On the line of CATs, I need one too. I talked to one muffler shop and they
said they will weld in a generic CAT for 80$.  Is this a good thing? Should
I avoid the generic CAT and go with OEM? Lets assume for argument sake that
the throughput and whatnot of the cat is the same.

Thank
Matthew, polluting in California....

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Hans Eisenbeis [SMTP:hans@REQUESTLINE.COM]
> Sent: Wednesday, February 03, 1999 10:38 AM
> To:   vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM
> Subject:      emissions
>
> I know this is an exhausted thread (ahem) but I'm new to the group,
> and I'm having trouble passing emissions w/ my '84 wasserboxer GL.
>
> The CO is just slightly high -- like 3 %.  But having done a bunch of
> exhaust work recently, I know the CAT is completely toast (as in ~empty~).
>
> Any helpful hints about quick and easy fixes for elevated CO?  Normally,
> I'd consider
> replacing the CAT kind of drastic, but I have a line on a really cheap new
> one. Would this
> even fix the CO problem though?  What does a CAT really do anyway?
>
> Hans
> '84 GL
>
> Hans Eisenbeis, editor & producer
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