catalytic converter on a 86 diesel?

[1986IDI6.9L]

I went to get my trucks inspection today here in Texas and was told that my truck needed a cat-con, and I got into it with the guy and told him its a f###### diesel and doesnt need one but am I rite or wrong ?

 

[FordGuy100]

They didnt come factory, so you wont need it. Just find someplace else to go. Heck I found a place that passed me with no muffler

 

[1986IDI6.9L]

They still passed its just that I wanted to know for sure and if I was rite

 

[Dave Barbieri]

You're right. It's like Justin said, you're only responsible for the emissions equipment that came stock. My truck never had a cat, so it's never an issue.

 

[FordGuy100]

It also helps if you find a station that has people who know what they are talking about. I use to go to this little inspection station in a town of 200, one stop sign. All the old timers would sit on its front porch and talk about life. Pull up there, one of them would come down, talk about your rig, run it through the ringer, and pass it.

 

[mobilemech]

cats didnt come on IDI's, they didn't come out till 99 and newer powerstrokes, and its also that year that most states require smog for because of the ecm on the engine.

 

[FordGuy100]

97 OBS powerstroke with California emmissions got them I believe.

 

[mobilemech]

You're right , kind of. It was called a soot collecter, but it did not have the honeycomb construction inside and it had a plug on it so you could clean it

 

['94IDITurbo7.3]

pretty sure ALL of the PSD's ('94.5+) got kittys.

 

[david_lee]

They didnt come factory, so you wont need it. Just find someplace else to go. Heck I found a place that passed me with no muffler

According to the law in Texas, there is no need to have a muffler after the turbo on a diesel. This is quoted straight from the Texas Transportation Code, Chapter 541, Sec. 541.203 for equipment: " (3) "Muffler" means a device that reduces noise usingA) a mechanical design, including a series of chambers or baffle plates, to receive exhaust gas from an internal combustion engine; or(B) turbine wheels to receive exhaust gas from a diesel engine. "

This is one of the many reasons I love living in Texas.

EDIT: You can look up the Texas Constitution and Codes here: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/ and the Code I quoted is here: http://www.statutes.legis.state.tx.us/Docs/TN/htm/TN.541.htm#541.203

 

[FordGuy100]

No state inspections in Oregon so I didn't have to deal with this bologna. I do agree the law is written that way, the problem is most of the techs are idiots and want to see a muffler on everything.

 

[icanfixall]

State inspection stattiona are just another example of goverment waste at work. Cali has it the worst by far... Damn treehuggers...