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• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 20:39:03 -0500
  ...it definitely occurs, mainly due to poisoned converters. mcneely ---- Dennis Haynes <d23haynes57@hotmail.com> wrote: > Modern gasoline and now Diesel has very little sulfur...
• Re: Use 195/75/14 tire chains on 205/65/15 XL ?
  Historical mailing list - Dan N
  Sat, 3 Dec 2016 14:54:15 -0800
  according to this, it should be OK.. https://tiresize.com/converter/
• Re: For Sale: Catalytic Converter <sold>
  Historical mailing list - Robert Lilley
  Wed, 1 Apr 1998 17:53:18 -0700
  The CAT has been sold. Robert Free web-based email, Forever, From anywhere! http://www.mailexcite.com
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 20 Mar 2012 14:10:13 -0500
  ...RE: [VANAGON] Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? > > So Jeff, the Bus Depot listing for the Bosal catalytic converter refers to it as OEM...
• Re: A/T torque converter seal replacement (rabbit trans)
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Thu, 26 Sep 2002 22:24:52 -0400
  The torque converter and seal has nothing to do with ATF getting into the final drive. It is either leaking through the governor shaft...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - Robert Cardo
  Mon, 18 Jul 2005 22:14:32 -0500
  The ticket for a non visual converter omission is to just knock out the stone, and bolt it back up. Contrary to the posting...
• Re: Broken bolt on torque converter
  Historical mailing list - Craig Oda
  Wed, 28 Jul 2004 08:37:57 -0700
  ...I would pull the engine and > make sure of the damage to the flex drive and torque > converter. On replacment get some 8.8...
• Re: Removal of cat converter
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 13:30:28 -0400
  ...Removal of cat converter > >How many out there have removed their catalytic converter? Any major >disadvantage beyond environmental concerns? > >Just curious. > >Thanks, >Jeremy >85...
• Re: No fire #3 hole...The sad truth
  Historical mailing list - Access Systems
  Tue, 9 Nov 1999 22:40:41 -0500
  On Tue, 9 Nov 1999, Ron Hill wrote: > As it will probably take me a week or more (damn those torque converter > bolts are...
• AT Intercooler Question
  Historical mailing list - Stephen Steele
  Mon, 8 Jan 2007 19:35:31 -0500
  ...particularly as it pertains to the torque converter. That is, the torque converter seems to continuously loose fluid to the cooler. Is this normally...
• Re: Catalytic converter
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Tue, 26 Aug 2008 15:11:20 -0700
  ...Catalytic converter > I'm wondering if my cat is blocked. > I have a cat from a 1.9 in front of me and am...
• Re: Any Websites? - Auto Tranny Repair/Rebuild
  Historical mailing list - Dave Yates
  Mon, 10 Nov 2008 12:47:08 +1000
  oops. I should have referred to ESSENTIAL oil seal replacements for torque converter AND the transmission. Dave
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:38:52 -0400
  ...muffler on my 90 Carat "Rosie" > yesterday and noticed that the converter was all busted up and the ceramic > is all but gone. I...
• Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - Andy Yarnell
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 17:14:58 -0500
  Recently my Catalytic converter melted, and after a lot of great advice, I took it off and gutted the cat. My 1987 Vanagon Wolfy...
• Re: Auto to manual conversion
  Historical mailing list - John Bange
  Fri, 9 Sep 2005 12:20:04 -0700
  ...I suppose one could have a new R&P set machined, but man, that would be expensive! The torque converter situation appears to also...
• Re: A Yukon gal and her Westy need help
  Historical mailing list - Bob Stevens
  Tue, 25 Sep 2001 22:51:08 -0600
  ...no mechanic here so take that into consideration; these are also symptoms of catalytic converter problems, I THINK! When they get clogged, for whatever...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - Zoltan
  Mon, 18 Jun 2007 15:04:13 -0700
  I can only think of the seal behind the torque converter. Zoltan ----- Original Message ----- From: "Merv" <themervino@CS.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM...
• power converter for the price of shipping
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:40:03 -0700
  ...month, i now list the matthew pollard/bill kasper special power converter again as *yours* for the price of shipping. specs: it takes 120vac...
• Re: Sulfur-like exhaust smell??
  Historical mailing list - Scott Sullivan
  Wed, 16 Jan 2002 09:07:25 -0800
  That smell could be sulfur oxide being formed in the catalytic converter. A rich mixture will cause an increase in the formation of SO...
• Re: Expected Life of a Cat Converter??
