I agree. A properly working cat/O2 sensor etc., will help reduce emissions. Based upon my Westys model year, ('81 air cooled in Canada), I'm not required to have a cat. But I'll be installing one with the Jetta engine conversion I'm doing. Neil. On Mon, May 5, 2008 at 12:19 AM, Jake de Villiers <crescentbeachguitar@gmail.com> wrote: > Keep it, and keep your cat too; your grandkids ( and mine) will thank you > for it. > > > > On Sun, May 4, 2008 at 11:12 PM, Matt Drew <t3vanagon@gmail.com> wrote: > > I had a feeling that the catalytic converter was bad (broken, bouncing > > pieces of ceramic have a very distinct sound), but what I was not > > expecting > > (and should have been, given that this is after-all a Vanagon) was that > > the > > rear O2 sensor was in need of replacement. > > > > So bottom line... > > > > I have been going back and forth on whether or not to completely bypass > > both > > of them. > > > > I've known of people who've had their cats completely removed and had the > > resulting missing section replaced by a simple connecting pipe (in one > > case, > > glass). > > > > > -- > Jake > 1984 Vanagon GL > 1986 Westy Weekender "Dixie" > Crescent Beach, BC > www.crescentbeachguitar.com > http://subyjake.googlepages.com/mydixiedarlin%27 > |
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