[V8] Clogged Cats? - '90 V8q

[Ingo Rautenberg]

Rob,

Does the Cat light come on?  I thought you said it did.

Ingo


On Apr 17, 2006, at 9:47 AM, robert.a.dupree at jpmchase.com wrote:

> Hey all,
>         Sold that '90 V8q I sold long ago started acting very  
> strange for
> it's owner.  I was out there to take a peak and I'm thinking that  
> it's a
> clogged-catalytic problem based on what I can see from the  
> outside.  I'm
> looking to see if anyone has alternate ideas.
>
> Description:
> a.  car starts up from cold perfectly
> b.  warms up fast in water-temp, faster than I've ever seen
> c.  exhaust flow at the tip seems minimal air, but super-hot.
> d.  car is drivable - but a bit sluggish
> e.  after 10-15mins of steady cruise car bucks, tach drops to zero,  
> will
> maintain some drivability with held throttle poz.
> f.  a few miles after 1st buck event car dies & won't restart until  
> cool.
> g.  when cool all is fine by cycle is repeatable.
>
> So if someone can reply and let me know whether or not this sounds  
> like
> clogged-cats or something else I'd appreciate it.
>
> Robert A. Dupree
>       Investment Bank Technology & Control
>       Mgr Chicago DBA, Unix & Wintel SysAdmins
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