Cat remove, opinion wanted

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Timo Wildschut - 17 Nov 2004 17:02 GMT

Hi group,

1992 Dodge caravan, 2.5 automatic, 335.000km

Recently the cat started rattling. It seems it's loose in the casing.
Dealer want big€€€€€ to replace it.

My idea: since my car is running on propane and since propane is a
relatively clean fuel, how abouth just removing the cat from it's casing
and driving without one. Will it harm anything? Will I risk failing
smogtest?

Thanx for all the input

Timo

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maxpower - 17 Nov 2004 18:37 GMT

You would probably fail the nox test, why not just fix it,i had to replace
the one on my truck. im in compliance!!!

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Tony H - 18 Nov 2004 14:24 GMT

Remove the CAT and get a really long drill bit and drill the sucker out,
then put it back. I agree there should be reason in this case that this
will harm anything. Plus, when they look underneath, it appears the cat is
still there and functional.

Tony

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Steve W. - 18 Nov 2004 22:00 GMT

If your in the US you could get a BIG fine and possible jail time for
removing a emissions control device.
And you would fail testing since the missing cat would be easy to spot
during the visual inspection.

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Steve

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