Sorry, but you have a bad or plugged cat. All fuel has a little sulfur in it, and a non-working cat will not convert it to odorless sulfate, but rotten egg smelling hydrogen sulfide-- a byproduct of incomplete oxidation. You could try a different brand of gas, sometimes the refinery screws up and there is too much sulfur, but that's a long shot. Stuart -----Original Message----- From: Vanagon Mailing List [mailto:vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com] On Behalf Of Tyler Hardison Sent: Monday, August 31, 2015 4:56 PM To: vanagon@GERRY.VANAGON.COM Subject: Re: Boy is she stinky! This is in addition to some noises and rattling from the muffler area. On Monday, August 31, 2015, Bruce Todd <beeceetee@gmail.com> wrote: > I think the sulfur smell means the cat is working as intended.(?) A bad > cat sounds like something is rattling around in your exhaust - which can > eventually plug and lower power. > > Bruce > > Bruce > > On Mon, Aug 31, 2015 at 8:16 AM, Tyler Hardison <tyler@seraph-net.net > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','tyler@seraph-net.net');>> wrote: > >> So I waited until I could confirm what was going on, but it seems that the >> bus has got a case of the rotten eggs. And, her exhaust tone >> sounds...wrong. >> >> Cat right? >> >> In before someone suggests removing it, I'm in California the government >> will send you to concentration camps for that kind of sedition. >> >> The current exhaust is very bad anyway, some I'm considering a Vanistan >> exhaust system. Anyone have any thoughts on these? >> >> --t >> > > |
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