[V8] V8 Fire (cats)

[Coleman, David]

Man I wish my cats would go bad... I need an excuse to bypass or replace w/ performance versions.  Maybe driving the car 60 miles wheezing and farting on 1/2 an engine did it and I'll find out with the new ECU??

-DaveC.

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jason Wilkerson [mailto:wilke_jb at yahoo.com]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 30, 2003 10:15 PM
> To: V8 list
> Subject: [V8] V8 Fire!!!
> 
> 
> You guys are going to love this one,
> 
>    First off, no I didn't lose my v8 - But I think I came close.
> 
> Tonight I stopped at the local spray wash to rinse the salt off of the
> beloved v8 - I washed it all and then thought I would give the engine
> compartment a good spray (which I had done in the past with 
> no problems
> other than running somewhat rough for a few minutes) When I was done I
> started the car which ran for a few seconds and then died, 
> wet Dizzys - I
> tried to re-start for about 2 minutes to no avail.  I waited 
> about 2 more
> minutes and it started but just barely, it then proceeded to run very
> rough with me trying to rev it up for about a minute, 
>                  then it happened.  
>   I heard a couple loud backfires accompanied by flaming pieces of
> platinum coated ceramic briquettes shooting out the rear!  I 
> shut her down
> and looked under the car to see a cherry red cat which within 
> 30 seconds
> or so had enough heat to catch some grease or something on fire! -
> Fortunately I was in the spray wash bay, Unfortunately I only had 3
> quarters.  I made change as fast as is humanly possible, 
> slammed the last
> quarter in and soaked her down.  
>   Now I know this whole story is full of things you should 
> not do - DO NOT
> try to run an engine that is only running on a few plugs and 
> dumping fuel
> into the ever so expensive cats.  DO NOT spray water on a 
> grease fire. 
> And lastly DO NOT, I stress this point, Write a letter to the 
> v8 list full
> of people smarter than you are, or at least smart enough not 
> to tell on
> themselves.  
>   Anyway, after she cooled down I started her right up, let her run at
> idle while watching everything, drove home and she is in the 
> driveway.  I
> think I only melted one cat down and I believe that it was 
> already on the
> way out because of some vibration I had been hearing - now it 
> sounds like
> a Chevy or something with one pipe clogged and rattling.  I'll know
> tomorrow when I pull the pipes.
> 
>                                   Glad to still have a V8,
>                                                    Jason 
> 
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