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BigMac
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Dec 28, 2015

2004 F53 6.8L V-10 Catalytic Converter Replacement

I own a 2004 Forest River Georgetown Class A motorhome on a Ford F53 chassis with 6.8L V-10 engine. Last week, while it was at the dealership for service, someone cut off the OEM catalytic converter ...
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willald
Explorer II
Dec 29, 2015
donfrump wrote:
pianotuna wrote:
Is the part necessary?


most states require annual emmission testing on vehicles


..But not on a vehicle built on a truck chassis like this, with a GVWR well over 10,000 lbs.

Not that I'm condoning not replacing the catalytic converter, just pointing out that from a legality standpoint, original poster may well not have anything to worry about.

Will

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