Cats working? How to tell? WAS: No power on hills - help desperately needed

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> From: "Robert Mangas" 
> Subject: RE: No power on hills - help desperately needed
> AFAIK the best way to test for cat function short of an emissions test is 
> to use an IR thermometer to check the case temp.  If it's catalyzing, should 
> be hotter than the inlet pipe temp.
>