plugged cat

[David Ullrich]

Just as a side note...if your car runs really rich, it will head the cat to
the point where the cat matrix shatters and is dispelled out the muffler.
Not that I'd EVER recommend doing this...its bad for the environment...but
I've HEARD that some people will purposely set their engines to run really
rich to "force" the car to puke out it's cat guts. ;)

Dave
-Audiless for now
-WTB: 1987 CGT "Triple White"

On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 3:16 PM, Danton J.A. Cardoso <djacardoso at gmail.com>
wrote:

> As do I, in rural Missouri, no emissions test.
>
> On Thu, Feb 28, 2008 at 2:01 PM, Mike Arman <Armanmik at earthlink.net>
> wrote:
> >
> >
> >  Regarding removal of pollution control and other/various smog control
> >  devices, I *think* the Feds say that shops can't remove them at all,
> but
> >  owners can if the car is more than 5 years old and (or) has at least
> >  50,000 miles on it.
> >
> >  Notwithstanding the federal regs, there are states that require this
> >  stuff to work no matter what the age or the mileage (California comes
> to
> >  mind) and there are other states/local jurisdictions that don't care as
> >  long as the car passes the sniff test, and there are places that don't
> >  care period.
> >
> >  That said, remember that the ECU expects and is programmed for certain
> >  conditions of operation (back pressure should be X, air inlet temp
> >  should be Y, and so forth), so that removing the cat may upset
> something
> >  else in these notably picky and finicky cars.
> >
> >  I'd suggest pulling the codes first. That will tell you what's really
> >  wrong with the car. The "check engine" light is like a baby crying, all
> >  it tells you is that something is wrong, not WHAT is wrong.
> >
> >  Dealers tend not to like simple repairs, they don't make much money on
> >  them. It is much more profitable for them to claim the cat is plugged
> >  and you need a new one (or two) at $,$$$ and they'll fix the one-wire
> >  plug that fell off (which is the actual problem) as they install your
> >  new exhaust system.
> >
> >  Personally, I like the Florida inspection system - none.
> >
> >  Best Regards,
> >
> >  Mike Arman
> >  90V8Q
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