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Stolen catayalic converter

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  • 20-09-2012 11:35pm
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    irishrver
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    The rv was in the garage having new brake pads and disks fitted and some buggers broke in to the yard and robbed the catayalic converter from my van and 6 other vehicles :mad: not a happy camper !!!!


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    moodrater
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    irishrver wrote: »
    The rv was in the garage having new brake pads and disks fitted and some buggers broke in to the yard and robbed the catayalic converter from my van and 6 other vehicles :mad: not a happy camper !!!!

    Bummer, will the garage insurance cover it? The guards caught some eastern european guy with 25 of them in wexford last year and he got off with a €300 donation to charity! cat doesn't matter for the DOE by the way if someone nicked mine I'd be tempted to stick in a straight pipe.


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    elaverty
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    Why dosnt the cat matter for the DOE ?,,,do they not check emissions..


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    moodrater
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    elaverty wrote: »
    Why dosnt the cat matter for the DOE ?,,,do they not check emissions..

    Diesel is only smoke test:
    http://www.rsa.ie/Documents/Vehicle%20Testing/LGV%20Manual%2029.02.2012.pdf


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    irishrver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭irishrver


    Their insurance covers it luckily the omissions test was done before they stole it and it will replaced as soon as they get a replacement there is a straight pipe in there for the moment so we can use it :) and as it is a petrol engine I do need it


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    moodrater
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    I just assumed it was diesel, you could use it as an opportunity to shoehorn a diesel in there :-p


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    irishrver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭irishrver


    Good idea that or a nuclear reactor :)


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    moodrater
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    irishrver wrote: »
    Good idea that or a nuclear reactor :)

    Nah the russians already tried that in a plane. The trade off in shielding weight and the ability to actually move had nasty results.

    What kind of a yoke is in yours anyway chevy v8 or something?


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    irishrver
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    I will give that on a miss so !!!
    Mine is a ford petrol 6.8 v10 when i bought it petrol cost 84c a ltr get on adv 12 miles to the gallon as low as 8 with a heavy foot :( so tend not to take it out for spin


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    moodrater
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    irishrver wrote: »
    I will give that on a miss so !!!
    Mine is a ford petrol 6.8 v10 when i bought it petrol cost 84c a ltr get on adv 12 miles to the gallon as low as 8 with a heavy foot :( so tend not to take it out for spin

    I feel your pain most of my favourite vehicles are thirsty too. We'll have to move to bahrain 26c/l. Maybe theres an adapter plate to put something like a merc OM6 series engine into it?


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    irishrver
    Closed Accounts Posts: 60 ✭✭irishrver


    Thanks if only I could run on half the cylinders next van maybe.


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