Clogged Kitty?

["Al Powell" <APOWELL@agcom.tamu.edu>]

> From: NuComm International <hnuuhiwa@cris.com>
> 
> Would appreciate your collective thoughts on this situation.  Last week
> my 5KS developed a serious cold start problem (10 mins+ of cranking) and
> erratic idling until warm.  Took it in to the shop and the mechanic
> cleaned the injectors, reset the CO2, replaced the rotor and
> distributor, performed a tune-up.  He said the engine runs fine and
> indicated that the hard starting was a result of injector fouling. He
> suggested running premium petrol.
> 
> Anyway, the car does start a lot easier, however there are a few nagging
> problems.
> 
> 1)  After starting, the car has minimal acceleration (you depress the
> pedal and the car ocassionally stumbles, and accelerates very slowly).
> Once warm, this problem disappear.
> 
> 2)  Warm acceleration is not as good as it used to be.  I can be going up
> a slight incline, and it'll take several minutes for me to pass 50MPH -
> even with the pedal fully depressed.

Hey group, doesn't this sound like a possible clogged catalytic 
converter????  If no air gets out, no performance........ 
+++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++
Al Powell                           Voice:  409/845-2807
107 Reed McDonald Bldg.             Fax:    409/862-1202
College Station, TX 77843           Email:  a-powell1@tamu.edu 
W3 page - http://agcomwww.tamu.edu/agcom/satellit/alpage.htm

Saunders' Slant: "If it's worth doing, it's worth hiring someone
 who knows how to do it."