  Historical mailing list - Robert Fisher
  Sat, 15 Jan 2011 17:39:42 -0800
  It's disheartening that there are so many of these kinds of idiots in the world. Cya, Robert
• Re: TIICO oxy sensor, torque converter, and misc questions
  Historical mailing list - Bill Knight
  Thu, 16 Aug 2001 14:02:24 -0400
  ...I got my torque converter bolts from a local nut/bolt supply house called Wilder's in Raleigh. Got 10.9 grade bolts with...
• Re: parts for sale
  Historical mailing list - Jim Johnston
  Fri, 16 Oct 2009 09:57:36 -0400
  ...The converter is > on the vehicle for really good reasons, and it is immoral as well as > illegal to operate a vehicle without a...
• 84 Exhaust Question
  Historical mailing list - Philip Simmons
  Mon, 4 Aug 2003 20:22:17 -0700
  ...Seems on the pipe that connects the "headers" to the Catalytic converter (called "Exhaust Connecting Pipe Header Pipes to Converter" on the busboys site...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 19:46:05 -0400
  ...Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? oxy sensor before cat, put there in part to make sure cat does not get big dose of...
• Re: Catalytic converter noise
  Historical mailing list - Don in Phoenix
  Sat, 8 May 2004 09:47:43 -0700
  ...Catalytic converter noise > Just in the last couple of weeks, I've started to hear a sort of rattling > noise from the rear. It...
• Re: looking for a Torque Converter
  Historical mailing list - Jim O'Connor
  Wed, 4 Jan 2023 10:29:58 -0500
  ...folks. > > I am hoping someone can help me locate a torque Converter for my 1986 > > Westfalia. > > GTA is not an option (long story) and...
• Re: Suddenly nothing
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Mon, 23 Jul 2012 06:53:42 -0400
  But, but...He said straight off that he checked and the torque converter was running with the engine. Larry A. On Mon, Jul 23...
• Re: Eurovan Catalytic Conver
  Historical mailing list - Kevin Nugent
  9 May 1996 14:51:26 -0700
  ...Time:2:38 PM OFFICE MEMO RE>Eurovan Catalytic Converter Date:5/9/96 you said <this individual states that as a result of...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 14:19:04 -0400
  ...Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? I agree with Pat. Do your part, replace it. You can always smell a car without a cat...
• 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...
• Catalytic converter noise
  Historical mailing list - Debra Clark
  Sat, 8 May 2004 08:22:05 -0700
  ...Upon closer inspection, it seems to be coming from the catalytic converter which, I assume, is original equipment. I have a 90 multivan with...
• What size bolts for 1.9l catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - David O. Bradshaw
  Thu, 19 Dec 1996 12:14:52 -0500 (EST)
  Hi all, What size bolts does the cattie on the 1.9s take? Both sides please! TIA, David '85
• Re: power converter for the price of shipping
  Historical mailing list - Bill Kasper
  Wed, 18 Jul 2001 13:57:27 -0700
  gone in 120 seconds...about like our vans! bill '87 syncro westfalia http://www.scruznet.com/~kasper/pics/westy/
• Re: Revisiting the Catalytic Converter...
  Historical mailing list - Matthew Pollard
  Mon, 5 Aug 2002 16:22:28 -0700
  while we are on it.... check the fuel pressure too Robert Steven Fish wrote: > > I would also suggest checking your Fuel Injectors.
• Re: '83 wasserboxer wiring harness melted!
  Historical mailing list - David-M
  Sun, 31 Jan 1999 10:24:15 -0500
  ...The catalytic converter tried to burn > off the excess fuel, resulting in a fire inside the converter. The > resultant heat melted some more of...
• wasserboxer exhaust welding
  Historical mailing list - Dan Houg
  Fri, 29 Sep 1995 10:28:50 CST6CDT
  Arrrg- i just had the $%@# exhuast system crack again, this time at the entrance to the converter. successfully welded for $15. so far, the...
• Re: S&S Exhaust installation problem
  Historical mailing list - wayout
  Wed, 18 Apr 2001 17:05:31 -0700
  ...hours, including taking off the stock pipes, and liberating the Catalytic Converter. I didnt have any problems getting it in there at all, I...
• Re: Laptop Power Consumption?
  Historical mailing list - Justin M. Mayrand
  Mon, 18 Nov 2002 12:35:52 -0500
  ...the power requirment is listed as 16 > Volts / 2.6 amps > > On the bottom of the 12 Volt to 16 Volt Laptop Power Converter...
• Re: Flaking paint on stove control panel discussion
  Historical mailing list - phil stanhope
  Tue, 19 Feb 2002 13:41:24 -0800
  "What is "acid etching rust converter?" I use the brand "Oxysolve RUST CONVERTER" its basically Zinc Phosphate with other stuff. the sales rep told...
