re: Dying cat...Ack?

[Scott=John=Mockry%Mktg%TM@banyan.bv.tek.com]

Peter,

When I worked as a technician at the VW dealer in the early 1980's I 
replaced several honeycomb type cat convertors that had broken up inside 
and rattled very badly. Other netters may have info on a aftermarket 
source to save some $. In some cases the cat convertor can suffer a 
partial meltdown and restrict the exhaust enough to cause running 
problems.
Scott M.

Peter_C_Schulz@ccmail.ed.ray.COM Wrote: 
| Hi all! 
| The last two weeks my Coupe Q has developed a rattle which is 
| becoming more and 
| more annoying.  I've isolated it to the exhaust (it doesn't 
| rattle in neutral).  
| TEXT DELETED
| catalytic convertor was loose and corroded.  This was not 
| making the offending 
| noise, however.  The noise appears to be coming from INSIDE 
| the cat. I thought 
| that cats were made with an internal honeycomb, plated with 
| platinum.  I don't 
| think that anything should come loose 
| Thanks.
| Peter Schulz
| 1990 Coupe Q
|