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• Re: removing cat / replacement CAT's
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Sat, 20 Sep 1997 00:05:15 -0400
  >>Probably the best solution would be to simply knock the insides out of the >>cat and keep it in the system. Be careful as...
• [F] Bird/cat
  Historical mailing list - ed donnen
  Fri, 29 Jul 2011 06:43:58 -0400
  Just some videos of birds and cats playing. crow and cat http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1JiJzqXxgxo and then there is owl and...
• Re: Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:10:25 -0500
  Yes, it was originally Shroedinger's cat, but I bound him up with string theory and that's when my cat Bobo came on...
• Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join?
  Historical mailing list - David M
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 14:29:48 -0700
  I finally got my Borsal cat from the Bus Depot. When I looked under my van at the current cat, I cannot see how...
• Re: BusBoys~catalogs and more...(less?)
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 30 Apr 1996 23:46:09 -0700
  ...About two years ago I sent them a money order for their catalog. Two months went by and no catalog. I called. "Oh, we...
• OFF TOPIC ~Re: Catholic heaters
  Historical mailing list - Blue Eyes
  Mon, 2 Nov 1998 01:38:31 -0600
  By that subject line, I gather you're suggesting Carver heaters are indeed UNIVERSAL, which is what Catholic means. A theologian once explained to...
• Re: Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join?
  Historical mailing list - kenneth wilford (Van-Again)
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:53:07 -0400
  Since it was installed by hack and slash, you are probably going to need a new connector pipe (before the cat) and a new...
• installing muffler and cat questions
  Historical mailing list - Jeffrey R
  Sat, 20 Jul 2002 01:49:20 -0400
  I just purchased an Ansa replacement muffler for my 83.5 Westy and a Bosal catalytic converter. The Ansa muffler does not have the...
• Re: Dead Cats aka Cat fuel
  Historical mailing list - Joseph Fortino
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:52:03 -0700
  2.5 cats per gal? i have a cat/dog LOL -----Original Message----- From: Stan Wilder <wilden1-1@SBCGLOBAL.NET> Sent: Sep 14, 2005...
• Re: GET BACK ON TOPIC!
  Historical mailing list - don spence
  Thu, 19 Aug 2004 09:10:06 -0600
  ...GET BACK ON TOPIC! > > Cats, Cats, Cats. > Cats a flying. > Cats a Dying. > Swing a dead cat. > Drying dead road kill cats for long...
• Re: Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Greg Potts
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 22:58:11 -0400
  Jim, are you sure it isn't Shroedinger's cat climbing on your bus? http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Schr�dinger's_cat But...
• Re: Catalytic convertor
  Historical mailing list
  Tue, 23 Jan 2001 11:36:37 EST
  IMHO there is little difference if any in fuel economy if the cat-con is absent or present in good shape. The O2 sensor...
• Re: just passed CA smog, but poor mileage
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Oxroad
  Fri, 9 May 2003 15:28:18 EDT
  ...I explored other cat avenues, but with the dealer cat going for over $350, the aftermarket cat was the way to go. I see...
• Bus Depot printed catalog?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Boldway
  Mon, 4 Oct 2010 19:09:39 -0700
  ...In preperation of any sort of catastrophe I had planned on carrying my old Bus Depot catalog. It seems I have LOST my printed...
• Re: The cat debacle or Schrodinger's Cat revisited
  Historical mailing list - Joel Walker
  Sat, 3 Nov 2001 09:40:43 -0600
  ...is he the one that tied the buttered bread to the back of his cat and threw the cat off the kitchen counter?? see...
• Re: vent'd catalytic ?'s
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 18:43:11 -0800
  Robyn wrote: "How is the vented cat actually vented?" To visualize how the plat cat is vented: Imagine a cooking stove with a vented...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Shawn Luft
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:02:52 -0400
  Tom, I'd like clean out my cat for testing purposes. What's the best way to hollow it out ? Thanks ! ----- Original Message ----- From...
• Re: Catalytic converter and muffler, how do they join?
  Historical mailing list - Karl Wolz
  Fri, 12 Jul 2013 18:38:35 -0700
  ...Did you order a new oxygen sensor along with the cat? That old > one ain't coming out unless it has only been in...
• Re: installing muffler and cat questions
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Mon, 22 Jul 2002 15:32:40 -0400
  > The Bosal cat is part number 099-046 4397. > I thought the cat might be inferior and figured i didn't want to > use...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Tom Young
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 19:44:18 -0700
  Classic symptoms of a broken catalytic converter. It'll only get worse over time. Either replace the catalytic converter or try to knock the...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 01:35:34 -0400
  ...http://kensworld.cnchost.com/kensworld/cattrivia.html For camping, I would bring along a rug or blanket that the cat is used to using...
• Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Jim Felder
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 21:08:24 -0500
  ...My cats--particularly my biggest, heaviest cat--LOVE to regard the world from the Westy luggage rack, and that's fine. Many's the...
• Re: Bus Depot printed catalog?
