Fellows and Fellaws:
I posted this two days ago and to my surprise NO ONE answered.  What's the
matter?

Subject: Converter and muffler instalation

> Fellows and Fellaws:
>
> I just received a Cat converter and muffler for my '84 Westfalia from
> BusDepot.com (thanks to Ron and the guys, it made it to Puerto Rico in
four
> days, including week-end) Both of them look strong but the muffler came
with
> a dent about three inches long 1/4 inch depth, there doesn't seems to be
any
> interior harm done.  In the converter there is a gross screw (about 3/4
> inch) on one side.
>
> Three questions for the "sabiondos de la lista":
> 1) Will the dent have any effect on the muffler performance?
> 2) What is the screw on the converter for and, where should it face?
(there
> are three options since you have to bolt the triangular flange to the
> collector pipe).
> 3) What type and size of bolts should be used to bolt everything up? (I'm
> considering having the converter set up for state inspection and return to
> the actual emptied version afterwards, I like the power the van gains w/o
> the converter).
>
> Thanks
> Jose Rafael Moscoso, RT, BSc, MPH {jmoscoso@caribe.net}
> work:  Universidad Central del Caribe {jmoscoso@uccaribe.edu}
>            Call Box 60-327; Bayam�n  PR  00960-6032
>            Tel: (787) 798-3006; Fax (787) 785-3425;
> {http://www.uccaribe.edu}
> home: HC-01 Box 29030, PMB 374
>            Caguas PR 00725-8900
>            Tel: (787) 731-7394
> Information on Puerto Rico: http://wepa.com/index-en.html
>
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