Re: Exhaust & cat trouble (oh @#!&$!**)

[Andrew Duane USG/PE <duane@zk3.dec.com>]

Hairy green toads from Mars made Chris Newbold say:

> > One thing I've noticed is that it does not look like the
> > flanges on the cats and the pipes are parallel... I'm wondering
> > if I can just try to tighten the bolts...
> 
> This should have read: the flanges are NOT parallel. As in, I
> think they should be, but most certainly are not...

They should be. Just BTDT with my 100Q. Half of one of the bolts
that hold the flanges tight broke. Notice I said "half". !@(*&#!@(*&*#!&

I ended up having my shop cut them all off and replace them and
the flanges. Didn't cost muc. About $22 for parts, an hour or
less of labor. And it made a dandy time to replace the old, tired
O2 sensor while the cat was on the floor.

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Andrew L. Duane (JOT-7)			duane@zk3.dec.com
Digital Equipment Corporation		(603)-881-1294
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Only my cat shares my opinions, and she's usually on the floor.