• Re: Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it???
  Historical mailing list - pat
  Sun, 18 Mar 2012 12:48:10 -0400
  ...Catalytic Converter???? Anyone go without it??? I went to change out my worn out and rusted muffler on my 90 Carat "Rosie" yesterday and...
• Re: help powered trailer converter
  Historical mailing list - William Monk
  Sun, 12 Jul 2015 15:43:37 -0400
  ...Should I use a powered converter or just use a non powered > plug and splice in to the tail/brake turn wires? If I...
• Re: 86 Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Roger Whittaker
  Mon, 22 Nov 2010 18:34:09 -0800
  dear cat wanter http://www.van-cafe.com/home/van/page_1213_1323/california_legal_catalytic_converter.html isnt this what you seek yours...
• oil sensor
  Historical mailing list - Joe Lucca
  Sat, 27 Mar 1999 17:51:18 EST
  is this difficult to replace? what catalytic converter nonsense is there to be shared with the common vanagon owner? please expand... love joe 1986...
• Re: O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter - Correct model for each FI system ?
  Historical mailing list - Jake Beaulieu
  Tue, 26 Apr 2005 18:41:07 -0500
  Then, on to the next thing... > > Brian > 84 Westy > There is always a next thing! Jake
• Re: Leaking Torque Converter Seal
  Historical mailing list - Benny boy
  Tue, 16 Mar 2010 22:23:50 -0400
  Nothing will "patch" that leaky seal, you need to replace it. Push it a bit more IN next time, about 1/8. Ben
• 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: push start
  Historical mailing list - Doug Alcock
  Fri, 12 Jan 2001 14:36:42 -0500
  ...push start As far as the catalytic converter goes, I think the danger would be if you pushed and/or towed and/or rolled...
• Re: Automatic transmission question
  Historical mailing list - Larry Alofs
  Sun, 17 Jul 2011 09:46:18 -0400
  ...Don't let the torque converter fall off the front shaft prematurely. Then carefully pull the torque converter off the front shaft and you...
• Rust Converter Paint (not POR) on Engine Coolant Pipes?
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Sun, 6 Jul 2014 14:32:43 -0700
  ...Will a typical rust converter paint (RustCheck, Plastikote, etc.) withstand temperatures seen at the small coolant pipes on the WBX engine? Am searching to...
• 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...
• Re: Hydrogen powered?/FRIDAY
  Historical mailing list - Robert A. Alexander
  Thu, 3 Dec 1998 21:24:51 -0500
  Victor - You're rubbing salt into old wounds!!! Indeed, I do hold the patent on the first catalytic converter to be successfully operational when...
• 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...
• Another Exhausting Question!
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Sat, 28 Aug 2004 17:24:49 -0700
  ...I was unable to rotate my catalytic converter to get the O2 sensor bung pointed downward where I could use it as an exhaust...
• Mystery Auto Trans leak....Suggestions urgently needed.
  Historical mailing list - kevin obrien
  Mon, 4 Oct 2004 10:50:38 -0700
  ...Some history...my Torque Converter Seal blew last year as I was preparing to have the engine replaced... so I had it replaced at...
• Autotrans as a stall converter!
  Historical mailing list - mark keller
  Sat, 6 Dec 1997 15:00:41 -0400
  ...So the stall converter allow the automatic bus's engine to stay at 3000 or so why the stall converter accerlerates the vehicle. It...
• Re: Leaking auto tranny
  Historical mailing list - David Yates
  Tue, 19 Jun 2007 08:26:44 +1000
  ...and yes, it was the seal to the torque converter. The seal is actually on the transmission (differential) not the converter. In my case...
• Re: Auto trans operating test help? Rabbit Diesel E-Mode.
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sun, 11 Nov 2012 08:58:43 -0500
  ...If there is >any overrun potential at all it is in the torque converter. Once the >converter goes above the stall or slip speed...
• Re: Cat. Converter..
  Historical mailing list - Joe L.
  Sat, 20 Mar 1999 02:48:11 -0500
  ...so I was wonderin! Do any of you have a Catalyc Converter for sale? Used preferable. and will mine be ok if I just...
• Re: Eurovan Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Tracey Choulat
  Thu, 9 May 1996 22:31:53 -0400 (EDT)
  ...Among other things, this individual states that as a > result of the catalytic converter being beneath the passenger > compartment, it heats the interior of...
• O2 Sensor in Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Brian Keese
  Mon, 25 Apr 2005 10:46:24 -0500
  ...I got a new catalytic converter from the Bus Depot that has a port in it for an Oxygen senor. Well, I don't...