  Historical mailing list - Dave Mcneely
  Tue, 5 Oct 2010 08:27:39 -0500
  ...In preperation of any sort of catastrophe I had planned on carrying my old Bus Depot catalog. It seems I have LOST my printed...
• Catalytic converters
  Historical mailing list - Dennis Haynes
  Sat, 30 Apr 2016 09:44:21 -0400
  For those that may be in need of a catalyst GoWesty has their 50 state Cat on sale for 10% off. Still a painful...
• Bus Depot Print Catalog Now Viewable Online
  Historical mailing list - The Bus Depot
  Tue, 25 Feb 2003 10:23:46 -0500
  In association with Google, we now have the entire 50-page Bus Depot print catalog online. Of course, the actual online web catalog is...
• Difference between CA catalytic converter and non-CA catalytic converter?
  Historical mailing list - David McSparron
  Sat, 20 Jun 2009 16:01:33 -0700
  I just had my catalytic converter replaced (more on this later...). The mechanic said my AZ van (originally from NY or so I thought...
• Email catalog offer
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 11 Mar 96 11:25:48 +0100
  >Hi All, > Free catalog of parts. Just follow the bouncing .sig below... > >------------------- FREE VW PARTS CATALOG OFFER ------------------- >Send email to: > catalog@veedubs.com > for...
• Rocky Mountain Motorworks Catalog
  Historical mailing list - Richard Kurtz
  Wed, 03 Apr 1996 20:48:26 -0600
  The new RMMW caatlog combines all vehicle lines, (Bug, Bus, Type III and Ghia) in one catalog. If you don't currently get their...
• Re: Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Oliver Mueller-Heubach
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 23:17:39 -0400
  ...Cat-Gard(tm) puts the give on > the cats, > not the cars. > > The Vanagon's unique shape contributes the the problem by being > what...
• side step?
  Historical mailing list - Sam Williams
  Fri, 28 Mar 2003 20:09:07 EST
  <A HREF="http://www.jcwhitney.com/catsubpic.jhtml?CATID=347875&BQ=jcw2">http://www.jcwhitney.com/catsubpic.jhtml?CATID=347875&BQ=jcw2</A> is...
• 1998 Reimo Catalogs for sale
  Historical mailing list - Thing Guy
  Tue, 31 Mar 1998 18:27:01 EST
  FYI the accessory catalogs are new for 1998, however the camper catalogs are still the same as the 1997s. (in case you already have...
• Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
  Historical mailing list - Jonathan Farrugia
  Mon, 12 Jul 2004 23:12:42 -0400
  ...Catalytic Converter Clogged ? > > > > Classic symptoms of a broken catalytic converter. It'll only get worse > over > > time. Either replace the catalytic converter or try...
• Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 18:29:23 -0500
  ...the later cat might have a spot of a post-cat oxygen sensor ......... but the material used in the cat isn't different or...
• Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
  Historical mailing list - Jeff
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 19:35:02 -0500
  The last "good" cat I bought came directly from VW... ~$450 Cheers, Jeff -----Original Message----- From: Scott Daniel - Turbovans [mailto:scottdaniel@turbovans.com] Sent...
• Re: Catalytic Heaters.
  Historical mailing list - harald_nancy
  Tue, 3 Nov 1998 14:57:44 -0800
  It is not safe to use a unvented catalytic heater in a enclosed space. A unvented catalytic heater will work ok for those who...
• Trade Cat Heaters for Westy
  Historical mailing list - lchase
  Mon, 4 Feb 2002 11:02:45 -0800
  Folks, Looking to trade two Coleman Catylitic Heaters (Black Cat & Power Cat) .... almost new,used on one 3 week trip this Christams Holiday .....in...
• Re: dead cat kills van
  Historical mailing list - Kim Brennan
  Fri, 20 Mar 2009 11:40:59 -0400
  Miao? Meow? Mrrrrrow? (oh, not that type of cat!) On Mar 19, 2009, at 10:37 PM, mark drillock wrote: > We then loosened the...
• Re: Performance Exhaust for Vanagons
  Historical mailing list - Seth F Gordon
  Mon, 15 Mar 1999 00:49:52 -0500
  this whole thread started because ken listed his exaust for sale without a cat. If you go to the bus depot web site they...
• Re: the cat who rode the motorcycle nvc
  Historical mailing list - Tom Salicos
  Fri, 16 Aug 2002 15:41:16 -0700
  Stan *should* look - the cat died! Tom Salicos ----- Original Message ----- From: <JordanVw@AOL.COM> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM> Sent: Friday, August 16, 2002...
• Re: Removal of cat converter
  Historical mailing list - Gary Stearns
  Mon, 15 Oct 2001 09:35:33 -0400
  ...If your cat is OK, it's unlikely you'll see additional power, just additional noise. If your cat is plugged, take it off...
• Gutting the Cat
  Historical mailing list
  Mon, 10 Nov 1997 23:58:01 -0500
  Ok, I know this is technically illegal, (ask me if i care) but has anyone ever hollowed out their Catalytic Converter? I saw a...
