Tom,

I'd like clean out my cat for testing purposes.  What's the best way to
hollow it out ?

Thanks !

----- Original Message -----
From: "Tom Young" <tomyoung1@comcast.net>
To: "Shawn Luft" <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA>; <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 10:44 PM
Subject: Re: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?

> Classic symptoms of a broken catalytic converter.  It'll only get worse
over
> time.  Either replace the catalytic converter or try to knock the
honeycomb
> interior of the catalytic converter out.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> Tom Young                       '81 Vanagon
> Lafayette, CA 94549         '82 Westfalia
> ---------------------------------------------------------------
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Shawn Luft" <shawnagan@SYMPATICO.CA>
> To: <vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM>
> Sent: Monday, July 12, 2004 7:32 PM
> Subject: Catalytic Converter Clogged ?
>
>
> Hello
>
> I suspect my catalytic converter is blocked up because of the following
> symptoms :
>
> (1) the van recently blew a hole through the "j" elbow pipe just prior to
> the catalytic converter
>
> (2) something is making a rattling noise inside the catalytic converter
>
> (3) i replaced elbow pipe but seem to have air escaping between the gasket
> of the catalytic converter and the new pipe.
>
> (4) van works ok but since replacing the elbow pipe the van seems to have
a
> 20% loss in power.
>
>
> Is it possible the cat is clogged, and caused the elbow pipe to blow a
hole
> (for air to escape) ??
>
> Is it possible that the new pipe has no hole, so pressure is collecting
> again inside a bad cat and causing the loss of power?
>
> We are leaving for holidays on Friday and I want to everything as great as
> possible.
>
> Any comments are much appreciated.
>
> Thx
> Shawn
>