available power. Now for some concerns. Adding lift this way increases pressure on the...