[V6-12v] Dead cat?

[Joe - Audi]

On Dec 10, 2006, at 8:49 AM, Kent McLean wrote:

> Tom Christiansen wrote:
>> Marc,
>>
>> I changed the O2 sensors last year some time. I haven't had any
>> trouble codes thrown.
> ...
>> On 12/9/06, The CyberPoet <thecyberpoet at cyberpoet.net> wrote:
>>> When they melt, they can block up the passage, causing significant
>>> back-pressure which can cap the power availability (esp. RPM's)
>>> coming out of the engine.
>
> You might want to unbolt the cat and shake it around to see
> what falls out. If that clears it, you could bolt it back on,
> ah, just for testing purposes (yeah, that's it), to see if power
> comes back.  Of course, to pass emissions testing, you'd need a
> new cat. Maybe. ;)

Yeah, I have a "friend" who has gone a couple years with an empty cat  
and has passed emissions without a problem...

-Joe