Since it was installed by hack and slash, you are probably going to need a
new connector pipe (before the cat) and a new muffler and tail pipe (after
that cat).  Did you order a new oxygen sensor along with the cat?  That old
one ain't coming out unless it has only been in there a month or two.

Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com

On Fri, Jul 12, 2013 at 5:29 PM, David M <covrambles@yahoo.com> wrote:

> I finally got my Borsal cat from the Bus Depot.
> When I looked under my van at the current cat, I cannot see how I can fit
> the new one or even how a muffler shop could do it.
> The last place to replace the cat appears to have cut the existing cat
> pipe and welded the (generic) cat on. So on the nearside I have the
> three-bolt flange from the previous cat and part of its pipe then a weld
> for the new cat pipe (which has no flange at either end just a round pipe),
> then the other end of the cat pipe is either welded directly to the muffler
> or some remnant of a previous cat pipe. There is no flange on that side to
> mount the Borsal cat.
> What do I do now? Do I need a new muffler too? I'm not sure how this is
> all supposed to go together. I think fixing this is going to be beyond my
> expertise.
>
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> -David (1987 Wolfsburg)
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Thanks,
Ken Wilford
John 3:16
www.vanagain.com