Date:         Sat, 2 Oct 1999 07:29:47 EDT
Reply-To:     kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Sender:       Vanagon Mailing List <vanagon@gerry.vanagon.com>
From:         kenneth d lewis <kdlewis@JUNO.COM>
Subject:      Re: Fw: Converter and muffler instalation
Comments: To: jmoscoso@CARIBE.NET

Rafael;
        As for the dent I would send it back. The hole is for the oxygen
sensor. You must have a 1.9L which hash the sensor in the upstream pipe.
If you use the hole for a working O2 sensor it MUST be upstream. I could
not tell any difference in power between the empty Cat and working model.

        AS for no replies I must have missed it the first time.
Drive Safely & Good Luck
Ken Lewis<Kernersville,NC>86 VW crewcab;60 T-5 Coupe

On Fri, 1 Oct 1999 22:57:26 -0400 =?iso-8859-1?Q?Jos=E9_Rafael_Moscoso?=
<jmoscoso@CARIBE.NET> writes:
>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; Bayamón  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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