• Re: Cat-again No Damn Cat-again
  Historical mailing list - Stan Wilder
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 22:10:38 -0500
  Cat? What cat? I don't know what you're talking about. Its been 20 years since I've had a cat. You are...
• Re: new CARB rules for cats in Calif?
  Historical mailing list - Scott Daniel - Turbovans
  Mon, 9 Feb 2009 16:24:44 -0800
  ...new CARB rules for cats in Calif? > This has been covered before... the main reason California is requiring > all > new catalytic converters to meet...
• Re: Who's Next? FISH
  Historical mailing list - Bill N
  Wed, 1 Jan 2003 12:25:31 -0700
  ...So, do something for the environment this year and keep your cat inside. Yess, we love cats, and have cats living with us. We...
• Re: EPA and Vanagon Emissions-reducing Vanagon pollution - Cat-specific
  Historical mailing list - Skip
  Fri, 29 Jun 2012 12:42:44 +0000
  " 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: The cat debacle or Schrodinger's Cat revisited
  Historical mailing list - Chris Smith
  Sun, 4 Nov 2001 22:45:55 -0600
  ...is he the one that tied the buttered bread to >the back of his cat and threw the cat off the kitchen counter?? see...
• Re: Cat-Gard(tm)
  Historical mailing list - Jake de Villiers
  Fri, 1 Aug 2008 20:18:31 -0700
  ...Cat-Gard(tm) puts the give on the > cats, > not the cars. > > The Vanagon's unique shape contributes the the problem by being what...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - jimt
  Tue, 19 Jul 2005 18:35:04 -0600
  My 82 vanagon with its orignial air cooled engine would not pass without a cat. When I did the subie mod I had my...
• Re: Running without a cat
  Historical mailing list - Richard A Jones
  Wed, 20 Jul 2005 17:20:46 -0600
  > My 82 vanagon with its original air cooled engine would not pass without a > cat. jimt: My '81 passed emissions here in the metro...
• Re: gutted Catalyctic
  Historical mailing list - Karl F. Bloss
  Thu, 6 Apr 2000 10:52:52 -0400
  The catalytic converter "cat" contains a ceramic matrix (e.g. honeycomb structure) that has platinum and other catalysts suspended on the surface. The catalyst...
• Re: Cat-again Vanagon
  Historical mailing list - Jeff Palmer
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 00:44:05 -0500
  ...Cat-again Vanagon > I know you guys are getting tired of this trial and tribulation I'm > having with this stray cat. > I'm...
• Re: � � � Speaking of Cats...
  Historical mailing list - Ed Shultz
  Mon, 30 Aug 2004 07:59:58 EDT
  ...The aftermarket cat bolts up fine with the S&S system. However, one of the cat flanges was tilted at an angle. Do you...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Ben huot
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:56:20 -0400
  Hi Robert, Strange problem!!! How was the engine temperature when the cat was red hot? Bang the cat with a hammer, look for loose...
• Re: Catalytic Converter
  Historical mailing list - Neil N
  Thu, 6 Jul 2017 11:35:36 -0700
  The cat in question was welded in on a Jetta engine in a cat exempt Canadian 1981 Vanagon. An OEM Vanagon cat is removable...
• Re: cats and campers
  Historical mailing list - Strawn
  Fri, 20 Jun 2003 09:08:09 -0700
  ...cats and campers Cats travel very well as cat skin hats, their tails look nice on your antennae, properly tanned with suction cups applied...
• Re: Catalytic Converter question
  Historical mailing list - Don Deitke
  Thu, 10 Jun 2004 13:18:55 EDT
  Joe ~~Bosal shows # 099-035 // 83-85 1.9 # 099-046 // 86-91 2.1 12" Online Catalog www.dvwimportautoparts.com The cats are...
• Re: Coleman Plat Cat Heater Report
  Historical mailing list - Joe Ernest
  Sun, 9 Jan 2000 21:35:19 EST
  At 06:42 PM 1/7/00 -0800, Davidson wrote: >>>> Wendy & John, I don't believe the catalytic heater had been invented twenty years...
• Re: Help - Red Hot Cat (meltdown?) !!!
  Historical mailing list - Ed Sato
  Sat, 13 Apr 2002 09:56:25 -1000
  Sounds like your cat is definitely toast. Most cats glow red at night but only a dull red, not bright and glowing. Try looking...
• Bad Cat = No Smog?
  Historical mailing list - van man
  Fri, 23 Aug 2002 08:23:27 -0700
  Hi, My mechanic thinks my van wont pass smog because the cat isnt getting hot enough(meow, purr), therefore I need a new cat...
• Re: new fuel (LVC), Dead Cats
  Historical mailing list - bueses
  Wed, 14 Sep 2005 16:04:46 -0600
  > And what will they do when they run out of dead cats? I didn't see any on my > way to work this morning...