Hmmm, What year of trucks are having the failing Cats? motor size? I have a
2K Dak with the 4.7,automatic now has 36,500 miles and no problem with the
converter..
----- Original Message -----
From: Esler, Joel SGT <joel.esler@us.army.mil>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:59 PM
Subject: DML: RE: RE: Re: RE: Cat/o2 question
> Dude, just one comment, if you have been through 4 cats in 40K's I would
> check the lemon law.... I mean, There is something else that is messing
it
> up if you have been through that many cats... you need to get your truck
> checked out dude.
>
> J
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET]On Behalf Of Bernd D. Ratsch
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:07 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: RE: Re: RE: Cat/o2 question
>
>
>
> The Dodge cat is actually a rather cheap design. I had a local muffler
> shop show me the innards of the Dodge catalytic converter. (It's really
> not that well built.)
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Ryan G.
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:46 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: Re: RE: Cat/o2 question
>
>
> Ive been considering buying it from you however dodge will replace it
> for free until 80k correct? Ultimately I plan on getting one from you
> however Ive gone through 4 cats already in 40k miles so i need to figure
> out what is causing this otherwise ill be coming back to you for another
> one. Good for you/bad for me.
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
> To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 8:05 PM
> Subject: DML: RE: Cat/o2 question
>
>
> It's a common problem and the performance really goes down when it
> happens.
>
> If you want, I carry the CarSound High-Flow cats (in stock) for the
> Dodge's.
>
> - Bernd
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> [mailto:owner-dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET] On Behalf Of Ryan G.
> Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 7:56 PM
> To: dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET
> Subject: DML: Cat/o2 question
>
>
> My catalytic converter is absolutely shot. It sounds like a millions
> marbles rolling around my exhaust. It has been getting worse and worse
> but all the dodge dealers around here cant get a cat in for a couple
> more weeks. So the more i drive it the worse the truck runs. I know the
> oxygen sensor after the cat compensates for the performance of the cat
> but now i cant get the truck to stay running. It stumbles and chugs and
> is all over the rpm range....when i let off the gas the rpms drop below
> 500 and it dies. Is this common when cats are as bad as can be?
>
>
>
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