Re: RE: Re: RE: Cat/o2 question

From: Tony Troidl (ttroidl@bluefrognet.net)
Date: Sun Jan 13 2002 - 15:24:08 EST


I think we ALL know they suck, The question is, Dodge KNOWS too, and after
replacing so many under warranty, why have the4y not gone to a better
unit???

 it would save them a shi# load of money!
Tony.
----- Original Message -----
From: Bernd D. Ratsch <bernd@texas.net>
To: <dakota-truck@BUFFNET.NET>
Sent: Saturday, January 12, 2002 10:06 PM
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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