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Offline Lt.Del

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Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« on: July 06, 2008, 09:09:47 pm »
Don't be shocked if you go to your truck and fire her up and it sounds like you have no exhaust...


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We should be doubly concerned because any one can crawl under out babies with a battery saw and go to town.  It's not like you need a jack or anything to get under out trucks. 
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #1 on: July 06, 2008, 09:15:18 pm »
yeah, there has been a big problem with that around here too. I even heard about one of our local junkyards having problems with people stealing cats during the night.

i guess on my own stuff they cant steal what isnt there :D
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2008, 09:15:28 pm »
thats nothing new, I havent hauled cars for about 5 years now but when I used to haul brand new jeeps I would have the cat convertors cut off on occasion when I would park to sleep for the night.
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2008, 09:53:51 pm »
Platinum is going for over $2k a troy ounce.  I am glad it wasn't that expensive when I bought my wife her platinum band engagement ring.  I told her I could buy a bigger rock for the top if she didn't want platinum.  She wanted platinum.
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2008, 10:34:43 pm »
Last fall the Manchester N.H. airport had 80 plus stolen in one night from SUVs and trucks parked there while people were off on flights
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2008, 11:15:24 pm »
that's gotta suck...I need to replace the cats on my tahoe I think...starting to smell like eggs a little and getting poor gas mileage...where can I take my old cats to turn them in...will the scrap yard take them...and how much do you think I will get for them...I never would have thought to take them somewhere...just would have tossed them...

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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2008, 11:29:44 pm »
Quote from: SgtDel on July 06, 2008, 09:09:47 pm
Don't be shocked if you go to your truck and fire her up and it sounds like you have no exhaust...
OH GAWD They got mine already :o :o :o Oh wait it never had one on my truck anyways ;D   Hmmm sounds like I may have to beat someone esle to the two on my car ;) Straight Pipes with a Good muff aint too bad  :D
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #7 on: July 07, 2008, 06:55:19 am »
I turned in a load of scrap a few weeks ago. I had 5 cats got $75 a piece for the large 4 and $60 for the smaller one. Any yard that buys scrap metal will buy them.
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #8 on: July 07, 2008, 08:07:20 am »
just don't run cats...all set  ;D
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #9 on: July 07, 2008, 01:15:35 pm »
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just don't run cats...all set 

I wish it were that simple.  Some states (ie: Virginia) requires them on annual inspections, if it came from the factory with one.

In other words, no cat, no drive

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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #10 on: July 07, 2008, 02:35:53 pm »
Missouri requires that it be there to pass inspection, although I've yet to see any of my vehicles checked for them.. Cheap solutions are to use an old cat, hollow it out and sell the guts and run the open cat (thats what I've done), or pull a couple heat shields off of a few junker vehicles and weld those to a piece of exhaust pipe to look like a cat..
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #11 on: July 07, 2008, 06:21:46 pm »
1983 and older in CT = no emissions  ;D
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #12 on: July 08, 2008, 01:31:11 am »
No inspections or emissions testing here in Illinois  ;D
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #13 on: July 08, 2008, 11:44:36 am »

i thought about using a cat on mine but didnt understand how i got the legs AND head in the tubes  ;D

same thing been happening over here for years  :(
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Re: Theft of car anti-pollution device up across US
« Reply #14 on: July 08, 2008, 08:49:59 pm »
Quote from: Bitzer! on July 08, 2008, 11:44:36 am

i thought about using a cat on mine but didnt understand how i got the legs AND head in the tubes  ;D

same thing been happening over here for years  :(

And it always happens when the pikeys are in town.. ;)
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